As salmon anglers, we all want to help the fish that enter our rivers to maximise the results of the spawning season. Let’s face it, we all know that the King of Fish faces enormous threats to its survival in the journey from the redds to the sea and back again. So at a time when ova are secure in the redds, and some alevins could well be emerging, take care not to destroy these valuable additions to our stock by deep wading. And in the present low water conditions on the Ness, even shallow wading could prove harmful in pools with good depths of gravel close to the banks. So watch your wading – and save our stocks!