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Mike, Not just small rivers mate, the Severn, compared to what was, is on its knees, as i have said, there isnt a barbel river now, anywhere, that isnt in decline...once the barbel have gone, the chub and pike soon follow...

Well Mike, i suggest you prepare for the worse and hope for something that may not be as bad as you thought.

Well said Hatter: but unfortunately there are anglers amongst us that still demand that science proves that otters have a detrimental effect on barbel populations, and will not accept any anecdotal evidence. Otters without doubt have caused the total collapse of barbel populations on many...

The PAG ( see Big picture 2) have been frustrated by the Angling Trust every step of the way, John Wilson warned of the effects of the otter before he went to Thailand, the Barbel Society raised a petition for a none lethal control of the otter, it got 12000 signatures, to suggest nothing...

I have a pair of very rare Fox Mick Brown 11ft 2.75 Pike rods, said to be the perfect zander tool, super condition, hardly used, looking for £300 the pair

Most of the evidence is anecdotal unfortunately due to the protection the otter is afforded in law, and there isnt enough time left frankly, its all a bit too late ...so do you believe that Cormorants and Goosanders have an effect on fish populations?

https://50ddf6cf-3591-4775-b0fc-543d75a0aa5f.filesusr.com/ugd/d64b93_91883a8731814fa082da9ad32aa8e9a2.pdf

He did take photos..he had no help from the EA or the Thames River Trust, due to law, theres not much they can do or are prepared to do, otters on certain rivers will take their kill out of the river to eat the ofal, other rivers or parts of rivers they will drag the carcass onto shingle, most...

I could list many rivers like the Ivel Terry... I was talking to a river keeper on the Windrush not so long ago, he looked after a stretch that once had double figured barbel, big chub, big pike and dace, the otters moved in and took the lot very quickly, in less than a year or so, they then...

Ok Rob I will have that if still available...

Any photos?

Ah right....fair comment

OK no worries Joe you stated on one of your threads that the RSPB (so called conservation group) were actively encouraging the spread of Cormorants...where is you proof of this? I have never held the role of R&C secretary, I have worked on R&C projects however for the BS inc: Katy Guttman...

No false hoods, i have never seen an otter take a swan, but i know it happens, i haven't seen an otter take a 20lb carp, but they do, Dave Webb MBE has been honoured for his work with otters and is recognised as an otter expert, and for you to disregard his statement because he cant prove it...

“WE MADE MISTAKES” ADMITS OTTER CHARITY ‘Not enough research done before predators’ release’ Angling Times (UK)28 Nov 2017 Otters – did chemicals destroy their natural food? THE head of the UK’s biggest otter protection group has admitted that organisations like his have ‘made mistakes’ when...

I think to suggest there isn't some sort of underground otter movement is naïve, even Dave Webb (and I'm no fan of his) of the Wild Otter trust said in the Angling Times that they made errors in the past my uncontrolled otter releases, otter releases where no impact studies had taken place...

Predictable...

https://kingsland-pc.gov.uk/statement-on-the-recent-work-at-the-lugg/ The EA knew about it all the time!

The weakness of the barbel Stephen are the demographics of its population, I have said this before so I apologize for is repetition. Male barbel outnumber female barbel between 7:1 or 10:1 ratios, females become sexually mature later than the males by about 3 or 4 years, males being at about 4...

So why are barbel numbers are falling Damian or at worse barbel numbers have collapsed on many rivers? The EA have conducted their own studies that confirms pollution, i.e. heavy metal, chemical, un treated effluent and more alarmingly the feminisation of barbel via oestrogen in sewage are a...