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Gwyl Tyddyn a Chefn Gwlad Smallholding & Countryside Festival 18 & 19 Mai / May 2019 KIDS GO FREE OPEN LATE SATURDAY Dathliad o dyddynnu a bywyd gweledig A celebration of smallholding and rural life #GŵylTyddyn #SmallholdingFestival cafc.cymru rwas.wales 28 - 29 May 2017 28 - 29 May 2017 e5638 Petersens 2019 RWAS Pembrokeshire 141x95mm Welsh Country.indd 1 15/01/2019 16:55 Fish Week Festival Wythnos Bysgod Sir Benfro 2019 Saturday 22 June - Sunday 30 June Dydd Sadwrn 22 Mehefin - Dydd Sul 30 Mehefin 28 - 29 May 2017 Pembrokeshirefishweek @Pembsfishweek #fishweek 10 www.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk www.welshcountry.co.uk
FISHING Iron Blue Dun picture by Gavin Jehu As I write this, storm Freya has been forecast as coming in and the weather has turned from almost summer conditions back to wild and wet. Fishing on most lakes and reservoirs has already commenced with Rainbow Trout being the quarry as the season for brown trout on lakes and reservoirs came in on 20th March. The rivers however opened on the 3rd March but the above storm will put a damper on any fishing as water levels in the rivers will rise very quickly. A popular fishing beat on the river Usk at Abergavenny came on the market where Monmouth Council were looking for someone to run the fishing and at the same time make it available to the local people. Interested parties were asked to put in a tender and three local angling clubs keen to keep it as a local fishery were successful in the tender. Working together, Merthyr Tydfil Angling Alliance, Gwent Angling, and Isca Anglers, who all have other fishing close to Abergavenny, were successful. In keeping with the requirements permits for the day, week, and season they will be available at the Keith Price Volvo dealership in Abergavenny and at the petrol station kiosk. Permits are also available through the Wye Usk Foundation. This is a first in Wales where three associations have come together in a joint bid that will benefit their members but at the same time keep the fishing for the local residents. Moving on we are now into May and the start of the evening fishing. With longer days but still the chance of cold spells when the Iron Blue Dun, a fly not spoken of as much these days, is well worth a try as is the Snipe and purple. During the day a floating sedge in and under the trees along the river bank can be a deadly pattern. It is amazing how the way we fish for trout on the fly has changed with the advent of more man made materials that were not available years ago. In those days the materials were silk, fur, and feather with the oval and flat tinsel in various sizes in silver and gold and most flies tied by hand. In contrast to today the array of materials and styles of fishing almost need a university degree to be able to do justice to their use. The Salmon and Trout Conservation is based in England but has a Welsh Branch Salmon and Trout conservation Cymru contact wales@salmon-trout.org. They have been working on a scientific approved river census in Wales over the last three years and their findings give cause for concern regarding what are the hidden dangers of losing some of our most important: Insects (which make up 97% of all animal species) have declined 59% since 1970. The following is taken from a recent mailing: They are the Foundation of life: Small but all-sustaining, insects are food for our wild fish, birds and mammals. Without invertebrates, the food web would collapse. They are: The Foundation of Life “ Small but all-sustaining, insects are food for our wild fish, birds and mammals. Without invertebrates, the food web would collapse. ” Long-term health indicators: As nymphs, insects are constantly exposed to the water, sometimes for years. A water sample would only give you river health information for a single point in time. Excellent storytellers: Every invertebrate is unique, thriving in a specific set of conditions. The types of bugs present and absent from a sample indicate what pressures a river may be experiencing. Anglers have been aware for many years of the importance of carrying out Fly monitoring and many sources of pollution have been pin pointed by anglers carrying out this work. The problem of agricultural pollution is still a major topic in Wales and it does not look as though this will go away in the short term. The Rivers Trusts in Wales through their CEO Dr Stephen Marsh Smith OBE wrote to the European Commissioner to complain about the problem in Wales. The complaint has been registered and it was only then that the Welsh Assembly Government seemed to take notice. The inquiry into the new Welsh Salmon Bylaws has taken place and due to the snowy weather it was postponed for a month so consequently it will be a month late before the inspectors report would be available. England took the common sense approach but here in Wales the Minister went for the public inquiry. We must ask in these times of austerity whether the cost will justify the result. All this has done is to make relations between anglers and Natural Resources Wales more fragile when they really needed to be working together to protect our precious natural environment. A damming report from the Welsh Assembly indicates how badly run and the waste of money that Natural Resources Wales have presided over since it was formed, as well as the loss of highly qualified staff. Words: Tony Rees Picture: Ceri Thomas May - Jun 2019 11
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