Recent content by Chris Guy

Just seen this 😡

Uvita, Costa Rica, last month

This on top of several illegal wild releases (Bristol Avon for one) https://naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/02/28/beaver-wild-release-a-milestone-for-nature-recovery-in-england/

Fisher's Green

Although not directly related to our barbel fishing exploits, but as beavers are/have been reintroduced to waters in Shropshire and Northamptonshire, with plans for Bedfordshire, it seems that their healthy reproduction up north, is getting out of control...

The restocking process on the Great Ouse and Ivel has been going on for almost 20 years, with excess of 150,000 fish stocked. Natural reproduction will not return generally until pollution and abstraction are majorly reduced

Of course I don't begrudge herons helping themselves. My comment was concerning the repeated stocking of undersized fish, and how easy it has been for any winged predation. Cormorants 😐

Generally quite a large percentage of local clubs sell out their memberships every year. There's zero chance of the Ouse returning to its for.er glory until the water companies halt this mass pollution, abstraction is eased, predation and other negative influences stop. At least by stocking of...

Probably many time by individuals

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/lake-windermere-pollution-feargal-sharkey/

What's blatantly plain is that general recruitment of common species, like roach, perch, dace and gudgeon is very poor. In the summer months the river generally runs crystal clear, and you hardly see any fish. I've seen fish where the river joins the flood relief channel, but along the...

No, sorry.