First post on this forum so can I start by saying Hello!
I have set myself the task of catching a barbel from the river Windrush but everybody I talk to tells me the otters have had them all! I quite regularly fish the river for chub and trout in the summer and have seen barbel spawning in 2 different areas in early spring but so far all my efforts over the past few months have ended up fishless.
I have access to a couple of good lengths of the river around Burford and Witney and some below. Am I wasting my time fishing for fish that aren't there in any real numbers any more or should I persist?
Cheers
Andy
I have set myself the task of catching a barbel from the river Windrush but everybody I talk to tells me the otters have had them all! I quite regularly fish the river for chub and trout in the summer and have seen barbel spawning in 2 different areas in early spring but so far all my efforts over the past few months have ended up fishless.
I have access to a couple of good lengths of the river around Burford and Witney and some below. Am I wasting my time fishing for fish that aren't there in any real numbers any more or should I persist?
Cheers
Andy