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England News |
2003 Spring issue |
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Shrewsbury Weir
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The weir was built in 1910-1912 to overcome the effects of drought, which was a big problem in the Summer months. Now the river level upstream is constant throughout the year. Downstream is a different matter and a drought will make the weir lessen to a trickle.
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The Shrewbury Weir looking downstream |
Here two people are standing downstream from the weir watching
the currents and for signs of minnows;
or maybe they are planning where to sit on Saturday to fish; or just maybe to canoe as they do here under the willows across they river. |
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| At the peak of the fishing season, huge salmon use to swim hard
at the weir and take off out of the water.
They would either jump the weir to go on upstream, or slam down on it's bank to try again. And try, and try again the salmon did. |
By the Shrewsbury Weir |
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Paddling on the Shrewsbury Weir |
Until, that is, the town
built a salmon jump.
Then there were no more salmon to be seen, because all they needed to do was swim up the jump. The jump can be seen here at the side of the weir. Just a concrete square tunnel. No longer could children catch the salmon. Now they just paddle and play for hours in the hot sun. |
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