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Had barbel in fish stews in Spain, wouldn't be my first choice of freshwater fish to eat by a long way. Particularly with the number of Zander in the Severn, which are both very tasty, a pest species and completely legal to take for the pot at any size. But some take whatever they catch and not...

In what way was this guide connected to the Wye and Usk Foundation? Has the incident been reported to the WUF? The Campaign for the protection of Welsh fisheries also have an on line reporting system that connects directly with the EA system for reporting poaching incidents, here

Touch wood, I am complete free of irrational belief systems, Birmingham City will one day win the FA Cup, I will catch every time I cast out and a new fishing rod is a suitable birthday present for the missus.

There are some great trout up there. Every time they rescue them (and that has been at least three times this year), the EA take out many woppers. They put them back in the river either upsteam or downstream, yet they are back again when next the rescue takes place! Shows just how territorial...

The pictures were taken on the river above Lentwardine in September , which is near Ludlow, but well above in terms of the river. The Clun, the Onny and the Corve all add to the main river by the time it is at Ludlow. This area now almost routinely dries up in late spring and early summer. The...

If it is that number every where, it would actually start to pay for itself to police the license. Perhaps they should work like parking wardens these days, have a team of enforcement officers paid by taking a cut of the fines, rather than salaried. I did suggest this once at an EA consultative...

See Do you think it's any difference anywhere else?

Stick it in a load of rice, leave for a couple of weeks and they usually work again. My BB took a dip some time ago. I replaced it, but then was told of this trick. I was very cynical about it working, but thought it worth giving a go. It worked !!!

My spools don't have any dates on them, just a bar code. I use it as tippet material for fly fishing and hook length for float fishing for chub and grayling, haven't tried it when barbel fishing as I tend to use braid. But it is really good stuff, if expensive. I hope it doesn't have a use by...

You aren't suggesting that the Angling Times may have had an inaccurate report...:rolleyes:

Watch your step, see here

I'm fond of Vivaldi's Four Seasons Winter Suite myself

The legal action in the case of stillwaters could be taken by the police under the theft act. In the case of rivers it would be up to the club to pursue a civil action for damages against those who broke their rules (in England and Wales as wild animals have no owner, in Scotland the theft act...

Only if the behaviour that leads to avoiding being caught is linked to genes and if being caught means not being able to reproduce (as in being hit on the head when a immature fish). That is the process of natural selection. And , as correctly pointed out above, would lead to a completely...

Maybe something to do with movement. I have noticed that watching fish from above, once you are still, even though the fish may have originally spooked at you, they will gradually re appear. Make any sudden movements, particularity with your hands (pointing them out to another person for...

I'll let Mr Darwin know its just conjecture when I meet him in the afterlife:D

I don't need to re think anything as I never suggested that at all. Barbel have instincts. These are developed through natural selection. This development took place long before man came on the scene. Man hasn't actually been around long enough yet to have had much influence on barbels natural...

Barbel seek such places not because they are "pressured" by anglers, but because they have millions and millions of years of instinct developed through evolution. They seek safe environments from the predators they evolved defences against. In the main birds, dinosaurs etc. So attack from above...

Could your man be the "Severn Bore"?

'cept Walton didn't get to use a reel......... but the Chinese did some 1,000 + years ago.