Poachers Caught Foul Hooking Barbel - Local Angler goes Ballistic September 2022

Two poachers that have allegedly been taking Salmon and Barbel by casting weighted sea lines with multiple hooks and jerk and hauling to foul hook them in the body. Preston Pipeline stretch, Mellings wood September 2022

[@batch6792]

I had a similar encounter at Stanborough Lakes in Welwyn Gdn City. A group of foreigners netting across the river Lee. They were using an old net curtain & sea landing net, - pulling out and keeping all the chub over about a pound - upto 5 or 6 lb. They had a few bags. Over 70 fish. I pulled them about it - but got the old "we no speaky english" treatment. There were 4 of them. They didn't appear to be worried about me & the dog. Close by is the Police Call Centre. I called them up & asked them to send officers - & explained that theft was taking place. It took an hour and a half for 2 coppers to turn up. During that time the foreigners that had be raping the river & our country of its natural resources had walked past me with 4 bulging bags. The coppers weren't interested & told me to call the environment agency, & soon left. I called the environment agency - but no-one answered my call. Message to Johnny foreigner: IF YOUR GOING TO COME TO MY COUNTRY - FOLLOW ITS RULES. YOUVE RAPED YOUR HOMELAND. DONT RAPE MINE !. IF YOU CANT ABIDE BY THE RULES - THEN F#(K OFF BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM. STOP THEIVING MY COUNTRYS NATURAL RESOURCES. PARASITES !.

[@robertmansell3667]

You have to lie.say they pulled what you think is a gun,they’ll come then

[@vinnyvtec8722]

Stanborough lakes. I grew up fishing there as I used to live in wheathampstead. Shame about these cnuts removing fish for the pot. I imagine it's going to get a lot worse because we are allowing illegal migrants to flood our country daily and they don't give one hoot about our laws. The only time I ever saw anyone poaching, ironically was also in Welwyn garden city and it was at Howell Hyde when it used to be a day ticket. Some guy turned up with sea fishing gear and one of those ledgers with the spikes sticking out of it. We wondered what he was doing and I guess someone called the baliff because a few guys came down and told him to f-off, luckily before he caught anything. He looked Romanian and did the usual "can't speak English" defence.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Next time you see the same thing happening and you called the police. Tell the police that the foreigners misgendered you. They'll send out an armed QRF to your location in no time.

[@MattF12765]

When you called the police you should have said you had been speeding and had video evidence. They’d have been there in about 15 mins.

[@mugen5588]

Small world. Stanborough lakes is my local and I fished the river all last year and saw some shady stuff, luckily the bailiff was there to shout at them. There was a group of maybe 6-7, crate of Stella, 4ft pink spinning rods, casting into snags and fishing floats miles over depth, everything was a death trap for fish. Wish they'd fu*k off.

[@bigearedmouse17]

Tip of the iceberg, Thousands just walking into the Country doing what they want ffs

[@Carlmasters89]

To bloody right

[@co2addicted788]

Makes you sick dunnit man 🤬

[@johnman559]

Scum, most non anglers are completely ignorant this goes on. We've been culturally enriched alright.

[@boognish.]

Over here it’s Asian

[@johncheetham4607]

Lot of poaching on the rivers up here in the North. They target anything in the water to eat.

[@martin7955]

They've no respect for us

[@enlightenedone7141]

Fair play to you confronting these people showing a complete disregard for rules and taking fish indiscriminately. As if the rivers arent in a bad enough state as it is with all the pollution going on, it is a very sad state of affairs. Keep up the good work anyway!!

[@vincentsubmarinismo774]

All anglers need to do this, well done lads 👏👏👏

[@trevorhoward7682]

It's been a few years since me and a mate had an East European come along the canal at Brownhills to show us his catch. He had about 10 or 12 bream, 2 - 4lb each, in a keepnet that was all of four feet long. He said he was taking them away but we told him he couldn't take them and that his net was illegal. We mentioned the police and persuaded him to return the fish and leave. Couldn't do anything else. Bad news? We only caught three between us.

[@petersmith6974]

I’ve chased off non licensed anglers before from trout rivers. 99% were foreigners

[@leathleyg5995]

Usual culprits........you know what I mean. Good for you mate, confronting them like that.

[@uncensored5104]

Call a spade a spade. Why are people so scared to say that its the eastern Europeans that are the problem? Until people start saying what it is, it will continue.

