it wasnt those lads they were fishing to the right of me & must say are very sensible respectfull young members.
there was a man fishing at the end of the left farm bank in a blueish bivvy who assisted with the clearing . i failed to ask what time the offenders had arrived sunday and as you say its to late now.
i think the problem is that these lakes are fished obviously on a daily basis and its not possible for bailifs to attend all day every day.
in my opinion this type of abuse & a handfull of more minor rule breaking will have a major impact on clubs reputation in the close future & we will without a doubt lose a good water due to this. its just a matter of time!
i have attended work parties as many of our members have and would like to think that after collecting so much
on a sunday morning would never litter or abuse the rules. could we not give a selected amount of these club members the power to request proof of membership etc.
iv seen some type of rule braking on almost every occasion whilst fishin our waters but would never risk confronting the situation unless i had some sort of official power to do so.
ie if another ordinary member was to request the production of membership he's likely to be told to f off where as an official representative would get a better result thus combating these issues.
a bit like neighbourhood watch !
tell me to keep my nose out if you wish but i feel that when you join any club you have an obligation to build the success of that club not chuck it all down the pan & spoil it for those who actually care for its future.
regards.
pop.