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Trout message like film scene!
Royd Lane Ovenden Those who live the relatively sheltered lives of town dwellers and suburbanites often fail to appreciate the sheer speed of change in the British countryside.
The idea that rural habits endure, uninfluenced by what's hot and what's not in modern life, is a comfortable myth believed only by townsfolk whose synapses have become dulled by traffic fumes, reality television, mobile phone addiction and the pursuit of fame.
Nothing remains the same in the country. When, a couple of weeks ago, someone left a decaying brown trout on my front doorstep, a traditionalist would have assumed that it was a present.
Until recently, dropping off a brace of pheasants or partridges, the odd hare, or even a salmon was a normal, friendly gesture by local sportsmen during the shooting or fly fishing seasons.
However I have since concluded it was due to a previous letter I wrote to "Your Say" complaining about the actions of fishermen on the canal banks.
The fish was not a present, but a statement, worthy of the film Straw Dogs from the local fishermen.
I would like to thank them for their response and appreciate their "silent contribution" to this debate and would encourage them to put pen to paper, rather than react in a Neanderthal hunter-gatherer manner.
The pen being mightier than the fish!
My opinions are just that, I consider these to be very valid.
Fishermen are a nuisance on the towpath to both walkers and cyclists alike, having to traverse around their poles can be very difficult, to which many people, especially the elderly will agree.
Maurice Powney
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