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The Environment Agency and Natural England 'don't' protect the rivers, fish or wildlife, they protect Commercial Money Making/Profiteering Interests along our river systems at the expense of destroying the same rivers, fish and wildlife in the UK.... on behalf of the UK Government.:mad:

They should breed and survive 'naturally' with no help from the EA! In this case, stocking barbel indicates that there is a 'breeding' problem and possibly a lot of others. Stocking barbel into unsuitable declining habitat/water quality etc is not the answer until the EA address the cause of the...

I remember 1.000 barbel being stocked into Adams Mill in year 2000. Seems like there is a big big problem somewhere if they keep stocking it every year in many places. Seems that the EA are only 'Maintaining' the continued presence of the species (which is their duty in 'Maintain, Improve and...

:rolleyes:The Environment Agency has announced a major crackdown on poaching across all of Hampshire’s rivers, streams and estuaries following a recent increase in fish theft and illegal angling. From today (Monday 1 October), specialist Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers will...

FRACKING - COMING TO AN AREA NEAR YOU! LANCASHIRE…THEN THE REST OF THE UK! I think this might be of interest to everyone! If you didn’t know…..This has the potential to contaminate the water table and your rivers, lakes, etc. IF THESE APPLICATIONS AND CONSENTS GET THROUGH, THEN THEY WILL...

I just hope Natural England (NE) are brought to task here as well, as they collaborate and authorise the EA and other parties including Water Companies to carry out destructive work and activities that have no doubt been party to the decline.

In Reality, this non action by the protecting authority (NRA/EA) and the government affects all species of fish and riverine wildlife... and all UK rivers. SALMON & TROUT ASSOCIATION SUBMITS LEGAL COMPLAINT TO EUROPE AGAINST UK GOVERNMENT. Complaint by Salmon & Trout Association highlights...

Quote. "According to the article, coarse fish are very resilient and although this years fry may have suffered, in the short term given the huge amount of spawn they produce, they should bounce back very quickly." Not quite true!....The survival rate of fish eggs laid is minimal in the wild...

Quote: "this will lead to conditions where barbel, chub and carp pile on weight, partly due to the removal of silt and debris from river beds, which paves the way for high protein naturals to thrive." Come on there...It is common sense that the so called 'high protein naturals' (macro...

Ian...Not sure if that documented stuff applies to hand reared introduced otters! Down here, they hunt in packs. and you will see them on virtually every mile of the Dorset Stour. Originally, scientific info states that the territory can be 10-20miles/KM for 'one' pair of otters, but it aint the...

If you have a look on the link below, you will see a couple of similar with captive koi and other species. The bacteria eats through the bone rays from the outer edge inwards and the damaged part of the fin hangs down, membrane splits and part of the fin drops off leaving an L shape or other...

Personally speaking Robert..I don't think that that the tail damage mentioned is down to Otters, but more of a water quality issue. ie Bacterial Infection that eats through the bone rays. It is common nowadays on many rivers. If an otter wants to catch, rip its throat and guts out and eat a...

Absolutely Brilliant News! Best wishes to Dave and to all those that have helped in his recovery. Well Done!

Richard...The proper definition is 'Vertically Challenged'! although with a fish, it is possibly 'Horizontally Challenged'! Robert..Just like humans, you can have small female barbel of 3-9lbish more or less that do not grow on to double figures or massive sizes at any time during their...

..or Heron or Lamprey!

Derek...You can get it from the chemists on the high street. A small bottle cost is 99p -£1.99p ish depending on size. Get some cotton buds to dab it on the wounds.

If you catch them again, treat the wounds with neat Friars Balsam and it will heal ok and just leave scars!..if not already done so!

You need a stiffish tip so that it don't absorb the barbel enquiries, and if too floppy, it will affect accurate casting and ability to cast.

It was a great evening and very well organised and presented. I was very chuffed to be invited to the event and hope there will be many more to come in the future. The Environmental talks and picture presentation from ARK and TAC were very informative and showed that there are a lot of other...

Picking pink flowers shouldnt be angling clubs problem and has nothing to do with fishing at all. You need to stop the EA flood defence teams from there annual carnage uprooting riverbank trees and taking out bankside vegetation to stop erosion of riverbanks. Often club work parties are...