Here in France, except on private (and often monetized) stretches, a fishing warden’s job is mostly to make sure everything’s in order and that you’ve got your license. The rest is handled by the APPMAs, the local fishing and aquatic habitat protection associations, and they very often do incredible work with the help of their volunteers to keep our fish and their waters in great shape. That’s what makes it so interesting to see how involved this river keeper is on the Cotswold rivers (which are actually several rivers across Gloucestershire). Mark Cameron’s passion for his rivers, and his dedication to letting nature take back over from human interference, are bringing wild fish back, grayling included. It’s beautiful, it’s a change of scenery, it’s soothing, and it makes you think about what we can do to help our own rivers get healthier!