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The fish of a lifetime

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    #32
    DryFlyFishing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 321 ✭✭DryFlyFishing


    SeaFields wrote: »
    A net was found on my local river about 3 weeks ago....fisheries officer called to the fellas house to collect it from him.

    that was a waste of the BOF's time... people that find the nets should just destroy them. But put a call into the BOF telling them where you found the net before you go taking it out of the river or else you might be mistaken for the poacher.


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    #33
    SeaFields
    Registered Users Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    DryFlyFishing wrote: »
    that was a waste of the BOF's time... people that find the nets should just destroy them. But put a call into the BOF telling them where you found the net before you go taking it out of the river or else you might be mistaken for the poacher.

    The secretary of the club was the lad who found it while out for a river walk with members of the committee.

    By handing it over to the fisheries board the theory is they can document the incident and hopefully get more funding for patrols.


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    #34
    J. Ramone
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭J. Ramone


    SeaFields wrote: »
    The secretary of the club was the lad who found it while out for a river walk with members of the committee.

    By handing it over to the fisheries board the theory is they can document the incident and hopefully get more funding for patrols.

    Best thing to do if a net is found is to leave intact and casually walk past. If the fisheries staff have the resources the could stake it out and hopefully achieve a valuable prosecution. If they cannot/willnot stake it out then best thing is to remove it asap. Fear of being caught is a bigger deterrant than loss of nets IMHO.


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    #35
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    If the local club is capable, and if the local board are short staffed, the club can "stakeout" and surveill the net, taking photos and calling the fishery officers when the poacher retrieves it. And the board can make the prosecution, carrying the costs for that, indemnifying the club members, but calling the club members as witnesses.
    If you think about it, it is exactly what happens when the Gardai prosecute for a common crime, calling witnesses.
    This would have to be organised and requires cooperation, but it cuts right through the problems caused by lack of manpower that most boards suffer from.


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