Drastic action needed now to save pike

WHILE walking in the Gearagh river in the Macroom area of Co Cork recently I came across a number of anglers hoping to enjoy a bit of pike fishing, as they have done for years.

Every single angler I met told me the same tale - the pike fishing there is a disaster, not a single bite of any kind.

One of them said that five years ago he caught specimen fish of 15lbs and 12lbs on a regular basis. Now, nothing.