A Farmer KILLED all the Fish in this Canal... and got away with it? 😯

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2024

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  • @quill9105
    @quill9105 Місяць тому +34

    This just kills your soul as a fisherman and thinking about the environment.
    Very sad and all too often happening too regular.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +3

      Heartbreaking to see isn't it!

    • @urbanfox53
      @urbanfox53 Місяць тому +2

      No deterrent is the problem!

    • @urbanfox53
      @urbanfox53 Місяць тому

      @@paulcorbin7495 Very true, some will already know who he is.

  • @Nooneathome-1
    @Nooneathome-1 Місяць тому +116

    The farmer should be forced to pay the full cost of cleaning and restocking!

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +16

      Unfortunately it isn't as simple as that, full restocking would be fantastic but there's nowhere to go to buy loads of big pike!

    • @liambayet9273
      @liambayet9273 Місяць тому +2

      What’s the farmer meant to have done

    • @pauljones7
      @pauljones7 Місяць тому +1

      Swiss valley in llanelli has just restocked the reservoir with a load of pike

    • @heyitsmetrousers4399
      @heyitsmetrousers4399 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@liambayet9273 watch the fuckinh video you pleb

    • @heyitsmetrousers4399
      @heyitsmetrousers4399 Місяць тому

      @@liambayet9273 watch the video???

  • @17losttrout
    @17losttrout Місяць тому +12

    That's one farmer that I wouldn't care about.... Grrrr... Well done for highlighting it, mate❤👍

  • @ryangaskell7006
    @ryangaskell7006 Місяць тому +4

    Watched you for ages mate and this one just ticked me over, keep going with the content :)

  • @davetevens5080
    @davetevens5080 Місяць тому +41

    I remember the video you made about this. That farmer should be in prison. We get told regularly about environmental issues and to have such devastation to a waterway is outrageous. A settlement out of court is no better than the judge taking a backhander.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +2

      It's definitely time things like this get taken more seriously!

    • @davetevens5080
      @davetevens5080 Місяць тому

      @ you are not wrong 😊

    • @MattMyers-n7f
      @MattMyers-n7f Місяць тому +3

      Mate, people need to learn that farmers and other high ranking boys club members don't have the set of rules us doylums do.

    • @NobleKorhedron
      @NobleKorhedron Місяць тому

      ​@@adventurefishinguk Was that vintage spinner from Voblex? I vaguely recognise the design...

    • @phil4455
      @phil4455 Місяць тому +2

      If that was a water company it would be all over the news.

  • @luke_angling
    @luke_angling Місяць тому +4

    Pollution does bad things to rivers. I was down the march the other Sunday against pollution. To be fair a few anglers turned up. You did the right thing making this video, pollution needs to be highlighted because it will ruin our rivers if it isn't stopped. Tight lines mate

  • @richardjohnson3463
    @richardjohnson3463 Місяць тому +8

    What an absolute tragedy. I used the same vintage spinner 60 years ago, it was made in France and called a "Voblex". Well done making this video

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      Thanks for the support!

    • @trevorroberts-o7q
      @trevorroberts-o7q Місяць тому

      I still have one but it's not in as good a condition as the one in this video. Are they still being made ?

    • @tadhghayden7601
      @tadhghayden7601 Місяць тому

      Looked to be an imitation. Original was good for both perch n pike

  • @fishypie
    @fishypie Місяць тому +7

    shocking to see but they get away with it so many times or just a simple fine which makes it cheaper for the farmers just to dump his crap in the canals and rivers ect, most of our water companys have been doing it for years. great vid pal and lets hope the canal recovers

    • @countrywideboy
      @countrywideboy 24 дні тому

      no one dumped anything directly in to any canal. educate yourself

  • @patrickwentz8413
    @patrickwentz8413 Місяць тому +8

    Monster pike at the end! One of the catch and release creeks in my house had a huge fish kill. A farmer had just finished putting down his fertilizer for the year. An unforcasted downpour happened and washed some of the fertilizer into the creek. Massive fish kill. The fish from upstream repopulated the lower sections of the creek. Accidents do happen but that particular farmer in your video seems negligent.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +1

      That's a shame to hear, it sounds like that situation on your creek couldn't have really been avoided. Must be upsetting nonetheless!

