frederico
Active member
I am worried about the future of angling, I think that rivers and canals will be left neglected and lots of clubs up and down the country will be abandoned and shut down. I am 15 and I hardly know anyone who goes fishing on rivers and canals, all anyone cares about are carp, and fishing on commercials. They have no interest in any other species of fish, except for barbel, however they just go for the carp because it is 'too hard' to fish on rivers and they 'cant be arsed' with the sometimes longer than average walks. I find this very worrying because if more young anglers don't start fishing rivers and canals then many clubs will suffer, not to mention the match scene on the natural venues. I love fishing natural venues, as I find the fishing more challenging and satisfying than in a stocked lake, not that I have any problems with these lakes, I just worry that they will be the only that will be fished, in say, 70 years time. Im sorry if im sounding negative and I am sure that other young anglers do fish rivers and canals, but they don't near me. I think the main reason is that on a natural venue, experience helps allot, however for the young angler it is unlikely that they will be experienced enough to 'guarantee' that they catch something. However this is where commercials come in, because you are virtually guaranteed to catch something, as long as you put some sort of bait on your hook. I am ever more worried about fly fishing, if I ask them about that they say 'isn't that for posh people' or that 'it's too hard' to cast...
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