Looks like a prolonged dry spell might be in the offing so any redds should remain pretty safe, if you can find any that is.  Reports of the odd kelt showing beow Hereford and even a redd seen on the lower river.



If you get invited to an organised shoot it must be pretty embarrassing, not to say downright dangerous if your gun barrel explodes.  I hear it happened to an illustrious member of WUF recently who escaped serious injury.  Leave you to speculate on who it was. No comments please.!!!


Saw this on another forum;   Was this not the same guy who was advising NRW, WAG WUF in recent years on fishery matters.  says it all really.

 Professor condemns C&R

On page 25 of today's Scottish Daily Mail is a piece quoting Professor of aquatic biology at Swansea university, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz.

It warns of extinction of Scottish salmon unless there is a complete ban on fishing for them, including catch and release.
He likens fishing for salmon with hunting tigers, cheetahs and black rhino.

Quote:- "Catch and release is just like shooting black rhinos with darts, and only for fun. Would you do it?"

There is no mention of catches by netting or salmon farms, only angling.2