Angry fisherman

[prof pat pending]

I heard this secondhand....

Apparently there was a fisherman on the public moorings at Wallingford yesterday that threatened to torch a boat if it moored in the last available spot. Needless to say, said boat thought better of it and retreated as they intended to stay overnight.

Whilst I appreciate that fishermen have as much right to use the river as we do, what did he expect fishing on a mooring :ambivalence:

 

[boatone]

I heard this secondhand....
Apparently there was a fisherman on the public moorings at Wallingford yesterday that threatened to torch a boat if it moored in the last available spot. Needless to say, said boat thought better of it and retreated as they intended to stay overnight.
Whilst I appreciate that fishermen have as much right to use the river as we do, what did he expect fishing on a mooring :ambivalence:

One would hope the incident was reported but I suspect probably not ?

 

[prof pat pending]

Looking into that, but I doubt it.

TBH I'm not sure I would if I was planning to spend the night, but I might have been tempted to walk accross the river and covertly take a photo so I could report it later.

 

[prof pat pending]

By the way, the same conversation revealed that the new manager of the pub allows mooring

 

[TrueBlue]

By the way, the same conversation revealed that the new manager of the pub allows mooring

That might please Byron - I recall a thread some years ago when m'lud B insisted there was a public right to moor there as it was / had been a landing stage anyway.

Am I correct?

 

[Brayman]

That might please Byron - I recall a thread some years ago when m'lud B insisted there was a public right to moor there as it was / had been a landing stage anyway.

Am I correct?

Sounds familiar

 

[Actionmat]

By the way, the same conversation revealed that the new manager of the pub allows mooring

Is it as shallow as it looks from the bridge?

 

[prof pat pending]

Is it as shallow as it looks from the bridge?

No idea, there's a fair bit of weed near the bridge, but the rest of it looks OK.

As I probably draw less than most on here, I'll run through with the depth sounder next time I'm down that way

 

[prof pat pending]

One would hope the incident was reported but I suspect probably not ?

The town clerk was made aware, and the Police attended later, not sure if anything came of it though

 

[bigwow]

No idea, there's a fair bit of weed near the bridge, but the rest of it looks OK.

As I probably draw less than most on here, I'll run through with the depth sounder next time I'm down that way

Watch out for irate fishermen:encouragement:

 

[prof pat pending]

Watch out for irate fishermen:encouragement:

I'll just point out that the fish finder is showing nothing, so they may as well move on

 

[Rascal Joe]

One would hope the incident was reported but I suspect probably not ?

Making such a threat is an indictable offence and the boat owner could, therefore, have made a citizen's arrest under Section 24a of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and then used 'reasonable force' to detain the offender until the arrival of a warranted officer ('constable' in the Act but any police officer will do!).

Perhaps the installation of a brig should be the next move?

 

[matt_lake]

Is it as shallow as it looks from the bridge?

It is shallow and there is a large lump of concrete/stone slap bang in the middle just off the bankside. Extreme caution required.

 

[Actionmat]

It is shallow and there is a large lump of concrete/stone slap bang in the middle just off the bankside. Extreme caution required.

What's required is a sign that says 'Free mooring for unlicensed liveaboards with outdrives'

 

[thamesS23]

Was moored a few boats back from this incident and was speaking to the boat owner, nice guy on his own. He did stay at that mooring overnight in the end and the police did turn up. This was after the fisherman had left to go back to his house which happened to be quite local, and just up the road !!

If you are going to act like an idiot and try and bully people and make threats like that, don't do it on your own door step !!!!

 

[byron]

That might please Byron - I recall a thread some years ago when m'lud B insisted there was a public right to moor there as it was / had been a landing stage anyway.

Am I correct?

The original boatyard and cottage were owned by Mark Trafford, this is before development. Mark wasn't a boating man. I know with absolute certainty that the moorings there are public.

 

[prof pat pending]

Was moored a few boats back from this incident and was speaking to the boat owner, nice guy on his own. He did stay at that mooring overnight in the end and the police did turn up. This was after the fisherman had left to go back to his house which happened to be quite local, and just up the road !!

If you are going to act like an idiot and try and bully people and make threats like that, don't do it on your own door step !!!!

The guy I heard it from had arrived by car to meet "holiday making friends on their narrow boat" perhaps it happened to more than one boat

 

[thamesS23]

This would of been yesterday afternoon, sounds like he might had made that threat to few people then. I'm heading back through Wallingford in a few days and need to stop for few supplies. I quite like the idea of mooring near fisherman so might see what happens

 

[prof pat pending]

Some thrust tests whilst roped to a sturdy bollard might be required .... Just to make sure everything is OK :encouragement:

 

[Flynnbarr]

Similar happened to me and some friends years back on the EA moorings opposite Harris's boatyard below Penton lock.

Was getting dark and 4boats were looking for a mooring and a pub after a trip back from Limehouse.....1st couple were ahead of the rest ,nice quiet couple with a small dog....got a volley of abuse from a fisherman so sat mid river to await our arrival and then decide where to go......we pootled up,3 chaps on board with a rather large dog and the fisherman kindly moved for us....