tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post263102444011702978..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Rose tinted illusion?Dylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-89013336420235919742020-10-17T11:32:28.797+01:002020-10-17T11:32:28.797+01:00Phil, I'm still enjoying my angling today as m...Phil, I'm still enjoying my angling today as much as I did during the Tring years. My regrets are borne of sadness due to the one dimensional focus that the hobby has now assumed. It's such a shame that kids will never know the thrills of minnows and gudgeon purely because the whole industry is geared up to cater for carp anglers and their requirements. We'll never turn back the clock, so must just hope that modern anglers are able to find a similar level of enjoyment despite the lack of variety in their captures?Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-27754385411841428642020-10-17T11:21:34.898+01:002020-10-17T11:21:34.898+01:00We've just got to hope that future generations...We've just got to hope that future generations are able to derive similar pleasure from their own interaction with our natural world. Once the politicians have convinced the global populous that the dollar is the only thing worthy of merit then the world is finished. The tech giants will replace the joy of experience with a virtual copy, doesn't bare thinking about. Fortunately, we'll be long gone before such concepts become reality - I hope!Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-83275258394208814892020-10-17T11:19:55.522+01:002020-10-17T11:19:55.522+01:00Understand where your coming from Dyl being a bit ...Understand where your coming from Dyl being a bit of a crusty myself. Just seeing the changes in my beloved Stour is astounding, many negative..BUT some positives too. By the way A Gudgeon STILL brings a smile to my face, I just love em!!!!Philmayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505497015334370371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-78007945950010875352020-10-17T08:21:28.140+01:002020-10-17T08:21:28.140+01:00Indeed Dyl, those like ourselves who awoke to the ...Indeed Dyl, those like ourselves who awoke to the natural world decades back are in a position to see the differences. It can be unsettling. The problem from my perspective are things that I assumed were constants (natural) have turned out to be nothing of the sort. For instance, how many remember giant Elm trees? <br /><br />It's also telling that this knowledge can cause us a sense of loss (relative term) when for the vast majority the connection was never there in the first place or never will be. They feel no loss at all. It's nigh on impossible to convey what it feels like to these people for whom material possessions and football are the stuff of existence.<br /><br />I mean, I never imagined that one day Red Kites would be a bird I see more often than House Sparrows? Loss or gain? <br />Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com