Jim McDonald worked for forty years as a professional biologist and ecologist. During that time (and longer) he has been an ardent rod fisher of Atlantic salmon, trout and sea trout. He combines his interests in environmental issues and fishing with those of writing. He now urges an honesty and realism in how we approach matters of conservation, as opposed to following any assumed norms of popular and political correctness.
Anglers are not always perceived to be the most rational of people. For those who get involved in rod fishing, what might start as a curiosity, gradually becomes a passion that often develops into a full-blown, all-consuming addiction. Apparently, there is no cure. Repeated scenarios of utter failur...
