pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Found this forum yesterday and really like it, hopefully it will prove to be a very popular one. I fish for Salmon, seatrout, trout, Bass and other sea fish and have been lucky enough to fish all over GB and Ireland ,Canada the USA,Chile and Argentina. I have my own boat an Explorer Elite and get out on it as often as the weather permits here in Cornwall.I spent over 25 years of my working life as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer with the NRA and then the EA working on the Salmon rivers of Devon and Cornwall and as a boat skipper patrolling the coast.I retired at 54 taking VERS and since then have been lucky enough to guide and host flyfishing trips to the USA and Patagonia which will hopefully kick off again once this Covid has passed. Andy135 1 Quote
Andy135 Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Welcome Pete! Good to have you on here. Sounds like you've had an interesting career. Bet there are some good tales to be told? Glad you like the forum. We're small but growing and the more the merrier, so feel free to spread the word 👍 You have some wonderful coastline in Cornwall. I'm more than a little bit envious! Are you N or S coast? pete.g 1 Quote
pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Author Posted December 2, 2020 Am based on the South coast but get up to the North coast when the Bass are there. Andy135 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Thanks for the intro Pete. Most of us are just part time leisurely boat fisherman who are more than happy catching dog fish ( @Andy135 ) and the like. Nothing quite as interesting as your fishing but we love it all the same. Your very welcome here and we hope you enjoy and don’t get easily offended. May I ask for marketing purposes how you came across us? Neil pete.g 1 Quote
pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Author Posted December 2, 2020 No i don't get easily offended,ex Police Officer and Fisheries Officer so i have a pretty thick skin.Came across this site when i saw a reference to it on WSF. Saintly Fish 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Just now, pete.g said: No i don't get easily offended,ex Police Officer and Fisheries Officer so i have a pretty thick skin.Came across this site when i saw a reference to it on WSF. Ok cool so subtle spam does work! JDP and pete.g 1 1 Quote
Andy135 Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Just now, pete.g said: No i don't get easily offended,ex Police Officer and Fisheries Officer so i have a pretty thick skin.Came across this site when i saw a reference to it on WSF. Looks like you'll fit right in then 😉 We're a bit different to WSF on here, but in a good way 👍 pete.g and JDP 2 Quote
suzook12 Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Welcome Pete, glad to hear you're retired, no need to do a runner then....🤣 Talking of Salmon, one has just been caught in the Trent at Newark! pete.g 1 Quote
Geoff Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Hi Pete2, welcome to the forum. Sorry about the 2, but it may help Me - it's an age thing! Geoff.☺️ pete.g 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 @pete.g Any chance you can give us a piece about the day in the life of a fisheries officer? What is your catch and conviction rate, how much power do you have and how supported are you? Andy135 1 Quote
pete.g Posted December 8, 2020 Author Posted December 8, 2020 Ok can do, i retired about 5 years ago and things have changed since ,some things operational i won't be able to talk about but i can give an overview. Andy135 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 25 minutes ago, pete.g said: Ok can do, i retired about 5 years ago and things have changed since ,some things operational i won't be able to talk about but i can give an overview. That would be great. I do wonder (don’t take this the wrong way) if the fisheries patrols are effective or just a waste of time. Seems not many heed them. Quote
Andy135 Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: That would be great. I do wonder (don’t take this the wrong way) if the fisheries patrols are effective or just a waste of time. Seems not many heed them. I'm guessing that a lot of their work is done offshore and out of sight of land, so whilst it's an understandable perception, I'm sure (hope?) there's more to it than stopping illegal netters in a harbour. Quote
pete.g Posted December 8, 2020 Author Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: That would be great. I do wonder (don’t take this the wrong way) if the fisheries patrols are effective or just a waste of time. Seems not many heed them. The EA lost it's jurisdiction over coastal enforcement several years ago when this was taken over by the IFCA's and you are right, since then coastal enforcement has been ineffective principally because the IFCA's do not carry out coastal enforcement patrols. Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, pete.g said: EA 20 minutes ago, pete.g said: IFCA's Incase peeps don’t know what these mean ? Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 We look forward to reading your overview, in a language all men can understand 👍🏻 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, JonC said: Ea makes computer games, like Fifa21 It’s in the game Quote
Maverick Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 Welcome Pete, you've by now seen that the stamp of user here is a little lower than some sites however, its more fun here. Really looking forward to your written talk on the life of a fisheries officer pete.g, Saintly Fish and Andy135 1 1 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Maverick said: Welcome Pete, you've by now seen that the stamp of user here is a little lower than some sites however, its more fun here. Really looking forward to your written talk on the life of a fisheries officer Your such an older gent Martin. So polite and kind. You and @Geoff would get on so well. Do you like Gilbert and Sullivan too? Maverick and Geoff 1 1 Quote
Geoff Posted December 9, 2020 Posted December 9, 2020 18 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Your such an older gent Martin. So polite and kind. You and @Geoff would get on so well. Do you like Gilbert and Sullivan too? Well Martin, you have seen what to expect from most forum members, but please do not be offended by some of their crass comments. Despite the fct that most of them refuse to wear their Naughty hats (too small for most of them), they are really quite an affable (JC referring to dictionary) crowd. Geoff. Andy135 and Maverick 2 Quote
pete.g Posted December 9, 2020 Author Posted December 9, 2020 20 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Incase peeps don’t know what these mean ? Come on wake up. EA =Environment Agency IFCA =Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority Didn't need explaining to the lads on WSF, You boy's need educating. Andy135 and JonC 2 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 9, 2020 Posted December 9, 2020 Just now, pete.g said: Come on wake up. EA =Environment Agency IFCA =Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority Didn't need explaining to the lads on WSF, You boy's need educating. Well that’s why we asked for a post all about it👍🏻 pete.g 1 Quote
Geoff Posted December 9, 2020 Posted December 9, 2020 It doesn't need explaining here either Pete.g, most of the boat fishers here ground their teeth on that forum. We all look forward to hearing some of your tales when you get around to it. Geoff.☺️ You made no comment about Neils G&S dig at, but I was rather hoping that you favoured something better than the heavy metal brigade on here seem to love. Geoff.☺️ pete.g 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 9, 2020 Posted December 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Geoff said: G&S dig Dig Geoff?? Why would you say such a thing? It’s the discernible music choice of a proper gent. Not a dig my friend. Not THIS time. Geoff 1 Quote
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