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Yes Derek and a few others to go with it each season. I did those for 6 different years on the same fishery. It's pretty difficult to work out on the smaller pic. Jim...what's on that graph 'is' taken from personal experience of being on the riverbank in all conditions and logging...

I think around 1500 small barbel were re-introduced into Throop not long ago, to which a good deal of them were dye marked. Also around another 9,000+ small tagged and dye marked barbel were re-introduced over the past 6-7 years on various other stretches upstream of Throop, including on RDAA...

Oh Well...Honey B then :eek:

By keeping records by logging water and air temps, water colour/conditions etc etc...you can eventually learn something on why you catch and more important... .why you don't catch...that is if your interested in how barbel work. Everyone to there own though.

As you say Brian, Beat 1 looks more inviting especially for specialists the further you go upstream to the 'out of the way' areas. The top end of the stretch then backs onto RDAA Bounds Farm and then onto RDAA Church Farm, which are just as inviting and productive. The new vid realeased in a...

When they were first introduced into the River Severn, some were noted to travel 23 miles upstream, whilst others stayed put in the introduction area. When they were first introduced into the River Stour at Iford Bridge in Dorset in 1896, some went upstream and others went downstream to...

Yeah..The 'Traveller' was a named Gt.Ouse Barbel that was regularly caught between 1-2 miles during the 6-7 years i was there. However, there are other 'travellers' including on the Hampshire Avon and Dorset Stour. The one Brian is refering too was a well noted and identified Royalty big barbel...

There again, there may be other more covert anglers fishing the stretch... who don't let on and are/were pretty invisible. ;)

Metabolism Jeff...It slows down in Colder conditions. Fish are Cold Blooded. In summer pellets are broken down quicker and go in and out of their system much quicker and easier.

Mmm..There are re-introduced otters present in the area George and they have been there for many many years, and on the Avon, but you should still catch barbel, chub and all species.

George...My Throop Beat2 vid will be live on youtube in about 3 weeks time. but here’s a few local recent others to have a look at, and a few from a few years ago to give you a view. Just click on the underlined links. Dorset Stour – Tuckton Bridge to Iford Bridge...

I remember reading that more serious damage would/could be caused by the larger dry 'Donkey Choker' Pellets, especially in winter and if used in baiting up a swim. They can also split the barbel's intestine if not watered/softened and broken down etc.

I don't think It was me who mentioned or suggested that 'big and greedy' barbel are the result of brain damage. Check who said that! My point was that some observed recognised barbel were once upon a time quite elusive to capture; but once they are caught, then some seem to be re-captured more...

In my opinion, if they are above and below, then they should be in the middle ..or at least pass through it at times. The barbel must have got to the upstream section somehow. You will never know whats in there until you try it. It may be hard work starting from scratch with no knowledge of the...

Similar to what Dave says, I think that if a barbel has a big munch on hard pellets etc, it needs to take on water to break them down. This is generally ok in higher warmer water temps where normal digestion takes place and it can go through their system quite easily. However, if the water temp...

Chris Jones Quote: "I've no problem with the prospect of fish being damaged by an extended duration out of water. I've no doubt that brain damage is a possibility in the stages before death". So how long do you reckon you can keep barbel out of the water on the bank ...before Death?

In my experience...Some barbel do not recover fully even after resting up in the net for longer periods. With unseen gassed up fish, they will go off seemingly ok, but as they swim deeper to get to the bottom, the trapped air pressure inside forces them back to the surface (just like a balloon...

In the past 1930's onwards, there were many others caught by Salmon Anglers on the Hampshire Avon in the Close season that were recorded at 16+, some foul hooked on spinners etc. They were probably the same fish of 14lb+ caught earlier in the Coarse season. The reason for the increase in weight...

If any creature has a brain...it can get brain damage... in more ways than just one and at different degrees and effects. In my opinion, this post/thread highlights just one probable cause which could affect the barbel's health, well being and it's ability to survive.

Haha... Not been on here for a while so sorry i have not answered and put the record straight much earlier. As you can see in my FB page quote (a few BFW pages back). The '30 Second' out of water time limit was relating to a quote by John Levell in his Avon Diary website regarding 'Salmon'. I...