Three fish from Wyesham for Tim Risedale  18-4lbs

How sad is this;   After you , no after you'
, or perhaps a fist fight?

Area:Upper Wye

Beat:The Rectory Fishery

Fishing:Season Rod

No. of Anglers:1

3 Trout, 1 Chub

Busy day on the Rectory, queuing up.



Not only sewage pollution on the Wye obviously.  Some of the excuses given by those in control take some believing such as;
"A spokesman for Water UK, which represents water companies, said that in relation to pollution incidents WWF had failed to distinguish between the most serious, which increased from four to nine in 2016, and the vast majority which the EA classes as having “only a limited or localised effect on water quality”.

So limited or localised is OK it seems. Perhaps as a one off but multiplied time and again who knows?

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