[Fadpasser]

Anybody feeling down ? then check out the coming season prices at the Lake of Mentieth  had me p#####g myself, wonder if the managment do kids parties.

[Hamish Young]

http://www.menteith-fisheries.co.uk/menteith-fisheries.co.uk/2010pricesnew.html

 

[Derek McLaren]

Here's another laugh   


http://www.butterstonelochfishings.co.uk/prices.php

[Graeme Gauld]

All the large fisheries charge more at a weekend why ?? is it not the same boats same water same limit
most people work Mon to Fri  i think, is this a form of discrimination

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

Would have thought that higher demand at the weekends drives the price up, discrimination is a bit of a strong term to use in this situation.

[Steven Sinclair]

Would have thought that higher demand at the weekends drives the price up, discrimination is a bit of a strong term to use in this situation.

I echo your thoughts Robbie.

My opinion is that Fisheries are a business at the end of the day and considering the limited profits involved I dont have an issue with fisheries charging extra at weekends.

It is maybe better to look at it the other way round?  Less people visit fisheries during the week so fisheries charge less to try and encourage more anglers to visit.........

Just my 2p worth

 
Steven

[Iain Goolager]

I'm not much of a big Loch Big Boat Big Venue fisherperson But.....

2 guys fishing an 8 hour day session in a boat on a saturday

£54 /2 = £27 each
£12 for arguments sake for a 8hr c&r ticket would sound acceptable to most, surely. So that's the 'purely fishing' cost sorted.
10 fish per boat = 5 per angler @ lets say £3.00 per fish (most places have a sliding scale from, say £6 to £2.50 per fish when it's calculated)
Now we've got our £27 without looking at boat costs.

If you liked the place and wanted to fish there a few times a week it would become expensive but then you get nowt for nowt nowadays.

Iain

[Jim Eddie]

If I compare these costs with some of my other passtimes , £15 for a medium glass of Chardonay, £27 for a days fishing seems cheap  

A trip to glasgow to watch the fitba, well thats £100 plus and thats just for 90 minutes.

I for one think we get a bargain as far as fishing is concerned.

 

Jim    

[Iain Goolager]

If I compare these costs with some of my other passtimes

Exactly Jim.......how much was your bespoke lurex gimp suit anyway?

Iain

[Fadpasser]

Like I said I know where you guys are coming from but whatever way you cut it, me fishing alone (which is my norm) from a boat on Saturday will cost me £54 !!!

[Iain Goolager]

Fadpasser,

Although I do like good company in a boat I also appreciate the opportunity to sit on my lonesome and contemplate and therefore this type of venture is not feasible.
However, as you seem to have a head like some form of kitten then perhaps cosmetic surgey might help in getting a boat partner. 

Iain

[Fadpasser]

Yeah, you might have a good point their Iain,  prrrrrrr prrrrrr.   

[Jim Eddie]

Like everything else its all relative .

I can fish 3 miles of the Ythan for £65 a season or tube Lochindorb for free.

The cost of fuel is now making fishing more expensive unless its on your doorstep.

 

Jim

[Graeme Gauld]

discrimination is a bit of a strong term to use in this situation.

Ok i accept it is over the top to use such strong words , however i still stand by that
it is wrong in my opinion to charge more depending on what day it is
in my local a pint of larger is the same price regardless of what day it is and the demand is higher at the weekend

[Hamish Young]

Although I do not agree with Menteith charging higher prices on a weekend it is a business at the end of the day with really quite high overheads - I wouldn't like to think about how much it costs to run as a commercial venture
Mind you, has that higher rate at weekends not been the policy there since the year 'dot'

Perhaps a positive 'spin' would be to say the week days are actually discounted over the usual rate

Jim - £15 for a medium glass of Chardonnay ??? Holy crap, that must be some seriously good Chardonnay

H 

[Jim Eddie]

Although I do not agree with Menteith charging higher prices on a weekend it is a business at the end of the day with really quite high overheads - I wouldn't like to think about how much it costs to run as a commercial venture
Mind you, has that higher rate at weekends not been the policy there since the year 'dot'

Perhaps a positive 'spin' would be to say the week days are actually discounted over the usual rate

Jim - £15 for a medium glass of Chardonnay ??? Holy crap, that must be some seriously good Chardonnay

H 

Have you been to Mal Maison Hamish its seriously overpriced and pretensious, I was on expenses but even than I was still embarassed to claim that back 

 
Jim

[Noel Kelly]

I wouldn't pay that to fish for stockies but each to their own and it's obviously deemed worth it by enough folk. Per hr its still cheap when compared to a lot of other activities. Anyone here done any driven shooting for example. Now that can quickly take care of your pay packet.    

[Noel Kelly]

Have you been to Mal Maison Hamish its seriously overpriced and pretensious, I was on expenses but even than I was still embarassed to claim that back 

 
Jim

Mmmm Malmaison. Good food and great suites. Had a memorable night there a while back 

[Barry Robertson]

Anybody feeling down ? then check out the coming season prices at the Lake of Mentieth  had me p#####g myself, wonder if the managment do kids parties.

I think the prices are fine for a water of that size and stature whether you class it as stockie bashing or not. To put it into context, for somewhere that regulary holds the national final of fly fishing in scotland at that price whether weekend or not would be good value for money!
St Andrews the home of golf compared to a normal golf course is far more pricier and yes they make it even more expensive at the weekend also!
For a days fishing on a large water with fuel, engine,net provided for the best part of £30 is a cheap in my opinion, look at the quality of fish in Menteith 

[Paul Garrigan]

If I compare these costs with some of my other passtimes , £15 for a medium glass of Chardonay, £27 for a days fishing seems cheap  

A trip to glasgow to watch the fitba, well thats £100 plus and thats just for 90 minutes.

I for one think we get a bargain as far as fishing is concerned.

 

Jim    

And all you get for that £100 is pain Jim? 

I dont think its too bad for two sharing a boat on what is meant to be one of Scotlands top venues.

[Robert MacDonald-Lewis]

I agree that it would be more accurate to consider weekdays discounted.  My initial thoughts were that the priced seemed very high, but when someone listed the numbers it put them into perspective.

Just one thought I'd like to put out there, should a stocked fishery not charge more than a wild fishery as running costs are higher? 

[Noel Kelly]

Just one thought I'd like to put out there, should a stocked fishery not charge more than a wild fishery as running costs are higher? 

Wild fisheries shouldn't be charging at all in my opinion especially with the state of the boats on some I have fished. When I first moved to Scotland the idea of paying for fishing was such an alien concept to me that it took about 2 years before I bought my first permit and fished for wild fish.

[Iain Goolager]

it took about 2 years before I bought my first permit and fished for wild fish

.

And that original permit is still going strong
 

Iain

[Jim Eddie]

Mmmm Malmaison. Good food and great suites. Had a memorable night there a while back 

Well ones man meat and all , I thought the place was a total rip off 

Prime Cuts now the food there is to die for 

 

Jim

[Matt Henderson]

Careful Noel you never know when the wife is reading over your shoulder!