tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post7463382355639946740..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Carp and EelsDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-32813967363180480412015-07-15T12:05:30.303+01:002015-07-15T12:05:30.303+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-2057184975983533202015-07-14T18:39:17.325+01:002015-07-14T18:39:17.325+01:00Thanks for your comments Dylan and good luck, look...Thanks for your comments Dylan and good luck, look forward to seeing a whoppa.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-70150550183942816032015-07-14T14:45:40.090+01:002015-07-14T14:45:40.090+01:00Hi Derek - I am also unsure as to the UK status of...Hi Derek - I am also unsure as to the UK status of the freshwater eel. A quick scan of the web has them registered as "critically endangered", just one step away from extinct in the wild? Fyke netting will be classed as a commercial pursuit, so governed by separate legislation to that of the rod and line angler. Both require some form of license issued by The Environment Agency?<br />For whatever reason, the East Kent marshes which lie adjacent to The Stour, seem to have completely bucked the trend and are still populated by good numbers of these fish, as is The Royal Military Canal further to the south of our county. From your personal experiences, it is clear that the same ecological disaster has happened on Sheppey, as in much of the rest of the UK countryside. Eels are, at a national level generally, a very scarce inhabitant of the river systems of our green and pleasant land in these modern times. Without much tighter controls on effluent treatment, I feel sure that the freshwater eel is headed the same way as the Dodo! So much more reason for me to have a go at catching a decent specimen, by design, from a viable population, before the whole UK freshwater eco-system goes "tits up"! - Dylan<br />Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-70678974060524752142015-07-14T05:43:23.152+01:002015-07-14T05:43:23.152+01:00Dylan, what is the score with eels these days, I w...Dylan, what is the score with eels these days, I was of the understanding that they'd now become an endangered species and you need a license to fish for them now, is this true. I know that one of the reasons that we stopped fyke netting in a big way on Sheppey back in the 1980's was that it wasn't worth the hard work going out several times a week because they just weren't about in any decent numbers any more. As recent as 5-6 years ago I tried a net in a few ditches and got no eels at all, just loads of bloody rudd.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com