Hello, Todd.
My son, also Todd and Cc, currently in his third year at UC studying Environmental Science and Chemistry, wrote me an article for my current issue after a visit to Lake Ellesmere last month (low resolution copy attached, along with a dated camera copy of the river entering the lake at the Rail Track). Needless to say his article and the photos sent with it shocked me - I knew freshwater quality was bad in lowland Canterbury generally since the upsurge of intensive dairying over the past 30 years but had no idea just how bad. Frankly, the Kaituna, formerly an excellent trout fishing river according to many, now looks third world.
I have already contacted both eCan and F&GNC. The former have told me by email they…
