Salmon Poaching On The River Foyle - 1977 (Derry Bailiffs vs Donegal Poachers)

Bailiffs in County Derry are coming under attack from salmon poachers operating on the river Foyle.
Routine patrols on the river Foyle now require the crew to don protective equipment for their own safety. Organised gangs illegally netting salmon on the County Donegal side of the river near St Johnston and Lifford have become more aggressive over the past two years,
Stones and even shots have been fired at these bailiffs.
Foyle Fisheries Executive Officer Gerald Hayduck says that poaching and antisocial behaviour by the poachers is as bad as it has ever been in this area.
I would say a great deal were involved in it...a large number.
However, thanks to the work of fisheries officers and water bailiffs it is unlikely that the poachers will be as successful this year as they were last year.
News report broadcast in July 1977.

[@martin7955]

No fish left to poach!

[@Eddiedoherty22]

Dennis kelly from carrickmore throwing stones at 0:21. Good man kelp.😂

[@jamesbowman4605]

fantastic film

[@smhorse]

"Property is theft", basically

[@brianthompson5847]

The fish are gone . Gerald haddock gone even Ronnie Kerrigan…. But they lift boats tied to the bank….. surely that’s theft.

[@myloohagan5686]

To this day the British territorial claim to Lough Foyle reaches right to the high water level on the Donegal side. The lough is very important to UK nuclear defences; it guards the NW approaches to the Trident submarine base in Scotland.

[@whitetroutchannel]

no its not theft, baliffs in northern ireland have the power to impound any equipment linked to poachin, i knew a gillnetter than had his boat, car and his freezer took by baliffs

[@barrymcguire7124]

It will be the fishy with the little wishy when the boat comes in

[@owenmccullagh3462]

The uk state using the water Bali’s who in a lot of cases ended up in jail for the things they did against poachers were and are the real bad men here even today. The river foyle and no part of the Ireland in any way belongs to England though they still think so( who ever told them that lie- like who owns Scotland but the scotch and wales but the Welsh- English bully boy taticts - but they will loose it all and the faster the better).

[@raftonpounder6696]

Could you type that again but in English please?

[@MrJingles-zm4lc]

Foyle bailiffs, just another form of BrItish oppression which still exists to this day unfortunately.

[@whitetroutchannel]

and a bloody good job too, left to your own devices you derry lot would clear every fish ya's got