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    Barbel Stocks-What do we do next?

    But does the fact that nobody catches them mean they are not there?...even electro fishing fails to find many of the fish in our local Wensum...but they are often spotted when conditions are right.
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    Sturgeon - UK

    Witch lakes near Thetford in Norfolk have Sturgeon in them, bit pricey though :( www.witchlakes.com
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    Why oh why, the usual suspects

    I for one agree with Keiths use of lighter " balanced tackle" it's something I've always tried to adopt for any species that I have ever fished for, obviously taking swim conditions into account. The thing that concerns me on one particular stretch of the Wensum that I fish, is that the...
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    WTD: John Wilson Barbel Quiver Rod.

    It's not for sale I'm afraid but I have one of these rods and the blank is definitely GREY not green, see pic
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    Typical bloody minded canoeist?

    The point is chaps , that the Trent and Wye stretches that you fish are navigable stretches, this particular part of the Wensum is strictly private and has no navigation rights attatched to it, so the canoeists have no right to be on there whatsoever.
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    Typical bloody minded canoeist?

    I had a guy and his daughter come through at the cattle drink on friday, she stopped at the signs and said to her dad that they couldn't go through as it was private, he just told her to keep going. I made the point that it was private and there was no access for canoes and also as there was a...
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    Typical bloody minded canoeist?

    This idiot can't see the wood for the trees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3NH8NFgRNU
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    avon scales

    I got one of these a few years ago...just the job :)http://www.cheshirefishing.co.uk/shop/wychwood/avonscalespouch.htm
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    Shimano 5000 RE Limited Edition

    ???????????
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    Tench/light barbel rod

    If you can't find a rod with a screw in tip ring, why not just buy a new tip ring and fit it yourself?, probably the easiest ring on the rod to replace..
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    EA Flood Defence Team Plans for Substantial Dredging of River Loddon

    The river Wensum could be used as a case study as the river has been subject to dredging in the past which had adverse effects on the fish/wildlife populations and is now the subject of a case study by natural england to reverse the effects of the past dredging and mill installations along it's...
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    Welcome to the NEW BFW forums

    Thanks for the registration Andy, looking forward to the new site being a more civil place than the old one became at times. regards Graeme......AKA Gasman
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