Hi All
Seems like I stirred up a bit of life here.
This is not a political rant - it is something which adversly affects most
of us and therefor is as important to us as the types of hook, lines, rods
etc. etc. which are the subjects of most of the postings in this NG

I'm in my 60s and have had a licence each year since I started fishing at
the age of 9 and I still have them all.and to date never have I been asked
to produce it for inspection.
I am also a member of a private syndicate with our own fly waters including
a chalk stream with both native and stocked browns.
My point about the licence was to point out that we are taxed on our sport,
and in paying the tax we are allowed to fish.
We and I suspect most private fisheries both coarse and trout get no help
whatsoever from the EA when our once clean waters having become polluted
with agricultural nitrate fertilise on the run off and ground water become
clogged with all sorts of prol;ific and pesistant weed growth.
We have to pay for counter measures ans remedial work our-selves.

I also shoot and of course I have and have to have a gun licence which is
understandably difficult to obtain.
There is no way that your correspondent can liken a fishing licence and
hence fishing rods to a gun licence and hence guns - the gun licence is an
absolute necessity.

There are over a million anglers in this country.

Collectively we therefor have power - its just that the various leaders of
the national angling bodies do not flex their (our) muscle.

Tight lines and depleted wallets

Keith M






"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...
In article , Alec Powell
writes
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, W. D. Grey, gave forth these words of wisdom:
Look at Ken Livingstone! Communist, Racist, Terror Supporter, Labour
Party Member and Lord Mayor of London!

We are prepare to answer fishing questions to help newcomers to the
sport, so **** off with your politics
Well said Bill, and anyway, what's wrong with being a game fisherman AND a
commie? :-)
(There I go again opening my big mouth!)
:-):-):-):-):-):-):-)
Cheers,
Alec

From each according to his ability and to each according to his needs eh?

I never got any of Dave's single trout last year !

To vindicate Dave, I didn't accept the offer :-)
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk