We had some eastern europeans down on Highfields Lake when the junior match was on. They turned up with two sea rods each, 4 big barbed hooks on each rod and a bloody great bucket ready to take their catch home. This was in broad daylight on a lake full of anglers and they seemed oblivious to the fact they were doing anything wrong.
I also know of them night fishing and setting dead lines on a few council owned waters in the area.
I can understand the culture that they come from and how it must be difficult to adapt to a different set of rules but something has to be done. However, if they speak jack **** English, then who is going to be able to explain as to what they are doing is wrong?
The police aren't interested, you can't take the law into your own hands and you are losing fish left right and centre. What is the answer?
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