End of Season Blues We have reached the end of the salmon fishing season for another year and we must leave them alone to get on with their spawning. It’s a vital time of year for this incredible species of fish as they have made their way thousands of miles from their Greenland/Icelandic feeding grounds. Atlantic salmon are known as the "king of fish," an appropriate title for many reasons. Atlantic salmon make a tremendous journey during their lifetime, migrating from the fresh water streams of their youth to feeding grounds in the north Atlantic Ocean and back again to spawn. Their capacity to return back to the same stream where they were hatched has captivated and mystified biologists for hundreds of years. Salmon are among the most beautiful of fish; stream-lined, silver and graceful. They are powerful, too, among the greatest fighters in the fishing world. And perhaps most important of all, Atlantic salmon are a symbol of clean, unspoiled waters that run wild to the sea. It is a tribute to our environmental agencies that more and more rivers are seeing salmon and seatrout returning and even getting higher up the rivers due to such projects as the salmon ladder on the Calder at Padiham. But we couldn’t let the moment pass without throwing in a few fishing jokes.
Two lads were fishing in a boat when one of them hooked an enormous salmon. After half an hour playing the fish they finally managed to get it into the boat. “ That’s a very special spot for fishing .” Says one of the lads. “ Lets mark the spot.” So the other lad draws a big cross on the bottom of the boat with a marker pen. “That’s no good,” says the first lad, “next time we might not get the same boat.”
An American has been fishing for two weeks in Scotland without a single bite. On the last day of his trip he catches a small salmon. He turns to the Gillie and says “ This fish has cost me over $500 .” “ Well now sir,” says the Gillie, “ think yourself lucky you didn’t catch two.”
One Fisherman is bragging to another that last week he caught a 20lb salmon. “Were there any witnesses ?” asked the other fisherman. “Of course there were. Otherwise it would have weighed over 30 lb.”
St Peter stopped a man at the Pearly Gates and said,” Sorry, but you can’t come in, you’ve told to many lies in your life.” “Oh have a heart.” said the man. “You were a fisherman yourself at one time!”
An expert on whales was telling friends about some unusual things they had recently discovered about these amazing creatures. They found that one species could communicate up to 300 miles away. “What were they saying?” asked one of the friends. The expert said it sounded like, “Can you still hear me.”
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The son says to his father, “Dad , tell me again about when you were young and you had to walk all the way across the room to change the channel on the telly.”
1952 . . The first ever UK pop chart was published by the New Musical Express after staff asked 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns. 'Here In My Heart' by Al Martino was the first No.1. The song stayed at No.1 for nine weeks 1955 . . Music and culture changing 'Rock Around The Clock' by Bill Haley & His Comets went to No.1 on the UK chart. 1957 . . Jackie Wilson made his US chart debut with Reet Petite, 29 years later in 1986, it made No.1 in the UK 1964 . . The Beach Boys appeared live on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' on their first promotional visit to the UK 1972 . . Singers Carly Simon and James Taylor were married in Carly's Manhattan apartment. The couple was said to be the highest-paid couple in the world, next to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Carly and 'Sweet Baby' James divorced in 1982 1975 . . Bruce Springsteen made his live debut in the UK when he performed at London's Hammersmith Odeon 1976 . . Bert Weedon's "22 Golden Guitar Greats" went to No.1 on the UK album chart 1977 . . David Bowie Joins Bing Crosby on Crosby's 42nd annual Christmas special. They sing 'Little Drummer Boy' 1979 . . George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley (later known as Wham!), played their first live gig together, as The Executives 1984 . . Frankie Goes To Hollywood made their debut TV appearance on Saturday Night Live performing 'Two Tribes' and 'Born To Run'. Also on this day after setting a new record for advanced orders, 1,099,500 copies, Frankie Goes To Hollywood went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP 'Welcome To The Pleasure Dome. 1987 . . Tiffany becomes the youngest act to top US chart with 'I Think We're Alone Now', since Michael Jackson (aged fourteen) went top with 'Ben' in 1972. 1997 . . The Lou Reed song 'Perfect Day' performed by various artists including Bono, David Bowie, Elton John & Tom Jones went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single raised over £2 million for the Children In Need Charity. 2001 . . The Times newspaper's "Rich List" showed Madonna being the highest earning woman in Britain grossing £30m, all the Spice Girls except for Victoria Beckham had dropped out of the listings. Paul McCartney had earned £20.5m during the year 2002 . . VH1 viewers voted 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston as the number 1 most romantic song ever, 2nd place was Elvis Presley, 'You Were Always On My Mind' and 3rd place went to 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion. 2005 . . Robbie Williams smashed a Guinness World Record by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 World Tour in one day, at an estimated value of £80 million 2006 . . Queen's Greatest Hits is declared the most popular album of all time in Britain, with more than five-and-a-half million units sold. At Number Two: the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper.
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