RIVER QUALITY IMPROVED
ADDED 22 DECEMBER 2005
As an
occasional visitor to Knottingley and a keen angler, one thing I have
noticed (apart from the nice people) is the improvement to the river. I
remember when I first saw it in 1979 it was orange! Now it is a coarse
fishery and obviously has much improved from both a leisure and
environmental standpoint. There must have been salmon in the river prior
to the industrial revolution and it would be interesting to hear if they
have been able to return yet as in other once- polluted waterways , e.g.
the Mersey. It is quite possible that fish of all descriptions would have
been caught for local markets from the river prior to its pollution.
Stephen Neale
22 December 2005
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