Too many trouts spoil the fun for anglers in River Avon in Hampshire

The anglers usually sit for hours on end with their lines cast into the river waiting for that thrilling moment when a fish bites the bait. But, right now, there are too many trouts in the River Avon in Hampshire and that has spoilt the fun.
This is because 60,000 farm trout have escaped into one of Britain's best fishing rivers and the charm of fishing is lost. One of the anglers caught 52 of the farmed fish in a single morning, with 20 from consecutive casts.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 15 July 2016.

Fishermen who have returned to the banks for the new season are reeling in so many trout in Hampshire's River Avon that they are unable to catch their targets. The bait meant for outsmarting wily coarse fish like chub and perch over several patient hours are going waste because they are easily gobbled up by the gullible farmed trout.
It is believed that the spotty trout have escaped from a local fish farm. These trouts are a non-native species and, if anyone catches one of these, he is is not allowed to return it to the waterway and has to take it home.
The problem with so many trouts is that it leads to an ecological imbalance since the trout feasts on the small fry of coarse fish. As a result, the future population of native species is affected, especially roach which has been in perilous decline in the Avon.
Since it is impossible to recover all the trout which have spread for several miles up and down the Avon at Fordingbridge, officials have suggested that members of Christchurch Angling Club hook out as many trout as possible in order to resolve the problem. Authorities are investigating the source from where the fish have escaped.


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