djb
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Post by djb on Jan 28, 2008 22:14:20 GMT
Link to catalogue is here...... www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/postal-auctions.html#bidLooks like some interesting fishing for sale......who fancies lot 172 The Meiklour fishing letting agreement seems a bit odd - "All fish may be retained by rods". So what if they catch kelts??
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Post by robmason on Jan 28, 2008 22:49:28 GMT
They are not "fish".
Not quite the message required on tayside in feb though!
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djb
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Post by djb on Jan 28, 2008 23:02:28 GMT
thats my point!! unfortunately some people dont know the difference and having heard what my wife was told when she fished there last year..basically they were chapping everything on that beat..
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hornet
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Post by hornet on Jan 29, 2008 9:22:27 GMT
JSA,
Surely the ghillie would sort this out prior to fishing.
Cheers
Hornet
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Post by allysshrimp on Jan 29, 2008 9:53:29 GMT
You would hope that all rods involved would be informed prior to fishing,what is clean and what is not.Though going by the opening day on the tay,as you know doubt seen yourselves on TV.Some people dont know the difference.
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Post by victorclem2 on Jan 29, 2008 22:01:11 GMT
Interesting that they can advertize this in blatant contra-diction of TDSFB policy....... Do you think Doc Summers will be down chapping on their door??
VC
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Post by Willie Gunn on Jan 29, 2008 22:05:44 GMT
Bit ironic the the Atlantic Salmon Trust auction allows the advert to state all fish may be retained.
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djb
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Post by djb on Jan 29, 2008 22:14:41 GMT
Bit ironic the the Atlantic Salmon Trust auction allows the advert to state all fish may be retained. not a great publicity idea!
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Post by salmo on Jan 29, 2008 22:27:53 GMT
I find it hard to believe that any serious salmon fishers would expect to keep all the salmon caught anywhere in the UK these days.
Maybe the AST is trying to get it's message out to a different audience by advertising in this way? ie once they sign up for the fishing they then hit them with some catch and release data etc. It does look a bit odd though.
salmo
PS. As an aside I caught a salmon last season in Norway and the spot was popular for spectators. One of the locals fishers who was just spectating offered to land it for me. With the salmon in the net my conscience was torn between CR and the 5 fish bag limit. Anyway I turned to put my rod down carefully to prevent it being trodden on and as I turned back around the helpful man was already dispatching the fish. I did not have the heart to tell him what was going through my mind.
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Post by victorclem2 on Jan 29, 2008 22:38:25 GMT
Salmo,
Did he run away off with it?
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Post by pinktomic on Jan 29, 2008 23:30:33 GMT
Probably opening a can off worms here!!!!, but what does the AST accually do???, seems they raise lots of money each year, and have done for lots of years!!! , they have lots of money "In the bank" and produce lots of stats!!!!, meanwhile the fish numbers drop!!! , they seem to me to get, inadvertintly, anglers to pay money, yet only produce "paperwork"!!!!!, surly this dosh could be better spent??, looking forward to the forums views
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Post by pkayne on Jan 30, 2008 19:07:35 GMT
Probably opening a can off worms here!!!!, but what does the AST accually do???, seems they raise lots of money each year, and have done for lots of years!!! , they have lots of money "In the bank" and produce lots of stats!!!!, meanwhile the fish numbers drop!!! , they seem to me to get, inadvertintly, anglers to pay money, yet only produce "paperwork"!!!!!, surly this dosh could be better spent??, looking forward to the forums views I with you pinktomic I not sure what the angler get out of this apart from paying to much for fishing
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Post by victorclem2 on Jan 30, 2008 20:06:37 GMT
AST do a lot of good beyond our rivers helping with nets buyouts, communications with other countries, research. I think others might be able to articulate a lot better than me, but I have always thought they were an important part of the overall picture, albeit a lot of what they do is not directly visible, and I have never spent much time thinking about them myself up to now.
Maybe some-one else can put in an argument in their defence?
VC
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Post by guay on Jan 30, 2008 20:23:43 GMT
Victor, interesting thread and point of view, i dont really know the ins and outs of this!!!, but can see pinktomic/pkaynes views, i certainly would be interested to hear more in the AST's favour, but would agree that after years of collecting info/stats on the plight of atlantic salmon it would be great to get a conclusion!!!, i read , many years ago a document by lord Hunter, i think commonly called "the Hunter report", it as i recall it addressed a wide range of issues regarding this topic! (great reading by the way), but i would have to wonder why the issues in that report have not been tackled
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Post by salmo on Jan 30, 2008 20:41:51 GMT
Salmo, Did he run away off with it? No he congratulated me and asked if he could have the fly. I said no as I might need it later but I went back the following day and donated the fly to him. salmo
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Post by builnacraig on Jan 30, 2008 22:31:02 GMT
Maybe some-one else can put in an argument in their defence? VC I have always thought that the AST is a very useful organisation. It provides research grants for a variety of projects, including funding marine time for research vessels in order to learn more about what happens to salmon once they enter the black hole called the sea. They have a full time field biologist (John Webb) who is also part funded by SNH. Webbie is a great asset to salmon fisheries in the UK and will visit fisheries if asked to provide advice. The AST six monthly journal (available to download on their website) provides an excellent summary of the Trust's activities. This is one organisation which I think deserves more support from Scottish salmon anglers. And no I don't work for them! Builnacraig
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Post by brianyates on Jan 31, 2008 2:08:33 GMT
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 31, 2008 16:06:19 GMT
For info : it has just been reported that Tony Andrews (riparian owner of the Finavon Castle fishings on the River South Esk) has left his job as chief executive of the Scottish Countryside Alliance and is now the executive director of the AST.
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