[@Matt-nk2tp]

Same kind of pricks that killed all the geese in my local park absolute scum

[@leathleyg5995]

@@uncensored5104 That's because when you tell the truth and say that certain nationalities are responsible for 95% of poaching and illegal fish taking, accusations of racism start flying around and then comments mysteriously disappear.

[@davidmain7794]

Usual culprits Eastern European, you mean!!

[@johngraham5996]

​@@uncensored5104 they've seriously damaged pike stocks in the scottish highlands, one loch in particular loch garve was a terrific loch full of big doubles once upon a time, but not anymore, they've been replace by broken beer/vodka bottles and jars of red sauce they bbq'd everything in 🤬

[@MidlandAngler]

I admire the lads self control as I couldn’t of held back !! Absolute scum bags .. they are destroying my local rivers and fisheries !

[@tomhallam8122]

2 right mate I usually go fishing with my father in law and my mate and I know in this situation it would of gone of 100% absolutely disgusting they would of took them home and eat them too

[@paulAnthony7236]

Washington Sunderland these types are killing our lakes.

[@davidprice6631]

What is the point of paying for your licence if we don't get the bailiffs !

[@MDM1992]

Because they want your money, not to spend it doing something.. that's the ONLY reason we have to have a licence.. it's a cash grab.

[@johnh5660]

I've been fishing 30 years and mainly a river fisherman and I've showed my licence twice at most . It's a joke . Bailiffs dont do jack !!.

[@-SlamDunK-]

@@johnh5660 Me too, TWICE since 1991 and not for 25 years now. I fish several times a week too.

[@DWG8]

Fished my local river for 25 years be lucky to average a person seen fishing every year, goes without saying I've never seen a bailiff

[@SuperPeglegs]

good work buddy i'm a bailiff and i confronted 2 people and bare in mind im a double below knee amputee and i got smacked by them then they cleared of i phoned the police and i was told that knowbody was available to attend, and after that me and a few others went every single day and night hoping to find them and never did unfortunatly but its never stopped me from doing it since, they're scumbags, keep up the good work everyone

[@PikerBiker]

Thanks Si! Keep up your amazing work mate!

[@simonspeedo8122]

Great work here sir fair play. Ive done this myself fuelled by bloody adrenalin n fury! Luckily they got the message. The biggest problem we have as anglers is that those high profile anglers in our profession don't speak out about this issue. There are far too many who wish to play the PC card and don't want to be controversial for actually calling out EE's for undertaking these practices

[@jimwest7107]

My local water is plagued by them, usually fishing for pike with ridiculous sized lures and no club membership or licence. We even have warning signs up in Polish now.

[@Bones-912L]

Id of chucked the buggers in

[@Darren14]

Always know when EE's have been fishing when you find empty beer cans and turn the area into complete shit holes

[@donedwards104]

Like the shit hole they have left behind

[@hochiminh1313]

Like the third world sewers they emerged from

[@jigglypuff57puff55]

Call cops and tell them someone called you by the wrong pronouns, I bet they would be there in moments with the full on armed response unit.

[@ascot1049]

And the environment agency and police do nothing at all .

[@Rob.P974]

There is no environment agency, it’s been quietly dismantled.

[@peterleecatchpole1056]

well done lads brilliant to have lads like you looking after the river

[@davidryley4162]

Shame EA officials don't do it

[@steveappy6921]

You have got some bottle. Wish I could have been there with you. Their tackle would be floating down the river. 10/10.

[@subbieeeee]

Well done lads. You are an inspiration. Hopefully others from your generation will follow you. Take care lads and thank you. from an oldie

[@Ped1]

Bastards! I blame people like this for the reason I haven't had a barbel yet this season

[@julianthomas6899]

You are a brave man, all I can say is well done and we need more people like you willing to take direct action

[@Wighty.]

Well said an sorted mate we need people like you to stop devastating s##t like that it goes on more that what people know!! 👍🏻💯

[@timhoward5863]

I’ve confronted a fair few EEs over the years. They’ve devastated some of the midland rivers and it’s now virtually impossible to catch decent sized pike on the Nene or the Welland.

[@jimwest7107]

Yep I fish the Nene, they turn up and even lure fish from busy traffic bridges so they can get away fast.

[@hvidhavn1]

the SCUMbags also take swans, geese ducks..anything they can to eat !

