New steel gates have been erected at the entrance to Stonepit Reservoir, together with this stern warning notice.
Previously in this series:
- Jul 20th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir
- Sep 6th 2006 Twigs & Barbed Wire
- Sep 14th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir Again
- Dec 14th 2006 Stonepit Reservoir Yet Again
- Dec 22nd 2006 A Glimpse of Stonepit Reservoir
- Jan 11th 2007 Reservoir Filling Up
- May 15th 2007 Reservoir Nearly Ready
- July 7th 2007 Waterfall flowing at Stonepit
- August 11th 2007 Stonepit Reservoir Not Quite Ready
- September 17th 2007 Missed the Birdie
9 comments:
How about if you intend to catch it with your bare hands?
~Oswegan
Looks to me as thought they are very serious about the matter.
That plastic sign wont last long, go back next week a see if is still there.
Thats a hefty fine for fishing without a licence.
Yes i know it's very strict now before you can sit at your peg with your sandwiches etc. lol.
This looks like a pretty place. Do you have to pay just to go in... or just to fish? I like to just walk around areas like this.
I looked back through the links on your post.... do you think much wildlife was disturbed in making this area?
Hi Kerri and others.
There is no access for members of the public at all - to fish you have to be a member of the angling club when I assume you'll be allowed a key for the padlock. I presume anglers will be allowed to take friends and family in there with them, but the whole thing is very private - see http://hydedailyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/04/ospital.html
The wildlife will mostly be all in the trees and undergrowth so I doubt they'll have been disturbed much by the works.
It is not just this place, but all water course in Britain, as fishing is very big over here every body wants a bit of the fishermans money.
Have a great weekend Gerald
The penalty is really very server. We require fishing licenses as well however I doubt our fines are that large.
The trouble is that at one time no one took any freshwater fish, they just sat there, hooked them and threw them back to live another day, but that has now changed as many people are taking fish such as carp to eat for their dinner and obviously that effects the fish stock, or so my husband tells me - hope it's open next time we visit, that will keep him busy
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