Problem on Jam factory fishery

[ws10fisher]

Went to lower broadheath fishery yesterday. Commonly known as the jam factory. Fishing was ok but weather was not too good. It only stopped raining when i packed up.
The problem is the amount of Ducks and geese on this fishery. The banks of this fishery are literally plastered with bird feces. With all the rain yesterday i have returned with most of my clothing and gear covered in bird feces. The jam factory is home to a extremely large population of Ducks and Canadian geese. They have become very agressive feeders which is common when any animal reaches large numbers. They have to compete for food and get very agressive in their feeding habits. You simply cannot loose feed anything without an army of hungry birds assaulting your swim. It got so bad yesterday that i inadvertantly hooked two ducks. My brother also hooked a young geese. All were returned without harm by the way. Obviously they were quite stressed though.
I spent most of my day there trying to shoo away these birds. Whats more you have to pay for the pleasure of fishing there and having to deal with these problem birds. This should not be an issue if the fishery is being well managed. Obviously it is not. My advice is to stay way from this venue until the owner does something about this problem. I mean, surely there are health issues if you return from a fishing venue covered in bird feces.

[geejayy]

crispy duck in aromatic sauce, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmn loverly.

[ws10fisher]

Good idea!

I'm not sure if you can take wildlife birds from a fishery though. Probably something illegal about that. Maybe someone could clarify what the laws are on this.

Doesn't seem to stop our Eastern European anglers though. In addition to eating our fish stocks they have apparently aquired a taste for Swans now. Several local papers in the Sandwell area have commented that we no longer have any Swans left in the Sandwell area.

I think this problem is down to the fishery owner. A regulated bird cull or relocation effort is what is needed here. The annoying part of this is that the fishery owner does nothing but expects you to pay to fish.
I have had this problem before. I used to fish a carp pool on a campsite in little Tarrington, near Hereford. That fishery boasted over 100 Canadian Geese. Over 200 birds if you counted all of the Ducks. The noise and disturbance from these animals when they were breeding was unbearable. Fishing was severely disrupted simply because there were so many of them. Once again they were very aggressive feeders because they have to compete for food.
Numerous anglers complained to the owner that this was a problem but he just ignored them. It was due to the fact that the owner had received a conservation award from David Bellamy. He also was given grant money from organisations that supported bird sanctuaries. So it simply came down to a choice of whether he kept his customers happy or swelled his bank balance.
Judging by the number of birds there. We all know who won that argument. I believe that if you are being charged to fish on a controlled commercial fishery. Then bird life shouldn't even be there. No one minds if there are just a few but if the owner does not control them and the numbers become a problem. Then this is poor fishery management and anglers should vote with their feet.