River rising slightly again this afternoon with water from The Irfon mainly and introducing some colour-which is now making its way downstream to Hay.  Not looking particularly good for tomorrow with the possibility of heavy overnight showers again.

Below is the latest from WUF.

Note they just cannot help themselves in having a dig at the SNR project.  At least we know approx how many smolts did go into the river from that exercise.  They have no idea of natural smolt production as they have stubbornly over the years refused to monitor any smolt output from the work they have done.  Probably afraid of the answer they might get.  Smolts migrate most months of the summer and even early autumn so whats the problem. Typical smug ba*****s

Regarding the picture of the trout it illustrates just what the wild fry/parr output has to deal with during the time its in the river. I suppose those are all the weakest minnows and only the fit survive. No, those are just the unlucky ones that's all. A big trout is one of the fiercest predators there is yet putting them back to grow bigger is now all the rage. More big trout -more fry and parr eaten.  Bizarre.

Wye & Usk Foundation News Update 9th June, 2014 More rain today plus last week's thunder and lightening and more to come too. We've had wet summers before but have any produced the colour and siltation that has been the feature of rivers this year? It's not just the lower Wye either.....Usk and Tywi have also been experienced raised levels of colour. A typical feature has been the layers of silt around the water's edge, ready to move on with the next small rise. In mid Wales we are just half an inch behind 2011's total rainfall (please see footers below). This has made fishing difficult. The reservoirs have provided some opportunity for trout anglers, as have some of the Wild Streams as they come back into fishable order very quickly. However, salmon fishers have had the worst of it, finding it difficult to arrive on water that wasn't too high or coloured. The lower Wye has been the most problematic as the photo opposite shows and where very little fishing has taken place there at all. Trouting has tended to be better in the evening with some respectable rises when the rivers haven't been out through colour but often after everyone has gone home. A fish of between 5 and 6lbs was landed during a visit to Clochfaen on a dry fly by one of a visiting team of French anglers. Next week the coarse fishing season starts and we suspect that there will be some good catches of barbel in these conditions. We will be adding a coarse fishing report to our other three monthly summaries. Also next week there are also changes to salmon fishing restrictions as the National Spring Byelaws end. The Tywi and Usk will see the start of 'bait' fishing - worming, shrimping and prawning - and it will be permissible to take salmon on beats that allow (the Wye and Taff are mandatory C&R all season of course). However, the signs are that the Usk and Tywi will need every fish that enters the river to ensure long term survival and so we urge that all salmon are returned. The last of the SNR smolts were released from the upper Wye at the end of May. We hope they manage to catch up their wild cousins who left several weeks earlier. Wye in the Ross area last week. Photo: Adam Fisher 1 1/2 lbs Wye trout caught last week containing 53 minnows and young salmonids What's the weather going to do next? Some authorities are predicting a heat wave which might be a chance to see some salmon fishing action on the lower beats. Some time this week, there is every hope that rivers will finally come into good order once we get past Tuesdays rain. Let's hope for a better week! All the best from WUF. PS The booking office will advise of current fishability ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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I am headed back to court this week with Ecojustice to stop the spread of salmon disease. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Federal Court 701 W. Georgia St., Vancouver. 

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Wish us, and the wild salmon luck,

Alexandra Morton

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