@MarkWintleFishing After my last video looking at the perils facing modern fishing clubs I summarise some of the many helpful suggestions put forward.
I'm a member of Rothwell Angling Society, (I'm 67) with members between 50 & 80 odd years young. We help each other out carrying our gear from car to peg & back - It's what we do !!
Another thing for clubs to consider is possible mergers. Interesting thought provoking video, perhaps it’ll help people to take a more active role within their own outfit and hopefully encourage others to do likewise.
Unfortunately I don’t have time anymore to go Fishing, my 2 sons weren’t ever interested in fishing either. Beekeeping takes up my summer weekends now.
I think angling locally has had a poor deal. You mentioned the boat moorings, At Radipole Lake the local anglers have all put been pushed out by the shameful behaviour of the RSPB over the years. We are just not organised enough politically and our needs are just not taken into account when decisions that affect us are taken. It's very sad.
My local club is Kings Lynn AA. We’re blessed with around 50 miles of rivers. Unfortunately, about 49 miles are inaccessible and there are no cut swims or parking. Pity.
And if your club has still waters be critical of who gets put forward to your club's committee! My club lost a water to a new committee member who exploited their position to promote a commercial contract with the owner of the water. This kind of thing is not rare, clubs can't afford to lose waters when memberships are at a premium.
Just like all kids mark you went with your mates down your local river or pond, a rod a jamjar with worms or maggots if you were lucky and a bottle of cordial and a few sandwiches,and a pen knive to make your rodrest eh mate,and mum knew you would be home when you've had enough,good old days eh
Sadly the Stour and Avon have declined dreadfully. Most people want good fishing with regular action together with secure parking and short walks. I cant see things doing anything other than getting worse. Many more clubs will fail. The loss of the Barbel as a regular and viable quarry has killed the holiday trade for places like Throop and Severals. You can spend weeks to catch one Barbel. On a weeks holiday, you'd be lucky to catch one!
Hi Mark, reference the dearth of youngsters in fishing clubs ,have you considered that society may be changing, and that old codgers like me simply belong to another time? As we die out so will club
Personally I can't stand commercial fisheries they're like fishing a garden pond full of fish you know you're going to catch something..and I wonder if commercial fisheries never came about if you would of ever heard of the names such as Jamie Hughes or Andy May on the winning any matches on rivers canals or anywhere else probably not
