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I love these bookz, you really fall in love with the charachters, I need another edition, also check out bivvy tramps

ivenot fished it but saw it online, looks good and good value, is it a hard water?

Good news!

was down there last week, manager said there was some lumps in therr, he reckons theres some big koi too. Marinas are where the bigguns are as you know

I will give the marina a go in june, we are on boat at oundle, plenty places round here too.

Yeah bloddy otters

basically if you throw chemicals in the river you get fined, if youre a catfish or a sturgeon you get banged on the head! I would be cross though if the EA use my licence fee to cull these fish, the EA is underfunded (on the frontline) the fat cats cream the money and theres nothing left for where its needed, they know who is pinching fish but have no power to stop it but if you catch a cat they want to kill it.

tell you what though, them cats do grow big lol, not letting my dog swim in there. ive got river monsters book and man has actually prevented 'invasive species' entering our rivers through locks and dams etc not to mention stopping eels and salmon etc from breeding, so one could argue that man is the invasive species, in some of the world bull sharks have been found 250 miles inland up rivers changing from salt to freshwater, one could argue that man is preventing these sort of acts of nature happening. Afterall I dont think carp are native to the nene or any other river but are escapees from flooding, from pits stocked by man and flooded due to building on flood plains. can we really fight a war against our own actions or just let nature get on with it? Sorry for droning on

yeah I dont get that, ive had zander in germany and its really nice as fish goes but the poles dont actively fish for them, same with canada geese, they are partial to swan but not geese, going back to the fens, evidence would suggest that zander have done no harm and are now part of the eco system

also northampton angling club have a letter from the CaRT saying zander must be killed, we know crayfish are to be killed but no one is complaining about the monster fish in the ouse that are feeding on them, basically I think nature finds a balance, theres no need to be culling stuff

http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/General-News/Monster-cats-are-prowling-in-the-Trent/ who knows the truth? We are masters of chinese rumours and heresay

but cats were stocked in the ouse for one example in the the 60s at huntingdon and are caught regular in the trent, supposed to be some bigguns round the upper tidal areas in lincs

If I had a fishery and an otter came in can I thensue the EA?

yeah good post, I think the river being near to and the flooding mayhave something to do with it, maybethe cat cons group could rehome them?

Its the EA she phoned, personally I hope they walk into the river. Theres some horrible human beings walking the streets but people chose to cull something thats not doing any harm. She must be a match angler lol. Joking aside, this hasnt gone down too well, as for pure leisure they are doing the place up nice and these cats could pull in an extra few quid and personally I feel the cute little canada goose nest sign shows that this person hasnt got a frigging clue. The EA are pricking canada goose eggs and they will only kill cats in the river unless the fisheries request help as far as I know, I maybe wrong

Absolutely, and I would like someone to justify humane killing of such large creatures. As for pitsford ive heard its not going ahead, but who knows, bankside bull I mean banter

Totally agree carpmachine. Now.... can confirm these reports as true, saw pics today, huge, 6 foot long. Sadly though, the new bailiff wants them culled, she says they are an invasive species and wants them out, meanwhile she has printed out "beware, mother goose nesting" posters next to a CANADIAN GOOSE nest, now I ask you. Theres a cull every year of canadian lawn mowers yet this person wants those protected but wants cats that have lived since the 60s approx destroyed?.... little hitler on a golf buggy

The bigger picture is putting a tip there, another habitat destroyed due to overpopulation

Both caught out of bird lake which has no fishing except if you have a caravan on there. Caught by pike anglers and apparently not been caught before and unknown to be in there. Anyone know more? A friend of a friend told me but im sure its true.