Close season vote results

seth49 · May 31, 2019

From the angling times this week.

View attachment 6792

It says the EA are checking the comments of those who took part in the consultation, and these findings will be published in the next few weeks.

Kevin Perkins · May 31, 2019

A majority for ending the Close Season will mean there will have to be another vote...:wh

theartist · May 31, 2019

Given the current demographic of anglers touched on in the Carp Pollution thread I've found this result is really surprising.

49.8% for abolishing
48% for keeping the close season

It's made Brexit look like a landslide

Only us anglers could do a vote and not get a majority over 50%, you have to laugh

Mark Wintle · May 31, 2019

It wasn't a vote despite being reported as such just a consultation to get a feel of where opinion lay. A binding vote would need to be offered to all license holders.

108831 · May 31, 2019

I wasn't asked to vote/opine.....

silvers · May 31, 2019

have you not got a licence Alan? or have they not got your email address?

flightliner · May 31, 2019

Mark Wintle said:
It wasn't a vote despite being reported as such just a consultation to get a feel of where opinion lay. A binding vote would need to be offered to all license holders.

I can go along with that Mark , but only this once.

peter crabtree · May 31, 2019

whitty said:
I wasn't asked to vote/opine.....

Where were you in January?

EA Announces Public Consultation on the River Coarse Fishing Close Season

108831 · May 31, 2019

silvers said:
have you not got a licence Alan? or have they not got your email address?

Oigh,I certainly do have a licence and yes they do have my email address,but not everyone was asked to take part apparently....

108831 · May 31, 2019

I knew it was being done Simon,just didn't get an email...

Jeff Woodhouse · May 31, 2019

whitty said:
certainly do have a licence and yes they do have my email address,but not everyone was asked to take part apparently....

Yes, they were. Honestly. I passed it around to all my friends and I'm sure it was mentioned on here many times. Trouble was, typical of the EA they made far too fussy and long winded, it put a lot of people off.

Then again, if you add the number wanting to retain the close season the the numbers voting to remain in the EU and the number of viewers voting for Ant and Dec to win Celebrities of the Year it outweighs the abolish voters by 13,634,916.

PS: please excuse the political jibe this once...

rayner · Jun 1, 2019

Not being able to fish rivers now I abstained, didn't vote because it doesn't affect me.

108831 · Jun 1, 2019

Well that's ok,I voted to bring back the closed season on lakes,lol.....

peterjg · Jun 1, 2019

Surprise, surprise! This will not make any difference - our government (called EA in this instance) will do what they always do ..... NOTHING!

Philip · Jun 1, 2019

My moneys on the Close season being abolished any time soon.

They only ask a question like that because they are fishing for a certain response which will help them get to the result they want.

"The anglers were consulted". So that little tick box is now filled in.

trotter2 · Jun 2, 2019

I think the only reason why they had the vote is because the licence fees are down, and dropping rapidly year on year.
Personally I think the close season should go sooner the better. But I also don't think it will make any diffrence to the number of licence sales if it is abolished.

JimBates · Jun 2, 2019

Where do we need to cast our vote? I was not consulted either

seth49 · Jun 2, 2019

Your a bit late, the consultation closed in March,should know more in a few weeks.

sam vimes · Jun 2, 2019

Some folks got an invitation to take part direct from the EA, most did not. However, it was publicised fairly widely through the EA email newsletter and via the Angling Trust. I certainly didn't get an individual invitation, but it didn't stop me doing it.

Philip said:
My moneys on the Close season being abolished any time soon.

They only ask a question like that because they are fishing for a certain response which will help them get to the result they want.

"The anglers were consulted". So that little tick box is now filled in.

I must be even more cynical than most on here. I reckon that the EA will be only too keen to see the back of the closed season. At the moment they are obliged to police the closed season. What better way to save a few quid than doing away with it. However, if you can pin the blame for it on someone else should the wheels fall off, so much the better. I might go even further and suggest that the EA would be only too happy to then blame every failing they possibly can on the lack of a closed season.

theartist · Jun 3, 2019

sam vimes said:
I must be even more cynical than most on here. I reckon that the EA will be only too keen to see the back of the closed season. At the moment they are obliged to police the closed season. What better way to save a few quid than doing away with it. However, if you can pin the blame for it on someone else should the wheels fall off, so much the better. I might go even further and suggest that the EA would be only too happy to then blame every failing they possibly can on the lack of a closed season.

According to most opinions on here and all social media (despite the consultation vote being almost 50/50) there is only benefit to be had from the close season going, The EA will have no need to blame anyone, nor will any other environmental groups as the rivers and streams will thrive with our presence.

Unless we've got it all wrong and we get hoisted by our own petard of course

Close season vote results

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

AKA Simon, 1953 - 2022 (RIP)

Well-known member

Well-known member

Moaning Marlow Meldrew

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Banned

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member