Angler warns of potential rod war

A LEADING angling figure, who recently spent four days in prison for refusing to pay a fine, has warned of another ‘rod war’ by angry anglers.

Richard Behal, 69, from Killarney, said there was great resentment among salmon anglers who felt they had been betrayed by successive fishery ministers.

“Anglers are now worse off than in the days of drift netting, which has been banned,” he claimed.