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TROUT FISHING WITH MAURICE RODWAY - Weekly Column: 20-October-00 |
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Life on Earth Whether it is rain that comes from towering clouds over salad green pastures flecked with sheep, whether it gathers together in a river, or whether it plumbs the depths of the
ocean it is with us and in us. It is our essence. When it arrives back to earth as part of its endless cycle it has been purified by the
processes in the ocean and the sky. If it lands on a high peak it may rest for years in ice. Another path may take it into a river that runs quickly to the sea. There it could
escape to the sky again, or it could be taken to the ocean depths to lie for an age. Much of the water that is tossed about in the skirts of the wind is flung onto pastures
which were once tussock grassland, or deep bush. Then it would slowly wend its way seaward. Its weight and energy clasped by the grasses or branches but on pasture there
is a risk it will land in the footprint of a deer, or a cow and gather into itself particles of soil and quickly carry these into a river. In the soil are millions of micro-organisms, bacteria
and bugs, enriched by the fertiliser delivered to make the grass grow. When water lashes the ground that has lost its grass it becomes a brown slurry of
fertiliser, animal waste and dirt. The land then travels towards the sea in a river of lost opportunities and carelessness. The sparkle of the sun from its skin, the bright eye of a trout, the pulsing gills of a mayfly,
the sharp stone of the river bed, are lost in the farmland that is carried away. The chances of a trout in the bag, or of a mayfly finding a mate are sadly erased. Maybe the gourmets
of Europe will look for produce grown in more river friendly lands. Long grasses and bushy trees along rivers, well managed pastures, tracks and roads that
spill their dirty runoff away from rivers all ensure the rain that arrives as H20 stays pure. Maurice Rodway |
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Introduction | Main Pool | Rules | Bliss in Te Anau | Southland Angling Bible |
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Trout Encounters | River Descriptions | Fishing in Southland | Ring-A-River | Salmon Days |
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First Publication: 29 September 1996, Updated 01-Mar-03. |
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Frontier Fishing is a South Island, NZ-based, owned and operated enterprise. |
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It is a simple molecule made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.
Water truly is the elixir of life, some would say it is improved with a little whiskey, but while those with a ruddy complexion might disagree, water by itself is all that is required.
Anglers can still see a trout to catch. River walkers can drink a cup. Farmers bank balances rise. We can all be proud to say "We look after our life".