The Angling Trust have pioneered a Water Quality Testing network across several major rivers. Is that happening on the Wye and the section you say is thriving and is it showing that water quality is suffering against EA accepted levels?. Having fished the same stretch of river for 40 years its difficult to assess if water quality is the primary factor. Different species seem to disappear for a while then reappear. The chub and barbel have generally got bigger but not numerous in all the changes in coarse species the trout and grayling have been a fairly constant. There are other factors like the frequency of flooding that have historical records to see if that has been a factor. There are a lot of people and organisations chasing votes and funding it is difficult to know who or what to support ..but its good to call out the hypocrisy or lack of interests... On the same stretch of river ive seen more kingfishers, goosanders, mink otters cormorants, egrets and herons than i can previously recall..Definitely had a few years when the streamer weed disappeared but that is making a come back.

Fantastic fishing! Sort the sound out , dreadfully amateur!

Buy a cheap plastic serving spoon from asda etc and keep it in your bag, that way you can lob in the bread slop easily with the spoon. Works well for me and can get it across a medium river no problem 👍

Hit the nail on the head. Not in the interest of the directive against farming. The political bull keeps on rolling.

Not first time ,I witnessed oil from same place 3 times last season plus raw sewage I fish on gardens side from there

Interesting to see the K & A canal. Flows just like a river. Always go for the bankside vegetation don't they! 👍

Great film Dave. Seems Politicians, Organisations have agenda’s to suit their narrative or are basically bent. Thanks for highlighting this event and lack of support from others 🤯🤬

Well said Dave, can’t argue with anything you said but leaves me with one question, To stop river pollution, who are we supposed to stand behind?

Keep up the good work 👋👋

The problem is that the oil substance will have been soaked up into the plank life along the edge of the river

Intentional . a form of attack on the country

Bastad's the lot of 'em.

Brilliant information great piece Dave .

I used to do a 250 mile round trip from Chester to Hereford to fish the Belmont stretch regularly, but haven't been for a couple of years due to pollution issues. Have packed up coarse fishing in favour of sea charter boats .......I refuse to give the E.A. my licence money anymore while they continue to turn a blind eye to the truly disgusting state of our rivers. Brexit certainly cut the red tape regarding pollution. Great vid btw, have subscribed.

When you realise why political pressure, protesting etc has no effect you can begin to fight back by using their own words back at them. 😂

Try looking at a recent discussion between mark the bowler hat farmer and sovereign pete. It may be the better way to become a collective with a voice. If not enjoy the conversation, it is enlightening and positive.

It is happening on the coast as well. And huge drones are being sent up by blokes with boiler suits labelled 'fisheries' to target people fishing in protected ares, so mr drone flyer told me. They are not protecting anything but the areas that are used to put the killer chemicals in to kill the plankton and fish. Sewerage is dropped in the small bit of harbour targetted so what fish are they saving? It is sad that so many seemingly pleasant young people believe what they are told in order to do their job,......or are they? 😮

Hello Dave excellent Presentation, a man after my own heart. This is not a recent type of event. Many years ago living in Stoke on Trent as a young lad adventuring on the River Trent at Norton Bridge the river suddenly became very filthy, cloudy and disturbed. Dead fish floating down. I managed to rescue a Gudgeon and took it home, put it in an aquarium to recover. I kept this fish for several weeks then took it back to freedom some time later broke my heart to see all the wildlife of the river decimated like that and it seemed no one cared except me. That was 55 years ago. Regards Graham

This is a temporary incident.....wholly unacceptable certainly.....but temporary. The bigger issues are more serious, more widespread, more insidious, and will take decades to put right

ABSOLUTE TRUTH Robbo 👏 well said and presented !!! As anglers we all know that WE are the Eyes and Ears of the River

Yes highly disengenuous and most disappointing that these bodies AND local MP cannot recognise and address this. Wonderful pike ...and as an angler since 1972 I remain angry and frustrated that pollution issues are 'undercarpeted with a number of brushes' Time for a national rod licence strike? Simon Artley Manchester UK

Very well put Dave, getting the truth out there..👍

Wonderful explanation and so well said.I've lived on the banks of the river Wye all my life and is brimming with wildlife and fish.There is certainly a hidden anti animal farming agenda going on with many of these groups jumping on the bandwagon. Keep up the good work !

Well done Dave, telling it like it is and exposing those who, for either political gain or noteriety, are very strangely quiet when a very obvious and clearly criminal act happens on their doorstep.

She is just saving up for her new Merc...

Garage....? Old oil....Xmas clean out........?

I used to fish the Wye on a regular basis, but not so for 5+ years, instead now choosing to fish other rivers out of personal preference and distance. Despite being aware of you Dave and watching the occasional video, I haven’t really followed you enough to fully understand your views on the river. Do you believe that the massive increase in poultry farming on the Wye catchment has had no negative impact on the river? To this end are you happy for it to continue to expand, with the subsequent and increased chicken manure, spread along the immediate Wye catchment as fertiliser? We know that the land can’t absorb it all and as a result the phosphate runoff into the river is significant.

