In this country thats true.....
Or Is It?
One River in England flows from South to North, C'mon wise guys which is it? :confused:

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mostly except the mighty trent which flows north
easterly

What is interesting is how the flow relates to the direction of the sun!


Predators are at an advantage when they lie in cover with the sun behind them.

The prey are lit up and blinded by the sun, while they remain hidden in dark shadow.

Fish also prefer to be swimming 'up current'.

The movement of water over their 'control surfaces' (fins and tail) gives them better contol.

So, the ideal position for (say) a pike to be in is waiting in ambush, in shadow, with the sun behind her (I'm mostly interested in 'her' because she's a lot bigger than 'him'!), and pointing into the current.

So, with West flowing rivers that happens in the latter part of the day Here in the East, it's in the morning.

(Of course in stillwater, the pike will need to move during the day as the sun travels from east to west, and so 'feeding times' will vary, not only according to the part of the lake experiencing sun and shade, but also by lake, given the topogrophy of the surroundings and the placement of trees etc).

And what favours the predators is different to what favours the prey species, so they will adapt their behaviour accordingly.

There's a lot more to this fishing than many realise!!

Tight lines - leon

[ 28. September 2005, 11:17 PM: Message edited by: Leon Roskilly ]

all rivers flow south! lol
yeah your right down heer on the channel u cant move for esturies!
no all rivers flow down hill? is that wot your saying?
sorry that was a bit smart ass, somthing to do with the gravitational pull of the equater maybe!
arfter my earlier out burst thinking about it
wot exatly do u mean ar all out lets pointed south?
do they all flow north in the southern hemispere?

All Rivers flow sout(ish)in this country,(except one) think about they do, could be something to do with gravity, but there probably another explanation for it, I'm sure with all the talent that subscribe to AN someone can explain. Trent only flows NE to Burton on Trent from source Chav.

Interesting point made by Leon. The Clyde and the Spey in Scotland flow almost straight to North...

Jim.

ar sh***t im guessing now! maybe the north is generaly higher than the south! (generaly)
never thought about it but now i know the answer thats one on the back burner incase it comes up in a pub quizz!
nice one anyway ill bring that up when i want to sound clever,
good on ya mate!

hmm arfter some thought well jim murray! i think ya talking pants lol!
nearly got me tho lol

I thought about that, its all uphill to Scotland, and that could be the reason. I'll put it another way.... The source of all rivers in this country lie NORTH of the eventual termination of the river into either the sea or another river. Except one!!!

The Nene used to flow to the north-east until it was artificially diverted (in the 17th century I believe).