In article , caroline
wrote:
"Derek.Moody" wrote
In article Alec Powell wrote:
On Mon, 15 May 2006, Derek.Moody, gave forth these words of wisdom:
Out of season so illegal to take - technically he should have put it
back even though it was dead.
Sometimes, Derek, you do make me larf :-)

'fraid it's the rule in England and Wales - though now we find he was N of
the border.

- just the same rule as applies to any other fish taken out of season.

I'm reasonably reliably told that the close season, and therefore this law
you're on about, only applies to *rivers* according to himself in the
armchair behind me ;o) He feels you should clarify this while you're
bandying words around like 'close season' and 'illegal' etc.

Hope he's got it right *lol*

True but the OP did say that he caught the pike when spinning for salmon.
Salmon do not naturally inhabit lakes or ponds not connected to a river
system and so it's safe to assume that he was spinning in a river or other
water connected to a river which, if it had been in England or Wales, would
be subject to a closed season.

So: Correct but no prize ;-)

Cheerio,

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