Well done sir.. we need to get the truth out there. Thank you 🙏🏻👍🏻

This could, and should of been traced on the day, pretty easy, follow the surface water system back, lifting manholes until the oil free one is found, Used to do this stuff many years ago for Welsh Water, The EA are an absolute disgrace, with this sort of obvious pollution and still not doing enough, as for predation this is why the river is under pressure

You can see this pollution It’s the chemicals you can’t see that bothers me 🙁 who knows what is being discharged in to our rivers and seas under the watchful eye of the Environment Agency 🙈🙊🙉. Not a single water treatment manager or C E O. has been sent to prison for repeated dumping of sewage for profit 💰💰💵 . Dumping on a daily basis, 💰😀, on a industrial scale 💰💵👍with token fines from the Environment Agency no wonder the water companies C E Os get a bonus 💵💵💵 Committing A criminal act, by the Law of this Country,😡 and they continue to do it as the fines they have to pay mean nothing against the profits they make. And the Government punishment for the pollution for profit schemes are? ? They let the polluters put up the water bills for the British people 😔 unbelievable 🙁 Time for a public inquiry into the conduct of the top brass of the Environment Agency and its failure to stop this environmental disaster. and they still want you to pay for your fishing license 🙄🙄 they must be joking

Fantastic piece Dave ... very balanced and explained. Just shows the real intentions of those that exploit the river and don't have it in their blood. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Shes an MP what the hell do you expect, they're all full of shit.

God-damn disturbing, I hope they get a hefty fine for this travesty.

MPs doing some good that's not putting money in their own bank account is like waiting for the rich to actually pay their proper tax. If things don't fit what ever agenda they are pushing expect NOTHING

Great vid, want to save the Wye house immigrants on the bank. Watch the government bend over backwards to fix the problem like all anglers I fed up with the pollution item even happening on my locate Canal.

Simple Dave they just don't like anglers

That should be blocked off immediately. I would drive a tipper over there with 3 ton of earth and block it up.

Sometimes ago I tried to get help to clean up a huge build up of rubbish behind a fallen tree on the river Arrow. No one was interested. I'm afraid talk is cheap, & there is a lot of it. Well done for your report on this spillage. Best wishes & happy new year.

Bang on dave there always straight onto blaming the farming/agricultural industry as are the keyboard warriors 🤷‍♂️ but just as you've shown its not!! Surely any drains around an industrial site should be directed away from any major river system? Sadly it never will

In times where the government shouts the loudest about the climate and the environment, they are the ones doing the most damage to the climate and the environment. I come from the Netherlands myself and it is astonishing what the government can get away with! Here, deep, clear, clean lakes are deepened with polluted slip from Paris and Belgium. And by whom, the government. People can no longer pay their energy bills because everything is supposed to be green! And in the meantime, cities like Amsterdam are importing trains full of garbage from Italy to be burned here. we as a population are screwed by the government and nothing else.

Excellent video, Dave. Well done for highlighting this and the hypocrisy of those who claim to care for the river.

An awesome video exposing the total hypocrisy, and not so hidden agendas, of certain politicians and organisations. Well done Dave Roberts on speaking out and telling the actual truth.

Where is that MP now when it’s needed come on. The river assisted you in getting elected now your in Post let’s get this sorted..Stick to your word please 🙏 ..Well done bringing this to people’s attention. Your doing more than those MP’s all talk an no action . 😢

Great video Dave exposing the madness. Money and hidden agendas getting in the way of progress. Every angler should be in the Angling Trust.

Another example of total disregard for the environment, a complete disgrace. The thing is, water companies don’t care, it would seem that their attitude towards this is, fine us if you like, we’ll just recoup this money by putting up water bills. I live in the Cherwell area, the river and canal that runs through Oxfordshire has depleted in water quality, its destroyed fishing, wildlife and the vegetation that oxygenates the water. I’ve been an angler for 45 years, I’ve never known it to fish so badly. Because of the lack of action against these arseholes that cause this utter neglect, it will only get worse. Very sad.

If you want the truth about anything don't ask a MP they will crawl into office and do absolutely nothing.

Career politicians and the rest are wannabees , and the organisations are just money scammers , vote Reform

It's all about the money great job exposing these disgusting organisations

Then you get the likes of ordinary people overstaying in a car park and fined straight away because they patrol and make money! Personally i think the king of England shoul intervene on Englands pleasant pastures green. King Charles is the authorative leader of parliament!

Great video, its a great pity that these organisations don't do the job they profess to want to do, its like they have totally ignored the incident, disgraceful and shameful, how can those people be taken seriously after this, its incredible. Cracking Pike they're big old girls fair play, they're not short of food looking at the fish, excellent piece of angling.