Webbo1

I have also noticed the increased problem of Pike grabbing the roach on the Avon this year and a few other rivers too. Trouble is it always the netters they take as they are the ones you bring accross the surface.

I do have to laugh at the uproar Bob's comments have caused amongst the pike fishing fraternity, killing pike is a crime to a group that think nothing of catching roach upto 8oz from a river and killing them to catch the pike. To me an 8oz pike is a much more valuable fish than a 4lb pike and its invariably the small pike that cause the problem.

Saying that removing large pike from any body of water is not only daft but self defeating as that just causes an explosion of the small pike. But I haven't read Bob's comments so don't know whether he said all pike or just the small pike.

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polemaster

Zander are an illegal fish in our waters illegally stocked originally in the Fens by some inconsiderate people, they should be removed or at best controlled, pike are naturally found in our waters, it is very very unusual to see the EA remove Pike, from our waters.
Zander and cormorants have done more damage to our waters than pike ever have, i think if Bob did allegedly say these comments i think he should be more concerned in other problems with our fishery, Zander, cormorants, mink, foriegners try to feed themselves with spear guns etc.

swany76

This really makes me sick, in fact i dont belive bob nudd would even say this.
If you notice anywhere pike are there is usually good stocks of healthy fish, the pike help to keep things balenced, eating the sick and unhealthy fish, its nature," man should keep their nebs out."
steve swan.
swany76

Kingfisher

Now it's time to take out the pike
"There are too many pike in some of our rivers and they need culling."
".................... the last thing we need is shoals of pike depleting the stocks.
Some will disagree,but it makes sense to thin them out".

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pike crusader

aparrently bob nudd's website give out some crap that he never said cull pike just "thin them out"
wtf is the difference,he said it and is not man enough to admit it.
if you stand by your beliefs at least be a man and take the flack,maybe he is turning into an mp

Marcus

i agree with swany76 nature will take its course