My family have fished this river for 300 years - now pollution has killed all the fish
A tradition on a river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.
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"I've been fishing for 38 years, I've never seen a season as bad as this."
— Andrew Davies , Executive
"It's been in my family for so long, I love carrying the tradition on but it's getting to the point where you get to the end of the season and you're not hitting fish."
— Keith Elias , Other
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A tradition on a river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.
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