wanderer
Well-known member
I am aware that a lot of you lads will not agree with my opinions on this matter but i feel that i should put my own feelings down and ask your views. The recommended stocking level for a still water is 500 pounds per acre total biomass, so why are people allowed to stock way above this level, surely an animal cruelty issue is fair comment. I speak with confidence about advertised stocking levels for some very famous fisheries very close to me, i will not name them for legal reasons but you can all see them on you tube. 30 Acre reservoir6000 plus carp, plus thousands of silvers and some big predators, another 3 acre, 2 foot deep pool stuffed with fish, where a hundred pound match weight wont even register. Some where between here and the sparsely populated, big pits of the south east and east anglia, we have to decide what is angling and what is a fair contest with any credibility, lets face it some of these fish could not survive without anglers battering them on a daily basis, not enough food, stuffed in match anglers keep nets and crushed, mishandled by novices. Many fabulous tench and bream venues have been sacrificed in the pursuit of profit, should we be doing this or have a rethink about what angling means to us all, and maybe rethink the values. Sorry about the rant, but i can see dangers for us all if this continues.