After my rather uninspired last entry it has finally stopped raining. The rivers are still full of water and the colour of drinking chocolate.

One of the things have been filling my time with while waiting for the floods to stop , apart from the odd bit of Noah spotting was to write a short piece for the next
RLAFA newsletter.(Rivers Lugg And Arrow Fisheries Association).
It occurred to me to have a bit of a rant about membership,as I have already covered work parties.

These associations really do provide an excellent platform for improvement of the river habitat. Such as coppicing, which helps stop bank erosion and keeps a good balance between sunlit water and shady cover for the fish and the reintroduction of valuable but scarce species like the water vole.Such as has been done by the Monnow Fisheries Association.

The sort of groups give you a opportunity to meet other river users and people with both an interest and commitment to "your" river.

By joining up you will be able to do your bit to help improve the rivers and the fishing . Even if that is just the financial support of your membership fee.

Then next time you hear some one say "but the fishing is not what it used to be"
you will be able to give them a push in the right direction to do something about it.

Beat on the River Arrow at Titley to have benfited by attention fron the RLAFA

If you fish on the Rivers Lugg and
Arrow please use the submission form below to contact me for details.

For the Monnow project you can use the link above.

Please get involve.

Frank