• You need to be a registered member of Barbel Fishing World to post on these forums. Some of the forums are hidden from non-members. Please refer to the instructions on the ‘Register’ page for details of how to join the new incarnation of BFW...

River Thames depths

Richard Barnatt

Senior Member
Just wondering if anyone knows of anywhere online that would have a map of the Thames (non tidal) which gives the depths ? Been searching & searching, EA list depths at measuring stations, but wondered if there is anything with more detail.
 
It varies so much, and changes after big floods etc, I doubt anyone bothers to publish anything. If you are after specific area information, then you might get info from people who fish there, but how many barbel anglers bother to find out the exact depth of their swims???? I have in the past, plumbed out large areas using a castable echo sounder, the information gave a decent indication of likely spots, but having caught big barbel from water between 5 and 18feet+ the only way to find out if fish are in any given area is to fish it in different conditions and times of day, these fish are very catchable in daylight, in the right spot, some fish well in the early morning, some mid day/early afternoon etc ,etc. Get out there and try, be mobile, an hour or so will give an indication in the right place/right time, nothing doing move a decent distance, maybe come back later, do not get stuck into the mind set that these fish are nocturnal, in the right conditions they most certainly are not!!!!!!
 
Back
Top