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Hi Dan. The answer to your question is maybe. I have seen an article in the Kettering Evening Telegraph dated August 1997 of Barbel and other species being stocked at Finedon Mill after a fish kill as a result of a pollution incident. After further investigation with the club that runs that...
For me it has to be Ian Botham, Charlton, Robson Green and Rex Hunt.....
Oh bugger I'm 4 days late.
But really for me it would be Wilson, Cribbins and Yates.
Adrian if you fancy catching your first Grayling I can recommend the Derwent around Matlock. Loads of them, Trout and the odd Barbel. Great river. Also the Don is in the middle of Sheffield is a sure bet.
Bain of my life the Erewash is! Had Grayling, Trout, Chub and everything else out the river last season but no ruddy barbel. They are there and I have seen a shoal in the upper river but it has been tough trying to entice them out. River is in a pretty good environmental condition by all...
Nice one Nigel! I've had 2 of those fish together along with a 12lb fish but a triptych like that!! Wow. Surprised no one has ever mentioned the other fish down the road from there. Hmm..
I have been catching the stockies for nigh on for the last 2 years at the spots where they were introduced (Pictures on the Ouse page over the last few seasons). I believe my record is 20 in a morning session. 2 years ago they were averaging 8-12oz. The rate of capture has gone down this season...
I believe the Roding is run by Billericay and District Angling Club. The Blackwater is run by Maldon Angling Society
Not sure about the Chelmer that high up. I used to fish it mostly for the chub and trout when I was a nipper.
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