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Wild Salmon return to the Tolka

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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,220 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Great news indeed.
    It must be one of the most difficult catchments in the country in which to control pollution, with over enrichment from intensive agriculture in the headwaters to industrial effluent through the middle reaches. In spite of this and repeated fish kills over the years, the river always held a stock of large brownies right down to the tide.
    You have to marvel at nature's ability to recover given half a chance.


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    headmaster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 687 ✭✭✭headmaster


    Well, that WAS great news. Every knack will be down there now and bleed it dry.;)


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    slowburner wrote: »
    Great news indeed.
    It must be one of the most difficult catchments in the country in which to control pollution, with over enrichment from intensive agriculture in the headwaters to industrial effluent through the middle reaches. In spite of this and repeated fish kills over the years, the river always held a stock of large brownies right down to the tide.
    You have to marvel at nature's ability to recover given half a chance.


    all very true.....i believe that it used to be a very rich river with a wide variety of insect life, i am not sure what its like now but must be good to support salmon parr and brown trout. great news, lets hope it continues.


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    headmaster wrote: »
    Well, that WAS great news. Every knack will be down there now and bleed it dry.;)

    so its going to be no different from any other salmon river then.


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    thehamo
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    My apt over looks the tolka. Must keep an eye out to see if I can see any:p it's quite a shallow river in places, might even call it a stream in areas, can't imagine a salmon running up as far as glasnevin. I have definitely seen sea trout in the lower reaches so I suppose salmon would be the next logical step. Hardly going to be the most prolific salmon river in the country but still good to hear


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    thehamo wrote: »
    My apt over looks the tolka. Must keep an eye out to see if I can see any:p it's quite a shallow river in places, might even call it a stream in areas, can't imagine a salmon running up as far as glasnevin. I have definitely seen sea trout in the lower reaches so I suppose salmon would be the next logical step. Hardly going to be the most prolific salmon river in the country but still good to hear

    i would only imagine adult salmon would enter it in October- November when more water in the river.
    all the east coat rivers have been very low this season and the tolka is no exception.


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