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| Wye & Usk, Trout & Salmon I see the Wye & Usk Foundation aren't very happy with Trout & Salmon magazine: Wye and Usk Foundation Update 18th January 2012: Time for change? For more years than I can remember, Trout and Salmon magazine has informed the game fishing world with top quality articles, features and comprehensive river reports. The latter are compiled by locals – anglers, tackle shop owners, fishery officers and ghillies. The reporting network stretches from Land’s End to John O’Groats and come rain or shine, a continuum of reliable information about the nation’s trout, grayling and salmon fishing is available every month. In February’s edition the Wye correspondent begins with an apology for what he described in the November edition as….”the latest act of vandalism by the Wye and Usk Foundation”. The apology stems (so it seems) from the fact that he hadn’t troubled himself to check the facts before rushing to print. This is just the latest in a series of negative jibes, innuendo and downright untruths in his vendetta against the Foundation – one in which we feel he has gone too far on many occasions. Trout and Salmon rely heavily on their local network of reporters to be fair, honest and truthful. After the best part of a decade of denigrating the Wye itself, the Foundation…. and in fact anyone who has been brave enough to stick their head above the parapet and actually do something or hold an opinion that runs contrary to his; is it not now, time for a change? The Wye has more than its fair share of problems but does it really help to have this continuous stream of negativity? It doesn’t reflect the enormous support and goodwill the Foundation and partners receive. We fully accept the need for on-going debate about what should and can be done for the river. But that debate is debased and smothered by resorting to untruths and personal invective. We expect there are plenty of people out there who love the river and are up to speed with what’s happening but above all can give an unbiased view. What about giving someone else the job of reporting on the Wye? We would be very interested in your views on this The Wye and Usk Foundation     |
