Angling club makes waves over East Europeans killing fish

A fishing club says it will not restock a Co Cork reservoir until bylaws are introduced to prevent Eastern European anglers, living locally, from killing their fish.

Fermoy Coarse Angling Club spokesman Tommy Lawton said the situation had become so bad at Knockananig reservoir — which was developed as a tourist angling attraction — that some species, such as tench, had been completely wiped out.

Other stocks of large coarse fish, such as bream, have also been seriously depleted.