07/07/2024
We are waiting for the final decision from the government next week.
Nobody knows what they will decide, and it is a difficult time for many, both landowners, lodgeowners, fishermen and ladies.
We see more fish coming into the rivers, but the river managements have problems giving the scientists and government the proof they need.
There are not enough counters in the lower river systems, and that is something that is necessary in many rivers.
The rivers that suffer after flods and other things should have had hatcheries to rebuild the salmonstocks as fast as possible.
My river, the Verdal river, had a crazy flod in 2006, and it took us 10-12 years with natural breeding to get good runs of salmon again!
There should have been started a hatcher program straight ahead after that flod to help the salmon back faster!
The river boards did the mid year meetings last week, where all rivers changed rules for fishing in each river if the government reopen next week.
It has been a very special spring, not much snow in the mountains, low and warm water first 3 weeks, and not many salmons coming in from the sea.
Rivers were closed down 23 of june, the week we saw more fish coming into the rivers.
The fish caught in our river and counted on the salmon ladder is in very good condition, and has not suffered in the sea.
But I wonder if the salmon needs to swim longer distances to find food with the climate changes?
We do not have any scientific evidence for that, but can it possibly be one answer for the late incomes from the ocean?
I follow scottish rivers a lot as well, and it is like in Norway, very slow spring run, but it seems to pic up more now in the summer runs!
We have to get more money from the government so we can take care of the Atlantic Salmon.
We need to see action from the government, and we need to see it now!
Let us fight for the Atlantic salmon! This is not the time to give up👍
Tight lines
John