    • @peterfitzpatrick7032
      @peterfitzpatrick7032 Місяць тому

      Farmers have a duty of care ... they should be mindful of the weather forecast for at least 10 days into the future... there are also perimeter distances around waterways that farmers must obey when spreading slurry... but they couldn't be arsed ...
      The Irish regulations are (in part) ....
      "Regulatory requirements when spreading slurry .
      For two weeks following the opening of the spreading period, it is important to note that slurry must be kept at least 10 metres away from rivers, streams, watercourses and drains and reverts to 5 metres once this time period has elapsed."
      😎👍☘️🍻

  • @jasonjones6463
    @jasonjones6463 Місяць тому

    An all-too familiar tale, sadly. Credit to you for shining a light on this. Public pressure is building on these issues, and we all have a part to play.

  • @paulhoughland8505
    @paulhoughland8505 Місяць тому +25

    If you look through the comments on the original video, I said the farmer will get away with it. I've reported many farm pollutions over the years no farmer has ever been prosecuted. It's usually just slapped wrist!!! I get so angry.

    • @trevorroberts-o7q
      @trevorroberts-o7q Місяць тому +4

      And sometimes not even that.

    • @whitetroutchannel
      @whitetroutchannel 28 днів тому

      did you get a case number everytime you report them? you can follow up each report and get answers to why your reports failed to produce any legal actions

    • @TonyChurch112
      @TonyChurch112 28 днів тому +1

      Good! We work hard to provide for this country! How dare anyone try and ruin our livelihood. Get over it! It’s fish!

    • @TSweet95
      @TSweet95 12 днів тому

      @@TonyChurch112just making yourself sound like a prat mate, why should you get special treatment? Everyone works for a living, there are a thousand job roles that require harder work than being a farmer. What’s the matter too incompetent to do your job properly without killing hundreds of local species? Think you should have your farm taken off you and given to someone who knows how to use it

    • @TonyChurch112
      @TonyChurch112 12 днів тому

      @@TSweet95 shush.

  • @docsmellyfella
    @docsmellyfella Місяць тому +6

    The stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal that the club I am a member of control has had this happen to it twice within a couple of years, both times over Xmas when there are less people around to report it.

  • @fisherman5517
    @fisherman5517 Місяць тому +10

    Its not just farmers that do this to our water ways ,water comepanys do the same thing but on a bigger scale.

    • @alison8526
      @alison8526 Місяць тому

      You're right - human faeces in windermere courtesy of a certain utility company who pays massive dividends to its shareholders 🤬

  • @stephenbeck6631
    @stephenbeck6631 Місяць тому +4

    I watch all your vlogs George love your enthusiasm when out fishing. I have been fishing the Lancaster canal for years it's one if not nicest canals iv fished. They have been getting away with it for years i am 66 now George and iv fished the canal since i was 14. Favourite basin was Ratcliffe wharf lane basin this is match and just pleasure session. There 3 basin, s there you was always guaranteed to catch fish. The farmers have got away with it for year's and somehow get away with getting prosecuted otherwise it would be one of the best canals in the country. The basins in question iv had 2 trips up this year got my day ticket from garstang fist trip fished for hour never had a bite before i got weeded out had to pack up. The second trip fished solid 6 hours had 2 bites one very small perch. Its the same with the glasson dock arm it was solid with bream roach perch even trout brown and seatrout and they had problems with the lock gates and salt water getting into the canal this was in the 70s first time this happened and i believe its happened again this years anyway George keep up the good work and keep the videos coming tight line's 🎣👍

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching Stephen, it's a massive shame isn't it. Have you seen a lot of pollution over the last 50 years then on the canal? For me, what I can say is only really limited to my own experiences and what I've seen over the last few years

