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Absolutely concur with Lol...... your words ring loud Howard..... and should be heard elsewhere too. It is all about exactly as you have described it...some of it may be old hat...some not... but something is going on and we have to do something and fast.

I have asked the EA for that info Graham.

I will hopefully get that info for 100% at the weekend Derek...as far as I can see there are two major manufacturers and I think that Graham is able to confirm that. The critical thing with all this debate is that no stone is left unturned....without what is going on here nothing would be...

I think you will have seen this before...years ago.... but you can see some of the problem up there in the photo's! :) » The Upper Severn is a Wild Place to be! - Steve Pope Barbel Fishing -

Yes.....I can confirm that. But it is good to be back... :)

Saw a similar situation on the Severn downstream of Buttington Bridge on Sunday....... all the trees gone along both banks for about half a mile. :(

Hard going Jack...... like has been said...a labour of love.... or pure insanity! :)

I hope so..... The important thing is that there is an acknowledgment that there is a problem...... Whatever that may be.

Hi Jack.....just picked this up. I used to fish the MAA Leighton stretch..... It yielded my first double with several nines...... I used to watch them spawning in the shallow water down from the weir but in the last two seasons they appear to have moved off..... I know there is a family of...

Thanks Lol. Hopefully our quest for reasons and solutions to the state of many rivers, not least the Severn,can be furthered here.

And you..... :D

Thank you both. :)

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Well done Graham. I have asked the EA for details regarding barbel stockings in UK rivers and also for any work that has been carried out on Endocrine Inhibitors and feminisation. It will take time for this data to be correlated and sent to me but I have confirmation emails stating that the...

To Bob Gill, Andy Frances and the rest of the BFW team for allowing me back onto the forum. I am very pleased. Rich.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/120742.aspx?stationId=2040 Rain has missed over here so it would take a monsoon to make any difference at all. Going to be tough. Rich.