I’ve been away for a while and haven’t seen the Wye for exactly a week. The blistering weather collapsed, and slowly salmon appeared to stop dying and barbel began to show once more. It would suddenly seem that for some the phosphate issue had gone away, and life had gone back to a blissful norm. […]
Tag Archives: River Wye
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Jul
Jul
The Wye looks so serene and pure… from a distance In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially down on the Wye. The weekend just gone (24/25th July) saw large numbers of salmon dying in the middle reaches of this river, and barbel dead […]
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Jul
Jul
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject. You could rightly say that tackle is our Passion, and we are always here to buy, to sell, and above all, offer advice on the gear you might just have found in your garage. All […]
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Jul
Jul
Since my recent piece on the Exe I’ve been made aware of RETA, and many thanks for that Godfrey! The fact that seventeen major barriers exist on the Exe seems to be one of the major reasons that 70% of returning salmon are not making it back to their spawning sites. RETA is raising money […]