The river was once among the best salmon fisheries in Europe; however, in recent times, drift net fishing off the coast caused a huge decline in salmon numbers. (wikipedia)
the river running high
Ballina'a pedestrian bridge aka the The Salmon Weir Bridge
the upper bridge
the salmon weir
have a seat and enjoy the sounds of the river
Choppy waters again Bill. Also bad about the fishing in the rivers. It was just such a pleasure to see someone fly fishing in the river.
ReplyDeleteBelas fotografias deste agitado rio.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
You have a very high tide when I look at the stairs and the bridges.
ReplyDelete...the first bridge has an interesting design.
ReplyDeleteHello, nice views of the river and bridges. It is sad to hear about the decline in salmon. Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteOh my... it looks like the perfect spot for salmon fishing. Time to start a restocking program?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures all. Would love to sit on that bench listening to the river for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI liked your pictures
ReplyDeleteHigh tide water
Walking bridge has an artistic flare . . .
Sad the drift net fishing has caused the decrease in salmon
wow no drought here ! :)
ReplyDeleteaw, the sounds of a river. It's been a while.
ReplyDeleteCan it be restocked as Andy suggests? I wonder how that could be done in a river? The bench with its blue paint certainly is a bright spot in your photos. Would love to sit there and watch the river.
ReplyDeleteHello Bill.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures of the river and beautiful bridges!
I would like to sit on the bench and enjoy the view and the sounds of the river!
Thank you for sharing!Have a lovely afternoon!
Dimi...
The river water looks like coffee!
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the Salmon. It is fishing season here for the rivers but also time the Salmon go up river to spawn. Sad for the Salmon to spawn and die. I love rivers and the water is high there for sure
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The water looks treacherous at that level.
ReplyDeleteVery wild water!
ReplyDeleteA lot of water going down there!
ReplyDeleteThe water looks a bit rough. Hopefully some restocking can help the salmon population to recover!
ReplyDeleteThe water is very high and wild as well. Let's hope it won't flood.
ReplyDeleteyes we have issues with drift net fishing here in NZ too.
ReplyDeleteThe water looks a bit wild. Shame to hear about the Salmon numbers.
ReplyDeleteThat river really looks quite high now, Bill. Salmon is one of our favorite fish meals, sorry about the dwindling numbers.
ReplyDeleteThe salmon fishery is taking a beating everywhere, I think. Overfishing, loss of habitat, drought and higher water temperatures. We have endangered whales in our region that are starving and dying because there aren't enough salmon.
ReplyDeleteGosh the river is high Bill, have you been having lots of rain. I noticed the opposite when we were in the country a week ago, the Avon river river has gone right down compared to just a month ago. Shame about the salmon, when will we ever learn!
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