Beach Fishing Code of Practice

[davem2005]

A while ago I posted about litter picking on the beaches within the Northumberland European Marine Site.

I have been contacted by the Site implimentation officer and she has asked me if there is a beach fishing code of practice they could publish within a brochure to be given to users of the area. Not being a beach angler I could not help...so its over to you.

Do any clubs have a Code of Practice?

If not would anyone fancy having a go at writing one?

Cheers
Dave
ps was going to post a downloadable link to the full report but it doesn't seem to work. Any hints on how to link to a downloadable pdf?

 

[LeonRoskilly]

Some codes listed here:


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[jimmy]

not in any club but i do have my own little way on a beach,i dont leave bait,bags,rubbish,hooks,line etc lying about,anything left over which i will not be using i take home and bin it,if its line i cut it up into small pieces,i do tend to pick up after others if crap left lying,although i try not to,but if crap left lying by anglers gets others a bad name it makes sense to pick it up.only my opinion and what i do

 

[davem2005]

Thanks Leon,

I already sent a link to that page although bait digging is covered there is nothing on beach fishing.

Its perhaps an idea for people to post here then compile it as joint effort code of practice

Cheers
Dave

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

It happens rarely but sometimes not using the right tackle or being unable to hold bottom can result in tangles so maybe something about that? Normally theres' not much to code really in IMO - what jimmy says just about covers it. There's no need for game fishing style moving on and letting pass stuff as first come first served applies. Maybe something about Havversacking or chewing someone's ear off for hours when they're out for a quiet fish. Scrounging pies that type of thing

 

[Mogthemackem]

Sent you a pm Dave. This looks like a perfect opportunity for my project to get involved as this is exactly what I'm teaching the kids. There is a lot more than has been mentioned that can apply to beach fishing and hopefully the pm will explain. All other ideas on this post would be welcomed as you can't have too many ideas

 

[Charlie_Thompson]

Can you not share the info mog sounds interesting?

 

[Topfly]

Nice one Jimmy, i do the same as yourself, it's in our own interest. I just wish the dog walkers would teach their dogs not to pee on tackle boxes in their c.o.p.

 

[jimmy]

Nice one Jimmy, i do the same as yourself, it's in our own interest. I just wish the dog walkers would teach their dogs not to pee on tackle boxes in their c.o.p.

Keep wishing mate,they will never train them that well,most owners code of practice is let it drop,leave it lol

 

[mick]

Forces Clubs have adopted the approach of: 'any competitor littering is disqualified!' for as long as I can remember. This also applies afloat. With regards to a 'Code', the only time such things are referred to is for competitions etc. Everyone must have their own 'standards' with regards to fish treatment/tackle use etc. Unfortunately these 'standards' probably differ greatly - best example I can think of is myself fishing from a shore venue with a single bait with a trout rod for Bass alongside a 'gentleman of a differnet origin' shall we say, who was armed with a boat rod, 12 x 4/0 treble hooks and a ripper, whose interpretation of minimum size was non-existant!

 

[davem2005]

Mick,
You bring up a very good point. Not just forces clubs but I notice tonight that Amble club ( and there are probably others) have it in their rules that anglers dropping litter will be disqualified from weighing in.

The rules are there but they are not folowed up by the organisers.

What I am trying to achieve is a system where open match organisers make one phone call...they get bin liners dropped off that are to be returned at weighin...and the folowing day a council truck will take those away to be disposed of correctly. It would barely add to the burden of the organisers of an open but would help them enforce a rule they have taken the time to write but do not appear to follow up.

I will apologise now if any club takes offence at that comment as I am not fully informed on how beach matches are run, but if a system is put in place where litter can be sorted by one phone cal I do not see it as being a major additional burden on the match organisers.

With regard to Mog's comments and the pm i recieved from him...charlie...if I told you what he put I would ave to kill ya!

Its nice to know that in a large number of cases the club minimum sizes are above the legal minimum...a fact that has gone un noticed by the powers that be for many years. We just have a small problem of litter to address and hopefully by working with the authorities it should be easily solved.

A hypothetical situation. 600 anglers turn up at the Amble open. 10% bother to take a rubbish bag with them...they collect any rubbish in the vicinity of where they fish and return it to a collection point. That would probably amount to as much rubbish as that collected by the beach cleaning teams in a few days. When the season restarts next october and more opens take advantage of this anglers could end up having a net benificial effect on the beaches as opposed to appearing in a report as the problem. Just a thought.

Cheers
Dave

PS...thanks for offering to write the COP charlie ...but it may just be me reading between the lines