Similar conditions for a couple of days yet as the river slumps into its summer mode.  Not much being seen down the bottom of the river at present I understand -starting to look pretty grim.  Could be some red faces at the end of the season, and not just from sunburn!.


Saw the below on another fishing forum today.  No Oscar you are missing nothing at all.  Simply stating the blindingly obvious.

Perhaps somebody could clarify things for me, and apologies for any over-simplification, but it seems obvious to me.

I've no doubt that river restoration plays a part in restoring any river, but if we're honest the amount that has gone on clearly hasn't worked in reversing the trend on the Wye. There are still bugger all fish about, and habitat restoration has been going on for years.

So, why is the money now available (either through the WUF or other) not being split, say 50:50, between further restoration and stocking? Surely if there is more habitat there is need for more fish to use the habitat? This clearly isn't happening naturally, so why not promote a shed load of stocking, and build the stocks artificially, at least in the short term?

In summary, if there are no fish, then what's the point in continually restoring habitat? It's like building a 100 homes on a deserted island...

Or am I missing something?

Oscar.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Friday, June 20, 2014

ASF RIVERNOTES - Here and there the salmon are arriving ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A GREAT roundup of info from the rivers this week, with some amazing photographs as well. Check it all out at: http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF's Research Blog is updated - with the most intense period just ending, it is time for the next set of tagging studies. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html New Rules Wanted for a Salmon River in NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parks Canada is at the centre of a controversy over how a river passing through Terra Nova National Park is being managed, with unusual rules. http://asf.ca/advocate-wants-new-rules-for-nl-salmon-river.html Moncton's 10-year-old fly tying expert who is off to Scotland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Julian Furlaga of Moncton has generated amazing stories for his artistry in tying salmon flies, and for his upcoming trip across Scotland. A great video, and written story: http://asf.ca/tying-flies-at-10-and-off-to-scotland.html Hooked on a Reel Good Feeling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Halifax businessman Jim Lawley has a passion for Atlantic salmon, and a passion for doing what he can to restore it. An inspiring short read. http://asf.ca/hooked-on-a-reel-good-feeling.html Candian Armed Forces' Camp Gagetown Takes Time for FishFriends ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Their principal business is military training, artillery and tank manoeuvres, but Camp Gagetown also recognizes the importance of its streams - and for the seventh year has hosted a FishFriends salmon fry release. Check it out. http://asf.ca/camp-gagetown-fish-friends-celebrates-another-year.html NL Aquaculture Association Provided Seriously Inaccurate Escape Data ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Vice-President Sue Scott sets the record straight that more than 800,000 fish have now escaped from salmon farms in NL, with the data carefully compiled and presented at the annual Fisheries and Oceans Canada Salmonid Advisory Workshop in autumn 2013. Read more: http://asf.ca/aquaculture-assoc-provided-seriously-inaccurate-escape-data.html

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