Perhaps their document should provide a framework for BCA to formulate a policy on access to caves on Crow open access land.Idris Williams
Canoeists demand Rights that no-one else in the UK have
& how come anglers & canoeists manage to coexist in USA, New Zealand & western Europe..?
There have been problems in Scotland, between anglers, rafters and paddlers, all wishing to use the same water at the same time. I hope that these have now been resolved. Commercial interest come into play here, with fishing being expensive and rafting companies wishing to make a profit. Rafting companies can be a menace, outside Scotland, using waters they have no right to be using, disrupting the legitimate and paid for pursuits of others, making money and giving nothing back.
Canoeists need to negotiate?Canoeists have been negotiating all of my life, and it has got them nowhere. Negotiating with anglers is evn more difficult than negotiating with the EU. They have no reason to give an inch, so they don't.So Mr Tripod, you can shove you well-meant words where the sun don't shine thank-you very much. I have listened to the sort of shite that you spout all my life, and I am sick to death of it.Don't bother responding, because I have absolutely no interest in reading anymore of your crap.Canoeists, wild-swimmers, and other water users need more access to our rivers and lakes; and it will take legislation to get it. I hope that day comes soon.
Anglers pay serious money for fishing rights. And so they should. Anglers take fish out of the river, harm the fish stock and cause serious amounts of pollution that is a danger to wildlife - lost hooks, floats and lead weights. Canoeists cause no pollution and do no harm.