big fishie

every time a big fish is caught the catch and release debate starts which i am sick of now,

Well Mister kelly I dont see anyone forcing you to read/post on these threads so if you are sick of it just ignore the debates.

I see a good debate as healthy thing. Lots of anglers fish for lots of different reasons and have many different views on all aspects of the sport. This, I think is why angling discussions are so interesting. People are not going to agree all the time.

I dont see the point in stuffing fish for the wall. It is definitly a legacy from game/pike anglers as i have rearly seen a sea fish mounted on a wall.

i see a lot of the anglers that preach catch and release still kill fish for bait,if they are so worried about fish why are they killing loads of mackerel as bait why don't they release the mackerel as well,to me that is being two faced

one good thing about the news of the salmon being caught is that it will draw extra anglers to the Kilkenny area and create much needed revenue for the area

living near a town on the shores of lough corrib for 40 years i have talked to loads of anglers who come back every year in the hope that they will catch a salmon or a pike the size of the ones they see stuffed in the pubs,the stuffed fish are not wasted when they help bring much needed money to the area,if you are living in galway Rampent i am sure you can see how much is spent in the galway area by the anglers that come to vist

the last time anyone called me Mister kelly they were wearing white curly wigs

You wouldn't be from Clonbur by any chance?

not clonbur,i am on the other side of the pond