I spoke to Nora Radcliffe, my local MSP and on the board who brought this Bill into existence, about the livebait ban....She rebbited on about how it would affect anglers in her constituancy (Gordon) and that she knew it would affect the influx of Salmon anglers
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I pointed out that livebaiting was done for Pike, not Salmon...that it was infact already illegal to use fish baits for salmon..and that she did not have any Pike waters in her constituancy.
The phone went rather quiet...hmmmmm
Nice to know that the people making the rules are upto date with there information and know what is what.
The Pike Alliance for Scotland and the Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain both approached the Scottish Parliment to clarify the ban, ask why it was being descussed and when the ban might take place.
They both received different contradictory replies!!! Both were given dates to discuss this matter..and both had dates AFTER the livebait ban went through. They are not happy....
As for a close season for rainbows...why?? 90% of them dont last a year in a fishery anyway. They are caught and eaten by the angler. They are not spawning (unlike coarse fish that have no close season in scotland and are not really recognised in this Bill) so dont need time to "ave some nookie" in peace, businesses would be adversly affected in some instances and more pressure may be put on "natural" fish stocks.
I don't get it???????