I suppose a decent well looked after stillwater will be a happy home for barbel..all that free easy to digest food and friends to dine out with....beats being a loner on the ouse being chased by otters and constipating on crayfish shells!
Back in the day when pond owners were paying pleasure anglers on the Severn and the Teme for their catches to stock their fisheries I had strong feelings about this. These days when the stock fish for these pools are simply a product of the aquatic trade I see no difference between them and the pasty carp they are replacing.
Back in the day when pond owners were paying pleasure anglers on the Severn and the Teme for their catches to stock their fisheries I had strong feelings about this. These days when the stock fish for these pools are simply a product of the aquatic trade I see no difference between them and the pasty carp they are replacing.
Make that two of us. Barbel on commercials aren't particularly my thing, though I have caught a couple. They went like trains and didn't seem to be remotely unhealthy. Provided the stock comes from a legitimate source, it's fine by me. I really don't understand why some get so wound up about it all.
What like stocking barbel into rivers they are not indigenous too, maybe worse they thrive and go onto completely alter a whole ecosystem; less silver fish, which leads to less predatory fish and logically follows; less Herons and Kingfishers.
I'm not saying that I like the idea of barbel being stocked into but at least they don't effect the natural balances found in a river prior to stocking.
And for the record, this anglers disagrees with stocking (all) non-indigenous fish into natural waters and unsustainable stock levels being placed in any water.
Make that two of us. Barbel on commercials aren't particularly my thing, though I have caught a couple. They went like trains and didn't seem to be remotely unhealthy. Provided the stock comes from a legitimate source, it's fine by me. I really don't understand why some get so wound up about it all.
I am with Sam on this, the only thing I can add is not to overstock whatever fish and ultimately care for all fish when being weighed, as I hate to see fish being tipped into weigh nets, just makes me cringe when fish are dropped onto each other. We have to live with it but welfare must be at the top for all commercials and thats a fine line because anglers want to see an ever bulging net to the detriment of the inhabitants.
What like stocking barbel into rivers they are not indigenous too, maybe worse they thrive and go onto completely alter a whole ecosystem; less silver fish, which leads to less predatory fish and logically follows; less Herons and Kingfishers.
I'm not saying that I like the idea of barbel being stocked into but at least they don't effect the natural balances found in a river prior to stocking.
Where's that then ?
"And for the record, this anglers disagrees with stocking (all) non-indigenous fish into natural waters and unsustainable stock levels being placed in any water."
Me too Colin
But, it's what the fishermen want, so it's ok..isn't it?
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Originally Posted by johnnyfby
I am with Sam on this, the only thing I can add is not to overstock whatever fish and ultimately care for all fish when being weighed, as I hate to see fish being tipped into weigh nets, just makes me cringe when fish are dropped onto each other. We have to live with it but welfare must be at the top for all commercials and thats a fine line because anglers want to see an ever bulging net to the detriment of the inhabitants.
Apparently that's ok too, according to the report " crowding fish in a keepnet is not a problem so long as there is sufficient oxygen"
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If you take into account that the report is written by a lecturer in fish farming you can see what angle the report is coming from!
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