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Cheers Charlie, in the end I took them out myself as no responsible adults wanted to come out!! 😀 A great day for them and Harvey stayed over and they were still chatting about it until they fell asleep so ticked the box. 👍

We asked Blake what he wanted to do as a treat for his 9th Birthday, he wanted to take his friend Harvey out fishing for the day. So today was the day. Popped into Co-op for supplies for them, then Andy for bait and on the boat for a late start of ten o’clock. Safety talk and a few rules for the day before we left and a nice steady motor through the harbour, first time on a boat for Harvey so expecting anything may happen. Not the best of weather but at least it was dry. Looking good so off to the Swash for a drift. New crew taking over. Not a touch after a few drifts and had enough of the continuous wash off passing boats so decided a change of area. Off to the Beach. First drift and Blakes rod bends over, thinking it’s hung in until I felt it take more line than the drift speed, the guys got this little beauty to the boat. Biggest fish Harvey had ever seen so he was really impressed. His tea sorted out. A few drifts with wrasse and pout, no flatties and as the wind steadily increased we called it a day around 3pm. A couple a worn out happy lads after their beef burger lunch at sea. Harvey handled the rock and rolling all day and got his sea legs no problem. They are hatching a plan for their next trip. 😀 A great treat for a cod to show up and a lovely bonus for them.

It's great to see the Club organising Competitions again. It will be great to get out for a day without having to track a trace!! Because of the Track and Trace system I have been like a hermit for the last 6 months not being able to go to pubs, restaurants and venues as I can not afford to be off of work due to someone invading my space with COVID. I hope the weather stays good for the comp and I hope a lot of club members support it. Greg

Hope he doesn't think that COD are easy to catch Chris. Nice one Mate

First Prize to be won by different anglers but you can enter both competitions. Only fish on one nominated day. Photos of fish with anglers with a £10 prize for the best photo voted for as in fish of the month. If the same angler wins both competitions, they will be awarded 1st place voucher for the Specimen Competition, and second place for the Species Comp with count back taking place in the Species Comp. Species Comp. Specimen Comp First. £70 PSA voucher. First. £70 PSA voucher Second £25 PSA voucher. Second £25 PSA voucher Best Photo £10 Entries 22nd or 23rd via forum or committee member. Catch reports sent to jerry@altonbarnes.org or Chris Witheford by club PM by 26th October Winners announced on the forum evening 27th October

If I can get my turbo issue sorted then Tarlach Too will be fishing. Weather permitted. Me, Leo and a plus1 tba Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Peter Russell Snr. to crew

Serenity will be fishing and will need crew. Any one interested call 07733101037

We are very encouraged that at Cornwall IFCA’s Committee meeting on Friday 18 September, several Cornwall IFCA Committee members agreed with us that there is a problem with net-caught bass landings going up in Cornwall and expressed concern that some Cornish fixed netters are illegally targeting bass and landing it as “unavoidable bycatch”. In 2019, nearly 70% of all net-caught bass landed into Mevagissey were from trips where bass made up 90% to 100% of the catch. The Committee’s response was in sharp contrast to the deplorable official response, which failed to answer the key questions, failed to accept there is an urgent problem, attemped a whitewash by using selective facts in deliberately misleading ways, and was content to let the problem continue unaddressed for years. Councillor Graham Coad summed up well the CIFCA officers’ response as “wishy-washy and a bit sort of smooth and silky evasiveness” adding “some people in Cornwall and some harbours in particular are taking the micky and making us look rather foolish” and advised Cornwall IFCA officers “you seem to be a little bit too smooth and relaxed about the whole thing. I think that's what is making people unsatisfied.” So we are pleased that Committee members were keen to take action and voted “that Cornwall IFCA write to Defra to express their concern and the vague nature of the words "unavoidable bycatch" and provide a clear definition of this phrase at the earliest opportunity.” Sadly, Defra will not comply. Defra wants the EU to delete the “unavoidable bycatch” law so that fixed netters can target bass – this is why it has repeatedly resisted providing a definition of “unavoidable bycatch”, so that the law cannot easily be enforced. This is a shameful position for our Government to take and is damaging for UK fisheries management. So we expect that when Cornwall IFCA committee members next meet, in December, they will need to consider other ways of stopping netters illegally targeting bass in Cornwall. Our proposal is that Cornwall IFCA imposes a percentage of catch restriction for fixed netters, whereby bass would be able to make up no more than 30% of their landed catch. This would enable most genuine bycatch to be landed, whilst stopping those vessels that are cynically repeatedly landing catches of 90% - 100% bass. Houston, we have a problem! Several Committee members acknowledged there is a problem with netters illegally targeting bass. Local Marine Management Organisation Officer Daisy May said “we do know that in Cornwall, historically, levels of landing in this area with regards to the rest of England is higher.” and advised that “action needs to be taken”. Andrew Pascoe said “I would urge Cornwall IFCA officers to regulate and police the targeting of bass day after day with nets” and “when you continually shoot back in the same area day after day after day, these are the issues that need to be policed more”. Councillor Graham Coad said “there's specific information that's been coming in about particular vessels, largely in the Mevagissey area that have been targeting bass and that is illegal still, I understand, and we've heard reports of 100% bycatch of bass. How can you have 100% bycatch? I think that Cornish IFCA needs to do more, specifically investigate these allegations” Several other Committee members made insightful contributions: John Munday asked ”if you look at the other species which the inshore boats catch, that will tell us whether they're targeting bass or whether they're not targeting bass, so can we put some effort into doing that?” We agree, but we doubt Cornwall IFCA will do this, so we intend to look at this closely ourselves., Nick Tregenza focused on the term “unavoidable bycatch”: “if a boat has unavoidable bycatch repeatedly, it wasn't unavoidable” and advised “we shouldn't view unavoidable bycatch because it's undefined as meaningless. It obviously is very meaningful and could be established.” And Councillor Geoff Brown made the practical recommendation, which was accepted by the committee, that Cornwall IFCA “write to Defra to express their concern at the vague nature of the words "unavoidable bycatch" and ask for them to provide a clear definition as soon as possible.” We would like to thank these Committee members for engaging with the problem and for their suggestions on how to deal with it. We encourage them to consider what Cornwall IFCA will do next if, as expected, Defra will not provided a definition of “unavoidable bycatch prior to the December committee meeting. You can watch a recording of the Committee meeting here: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-democracy/webcasts#archived END Contact details: info@saveourseabass.org

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September Fish of the Month winner. 1st Place Jeremy Shutter Trigger Fish 3lb 8oz 117% Specimen £25 Voucher 2nd Place Charlie Chapman Trigger Fish 3b 2oz 104% Specimen 3rd Place Jeremy Sumbler Trigger Fish 3lb 2oz 104% Specimen 8 Registered fish for August All the Fish of the Month 2020 winners vouchers will be at Poole Sea Angling from today to be picked up and used. Please be aware that the Club is running a Species & Specimen Competition over the weekend 24th-25th October, all members welcome to join in details on another thread on the forum.

thanks. I was down there in August with the boat. Caught no legal sized bass, and only one schoolie. was definately down on previous years.