    • @stephenbeck6631
      @stephenbeck6631 Місяць тому +1

      I have George it uesd to happen a lot. I remember matches on there over 100 anglers regular. I had a good friend who was a angling journalist i his name was John Weedon wrote for the Angling times r local paper post and chronicle and wigan observer. He campaigned quite a few times about farmers letting spillages into the canal and the river ribble. John is no longer with us rip he lived and breathed angling but it always seemed to go on deaf ears. The glasson dock held massive shoals of bream they got wiped out same as the lancaster canal. He also complained about windamere pollution before i could drive in the late 70s during the old close season if we new someone who had a car perch catches on windamere was fantastic. We also fished the river Kent gilpin winster just fishing bomb on worm we would have some good catches. The gilpin and winster had a good head of roach they disappeared John being in the Committee of Wigan Angling Association would campaign about pollution and it would fall on deaf ears. Thats why WAA give up all the fishing sections on windamere kent winster gilpin lancaster canal because of the very poor fishing. The was also a big association called Northern Anglers we was all members of which no longer exist today due to the lack of anglers dropping out. I travel a 80 mile round trip to the lancaster canal living near haydock park racecourse and i would go on lanky when ever i could and only living 3miles from the Leeds and liverpool canal it really hurts me to see the canal in sutch a state so with your publicity George they might start listening and start doing something about these pollution incidents keep up the good work tight lines 🎣👍

  • @jambobee
    @jambobee Місяць тому +4

    Unbelievable isn't it mate,I had booked onto the caravan site for the weekend after this had happened-hoping to fish the Stretch,we still went but the devastation he had caused was absolutely heartbreaking 😢 I will never forget the smell from all the dead rotting fish and how surreal the canal looked,the water was jet black and motionless.

  • @Hardlinesangling
    @Hardlinesangling Місяць тому +8

    That's horrendous that the farmer is continuing to carry on with the pollution. These big corporations/people with a big of money seem to be able to get away with murder literally.

  • @leejohnson7471
    @leejohnson7471 Місяць тому +2

    Great video look forward to the next one

  • @Connorfish8ng
    @Connorfish8ng Місяць тому +1

    Hiya, I ordered one of you're rods, and it's brilliant by the way. I landed a 3.5lb trout from a small burn yesterday, and it fought like a salmon on the super light tip. I couldn't help noticing you haven't been using it. Why is that? Brilliant content as always sad to see this kind of thing, but it's good to see you addressing the issue.

  • @wolfwinddh
    @wolfwinddh Місяць тому +4

    this is the video that brought me to your chanel so at least there is that

  • @MoreFishMission
    @MoreFishMission 27 днів тому

    Very sad to see!! Thanks for the insight and spreading awareness 👊

  • @cooky187
    @cooky187 Місяць тому +5

    Absolutely disgusting as a British angler for 22 years I’m starting to hate my country for all kinds of reasons. Shameful

    • @stevegray5709
      @stevegray5709 24 дні тому

      It surely is a shit country run by incomptents.

    • @cooky187
      @cooky187 24 дні тому

      @@countrywideboy I am sausage

  • @brendanfrain8040
    @brendanfrain8040 26 днів тому

    It’s a disgrace! Well done for making this video!👍🏻

  • @StephenMartindale-s4z
    @StephenMartindale-s4z Місяць тому +1

    In 2016 our club river had a devastating pollution incident. Instead of fertilising his orchards from an anaerobic digester, the digestate found its way into our river, taking out an estimated 15,500 fish including wild brown trout, eels and lamprey. The farmer had been compliant with the Environment Agency but was still fined over £60,000 by the Magistrates. The EA restocked with many thousands of chub, dace and roach but couldn't restock with fertile brown trout. It has taken most of this time for trout to return to our stretches but we are now catching wild fish again. As a club we are members of The Angling Trust and through Fish Legal claimed compensation from the farmer which went some way towards softening the disappointment of the pollution.

  • @I_am_the_godofwar
    @I_am_the_godofwar 27 днів тому

    So glad efforts are being made to bring the marina back to life, after a bit of care, stricter regulations, and maybe a bit of stocking, it should be able to bounce back

  • @timdougall5415
    @timdougall5415 Місяць тому +2

    This is happening more often. Farmers have to get rid of slurry so they spread it onto fields on the quiet. It’s only a matter of days until it washes down into the streams

    • @countrywideboy
      @countrywideboy 24 дні тому

      its farming we spread poop,,, get over it,,we all so spread loads of human waste from sewage works that you and your mates created..

  • @urbanfox53
    @urbanfox53 Місяць тому +6

    Publish the name of his farm! How would he feel it his livestock where killed??

