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Drift Netting Success Thanks To Tierecl And A Few Others!


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interesting post one lad who was fishing for bass in the Solway Scottish side told me used a breeze block dug into the sand to hold his net, and the tide still moved it.

yeh we use all sorts for "anchors" mainly bits of plywood about 18" square dug in about 2ft one at each 100m of net, on big tides we use 3 but we will use breez blocks and them big blocks with them holes in them, bt weve had nets pull out and f**k off a mile down the beach! theirs a old pipeline from sellerfield and they aways end up wrapped around that its a good stop for them but my god what a mess!

 

we also have a small float with our names on and god help any one with nets on some one elses anchors!

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When setting off the beach i used to use 5kg cqr anchors with the swivelling head both ends with a few feet of chain, dug in around 2ft (or as deep as i could if the sand was wet). I had the odd one (end) pull out sometimes on a big tide, but never had one dissapear down the coast! Great thread and photos, Gaz.

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That's a lot of fish and chips PK......what's the legalities mate........didn't you get your collar felt recently for that kind of caper......only interested as I wouldn't want to be on the 'wrong side of the fence' so to speak.

 

Bell

 

no i got a dozen salmon out the beck so yeh i got Rodgerd for it (both by the establishment and THL mafia )

but it realy depends on your bylaws, up hear we can have fixed nets out from the first of dec till.....i cant remember when june some time!

nets cant be over 250m long and cant be with in 150m of other nets.

but we can drift net and sein net outside of the four box areas ( four one mile boxes around the mouths of salmon rivers) and we CANT take salmon or sea trout from the beach nets we have to throw them away live or dead! where abouts are you at?

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That's a lot of fish and chips PK......what's the legalities mate........didn't you get your collar felt recently for that kind of caper......only interested as I wouldn't want to be on the 'wrong side of the fence' so to speak.

Bell

no i got a dozen salmon out the beck so yeh i got Rodgerd for it (both by the establishment and THL mafia )

but it realy depends on your bylaws, up hear we can have fixed nets out from the first of dec till.....i cant remember when june some time!

nets cant be over 250m long and cant be with in 150m of other nets.

but we can drift net and sein net outside of the four box areas ( four one mile boxes around the mouths of salmon rivers) and we CANT take salmon or sea trout from the beach nets we have to throw them away live or dead! where abouts are you at?

That's as clear as mud mate.....lol....we are in September which isn't between December and June last time I looked or am I missing something. Like I said I'm ooop north next week and wouldn't want to inconvenience anybody. Next week I will be mostly on the west coast lol.......watch this space.........

Bell

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ahh yeh right we can drift net and sein net outside of the normal season but have to stay out side of the four box areas! once dec comes we can net where we want!

clear as mud eh!

role on dec ile have nets out in force!

PK you sound like 'da man' in respect of netting legalities........notwithstanding your recent brush with the law.....which I am sure was an oversight on your part......lol ........if I was to anchor a net from the beach off some imaginary west coast island.....say at least half a mile from any any fresh water...... What would the consequences be ??

Bell

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ahh yeh right we can drift net and sein net outside of the normal season but have to stay out side of the four box areas! once dec comes we can net where we want!

clear as mud eh!

role on dec ile have nets out in force!

PK you sound like 'da man' in respect of netting legalities........notwithstanding your recent brush with the law.....which I am sure was an oversight on your part......lol ........if I was to anchor a net from the beach off some imaginary west coast island.....say at least half a mile from any any fresh water...... What would the consequences be ??

Bell

 

going by what i know from my "encounters" and a good friends numerous encounters you may get off fairly lightly for a first time, but you WIll lose the net and fish and may have other equipment taken as evidence or seized for good.

at worst you will lose your car if you have used it and get a fine normaly around one to two thousand pounds, so you realy have to work out if its worth it!

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PK I try and walk on the right side of the path. ......under what circumstances can I shoot a net when nowhere near a 'silver tourist' route.......I'm well aware I can't net anywhere near where salmonoids run..........

Bell

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