Norwegian visitors find out why area has best salmon rivers
VISITORS from one of Norway's top salmon rivers are visiting north east England and the Scottish borders for four days to learn why the area has the best salmon rivers in the UK.
The visitors are 20 fishery owners from the Namsen river, one of the top three salmon rivers in Norway.
They are keen to discover how the River Tweed maintains its position as the best UK salmon river, and why the River Tyne has improved so dramatically in the last 30 years to the point where it is the best salmon river in England by a considerable margin.
Their whistle-stop tour includes taking a look at a number of top fishing beats on the Tyne and the Tweed.
Jon Shelley of the Environment Agency said: "Our visitors come from the Namsen river valley, which is a beautiful area and has great salmon fishing, so we're delighted they want to learn from our north east rivers, and I'm sure we will have much to learn from them."
The trip has been organised in collaboration with the Norwegian tourist and economic development authorities and is being hosted by Harald Oyen of Fish Norway and north east fishing writer Dr Colin Bradshaw.
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Last Updated:
20 March 2008 7:58 AM
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