    • @greg0uk
      @greg0uk Місяць тому +1

      Why publish the name of his farm?

    • @urbanfox53
      @urbanfox53 Місяць тому +1

      @greg0uk Why hide it, would be a better question?.

    • @greg0uk
      @greg0uk Місяць тому

      @ to stop vigilante justice.

    • @urbanfox53
      @urbanfox53 Місяць тому

      @@greg0uk Better than no justice at all!.

    • @greg0uk
      @greg0uk Місяць тому

      @@urbanfox53 how?

  • @Deeroncam
    @Deeroncam Місяць тому +1

    Devastating to see such a number of fish die out, same happened to the can li started fishing but maybe a year before I got there huge numbers recorded.. the neighbours have installed water jets which have helped . Credit to them . Nice pike!

  • @AK-uq7lg
    @AK-uq7lg Місяць тому +5

    Here in the Netherlands are regulations and rules when and how much cow dung the farmer can juse to ferilise his land.
    The farmer do this when there is dry weather forecast and use ground injection so the cow dung go in the ground and dont spill everywhere by rain or laying on top of the soil.
    Al the canals and ditches around the farmers here are full of pike and other species.
    The farmer keeps the water healthy so he can give his cows the water from the canals to drink, water his crops and have fertile land at the same time(everybody happy)
    I wish everyone a nice catch the next time you go fishing!!!

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      That sounds like a great way of doing it, the UK should definitely take note! I wonder if it's much more expensive to inject the ground?

    • @Mrbeastly84
      @Mrbeastly84 Місяць тому

      We’re not capable of using that level of competence in the UK unfortunately.

    • @heyitsmetrousers4399
      @heyitsmetrousers4399 Місяць тому

      @@adventurefishinguk It doesn't make a difference, what ever is spread on or into the ground makes its way into the water table anyway. Our rivers in the UK are shocking to start with, the levels of ecoli and other harmless bacteria are way above the tolerance levels and that's thanks to the tories and this Labour government will not be any different. You can campaign all you want and protest but our sewage will still be pumped into the rivers sadly.

    • @nickbea3443
      @nickbea3443 Місяць тому

      The UK has rules and regs, but it requires an effective regulator to enforce these. Sadly, the Environment Agency has been starved of funding and had its hands tied by the last Government that has allowed events like this to happen and the perps to believe they can get away with destroying and polluting the natural environment. The lack of morals and sense of entitlement by these individuals and organisations is a sad reflection of todays society.

  • @leeyo5494
    @leeyo5494 Місяць тому +2

    did you see any dead carp in the marina, i always thought thats where they hold up, my dad had a boat outsife the tith barn pub bridge for 30 years

  • @trevorroberts-o7q
    @trevorroberts-o7q Місяць тому +2

    This happens all too often . Farmers and water authorities don't seem to care what happens to our aquatic environment in instances like this. The farming community would be in an uproar if this happened to their land animals.

  • @chrismccartney8668
    @chrismccartney8668 Місяць тому +2

    Loss of EELs is worrying...
    And think of the damage to Voles Otters Kingfishers Herons and ri residents.
    All Fisherman and Boaters Dog Walkers Runners and Cyclist should stand ready to call out the appropriate Authority Immediately and if they don't get a Urgent Response SHOUT LOUD TO ANY WHO WILL LISTEN.

  • @FDGRebel
    @FDGRebel 19 днів тому

    Sickening; Well done on highlighting, more needs done especially big fines and jail

  • @LG_Fishing
    @LG_Fishing Місяць тому +1

    Horrible to see, thanks for the video. Hopefully more is done in the future to stop this happening .

  • @skycamvideo
    @skycamvideo 29 днів тому

    Such a shame that people are getting away with killing fish lilo this. Something has to be done. Thanks for brining this to the media. Where was this ? Looks local to Lancaster canal. So sad 😢😢😢😢😢

  • @karlney8769
    @karlney8769 Місяць тому

    Sad to see mate but unfortunately this happens way too much. Hope it recovers.

