lower itchen destruction

[DaceAce]

Just because a water is 'tidal' doesn't make it necessarily saltwater, or even brackish. It's far more complicated than that. There are coarse fish far further downstream on Christchurch Harbour and the tidal Frome/Piddle estuary than you would think possible but the extent of their range does depend on the strength of the tides and the current state of the river flow, and may vary even during the same day. I've caught dace very cast on an up tide only for them to disappear and be replaced by tiny bass. The saline tolerance of freshwater species varies considerably.

[Chubman]

but they have to be able to migrate up river into fresh water to spawn, no chance of that happening with this perposal, 2.5 mtr drop on tide min

[Lea Dweller]

I really hope that this proposal does not go ahead Jeff, it is a disgrace that a stretch of water can be be ruined by thoughtless planning!

[Chubman]

the canoe centre complex has white water in a private salmon pool, a lake , a carrier of the itchen and the main river, and now want even more of the river,its flow, at the cost of the ecology of the river, no more mayfly, kingfishers,even otters, and no mention of coarse fish, only salmon and seatrout as they rent out the salmon pool to rods that can afford the £100 a day ticket

[ItchenRoach]

any idea when this is likely to start I expect they would have to dam the river to do the work either way

[Woodytia]

May be the Angling Trust can help, I'm sure this morning on Talk Sport Keith Arthur mentioned something about a report which stated a lot of rivers in Southern England are likely to dry up so anything that reduces the water level further seems a bit silly.

[Jardine]

The report on rivers drying up was in the Guardian this morning:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -finds-wwf
Best regards
Mem

[Chubman]

another perposal was ,would the general public like the river bank fenced, so know one could fall in the river, or fish it i reckon

[CraigM]

Been off line for @ a month.

Any update on this Chubman?

[Chubman]

southern water have been told they must reduce water abstraction from the itchen and the test by the ea, so how on earth diverting the river and removing sluice gates will help fresh water drinking supplys is beyond me,i think southampton city council and the ea is being run by people just released from a lunitic asylum