Which rivers hold barbel in the UK?

[Mark Wintle]

I need to put together a comprehensive list including tributaries of major rivers.

Any with ? I'm not sure about. Grouped by river system if possible.

Hants Avon

Bristol Avon, Somerset Frome

Wye, Lugg

Severn, Teme, Warwicks Avon, Warks Stour, Leam, Arrow

Trent, Tame?, Sow, Derwent (Derbys), Anker, Mease, Soar, Dove,

Thames, Evenlode?, Windrush, Kennet, Thame, Cherwell, Lea, Ember, Mole, Blackwater, Colne, Colnebrook?, Loddon, Wey.

Itchen. Arun. Dane. Nene. Wensum. Weland. Gt Ouse. Sussex Ouse. Ribble. Witham. Wear. Yare. Ivel. Medway. Test? Rother (Sussex)

Yorks rivers - Ouse, Don, Nidd, Wharfe, Swale, Ure, Derwent,

 

[pagan]

mark you can add dearne, calder and aire to the yorkshire list, not prolific but definitely present

 

[Mark Wintle]

Thanks, Mark.

 

[EC]

River Dee, andprobably theRiver Alyn. Worthenbury Brook is a trib of the Dee also.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

Trent, Tame?, Sow, Derwent (Derbys), Anker, Mease, Soar, Dove

I've heard rumors of Barbel in the Wreake (Soar tributary), but it's only rumor. Stu Dexter may be able to confirm.

 

[graham idiot]

Hi mark the river longford has barbel i have caught them from it, it runs through feltham. hanworth, hampton hill, bushy park, into hampton court palace then into the thames

 

[Grumpy Git @]

The Marden, a tributary of the Bristol Avon and the River Ray a tributary of the Upper Thames. Both confirmed from club websites.

 

[Fred Bonney]

PM Mark.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

Thanks /forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif

 

[Ray Daywalker Clarke]

Dorset Stour, heard a rumour of the Ouszel had Barbel, but just a rumour.

 

[slime monster]

Sow now holds Barbel

 

[mjw]

Dont forget Wales!!The Taff and River Usk

 

[Morespiders]

Noth West , River's Mersey Tame, Etherow, Bollin, Goyt,

 

[Mark Wintle]

How could I miss the Stour! Must have forgotten to type it in.

Thanks for all the answers, keep them coming. Anyone confirm the Evenlode or Test?

 

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)]

Nottinghamshire - River Idle and probably the Rivers Maun Meden and Ryton too.

And in Yorkshire, add the River Rother.

 

[Geoff Cowen]

River Tees to add.

 

[Bully]

Stour in Kent (i.e the one that is part of Mid Kent Fisheries). They claim to have barbel being caught.

 

[Lee Swords]

as well as the rother you can add the loxely and the sheaf...at least on the confluence sections with the don

 

[Ray Daywalker Clarke]

Never heard of the Evenlode holding Barbel and I fished it for many years, but would have thought it holds barbel now, not many Roach in there now either.

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

The Ribble and Dane