Another River Visit 27/6/13
After last week’s superb day on the river with Ben I was keen to get out again fairly soon. I checked the weather on Tuesday, Wednesday was looking best with reasonably light winds, blowing upstream and relatively stable temperatures. I tied a few flies, decided that I was going fishing and even with the forward planning of a whole day by the time I’d managed to convince my brother to come fishing it was 2030 Wednesday when we arrived at the water! The first mission was unfinished business with a trout I lost on the last outing, I sat down and waited beside his bush and then...
Read MoreSuperb Day On The River 20/6/13
Last week I met up with Ben for a day on one of my local rivers. He was back home in Scotland visiting friends and family for a short time and we promised we’d get some fishing in together. If you can’t remember who Ben is, check out this post from Tasmania. We were fortunate enough to have a good forecast for the day we’d chosen, intermittent white cloud and sunshine, warm temperatures and a moderate wind heading predominantly downstream. There’s always a little apprehension in the air when you promise to take a mate fishing as you want to show off your waterways to...
Read MoreHelp Prevent Salmon Farming in Galway Bay
Ronan dropped me a line asking if I could help advertise a campaign aimed at preventing salmon farming in Galway Bay. Anything we can do to help prevent another wild fishery feeling the impact of artificial farming is well worth doing. Salmon farming itself is a practice that is hard to argue against given the human demand for salmon products however the way in which current farming methods are employed leaves a lot to be desired. The farms are typically located in estuaries and other inshore areas where the returning spawning stock of wild fish (both salmon and sea trout) must pass through....
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