The small town of Pétervásara is located an hour and a half drive from Budapest, in a small valley bordered by the Bükk, Mátra and Tarnavidéki landscape protection areas. Locals are probably already accustomed to the fact that the air is good and everywhere they look they see fresh green – except at the city intersection, where we look not towards the green, but in the direction of other drivers, because it can come from any direction, and there are no lights.
On May 7, the settlement was a bit chaotic because the former President of the Republic, János Ader, was wandering the streets. Teachers of the local Tamasi Aaron Primary School, led by Andrea Papp, president of Bicasolli, happened to invite the founding father of the Blue Planet Climate Protection Foundation, who accepted the invitation. First, a presentation on the topic of environmental protection and sustainability was held at the community center in the context of climate awareness, and then came the excitement: a picnic with children in the Vizikeni Valley reservoir.
Since the fishing club led by Pap Andrea is very popular at school, many of the boys (unfortunately not the only girl did) came to the lake equipped with rods. But the sky did not welcome the event, it rained constantly, and when János Adair entered, his first question was: “You won't catch a cold, are you dressed appropriately?” Fortunately, the small wooden base next to the lake also has a covered roof. The excited boys team came up here and showed their sticks to Janos Adair, who immediately started getting involved.
Meanwhile, we learned he started fishing with a peanut rod at the age of six. The boys, aged between 9 and 14, followed the caning in a controlled manner, albeit fearfully, and willingly answered the questions asked. It turns out that the lake is stocked with carp, pike and bream, small goldfish also swim, and record catches are not uncommon – which are then released back into the water. There are those who, despite their young age, have already appeared at Magyar Horgász with their giant fish, proudly showing off their photos on their phones. Once a week at school, Pape Andrea teaches them how to catch and handle a ball, and they also go out to the lake to practice several times a year.
The Adventures of Lucky Bream
The rain seemed to have stopped, so we descended, and the hunters set up camp in the wet grass with bags, buckets and sticks. Of course, no one wants to sit, but they keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters from each other.
János Adair moves his rod towards the end of the line, and this turns out to be a lucky part, because after about three minutes, his left neighbor catches a larger carp. However, the general applause is accompanied by anxiety as the fish must be gently released from the hook. Janus Adair then helps and throws the fish that was difficult to free from the hook.
But of course honor requires him to catch something now, he feels the pressure, but also the fish, because a minute later there is also a smaller fish on his hook. Once he returns and the dimple is in the water again, another former boss comes hunting – it's a bit doubtful that it's the same. Of course, we can never know, but we do know that this fish will also find its way home, with no harm other than a simple shock.
And he can't even get it, because he was arrested by the head of the Kik Poligo Foundation, which espouses and promotes green ideas, and János Adair is completely pro-fishing. He adds,
When they spend 5-6 hours a day watching boring and even harmful Internet content, it is good for them to be outdoors, exercise, and even compete, and this can be a useful leisure activity and passion. Anything that takes them away from the dark side of the digital world is valuable.
The Blue Planet Foundation receives invitations from many places, and it is not certain that everyone will be invited. János Ader likes to talk about biodiversity, the climate crisis, water, but also about the environmental impacts of “throw away” or sustainability culture.
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