When water lashes the ground that has lost its grass it becomes a brown slurry of fertiliser, animal waste and dirt. The land then travels towards the sea in a river of lost opportunities and carelessness. The sparkle of the sun from its skin, the bright eye of a trout, the pulsing gills of a mayfly, the sharp stone of the river bed, are lost in the farmland that is carried away. The chances of a trout in the bag, or of a mayfly finding a mate are sadly erased. Maybe the gourmets of Europe will look for produce grown in more river friendly lands.
Anglers can still see a trout to catch.
River walkers can drink a cup. Farmers bank balances rise. 98 Columns Frontier Fishing Gazette has been published every week for over one week. NZ Country Matters Ltd. Frontier Fishing is a South Island, NZ-based, owned and operated enterprise. NZ Country Matters Ltd.