Console yourself with our gazette. Many of us will now be returning from holiday. While we, the locals, have to pack our fishing gear away, visitors are bringing theirs to our shores, in ever increasing numbers. Tourism advocates are working hard to bring more anglers to the rivers of the region.
Anglers are, like any group, interested in protecting things they like.
In respect of rivers these things are free access to a bit of a river where the water is clear and there are a good number of reasonably big trout. Where there is a reasonable chance of catching at least one, and where there is a bit of peace and solitude. Over the years anglers have had a bit of trouble in keeping all of these things secure. Hydro dams, bulldozers, and pollution have all taken a slice or two, but in recent times some reclamation of the losses has been made, so much so that trout fishing here is now better than what it was a few years ago. They are anglers too and the effort they make to get here shows we all crave the same.