  • @liamhennelly3961
    @liamhennelly3961 Місяць тому +2

    I think the people need to give the government that much if a headache they have to listen. This is happening up and down Britain. I am a professional scuba diver and I have apps on my phone for water quality etc and the government are allowing people to spew their waste into rivers and the sea. Then we have absolute clowns like that farmer who is adding to it all. We need to all get our heads together and let the government know what we think about it. Water is essential for human existence,our kids are now living in a time where their water ways are being polluted. It's disgusting,this government disgusts me.

    • @alison8526
      @alison8526 Місяць тому

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
      @Rose.Of.Hizaki Місяць тому

      Sadly. The UK Government isnt what it used to be. They dont have the time or the money to be dealing with such things.

  • @arcticdesire9521
    @arcticdesire9521 Місяць тому

    is that pike at the end on sunnyside 2 at wyreside by any chance and what weight was it ?

  • @Alfieee519
    @Alfieee519 21 день тому

    Hey I just recently bought the rigged and ready predator rod with the 6000 reel I was wondering if you could catch carp on it/will it hold carp?

  • @daz3434
    @daz3434 Місяць тому +2

    Makes me sick seems like it's only fisherman that actually care about our river systems. The farmer should be fined for the clean up and restocking it looked a nightmare mate.

  • @joesmith9563
    @joesmith9563 29 днів тому

    Hello mate what was the landing net you was using?

  • @AQUAFISHING21
    @AQUAFISHING21 Місяць тому

    Super video👌

  • @markchatfield4106
    @markchatfield4106 Місяць тому +2

    This farmer obviously doesn't care because he is allowed to keep getting away with it. Time he was sent to prison for it.

  • @alison8526
    @alison8526 Місяць тому

    Very sad but well reported. Feargal Sharkey could include canals in his mission to prevent pollution in natural waterways from human and agricultural waste 😞

  • @runerune-_-9727
    @runerune-_-9727 Місяць тому

    Its not as easy as you say. The slurry is organic fertilizer. The farmer has to make large scaled agricultures because we are so many people as we are on the globe. Remember those farmers feed quite many people in your country and you cannot just stop him. In denmark we have precautions with zones near waters and so on to prevent this. This is not simple as you make it. The nitrogen in the slurry and one of the biggest nutritional needs of plants are also extremely soluable in water and therefore travels a long way in the ground. And also in high amounts make oxygen crash in waters

  • @garycreasey4538
    @garycreasey4538 Місяць тому +28

    Sorry but a fine is mot good enough. My blood is boiling . Absolute piss take he should b in prison he obviously new what he was doin .

  • @deividas_kimontas
    @deividas_kimontas 27 днів тому +2

    This farmer should be in prison! 😡

  • @stephenfletcher4117
    @stephenfletcher4117 Місяць тому

    The same sort of thing happened at Bardney Lock on the Witham a few years ago. The farmer sprayed pesticides into the canal and killed about 1000 fish. I fished it before which was amazing, and after, not knowing what had happened, and blanked. The lock keeper came out and told us what went on.

  • @thetattooedangler
    @thetattooedangler Місяць тому +1

    Annual profit from muck spreading without carrying out the proper checks = £10,000
    Annual fines paid for muck spreading without carrying out the proper checks = £0
    Since new legislation was brought in to protect canals and other waterways from pollution from farms improperly fertilizing in 2018, exactly no proceedings have been brought, and no fines have been issued. None.
    The farmer settled out of court here, but an out of court settlement could be accepting a warning, or promising to observe the rules in future in place of other sanctions. It is not neccessarily monetary.
    There is no deterrent against this happening, and the minimal consequences are a tacit encouragement. Even if the pollution is severe enough to warrant criminal charges being brought, any monies raised from a fine go to central government, where it is swallowed up, and the locals will never see a penny of it. All the businesses that lost out, and everybody who had to clean and decontaminate thier boats and other equipment, will have to carry the cost on thier own.
    We have to keep the pressure on local government and the environmental agencies. This happens far too often, and the longer we stay silent, the more it will happen. Keep at them, and report very single instance you see.

  • @samhirst7331
    @samhirst7331 Місяць тому +1

    Pretty sure the origianl video was the first video of yours i wafched. Think it will be a good 5 to 10 years before that canal starts to puck up again. But not if the farmer continues to destroy it.

