One of my small local clubs (100 members) is a nice medium sized reservoir, which on the whole provides good bream and roach fishing with odd tench and an increasing number of carp which mysteriously increase in numbers, year on year (and it aint breading).
The two ‘main men’ in this club have hatched a plan to stock barbel. They run the match scene on there and it seems they’ve fished a few commercials. The owner of one of them claims his barbel have bred and these two are now hell bent on making barbel the choice for next years stocking fund.
At the last AGM, where it was first mooted openly, I argued against it, but given that it was totally unexpected, I wasn’t prepared with reasoned arguments. They had clearly thought of all possible objections and countered them with wild unsubstantiated story’s like their ability to breed, cos Mr Commercial owner has proved it was possible….. and they could breed because a small stream runs into the place (it’s little more than a land drain).
I have no issues with barbel in commercially run fisheries. But I personally believe this small single water club, doesn’t need them and they will be a waste of money, compared to building on the existing species in the place. To me it’s more of a waste of our stocking fund than a purist thing.
I am sure there will have been previous discussions on here regarding stillwater barbel, but I’d appreciate any factual information about stocking barbel into stillwaters. The water in question is largely quite deep (6ft plus in the margins to 18 feet in the middle) and being on high ground it’s open to the elements, so a water that is usually colder than most.
So, what are the facts with stillwater barbel? Am I being reasonable by opposing this? Is there any likelyhood of the stocking of barbel being refused by the EA? Has anyone any experiencethey could share?
Help!!
The two ‘main men’ in this club have hatched a plan to stock barbel. They run the match scene on there and it seems they’ve fished a few commercials. The owner of one of them claims his barbel have bred and these two are now hell bent on making barbel the choice for next years stocking fund.
At the last AGM, where it was first mooted openly, I argued against it, but given that it was totally unexpected, I wasn’t prepared with reasoned arguments. They had clearly thought of all possible objections and countered them with wild unsubstantiated story’s like their ability to breed, cos Mr Commercial owner has proved it was possible….. and they could breed because a small stream runs into the place (it’s little more than a land drain).
I have no issues with barbel in commercially run fisheries. But I personally believe this small single water club, doesn’t need them and they will be a waste of money, compared to building on the existing species in the place. To me it’s more of a waste of our stocking fund than a purist thing.
I am sure there will have been previous discussions on here regarding stillwater barbel, but I’d appreciate any factual information about stocking barbel into stillwaters. The water in question is largely quite deep (6ft plus in the margins to 18 feet in the middle) and being on high ground it’s open to the elements, so a water that is usually colder than most.
So, what are the facts with stillwater barbel? Am I being reasonable by opposing this? Is there any likelyhood of the stocking of barbel being refused by the EA? Has anyone any experiencethey could share?
Help!!