[@tinlizzyism]

Forth and Clyde canal been emptied by the polish

[@johngraham5996]

we had a great pike loch near inverness, loch garve and you were always sure of a couple of good doubles most sessions but then around 15 years ago the poles discovered it and now you can't even get a run there, the banks are littered with broken beer/vodka bottles, burned out tents, chairs, tyres and chopped down trees, they would turn up in 4 car loads of them and put out 20 rods and keep everything ftom a 2lb jack up to a big 24lb hen, but sadly the place is finished and then they just move onto the next loch

[@tinlizzyism]

@@johngraham5996 yeah unfortunately we have plenty of fellow Scots who do all the things you mentioned. But as far as taking all the fish to eat that is deplorable they are animals and as you say they are all polish

[@neilgraves5069]

More teeth than brain cells that bloke in blue tshirt . What a great role model for thos youngsters . Well Done Ian . Keep it up . ✊️

[@johnmaskell5124]

This seems to be becoming a big problem in Lancashire. A group of Eastern Europeans have been coming to my local carp pit in Fylde and taking the carp out. The baliff is elderly and too afraid to confront them. He has a crime number from the police now so that they have to respond to it as an incident but they haven't got the time or resources to be chasing people all around Lancs stealing fish out of our waters.

[@PikerBiker]

John, I will highlight this with the Volunteers of the Angling Trust Bailiff Service as we may be able to help in some way. Maybe patrol and give the owner some reassurance and our phone numbers. Perhaps we can go visit?

[@lazycarper]

are you kidding its not becoming a problem they have been doing it since all the easterns started coming 20 years ago

[@GS-in8zf]

same were i live in berkshire, eastern eauropeans, eating all our fish and leaving lines out at night,

[@whitetroutchannel]

they might respond if you "seen" a possible firearm

[@davidmt23]

Haven't got the time my arse, this is an easy crime to solve, a simple "collar' yet the police can't be bothered, leaving it to people who end up assaulting people, who then get arrested themselves. Wtf

[@gooderspitman8052]

Between pollution and Eastern European poaching our rivers and still waters are being devoided of fish.

[@ocsapy]

Well Done ... Also very Brave ... you never know once scumbags are caught what the reactions are ... Your confident approach F****d them ... 👍😎👍

[@Skibidytoilotmouth]

Respect that guy filming, well done brother !!!

[@timestealer9152]

Clear them out!

[@stephenhollinrake916]

Had them at church deeps a few years ago ,, and on slate ponds in accrington,, just plain disregard to our fishing cultures and environment..

[@adrianfaunt8407]

Well done m8 ,it makes my pee boil when I see stuff like this w3 have a big poaching problem here around boston lincs . I do try to report as much as I can but sometimes I just give them hell myself .

[@georgeheggie1274]

Same up in the north of Scotland they take everything they catch and leave a trail of empty beer and monster tins and rotten prawns!! Zero respect

[@wesleydavies1227]

Top man Alex. You did well to keep your cool 😊

[@flashtheoriginal]

Last Summer, in the next swim 2 Polish chaps, no tackle aside from a huge landing net, heavy duty nylon line which was multi-hooked. No bait, no rods etc They were clearly looking to bag Carp and take it home, had 2 < 5lb mirrors in a huge coolbox. I went over, saw the evidence, rang the bailiff, photo'd everything with my mobile and also their van numberplate. By now, with me shouting at them, other anglers (mix of members and day tickets) arrived to protest. One chap kicked the coolbox into the lake, lid came off fish escaped. They jumped into the van running their fingers across their throats in a clear "im gonna cut you next time" threat, shouting at us to "Fugg Of" These bastards should be taught a severe lesson. Bailiff said he would pass on to EA (so dont hold ya breath)

[@PikerBiker]

That is shocking mate. Glad they were deterred and the fish escaped unharmed

[@donedwards104]

Well done mate, plenty of balls

[@simonrobson2293]

Nothing against east Europeans I've worked with quite a few really nice people but sadly amongst them a few dregs of society have managed to come here.

[@PikerBiker]

I agree mate, some really lovely Polish and Romanians and so friendly. You are always going to get some that spoil it for the rest matey. Thanks for watching.

[@Georgeolddrones]

Excellent job mate 👍🎣🇬🇧

[@danielwinstanley5269]

Good work. We all need to work together to stop this

[@doOf3r]

Surprised they weren't roasting a swan over a fire.

[@PaulWilson-wb6dn]

Well done mate 👍

[@happydace6991]

Isnt integration wonderful ?

