16 October, 2018

river moy

River Moy, Ballina, Co Mayo last Tuesday

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


24 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. You have a very high tide when I look at the stairs and the bridges.

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  3. ...the first bridge has an interesting design.

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  4. Hello, nice views of the river and bridges. It is sad to hear about the decline in salmon. Have a happy day!

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  5. Oh my... it looks like the perfect spot for salmon fishing. Time to start a restocking program?

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  6. Beautiful captures all. Would love to sit on that bench listening to the river for a long time.

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  7. I liked your pictures
    High tide water
    Walking bridge has an artistic flare . . .
    Sad the drift net fishing has caused the decrease in salmon

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  8. aw, the sounds of a river. It's been a while.

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  9. Can 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.

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  10. Hello Bill.
    Gorgeous 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...

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  11. The river water looks like coffee!

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  12. Interesting 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
    MB

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  13. The water looks treacherous at that level.

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  14. The water looks a bit rough. Hopefully some restocking can help the salmon population to recover!

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  15. The water is very high and wild as well. Let's hope it won't flood.

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  16. yes we have issues with drift net fishing here in NZ too.

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  17. The water looks a bit wild. Shame to hear about the Salmon numbers.

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  18. That river really looks quite high now, Bill. Salmon is one of our favorite fish meals, sorry about the dwindling numbers.

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  19. The 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.

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  20. Gosh 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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