  • @jungletiger1900
    @jungletiger1900 Місяць тому +5

    They have always been protected and looked after by the politicians who also are land owners.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +2

      I'm definitely not anti-farmer, the work they do is so incredibly important. Situations like this just shouldn't be allowed to happen though!

    • @jungletiger1900
      @jungletiger1900 Місяць тому +4

      @@adventurefishinguk I know of two farmers who have a plane and runway, they own vast amounts of land, with livestock and crops, I've seen farmers block footpaths and make it different for people to access the countryside, I've seen them fill in ponds, and destroy trees and wildlife habit, they also kill birds of prey, yep being 74 I have seen it all my life.

  • @chasingtrout
    @chasingtrout Місяць тому

    unfortunately, in the summer of 2022, the same accident happened in Estonia, where silage water from a farm leaked into the river Umbusi and more than five thousand brown trout were killed. Fishing is still prohibited on this river.

  • @alanarmer8069
    @alanarmer8069 Місяць тому +1

    The EA have no teeth George I’m afraid 🎣🎣🎣🎣

  • @Adam-mu3fl
    @Adam-mu3fl Місяць тому

    was the full canal affected or just a small area ?

  • @richardsanders.4624
    @richardsanders.4624 Місяць тому +1

    What else would you expect. Rich landowners with connections in high places get away with it all the time and now they want to dodge the 20% inheritance tax.

  • @lookerslures
    @lookerslures Місяць тому +2

    The fish are still there pal I had numerous doubles from that stretch last year on deadbait my pal also had his pb of 16lb down there so they are still there I might have a shorts video of a lure caught one I had down there aswell on my channel 👍

    • @alison8526
      @alison8526 Місяць тому

      Please post a link?

    • @lookerslures
      @lookerslures Місяць тому +1

      @alison8526 it's my latest two shorts one with my daughter holding a fish and the other of me hooking the fish close in they are not doubles the bigger fish I have pictures of were caught on deadbaits the two in the shorts are lure caught biggest being about 9lb

  • @chrismccartney8668
    @chrismccartney8668 Місяць тому +1

    Marina should sue farmer for ruining water.
    I wouldn't want to sit on my boat with stink and dead fish..

  • @chrishockley3990
    @chrishockley3990 Місяць тому

    Heartbreaking situation(s)! It never should have happened even the first time! Had similar situation when relocated to Cyprus from Essex…beautiful dam (achna) full of carp (average 5lb to 6lb) but then water completely disappeared. After couple of weeks they pumped it full again. All fish lost. Again…heartbreaking

  • @mrskint55
    @mrskint55 Місяць тому +1

    So sad to see all those dead fish ,shame on you Mr Farmer .

  • @mg10056
    @mg10056 Місяць тому

    Did you name the canal, and the precise stretch ?
    Such details can inform authorities and anglers to preserve such waterways.

  • @PG_FISHING
    @PG_FISHING Місяць тому

    It's cheaper for them to pay the fine, that's why they dump it in the river. They have been doing it for years in northern Ireland, most of our local rivers have been decimated!

  • @johnmknox
    @johnmknox Місяць тому +8

    I support the farmers with what they are going through right now with the government attempting to put then out of business and steal their land however this particular farmer should be closed down, heavily fined and put in prison. It is obvious to me that this is quite deliberate and has now happened multiple times.

  • @MarcusSpjut
    @MarcusSpjut Місяць тому +1

    Surly he cant be allowed to be a farmer after numerus environmental violation. A government agench should close his facility down as the fatmer clearly have no respect either for nature or otherfarmes who will get a backlash from this. Good on ya George useing the platform.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      It's definitely time this kind of issue is taken more seriously!

  • @MonsterCarpHunter
    @MonsterCarpHunter Місяць тому

    Heartbreaking 💔

  • @derekwood4844
    @derekwood4844 Місяць тому

    Where did this happen

  • @Charleswynn-j3o
    @Charleswynn-j3o Місяць тому +1

    Sadly some farmers behave like this !!

  • @lewiswilko9004
    @lewiswilko9004 Місяць тому

    That Farmer should have faced huge reparations to fix the place. Reminds me of the recent stretch in Walsall that got impacted by corporate chemical spills. Doesn't seem like anyone will be held to a serious account there either.

