Few more from yesterday,

Upper Hill court  2 x7lbs
Wyesham  2 x 7lbs.  Aspecial mention here to Alan Shufflebotham who took one of these 7pounders on his 86th birthday.  Well done Alan we all wish we could emulate you. Happy Birthday from RWGA and WSA.


See below a fish yesterday from the Golden Mile to Nigel Smith  17lbs
Tim McFarlane also had a 7pounder from the same beat.

Saw this today on the salmon fishing forum from WUF Director Simon Evans;

"The encouraging thing is that this year further reinforces the improving trend. I have said many times that there will be peaks and troughs in rod catch, that has always been the nature of the Wye, but as the long as the peaks are higher and the troughs not so low we can look forward to good times ahead. For the first time since the mid 80's the underlying trend is up.

No time to rest, the river still has plenty of problems and impending threats, but we have solutions and are making progress in all areas except climate."

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I just wonder whether he considers this season catch to be a peak or a trough?  If anyone thinks its anything like it used to be please think again.

Anyway its heartening to know he has all the answers for the Wye's problems, even if he knows what they all are,.  Surely they could do something about climate change doesn't the almighty one on his shoulder know everything.!!!!!

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Mon., Oct. 17, 2016

Aquaculture Rules Fail to Protect Wild Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A study undertaken by Gardner-Pinfold Consultants compares the strength of aquaculture regulations in Canada, Maine, and Norway to an international standard. The result; no jurisdiction is taking all the necessary steps to protect wild Atlantic salmon from the affects of the industry. Check out ASF's press release, as well as the study and backgrounders, all available as small pdf documents. http://asf.ca/regulatory-review-to-improve-management-of-sea-cage-salmon-.html Les règlements régissant les activités de l'industrie salmonicole ne protègent pas les saumons sauvages http://asf.ca/les-reglements-regissant-les-activites-de-l-industrie-salmo.html Don Ivany, ASF's Director of Programs for Newfoundland and Labrador, describes the report in this short interview: http://asf.ca/newfoundland-salmon-farm-regulation-comes-up-short.html Fundy National Park site of major salmon release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also on Tuesday, Atlantic salmon were "air-lifted" into the Upper Salmon River. http://asf.ca/fundy-national-park-site-of-major-salmon-release.html Editorial from the Moncton Times & Transcript on the Gardner-Pinfold study and the salmon release at Fundy Park http://asf.ca/bring-sides-together-to-fight-to-save-salmon.html ASF RIVERNOTES For Oct. 17, 2016 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In NB much of the salmon season is now finished, but it is still open on beautiful rivers like the Bartibog. A few choice photos of salmon being released. Check out the latest - including a description of the lift of Atlantic salmon into the Upper Salmon River. http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-oct-17-2016.html Great Month for Atlantic Salmon Restoration in Nova Scotia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lewis Hinks, ASF's Director of Nova Scotia Programs, details, with a video, two important projects undertaken this month to improve Atlantic salmon returns http://asf.ca/news-from-the-regions.html Virulent ISA found in NB Salmon Cage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the fourth time this year (plus two times in 2015) virulent strains of ISA have been found in NB salmon aquaculture. It is transmitted through the water and can kill wild Atlantic salmon. Other species, including herring, can be affected and die as a result of the virus. http://asf.ca/virulent-isa-found-in-nb-salmon-farm.html Danish Anglers Urged to Catch 80,000 Escaped Rainbow Trout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A cargo ship from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad slammed into a salmonid fish farm in Denmark, with unknown consequences for nearby salmon and trout rivers. http://asf.ca/danish-anglers-urged-to-catch-80000-escaped-trout.html Your Chance to Own and Play a Legendary Spector Bass Guitar - thanks to ASF! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuart Spector is passionate about bass guitars and Atlantic salmon. At ASF's New York Dinner, the silent auction will feature a one-of-a-kind Spector bass carved from walnut and redwood with a salmon angler inlaid on the finger board. It was created in Spector's workshop near Woodstock, NY, and is a masterpiece. The online silent auction goes LIVE on Oct. 26. Watch for it at: http://www.asf.ca/ny2016.html