Close Season Blues

[Alec Hague]

I heard that

I wonder how much pig slurry gets produced by intensively farmed pigs which end up as Spam?

The additive diesel cars use adblue is the said to be pigs urine. Not sure if true.

 

[Paul Bullinger]

It seems my "Close Season Blues" post has prompted 2 main "themes", namely, how things used to be and current problems with pollution.
As a 71 year old I like to think I am quite "forward thinking".
It's easy to think about "the good old days" of river fishing but not all rivers were in pristine condition years ago (although the scale of pollution wasn't as widespread as it is now)
Like so many of us on this forum I am aware of the reduction in numbers of birds, butterflies and insects that used to be an enjoyable feature of any session on the river.
I'm just grateful that I found fishing so early on in my life and have enjoyed some wonderful "red letter" days by the waters edge.
Roll on the 16th June and let's get out there again !

 

[Joe Winstanley]

I heard that

The additive diesel cars use adblue is the said to be pigs urine. Not sure if true.

I believe adblue contains urea. Unlikely to contain any pigs urine. Poultry manures are very high in uric acid, perhaps that's where somebody has put 2 and 2 together and come up with 5?

 

[Alec Hague]

I believe adblue contains urea. Unlikely to contain any pigs urine. Poultry manures are very high in uric acid, perhaps that's where somebody has put 2 and 2 together and come up with 5?

I never could count anyway or remember names Sid. That adblue rumour is quite common. Wonder where it came from?

 

[Neil Smart]

It seems my "Close Season Blues" post has prompted 2 main "themes", namely, how things used to be and current problems with pollution.
As a 71 year old I like to think I am quite "forward thinking".
It's easy to think about "the good old days" of river fishing but not all rivers were in pristine condition years ago (although the scale of pollution wasn't as widespread as it is now)
Like so many of us on this forum I am aware of the reduction in numbers of birds, butterflies and insects that used to be an enjoyable feature of any session on the river.
I'm just grateful that I found fishing so early on in my life and have enjoyed some wonderful "red letter" days by the waters edge.
Roll on the 16th June and let's get out there again !

Same here. The old days I suppose had more polluted rivers but we still managed to catch netfulls of roach and bream from the Bristol Avon on the lower stretches. But its the type of pollution now that is so damaging, and does point to farming as the problem.

 

[Joe Winstanley]

But its the type of pollution now that is so damaging, and does point to farming as the problem.

Depends on the catchment. My local river has a fairly extensive agricultural land use, but it is severely impacted by sewage discharges.

One factor that is largely ignored by the EA is also pollution from roads. I suspect this is much more significant than is widely believed.

Road Traffic Could Be a Major Source of Water Pollution

Rivers next to roads with heavy traffic have been shown to have higher concentrations of chemical pollutants, namely chemicals commonly used in vehicle fluids, tires and paints.

www.technologynetworks.com

 

[Neil Smart]

Depends on the catchment. My local river has a fairly extensive agricultural land use, but it is severely impacted by sewage discharges.

One factor that is largely ignored by the EA is also pollution from roads. I suspect this is much more significant than is widely believed.

Road Traffic Could Be a Major Source of Water Pollution

Rivers next to roads with heavy traffic have been shown to have higher concentrations of chemical pollutants, namely chemicals commonly used in vehicle fluids, tires and paints.

www.technologynetworks.com

So we can add that to the list.

 

[Robert West]

Another one to consider that’s used on roads is rock salt

 

[Julian Marshall]

Couldn't resist this photo - Castleford in 1974 - bit too much deteregent in the Aire ....

 

[Oliver Keogh]

Fwiw I’ve been using ponds recently to get my kids interested. A guaranteed catch of something biggish has its benefits to spark their interest. This weekend I caught my first ever pool stocked barbel

 

[Paul Bullinger]

Fwiw I’ve been using ponds recently to get my kids interested. A guaranteed catch of something biggish has its benefits to spark their interest. This weekend I caught my first ever pool stocked barbel

I know of stillwaters that stock barbel but have never fished them. Did your pool stocked barbel fight like its river cousin? I'm guessing that as you weren't battling against the river flow as well as the fish, it didn't fight as hard?

 

[Oliver Keogh]

I know of stillwaters that stock barbel but have never fished them. Did your pool stocked barbel fight like its river cousin? I'm guessing that as you weren't battling against the river flow as well as the fish, it didn't fight as hard?

It gave a good account of itself but as you say it wasn’t a river fight. Plus it was small and after catching small carp all day it probably seemed better than it was. Although I knew it wasn’t something more sporting instantly