  • @craigbradley6210
    @craigbradley6210 Місяць тому +1

    I knew Boris had to be good for something 😂

  • @ml2799
    @ml2799 Місяць тому +4

    This is tragic, so sad to see. If it was bats there’d be uproar!

  • @gnfishingbfs
    @gnfishingbfs Місяць тому

    There is fish near the marina. I've caught a few little perch lately, but it's not as good as before the disaster.

  • @stoney332
    @stoney332 Місяць тому +2

    Same thing happened to a local pond near me about 20 years ago a lot of specimen fish wiped out and it never recovered they filled it in not that long ago n made a new pond in the local park great fishing but no wear near as special as the old pond doh the angling club tried to save what they could but the best stomp of fish were dead sad to see alright

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +1

      Ahh thats gutting to hear :( Happy that there's a new pond at least!

  • @tariqaslam1853
    @tariqaslam1853 Місяць тому

    Very sad, happened at Sandon lock in the 70s we were gutted.

  • @stevendouglas3633
    @stevendouglas3633 Місяць тому

    So where did money from the fine go? Surely towards reinvesting the fish in the canal?

  • @Gondrong78fishing-rf9zt
    @Gondrong78fishing-rf9zt 27 днів тому

    Hadir pendatang baru kawan mantap spotnya mancing sukses slalu buat kita semua 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

  • @DaveEdey-cf8wu
    @DaveEdey-cf8wu Місяць тому +1

    So sad 😔

  • @mayhem492
    @mayhem492 Місяць тому

    Where is the canal? Who is the farmer? Surely this is all in the public domain. This information could help others to be vigilant and hopefully ensure that either it doesn’t happen again or the perpetrator gets dealt with effectively and appropriately.

  • @bobbyborland6922
    @bobbyborland6922 Місяць тому

    If the recent budget has taught us anything, some (most) farmers think they're 'special' and shouldn't be governed by the same laws as everyone else.

  • @stevesmith9015
    @stevesmith9015 Місяць тому

    Do we know if Fish Legal have are aware or have been involved? They are usually very keen to ensure people who cause pollution are held to account. If there is clear evidence of further incidents by the same farmer then surely they need to be subject to further prosecution with a more significant fine or a prison sentence. The treatment of our waterways in pursuit of profit is an absolute scandal . There needs to be more done to highlight this appalling behaviour

  • @MrNeilb37
    @MrNeilb37 Місяць тому

    i am just saying ..looking at it it looks like there a hell of lot weed could that also be the cause of it.. as the weed grows it need,, Duckweed is a mass of small plants that group together to form larger “carpets” that we see on rivers. Most varieties of duckweed you are likely to see are native to the UK and are often put into ponds in gardens and rivers Though they can quickly get out of hand it not treated will know. The mass of plants can double in size every two or three days meaning it can spread quickly and The plants are eaten by aquatic animals and fish and , washed down through the system during heavy rain or die off during winter conditions... so that might be one problem the weed...that caused it.. and starving the fish of oxergen... good video and yes as every said it sad and i agree all fishemen should take there stuff home after i been fishing i always spend and extra 30 seconds just looking around my fishing area to see i dropped anyting anything..its

  • @rangerwhite5165
    @rangerwhite5165 Місяць тому +1

    Disgusting. Farm should be closed down if he doesn't make reparations.

  • @danram69
    @danram69 Місяць тому

    which canal was it ?

  • @northernirishviking7283
    @northernirishviking7283 Місяць тому +2

    We had the same thing on our river by a big business, emptying the wash water into the shuck then into the river and killed thousands of wild brown, sea trout and salmon parr, £2000 fine and hes done it a few times,

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому +1

      That’s such a shame to hear, it becomes a real problem when environmental issues are caused by cost cutting, and fines are smaller than the amount saved

    • @northernirishviking7283
      @northernirishviking7283 Місяць тому

      It defo does, we watch him like a hawk now, our river bounced back and is producing some fine fish but we are vigilant and patrol quite regularly, if your ever over here ill take you for a day on it,

  • @chrissmiles788
    @chrissmiles788 Місяць тому

    Looking at the amount of algae growth and surface weed, my guess is the problem is ongoing.

