tortoise100
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Why is it that clubs take on loads and loads of rivers just so they can say they control x amount of miles of bank to make them sound like a bigger club so they can charge even more for a ticket or even worse a joining fee .
If they actually managed the rivers and looked after them then it might not be too bad but most don't ,and they don't do day tickets because they don't have the man power .
Then you get people moaning about nobody fishing the rivers anymore ,well around vast swathes of the country you can't without an expensive club book so why not just go to the local muddy hole and pay £7 a time since you might only get to go fishing a few times in the summer anyway.
A prime example of this would be in Derby were the town center stretches of the derwent are soon to be controlled buy a club with a £70 odd pound joining fee .
Or near me were there are private fishing notices on just about every bit of river you can access .
It all means loads of people just not bothering to try or just fishing were ever they like and waiting to see if a bailiff is ever going to turn up a usual sign that you will not see a bailiff is that tickets must be purchased in advance .
sorry about the rant but it getting close to the end of the ridiculous closed season and it's very depressing not to be able to go and fish on a river .
If they actually managed the rivers and looked after them then it might not be too bad but most don't ,and they don't do day tickets because they don't have the man power .
Then you get people moaning about nobody fishing the rivers anymore ,well around vast swathes of the country you can't without an expensive club book so why not just go to the local muddy hole and pay £7 a time since you might only get to go fishing a few times in the summer anyway.
A prime example of this would be in Derby were the town center stretches of the derwent are soon to be controlled buy a club with a £70 odd pound joining fee .
Or near me were there are private fishing notices on just about every bit of river you can access .
It all means loads of people just not bothering to try or just fishing were ever they like and waiting to see if a bailiff is ever going to turn up a usual sign that you will not see a bailiff is that tickets must be purchased in advance .
sorry about the rant but it getting close to the end of the ridiculous closed season and it's very depressing not to be able to go and fish on a river .