[@shanestratton2282]

Yes Alex well done . We got it bad in the London area they are everywhere doing this . We should push them all in and snap what crap they use

[@trickyricky3447]

I live in Scotland where the fishing laws are different and people like this HAVE destroyed most ponds, lakes and rivers.. these people need to be held in account and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law... Well done you for confronting them! You keep safe tho and many tight lines

[@user-wy4td5kt6d]

As a regular visitor to Scotland fishing the lochs, i 100% agree with you. They have totally destoyed a lot of the fishing. I think its about time people formed groups to go around and protect the fishing from these slimey bstards.

[@mrdangermouse1978]

I got sick of reporting then on the ribble last year, police don’t want to know, and I’m not sure what the ea are doing

[@itsoccamsrazor]

Good for you mate!!!!! Thankyou

[@araven3888]

Nice work my man .. Big thank you for looking after our fish n rivers. Big big thanks from Essex

[@user-xr5ww9vj9c]

It seems a raw deal if we go to any country in the world and misbehave or break the law,but people can come here to our country many probably here illegally and do what they please because of their so called rights and our soft arsed police force.

[@horrorfreaklondon3037]

​@@paulhiggins6024good then i could unship mine

[@MDM1992]

They aren't soft when it comes to our people.. only foreigners.

[@scud69er]

Another reason against migration. People that do not share our morals, values, and culture. Good on you for confronting them. Never mess with a fisherman and his hobby!

[@OlgasBritishFells]

You are totally generalising everyone. I know a lot of hard working migrants who work here, respect the law, also volunteer for Mountain Rescue and look after the environment.

[@scud69er]

​ @OlgasBritishFells I've no doubt there are, however, there's also a hell of a lot that don't. Ask the thousands of child victims of the grooming gangs that were up and down the country. If you cannot guarantee the safety of the natives, you shouldn't be importing potentially dangerous people into the country, no matter how small the risk. Your experience is anecdotal. A few "good eggs" isn't a reason to run the risk for others. Not to mention the strain that our services and housing are already under. Paying their way or not, the waiting lists aren't getting shorter. The native population should be the priority.

[@jontrackerjack]

Twice recently my wife and I have come across illegal fishers on the river Itchen near the Swan pub (Southampton) fishing close season. Last month was in Arlesford where what appeared to be traveller type (so the police or EA wont touch them) were openly fishing. Rules are only for people who can be fined.

[@lordflashget8780]

This has been happening for decades, once on the stretch at Mitton between the Hodder and Calder, the lambs started making a noise i had never heard before, and stopped leaping one after another from the meadow to the river bank, way back then we could never envisage the carnage we see now, but a van full of thieves came and took a lamb, this was a precursor to the present, where arriving in the promised land gives them the right to decimate fish stocks , whilst we pay through the nose for a none existent governing body who couldn't tell piss from custard,

[@colinstringman56]

Well done mate there scum bags 👍👍

[@leemadden3able]

Well done mate 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lusiscus]

Damn foreigners. They take the Swans too.

[@stevebarresi1635]

Good man great work 👏 👍🏻 👌🏼

[@JaymeDeeRAV]

I’m from the dreaded US, and I know to look up the dang rules. That’s ridiculous, so glad you caught them and SAID SOMETHING!

[@PikerBiker]

Thanks Jayme!

[@Macros669]

Well done, matey!!!! ❤

[@joshbrowne6486]

Nothing a lump hammer to the teeth wouldnt solve

[@leoneleone7886]

Well done mate. My old man is exactly the same, we live in a country where catch and release is the name of the game. Too many times people like those 2 get away with it

[@stephennorth1168]

Well done 👍👍👍

[@martinrichards2680]

Decimated Birkenhead Park lake. Council blamed cormorants

[@jeffjones6107]

Well done, good work 👍

[@redlabel3977]

Pay a visit to Berry Head Brixham , whole army living , fishing and leaving their crap everywhere !

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

You clock them all right . New subscriber , crack on buddy .

[@timhibbart5827]

Well done mate, standing up and saying something 👏. We found long lines left overnight they had caught a dog, the owner blamed local fishermen when they were told who actually set them and there used to catchbirds/wildlife aswell they changed track and didn't want to comment about immigration.

[@20081980bert]

I’m surprised you never got a hiding and phone thrown in water

[@oldgreg1]

Big respect fella!!

[@craigwebb2511]

Well done we all need to be like this

[@PilzE.]

But they only come in search of a better life. I imagine the cultured gentleman with the rod is likely a highly skilled engineer, his friend an architect, and, after designing and building bridges, they were out for a quiet afternoon of angling. Refugees welcome here, we need more boats!