  • @scottessery100
    @scottessery100 28 днів тому

    what does the EPAs do at the EA if they dont enforce the law

  • @fisherman5517
    @fisherman5517 Місяць тому +2

    idiots that do this to our water ways obviously care more about money and profits than they do the environment , poor sad sacks they are.

  • @antonygardner250
    @antonygardner250 Місяць тому +1

    lancaster canal,,, Garstang marina... you can goole earth the rest, im sure

  • @Edge-of-Reason
    @Edge-of-Reason Місяць тому +1

    Most farmers care but there's a few that just prioritise themselves over everything else and unfortunately they are often.the ones who know the right people who can make consequences go away. Likely he will not change his behavior.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      Yeah i'm definitely not anti-farmer, the work they do is so incredibly important. Just a huge shame repeated negligence is allowed to go largely unanswered for

  • @davefave4351
    @davefave4351 Місяць тому

    George, would you mind if I passed this onto a friend who is an editor of a national daily tabloid?
    I won't tell you which one but if you remember the Boris Johnson swimbait(?) edition and my comment suggesting a Liz Truss plug, in view of her £243m cuts to pollution monitoring et al you can guess it's not a tory one.
    Third offence is an incarceration, surely, as lessons have not been learned nor remedial measures taken?
    Tight lines, my man...

  • @oldlifter530
    @oldlifter530 Місяць тому

    I imagine this is coming out because the farmers are protesting. If not this is really bad timing.

  • @allangooge7871
    @allangooge7871 Місяць тому

    So what did the pike weigh???🤷‍♂️

  • @MarkSlater71
    @MarkSlater71 Місяць тому +1

    Hope these crazy environmentalists don't get hold of his address 😳😳😳

    • @alison8526
      @alison8526 Місяць тому

      From maybe the BBC report/ google earth/fb something like that?

    • @slarratt
      @slarratt Місяць тому +1

      What is the address that you don't want them getting hold of?

  • @tanner2stryker2
    @tanner2stryker2 17 днів тому

    This happens on a regular basis where I live we have reported it on a number of times but no body does anything the farmer pumps pig slurry directly into stream and kilks everything everytime very sad boils my piss

  • @fitaj8789
    @fitaj8789 Місяць тому

    The amount of money the government give to the waterways board and environment agency it’s no wonder atrocities like this happen all over the country. Our waterways are so important to all wildlife but seem to be ignored.

  • @samobviously1770
    @samobviously1770 Місяць тому +1

    Can’t even watch this 😩

  • @robertthomas1717
    @robertthomas1717 Місяць тому

    The farmer is most probably related to the local MP so in essence is bullet proof.

  • @JackRoadkill
    @JackRoadkill Місяць тому +3

    As both a farm labourer and an angler I'm sickened by this; behaviour like that does nothing to help the already battered image of farming.

    • @alison8526
      @alison8526 Місяць тому +1

      Most of us support our farmers - custodians of the countryside! Just this one needs re-educating a little...

    • @countrywideboy
      @countrywideboy 24 дні тому

      @@alison8526 3 times a day .

  • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
    @Rose.Of.Hizaki Місяць тому

    I honestly cant say im surprised. Im not sure if its the EA that didnt press hard enough for a bigger fine or if was the judge who let him off with the slap on the wrist but Im not surprised at all at the result. Theres no justice in the UK.

  • @kevinjohnson2528
    @kevinjohnson2528 Місяць тому +1

    Unbelievable, that farmer will be looking for sympathy because of losing grants His peers should strip him of affiliated membership, the NFU needs to be involved together with anyone buying produce. Sad this.

    • @adventurefishinguk
      @adventurefishinguk  Місяць тому

      Heartbreaking isn't it, it's time things like this were taken more seriously!

  • @countrywideboy
    @countrywideboy Місяць тому +1

    Is there any actual proof it came from a farm ????

  • @mickyg6981
    @mickyg6981 Місяць тому +1

    When they do get done it's only usually a very small fine, it's a disgrace.

  • @anthonystorey2953
    @anthonystorey2953 Місяць тому

    Just as i was feeling sympathetic towards the farmers outrage re the newly imposed inheritance taxe rules this outrageous display of contempt for the environment has altered my perspective!