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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)
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I'm talking of the Atlantic Salmon of course, a fish that hundreds of years ago was so common, that the peasants of this country objected to eating, because they had it so often.
But lets be realistic, goodoldSalmosalar (the leaper), is probably the most beautiful, most hard fighting and most fascinating of all the fishes that swim the watery mead in these fair islands.
And there is no doubt if we put out minds to it we could have them back in quantity for all to enjoy.
I live virtually on the banks of what was, many years ago, Yorkshire's finest salmon river - the River Don of course.Only a few miles away lies a section of the river called Salmon Pastures, where is wassaid that the apprentices of the steelworks objected to being fed salmon ever day.
Butperhaps one day, those time might come back. Certainly we read of efforts being put into increasing the number of samon running the rivers bythe EA. Fish passes are beingimproved and spawing redds are being created so that the fish can spawn. Certainly there are areas on the River Rother where gravel has been laid, not more that a few miles from there I am sitting now.
Good show! is what I say. A salmon caught on the fly rod is one of the great dreams of many anglers; and it fights a bloody sight harder than any barbel.Perhaps if all goes to plan, even ordinary people will one day be able to boast of a fly caught springer of 20 lbs fromTrent, Don or Rother.
I hope I can live long enough to see it.
But lets be realistic, goodoldSalmosalar (the leaper), is probably the most beautiful, most hard fighting and most fascinating of all the fishes that swim the watery mead in these fair islands.
And there is no doubt if we put out minds to it we could have them back in quantity for all to enjoy.
I live virtually on the banks of what was, many years ago, Yorkshire's finest salmon river - the River Don of course.Only a few miles away lies a section of the river called Salmon Pastures, where is wassaid that the apprentices of the steelworks objected to being fed salmon ever day.
Butperhaps one day, those time might come back. Certainly we read of efforts being put into increasing the number of samon running the rivers bythe EA. Fish passes are beingimproved and spawing redds are being created so that the fish can spawn. Certainly there are areas on the River Rother where gravel has been laid, not more that a few miles from there I am sitting now.
Good show! is what I say. A salmon caught on the fly rod is one of the great dreams of many anglers; and it fights a bloody sight harder than any barbel.Perhaps if all goes to plan, even ordinary people will one day be able to boast of a fly caught springer of 20 lbs fromTrent, Don or Rother.
I hope I can live long enough to see it.