[@ronwhite8503]

They turn their country into a shithole, then come here to escape.....and turn ours into a shithole.

[@Duckshavebigfeet]

Which legal route did they get in to the UK 🧐

[@JamieLawrence88]

Nice one mate the rivers have been decimated

[@olagisrarikis]

Well done. We have the same problem in Iceland where they feign ignorance and/or flash homemade licenses. They even do this out of season where they stick out like a sore thumb. I don't understand because they can go to any pier on the ocean and be sure to catch something for free.

[@PikerBiker]

Thanks Olag! A worldwide pandemic

[@bobrobert4173]

been going on for years now fisheries and local ponds where kids can fish safe and catch fish to get them into it ..some I know are now devoid of fish..\\\\im a retired bailiff and the threats I have had off these migrants is absurd ...well done lad ..

[@MattF12765]

Please tell me you contacted the water authority for that region AND the police as they will just be back tomorrow but further down or upstream.

[@ronwhite8503]

The water authority and the plod don't give a feck.

[@PikerBiker]

All authorities were involved including EA officers, rural police working closely with us to combat this problem

[@davidoldboy5425]

They like swans too

[@horatiohornbie7395]

This is why we have game wardens in the US.... pull this shit and they'll take your rods, tackle box, maybe your truck and fine you $500.

[@Lockwoodbeck61]

Diversity is our strength.

[@jimdooley1611]

Had similar here in Ireland. Killing carp and pike in particular. And leaving all their shite behind as well.

[@36ydna]

Should have called the police.

[@Adam-cr8qe]

Should be a jail offence, uk coarse fishing is getting ruined by foreigners who know full well what they are doing. "No carp in there now, foreigners have taken them".. "oh you wont get a barbel in there foreigners have had em"... "hardly any zander left now, all been eaten by foreigners"... how many times do we have to hear this? I pay for a rod license and a wandering permit, and private memberships...for what?? Nobody does anything

[@LittleJaxon]

Well done!! My local pike spot has been ruined by the likes of these !!

[@johndowd9937]

Just come back from Ireland just the same they have ruined lakes and rivers was thinking of moving over there not now politicians have fucked a lovely country

[@clydemelia694]

Good on you mate

[@BritBow1867]

Same on rivers and canals in Sheffield always these Eastern European’s every time

[@mushroom-mac617]

Nice one mate

[@burtonfootballer5408]

EASTERN EUROPEANS. Dont be afraid to say

[@johngreen6191]

Livid mate.

[@colincox1716]

A FOREIGNER FANCY THAT !! we need some vigilantes to police the problem .

[@davelar3868]

There are no fish in the waters were they come from they will eat anything.

[@paulbladesman9295]

fair play i hope you had back up with you. 1 lad on don was nearly killed. im willing to patrol if a few others are

[@AndrewLomax80]

@@petewetmeat on the permit for our Angling association all our senior members are bailifs

[@josephbest6216]

Lucky he didn’t get a good hiding for being so aggressive. What a bad way to deal with this situation.

[@stevenmoses5807]

I caught some foreign nationals fishing our local club water with no license and taking the carp for food . When I approached them once pulled a knife didn't expect me to disarm him and throw him in. When police arrived I got a telling off . When I explained about the knife I proved it by getting in the water and retriev.ed it...

[@PikerBiker]

Wow! Glad you were able to disarm the guy. Fight or flight and you chose fight

[@stevenmoses5807]

@@PikerBiker spent twelve years doing Tae Kwon do as a kid . Better me than someone who couldn't disarm him

[@simonrayner74]

We had a great fishing pool that was stocked by the club i was in (which cost alot of money to join) the polish came in with long lining and foul hooking rigs and decimated the pool. 😡 Nothing left 😡

[@co2addicted788]

Well done geezer 💪🙏❤🇬🇧

[@richardjohnson3463]

Well done that man! 👍 These guys are a law on to themselves destroying fish stocks by illegal means

[@erockscott1184]

It's always the foreigners

[@rudigrest4013]

top man !!!!!! end of well done

[@andrewthomas405]

East Europeans have been using bow and arrow on basing canal

[@mikecampbell7421]

Johnny Foreigner !!

[@davidhulmes4481]

Nice job..

[@PikerBiker]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@123kingcarp]

Them Doctors are very naughty

[@DaleNorthEast]

Good man!

[@richcurtis813]

Happening nationwide.