A report on the state of the River Usk has recently been issued by Guy Mawle who was ex EA Fisheries officer. This is worth reading as although this focuses on the USK the same applies to most if not all of the rivers in the UK.
Author: Chris White
Salmon on the last day of the Dee season
Congratulations to Jonothan Croft for reporting the only salmon caught on the last day of the season the fish was caught on the Junction beat. Jonothan says he had waded across the river and was fishing from the right hand bank on the run into Charlies as he had seen fish showing but could not […]
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Salmon from Howards Beat Sunday 19 Sept
Jonothan Croft has reported a fresh grilse of about 8lb he caught from the ‘Slips’ at 13:50 on Sunday 19 Sept. Via WhatsApp Jonothan has sent the following photograph and short video. He was helped in landing the fish by Simon Artley, the video and photograph was taken by Alwen Cartwright. The fish was caught […]
Chester Weir Fish Counts
We have received the following information from NRW for the salmon and sea trout counted at Chester weir up to the end of August. Assuming 15% of fish enter the trap (the rest go over Chester Weir) then the run so far is approx 3,000 salmon it is likely that many of these fish will […]
Howards beat – Trouble at the Bubble!
Those who fish Howards Beat will be aware that over the winter following the land slip several trees had slipped into the pool. This had not been helped by the opposite bank cutting trees and letting them fall into the river to become tangled with those which had slipped in and were anchored by their […]
Rivercide – Why our rivers are dying!
Some of you may already have seen this video which was taken on the Wye and identifies the damage that is being done due to pollution. This is not just happening on the Wye all of our rivers are suffering. The video is just over 1 hour in length, watch and weep!
Briefing note on Salmon Red Skin Disease
NRW has issued a briefing note following reports of salmon with red skin disease, this is not a new issue as it has been seen over the past 10 years, the note from NRW can be downloaded by clicking the link below:
Please help the North Wales Rivers Trust
The North Wales Rivers Trust is working hard improving river habitat across the Gwynedd region which includes the Clwyd and Elwy, you can see the work the Trust carries out on their website: North Wales Rivers Trust | Creating a better environment . The Trust is run by volunteers at their own expense. Most of […]
Once Salmon, Always Salmon?
The video below is 45 minutes long. The first part shows fishing on the Spey in April by some Swedish anglers the dialogue is in Swedish/Norwegian with sub titles. The final part is about fish farming and the damage these farms are causing to the environment and wild fish stocks, whilst the video is 45 […]