Will the River Mersey ever be cleaned up? I would love to catch and eat some salmon/trout etc?

Answer 1

The Mersey is currently going through a massive clean up which is estimated to cost £3.5m in public money. This includes blockage of many of the sewer pipes and regulation of industry, with the use of filters, as well as more maintenance such as dredging and the cutting back of the overgrown banks. Ecologists are also working there as advisers, to ensure that the remaining species are kept safe. There is also more control on boats' fuel let-offs and oil spills and tighter regulation on the types and standards of boats docked on the river itself.
The results are that as early as last year (early in ecological terms) there have been reports of fish in the Mersey, near to its source. The good news is that many of these fish are baby fish, and so it is hoped that they will repopulate naturally without our help. I believe they were trout.
So your fishing dreams may come true!

Answer 2

for the past 70 years my family have lived right near on the edge of the river mersey in a place called westbank widnes and we our selves have seen avast difference in the river over the years however catching what you are asking for would be totally impossible because they are fresh cold water fish and this could never happen although not so far out just past the mersey into the irish sea just past liverpool my family have been trawling with their boats there for years and years and have had huge catches of flatties,lemon sole,macarel,crabs,shrimps etc we have had so many great catches in the past we have been a success in our business selling them.

Answer 3

sainsburys fish counter has got some fabulous rainbow trout... mmm mm

Answer 4

"oh the river clyde the wonderful clyde,,,,,"