The Wardman Wire

This photo shows trout escaping from a fish farm via a feeding pipe, which is three feet above the surface of the water.

You can read the whole story at Environmental Graffiti, via Adelaide Green Porridge Cafe.

Owners of a fish farm near the village of Alresford have been raising fish for nearly 30 years. Recently they noticed some of their brown trout appeared to be missing. Then a local wildlife photographer and friend of the fish farmers made an amazing discovery.

Dennis Bright captured images of the trout leaping 3 feet out of the water into the mouth of an 8 inch wide metal feeding pipe. The pipe leads to a tributary of the River Itchen about 30 feet away. To get to the water, the trout had to leap into the tiny metal pipe then swim against the swift current.

Fish farm owner David Riley said: “I have been a farmer here for about 30 years and have never seen a fish make it to the other side but I know Dennis and if he says he has seen it I believe him.”

If it was me I would install a trap half-way along the pipe, and sell those trout at a “fitness premium” as a “superfood”.

Tags: brown trout, fish far, great escape

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