pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.g Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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! pete.g and JDP 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Welcome on Pete. I’m glad that you go found us over here in the corner. Im going to really struggle now with another Pete though. pete.g 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Pete.g - nice move. Geoff.☺️ pete.g 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.g Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.g Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Ea makes computer games, like Fifa21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 We look forward to reading your overview, in a language all men can understand 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 And the other one is a boxing federation I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, JonC said: Ea makes computer games, like Fifa21 It’s in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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 Andy135, pete.g and Saintly Fish 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Share 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? Geoff and Maverick 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 9, 2020 Share 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. Maverick and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Geoff said: 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. Why are you starting on Jon Cook? He hasn’t done anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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