killing eels

HI Bradan

do you have any idea why there has been a marked decline in numbers ? has it been overfishing - or other factors?

with the slow growth rates is it '70s pollution catching up with us?

cheers, davy

Why would eels be banned in c & r competitions same as Bass from now on .
Catch them and release them no problem.
Note from another web site 2m Conger killed in Tramore why

http://rinnashark.forumakers.com/conser ... 2.htm#2051

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back in the ninetys i went out for the day with a commercial crew from northern ireland who had the licence for lough mask,they went out in the morning and brought in three miles of line,a couple of hundred of eels,rebaited them and stright out again,that evening they repeated the whole process again,seven days a week for 5 months,so davy if you kill the odd one i would not worry about it!!

Did they catch anything else, trout etc?

a few trout,and pike and perch,all put back, as they could lose their licence,and they were checked regulary!!