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Fred Bonney
Guest
I've just been given a copy of May's
matchfishing mag.
Keith Arthur writes "Many anglers are now wondering if they(Cormorants)should shoulder all the blame.Salmon anglers fought to keep barbel out of their rivers because of the damage they do to spawning beds".
Perhaps I should add,that this was prompted by a conversation he had in 1982 with Joe Brennan, who apparently said"If there was a poison that selectively killed Barbel...he'd tip a barrel-ful in the Trent at Stoke" because "they have killed the Severn and they will kill the Trent"
He goes on to hint that compared to 20 years ago the Wye Salmon population and the Warwickshire Avon reduced Dace populations, have been affected by the increase in Barbel numbers.
Finally he says "Lets work on the Cormorant threat by campaining for a cull and then allow our rivers to re-establish their NATIVE species.Preferably without whiskers."
Any thoughts ???
Steps back from the blue touch paper...Ron?
matchfishing mag.
Keith Arthur writes "Many anglers are now wondering if they(Cormorants)should shoulder all the blame.Salmon anglers fought to keep barbel out of their rivers because of the damage they do to spawning beds".
Perhaps I should add,that this was prompted by a conversation he had in 1982 with Joe Brennan, who apparently said"If there was a poison that selectively killed Barbel...he'd tip a barrel-ful in the Trent at Stoke" because "they have killed the Severn and they will kill the Trent"
He goes on to hint that compared to 20 years ago the Wye Salmon population and the Warwickshire Avon reduced Dace populations, have been affected by the increase in Barbel numbers.
Finally he says "Lets work on the Cormorant threat by campaining for a cull and then allow our rivers to re-establish their NATIVE species.Preferably without whiskers."
Any thoughts ???
Steps back from the blue touch paper...Ron?