Which rivers hold barbel in the UK?

[Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)]

I certainly would never use a keepnet for barbel.

But if you go roach fishing and want to get a few good ones, the correct use of a proper keepnet will help you to do this. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that if a roach is released after capture it will often take off down river and take the whole shoal with it.

And my belief has been shared by many great roach anglers of my acquaintance from **** Walker to Peter Stone and from Tag Barnes to John Ledger.

The best rule for all concerned is "No barbel in keepnets".

Although I have met a few keen barbel anglers who do believe in resting barbel in some sort of net, especially in summer after a hard fight.

 

[Ray Daywalker Clarke]

I have never lost a Barbel from being in a keepnet. Yet I have seen a number die from being kept in landing nets to recover, a favorite wayof the Barbel Boys.

If the keepnet is fixed correctly, there is no better why of retaining fish, these days I don't use one as I travel light and keep on the move. The keepnet I used was the Dogs.

Once the fish had made a full recovery, all I had to do was undo the two clips at the bottom of the net, twist the net open and the fish would swim out, no need to handle them again.

 

[William Pastuszka]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA) wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>

Nottinghamshire - River Idle and probably the <u>Rivers Maun</u> Meden and Ryton too.

And in Yorkshire, add the River Rother.</blockquote>

Mark Wintle, for more info on this one check up http://www.nottinghamanglers.co.uk/

 

[Born Again Fisher]

Evenlode yes - the river record holder is a friend of a friend.

Ouzel also has Barbel

 

[M&B]

Have you got the river Penk Staffs?

 

[chavender]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>M&B wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>

Have you got the river Penk Staffs?

<u>I Have it !</u></blockquote>

The Mighty erewash holds barbel upto 6/7 lbs

 

[Dave69]

There were barbel coming out of the River Hull last season. A couple of stretches and fish between 3 & 12lbs reported.

 

[Greg Whitehead]

Scratch the Welland. Reckon they've all been eaten.

 

[peter crabtree]

I n my areasw herts,,the colne,the gade.North Herts the lea.

 

[Keith Truscott]

Didn't see the Gt Ouse on here, also the Witham and the Nene.

Keith

 

[Dave Burr]

You've found barbel in the Gt Ouse Keith? I thought the otters had eaten them all /forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif

 

[Sean Meeghan]

Mark, have you got the Clyde? Scottish fish, but they speak with Lancashire accents mostly.

 

[George387]

they have all now converted Sean and lost that accent its been nearly 30 years since they moved up /forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif courtesy of some maurading scots match anglers...lol, they are also contained in the scottish avon but these are only a strain from the clyde

 

[Keith M]

The Coppermill stream that runs through walthamstow also holds Barbel.

 

[Wiktor z Polski/Dr. Wodka]

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Mr. Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) wrote (se)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote><blockquote class=quoteheader>Ray Daywalker Clarke wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>One thing our rivers don't need, are more Barbel</blockquote>
The Ribble does. Then I might have a chance of catching a few this year!</blockquote>



Ribble?.........No no barbel in there,specially no doubles either.Forget the ribble and severn too,NO BARBEL IN EITHER OF THEM.They were there but they are not there any more.Very unattractive places to fish,no barbel there/forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif.No that I dont want anybody to fish there /forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif,Just waist of time,no fish there,Dee hmmm, no fish either.Lakes full of fish,barbel,chub and barbel and carp in lakes, the brits record for barbel will soon come from lake,they are so strong in the lakes that I cant imagine and have plenty of carp food.I think it will come out soon,it may be in 2 weeks time or soon after this river season starts again/forum/smilies/sleepy_smiley.gif.Lakes,nice.....

Why do someone want to know of the rivers where the barbel lives?

 

[bigfish74]

Bradshaw brook trib of Irwell,river Croal trib of irwell.

and another load gone in the irwell at salford not too long ago and got put in the irwell/croal confluence over 20 years ago but i bet no-one can find them

andy

 

[aebitim]

River Exe and Culm

 

[redfin123]

This is what I have against the Barbel Society. When you get amongst a group of these people, it's as though there is only one species of fish that matters - barbel!!

I might like their organisation moreif they would appreciate that the spread of barbel can and is causingproblems for other species.

And their slogan of "Swim Wild Swim Free" in my opinion, is a load of old b*****cks!!

here we go again, good old ron slagging some one off again. go on then lets have a f-----g good argument.

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has anyone mentioned the little river don which runs into the main river don near deepcar yorkshire.

 

[Dicky (Angling Trust PAC)]

here we go again, good old ron slagging some one off again. go on then lets have a f-----g good argument.

That post is from 2009, you're three years too late...

 

[redfin123]

That post is from 2009, you're three years too late...

cheers mate I was,nt a member then.