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My money's on him setting up in your peg once you had left !

You know if they're EA because they wear an EA stab vest lol.

That's a three journey load out for me, rod bag and a few of the buckets on a walk around to find a peg, then back for the barrow load the chair a big bag and a few bits drop that off and back for the rest, glad i only fish small lakes,

Looks like he was trying to say you had not bought a ticket to fish, thinking he can call it poaching and take your tackle if he was a EA officer. They will get the police in to take any tackle as it is criminal law at play, i doubt the police would remove tackle unless there are fish in a bag. I'd find out where he lived sounds like he may of come close to be claiming he worked for the EA or some other government body.

Hmm! My local EA bailiff wears his EA jacket and hi-viz, so you can see he is EA when he walks up to you. He is also very polite and does chat and ask how things are going, he is into normal fishing conversation. It probably helps that I know who he is and he knows Sky. He has asked to see my licence once, then the next few times I have seen him he didn't bother, quite possibly because it is to hand. The EA can easily check on a hand reader if you have given your name and address, and have ID to hand, although I do not know how if there is no phone signal in the area. It may be that it is done afterwards, so any non licence holders get a letter through the post. My money is on someone trying it on. I bailiff a fishery and even when selling tickets or checking tickets I'm polite, albeit gruff as is my way normally. If I don't have my ticket book to hand I do have the owners number to hand so I can let him know that I have spoken to 'such and such', insert name and text him.

I think he probably was just an angler trying it on to get in your peg too many of them these days, have you phoned the fishery to see what they say about it? They might not even know its been going on,and I am sure they wouldn't be happy about it, if they are name and shame them, Always leave your rod licence in your wallet or your car, removes all doubt tbh

He may have been a bailiff but he certainly didn't represent the EA as they do not need to see the license. They carry a handset that they can use to check your details. Sounds like an over protective bailiff to me mate.

Take a photo of it and keep it on your phone and I also have a contact in my phone as license number

I'm exactly the same mate, I like to be ready for every situation, even on a day session. Last time I did a day I did reduce my gear a lot and carried it, it was still too much to carry, I know this may sound stupid but I find it easier to push a fully loaded Barrow than to carry a small amount. 🤣😂🤣

The carp won't be " full up " as they don't have a stomach to fill . If there's lots of uneaten bait it could point to other problems not just anglers piling in to much bait . Personally I would be checking the lakes ( DO ) levels this has the biggest effect on all the fish in the lake & there ability to feed . Also predation is something to keep an eye on ( what's left in the lake ) .

Enough for a quick overnighter?? It always seems to much and yet I always forget a few things??

Every time i look at this it makes me laugh

Seemed as good a place as any to post this!