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Thanks Lawrence, that's really interesting to hear about the survival rate of the stocked immature barbel. Does anyone know how many barbel were stocked into the Bristol Avon originally. I seem to remember that the Angling Times were responsible for the stocking back in the 1960s? What size...

It's a fairly well know fact that Otters were artificially introduced (allowed to 'escape') from 2 different sources near the Bristol Avon. There were already otters present on the river and had been for years. It's no coincidence that in the time frame after the boost in otter numbers, barbel...

Thanks for the replies. The bit of river I'm looking at is a long way from where it flows into the Bristol Avon and there are many barriers in the way to prevent the BA barbel moving up it. Because of the relatively low population of fish, there don't seem to be any otters about. The...

20 thousand! I was thinking more like 50-100! The difference here is that the stream hasn't any otters present anymore (not enough food I guess). So hopefully anything that went in would stay around for a while, hypothetically speaking of course. Steve

I have lived near and fished the Bristol Avon all my life and had always taken the barbel fishing on the river for granted. I’ve always loved the river and would never have considered moving house from within range of the BA. It’s a well-known fact that the Bristol Avon has been emptied...

What a cracker! Apparently it's Helena Bonham Carter! Helena Bonham Carter gets naked with giant tuna - Telegraph Cheers, Steve