Sadly shaun passed away on 5th december

Goldenloch
December 05/12/2011

For those that remember Betty, Shaun and Bob the intrepid trio that used to come here and many other fisheries regularly, Shaun is now very ill in Hospital, its was only just over a year ago that he and Betty were last here fishing, he had responded well to the cancer treatment and although not really fit, he was back fishing, it was his love and pleasure, he just loved to fish, but sadly he has now got a major lung problem and has only a short time left, I am sure I speak for everyone that knew them, and we feel for him and his family at this time, especially also to Betty who was an inspiration to many anglers in her famous statement “If I can catch fish then anyone can” for a fit young man in his 40s to get struck down with this terrible disease and be so ill in such a short space of time is so sad.

To Book for Fishing, Call John on 01337840355 or 07968006367. or email john@goldenloch.co.uk or visit www.goldenloch.co.uk

Goldenloch december 05/12/2011

Well, the first week in December at the Goldenloch has probably been the quietest for a long time, mostly due to the weather, however both Saturday and Sunday were nice days, albeit maybe a tad cold, the cormorants are being a bit troublesome with four or five arriving every morning SNH have declined me a Licence to shoot any, on the grounds that, and I quote “On the basis of our own assessment and advice received we feel that there is a lack of information provided” but I gave them the numbers visiting and their regularity, also it goes on to say “SNH can only grant a licence if we have evidence to show that serious damage is being inflicted on a fishery” so marked fish and eaten fish obviously isn’t enough or is it that they just want me to fill in the questions asked in the booklet they sent headed “Licensing Arrangements for Shooting Birds to Prevent Serious Damage to Fisheries” Its basically due to the fact that complete and utter twats are running this country, we have very little wild bird life left in this beautiful part of North East Fife due to the dummies that are in charge, yes we have a dozen or so Buzzards, three or four Sea Eagles, loads of Cormorants Crows and Jackdaws, but what happened to every thing else we used to have, masses of Robins, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Blue tits, Chaffinch to name a few and our bird feeder is like an abandoned cold war relic, my Father and Mother, both deceased now spent every day in their retirement feeding the wildlife so much so that when visiting them it was like trying to get into a birdcage, they got so much pleasure from doing so, one of my fathers favourite sayings was, “It’s a gie poor man that canny feed the wee birds,” but now that the Government do gooders have reintroduced the top of the tree birds of prey, which basically have eaten everything or scared it away, why what possible good is it doing and who wants Sea Eagles, Buzzards, Cormorants, before set aside and field margins we had a balanced nature with an eco system that worked now we have a very unbalanced system with predators bigger and stronger than ever, due to the huge amount of easy food and no one controlling them, I have lived here all my life and see ruin in many forms, but now it’s a real tragedy.

To Book for Fishing, Call John on 01337840355 or 07968006367. or email john@goldenloch.co.uk or visit www.goldenloch.co.uk