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Message: <blockquote data-quote="parttimer" data-source="post: 1723606" data-attributes="member: 60579">I was invloved with a local Angling Club which was very lucky in owning its own Coarse Fisherie, right from conception with the price of stock fish so high large Carp running into thousands a fence around the lake was an absolute must and a very small outlay compared to stock. What I am trying to say is if you are going to pay for expensive stock protect it don't expect sombody to do it for you.The fact still remains that our rivers are still in decline through abstraction and polution Eel stocks have crashed in the last 20-30 years hugh shoals of native silver fish have vanished from my local rivers. The Otter is predominatley a moving water creature but if it's prey is not there it is going to be forced to look else where and unprotected lakes and garden ponds are an easy target.The Otter is very much a part of our countryside and its comeback is to be welcomed but if you own a Fisherie you must protect your own stock don't. I live in Tarka Country</blockquote>