[Richardgw]

Something going in above Ross View attachment 113615

We’ve been down and had a good look and there doesn’t appear to be any problems. At least the coarse fish seem untroubled and are swimming around as normal.

The sonde is located at Ross rowing club and with water levels as they are, we think that the rowing activity could be stirring up the silt around it so giving false Turbidity and Chlorophyll readings.

I also not te EA have just changed the scale of the Turbibity readings and bar one spike today, it is now a flat line.

 

[Richardgw]

Email received from WUF this am

STEPS TAKEN TO TRY AND SAVE WYE SALMON​ This weekend river Wye water temperatures are expected to reach dangerously high levels. Yesterday WUF requested for extra water to be released from the Elan reservoirs to try and save as many salmon as possible. Within 4hrs of the request the flow was increased. A further increase in flow is scheduled for today. We ask all farmers to refrain from abstracting from the main stem over the next 3 days as this release makes its way down the river. How much extra water gets to the section below Monmouth, where much of this year’s salmon run is still holed up, will determine how many salmon survive this heatwave. The amount of oxygen in water is directly proportional to its temperature. 1,000’s of salmon died in 1976 when water temperatures reached 27.2 degrees. In 2022 around 100 salmon died when water temperatures reached 25.5 degrees. Yesterday Ross on Wye was 24.6 degrees at 5pm with 3 more very hot days forecast. Licensed outfalls from sewage works and private waste systems exert a small biological oxygen demand, marginally reducing the amount of dissolved oxygen. In normal conditions this is not a problem, but when water temperatures approach these levels, it can make the difference. Once this release is stepped up further today, it will double the flow at Monmouth. Dilution is the solution to pollution. The release has been timed so that it will flood the rocks in the Newbridge to Glasbury section before they heat up in the sun, reducing the risk of elevating the water temperature even higher in the Hay to Hereford section. WUF would like to thank Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Water for making this happen, and Environment Agency for the real time information from their sondes in the river that are allowing us to forecast problems and act in time. For those interested they can be viewed here Sadly, we expect that some salmon will die as water temperatures are still elevated after the last heatwave only 9 days ago. A third heat wave so early in the year is abnormal. It is unprecedented. This is a real threat and shows how we need cool our rivers. This can be done by increasing the amount of cool water coming from seeps and springs, and by shading the tributary network. This is what WUF and our partners are doing. Imagine a world where clean, cool water flows through our rivers, floods are reduced, summer flows are stronger, and both the rural economy and local ecology flourish. Together, we can turn this vision into reality, protecting our rivers and reducing the impacts of climate change. With your support, we can make it happen. Support Our Rivers with Just £3 a Month! We are asking our supporters to help protect the beautiful Wye and Usk rivers by donating just £3 a month to the Wye and Usk Foundation. Your contribution will: 💧 Improve water quality 🐟 Restore vital habitats for fish and wildlife 🌱Protect local ecosystems for future generations Why £3? It’s a small amount that makes a BIG difference! Together, we can ensure these iconic rivers thrive for years to come. Join us today and be part of something that flows beyond your lifetime! FLOW FOR THE FUTURE​ Share to Facebook​ Share to Twitter​ Forward email​ The Wye & Usk Foundation​ The Right Bank, The Square, Talgarth Brecon LD3 0BW 01874 711 714 www.wyeuskfoundation.org​ 01874 711714​ admin@wyeuskfoundation.org​ You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us.​ Unsubscribe​ Do you like the newsletter? Share it!​ ​ ​

 

[gwelsher]

Have they stopped fishing on the Passport?

 

[steved]

Advisory notice
Ross on Wye 25 degrees at 5pm

 

[Guide]

 

[peterchilton]

levels at caban elan up by 0.11 this morning, good effort but it will make little difference its up by 0.05 at Builth.

 

[CovMark]

the release doesn’t seem to have made a difference to the Dissolved oxygen levels although hard to tell if they’d have been worse or plummeted without it. Thankfully some cooling of air temps and a drop of rain from tomorrow and we may have seen the peak of this heatwave/dangerous water conditions

 

[peterchilton]

can't beat a bit of optimism

 

[CovMark]

If Ive got half a pint of beer in a pint glass it’s way better than being empty !

 

[OURTREV]

If Ive got half a pint of beer in a pint glass it’s way better than being empty !

