Our little Pond

Kevin
very very sad. I have suffered from a not unsimilar event. I suggest you advise the EA and ensure the formalities have been followed. If they haven't and there is a prosecution then it will help deter others from doing likewise.

It is a great pity that such places are now under threat from so-called "do gooders". Treated with care they are great places for young anglers to practice their skills and for adults to teach them.

You have done and suggested all the right things, the only statement I might have added is that such ponds are a terrific learning ground for local visiting junior schools, but chances are no-one does visit this pond.

Perhaps the lesson is for ALL anglers to identify these places near where they live and take steps now to protect them and keep them tidy. I know that our local EA fisheries development officer hates free fishing sites for this very reason. They are out of anyone's control and it is difficult to ascretain who is responsible for any litter and vandalism.

I bet in your case the litter comes mostly from cars on the roundabout.

The EA wont let this happen,The EA will advise them correctly,The EA is a defender of fish,fish habitat and fishing.

Wake up guys this happens all the time with there blessing.

A sad reflection on the British public isn't it? Its not the country thats going to the dogs, it the people

I live in South Yorkshire and around where I grew up there are now quite a few 'nature reserves', these generally are on land affected by mining subsidence which over the years have flooded and formed shallow lakes.
They have been around for so long that they contain (quality) fish, probably naturally stocked from flooding rivers or maybe the transfer of eggs on the ducks and geese that enhabit them.
The old National Coal Board and local councils gave these area's to various nature trusts, who now manage them.
I have walked these area's and know that on nearly all of them there are sections where the general public are not allowed, only paying members of the trust can gain access.
One of these in particular is 'growing' at an alarming rate as more and more land is attached due to its unsuitability for commercial needs. Already 2 or 3 miles of one side of the River Dearne is now a no access / no fishing zone and if the people who run the site could get their own way I am sure that they would close the remaining bank.
The fishing in this river is now up an exceptional standard with a good head of mixed fishing availabe. Nearby is a large self stocked lake that is improving annually, unfortunatley this is now on the border of the 'nature reserve' and again its only a matter of time before it is swallowed up.
I am sure that the various organisations responsible for running these sites are not in the slightest way interested in the general public, unless they are paying the admission fee for an escorted tour.

Hi David,

I did write to the EA before the pond was due to be electro fished. I asked them whether or not they had given their consent, and if they had, on what grounds? I'm still waiting for an answer.