On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Richard Bartlett, gave forth these words of wisdom:
Having many many years ago used crays, & pretty successfully, I was
keen to find a usable substitute when it became inappropriate (&
illegal!) to continue doing so. Luckily we've not got signals yet
(R.Ure mostly), but even so the native population has taken a dive.
Probably only a matter of time though.
Interesting! Luckily on my little river, (Thame, Oxfordshire), we seem
to have an abundance of signals only three miles upstream of my stretch.
Three years ago the fishing was completely ruined by the Reds but now I
don't seem to see them that much downstream.
However... there is always the dodgy bite to make you think the aliens
have arrived :-)
Who said coarse fishing was a sedentary pastime.....? :-)
How about slugs for chub once this drought breaks?
I'll try anything for a bit of sport.
Cheers,
Alec

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Alec Powell

Watlington
Oxfordshire
UK