Little news so far of salmon spawning in any serious numbers. Just the odd dea fish being found here and there and a redd or two in various places.  Had a look around myself yesterday but found little in the usual traditional sites.   Long gone it seems are the days when there was mass spawning on suitable fords on the main river and the Irfon too. The expression 'walking across thier backs' was a well known saying and not too far off the mark.  Those days have long gone and one has to fear for the future.

Conditions have been pretty good for spawners on the whole and what we don't need is a massive spate to wash the redds away and lose most of the eggs. Still as some scientists tell you -leave the fish to spawn naturally -they are so good at it.  Yea right.   Millions of eggs laid down -rod catch 570.

Some fish have bee reported with UDN (ex WUF employee).  Had he seen many fish spawning he would know that perhaps a majority display stress/injury  related fungus which has nothing to do with UDN. Most of the multi sea winter fish died and gravel banks and beaches were strewn with bodies in the past.



See below. Have a look at the sea lice video -pretty depressing stuff but at least someone is trying to do something about it.

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