But not if I'd paid for a pint though! 😂

 

[peterchilton]

using that analogy we have paid for a pint and have the foam in the bottom of the glass

 

[peterchilton]

anyone bored and looking for some interesting reading

https://www.wyesalmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Gough-peter-20002464.pdf

 

[Richardgw]

Just received from NRW asking us to be on the look out for Pink Salmon

"Dear Wye, upper Severn and Ceredigion LFG Members,

Please finds below a briefing regarding the possibility of Pink salmon being found in Welsh rivers in 2025.

Many thanks

Jason

Jason Jones
Uwch Swyddog - Pysgodfeydd / Senior Officer - Fisheries
Gweithrediadau Canolbarth Cymru / Mid Wales Operations
Rhif ffôn / Phone number: 07770846967
Dyddiau gweithio / Working days: Monday to Thursday
Rhagenwau / Pronouns: He/Him


Croesewir gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a byddwn yn ymateb yn Gymraeg, heb i hynny arwain at oedi.
Correspondence in Welsh is welcomed, and we will respond in Welsh without it leading to a delay.

Lookout for Pink Salmon Working closely together Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are urging anglers to be vigilant and report any sightings of non-native Pink Salmon. ​ Photograph courtesy of R.Miller; The Deveron, Bogie and Isla Rivers Charitable Trust​ Pink salmon have a distinct two-year life cycle, previous reports of Pink Salmon in England and Wales have occurred in odd-numbered years. Since 2017, Pink Salmon have been recorded from a number of river catchments in England as far south as the River Tamar with one report from the River Dee in Wales. In 2023, there were just two confirmed reports in England, but none in Wales. Pink salmon are an invasive species, meaning they are not native and can negatively impact the local ecosystem. They have a high reproductive rate and can outcompete native fish for resources. A key concern is that invasive pink salmon may carry diseases or novel parasites that threaten the health and wellbeing of our native Atlantic salmon. Pink salmon are also known to be aggressive towards Atlantic salmon and can cause damage that may affect the longer term survival of Atlantic salmon when in freshwater Please be vigilant for any early or unusual salmon spawning activity particularly during late July, August and September when pink salmon are most likely to be active. Any suspected Pink Salmon should also be reported as soon as possible to either the EA or NRW via the hotline numbers or via the Pink salmon reporting app. If you are absolutely confident that you have caught a pacific pink salmon, the fish should be humanely despatched. We will come and pick up the carcass. If you are not absolutely confident that you have caught a Pink Salmon, then the fish should be released back alive where it was captured. This is to ensure that no Atlantic salmon are retained in error. Remember – it is an offence to take Atlantic salmon in any Welsh waters, and in some English rivers. Pink salmon reporting App​ Further information on Pink salmon Pink salmon identification​ ​

 

[CovMark]

Might be the best the best chance of catching a fish

 

[CovMark]

Out of interest I tried to find what NRW plan was to tackle/mitigate recent and predicted weather patterns (AKA “climate change”) and its impact on the rivers, Wye in particular

other than some serious waffle (who writes/approves this crap?) and overuse of corporate buzz words I can find very little:

Natural Resources Wales / Business plan 2024-25

Business plan 2022-23 Cynllun Busnes 2022-23

naturalresources.wales

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so I’ve written to them to ask specifically what they have as an action plan for the Wye, for example looking at storing autumn/winter extreme rainfall and reducing abstraction, I’ll happily share the response.

 

[peterchilton]

Maybe they have a salmon action plan to ignore?

 

[CovMark]

Maybe they have a salmon action plan to ignore?

Probably Peter ! I rather thought that if they were able to improve summer flows and reduce winter spate effect this would go some way to improve redds, reduce algae, improve oxygen levels, lower temps, allow fish survive, to run and spawn etc

 

[Msalmojack]

We are not on our own with the hopeless conditions of late. Today is my first day on a river in Iceland. Over 20C the last couple of days, not a cloud in the sky, and conditions not forecast to improve significantly. Let’s say I’m not too optimistic.

 

[CovMark]

We are not on our own with the hopeless conditions of late. Today is my first day on a river in Iceland. Over 20C the last couple of days, not a cloud in the sky, and conditions not forecast to improve significantly. Let’s say I’m not too optimistic.

Bloody hell, I feel for and you mate. Hope conditions improving you get a few monsters.

 

[golantman]

Fishing passport still accepting bookings for this week on lower river !!