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Eel have now been caught in Springrock which is only a 5 year old fishery. They've got in there from the stream that fills the pool.
Hopefully their numbers are picking up again?

Kingfisher wrote:Eel have now been caught in Springrock which is only a 5 year old fishery. They've got in there from the stream that fills the pool.
Hopefully their numbers are picking up again?

That's good news Kingfisher, just hope the same can be said nationwide.

We have them in our trout fishery over here.

There are quite a few in Chalk Springs Trout Fishery, its only a long cast from the river Arun and connected to it by a small stream. I tried to catch an eel on a fly at Avington in the bottom lake, it was lying under a small Alder tree only a couple of yards from the bank. The eel was not interested in my nymph and then a trout grabbed the fly ! Most annoying.

The eel life cycle is not fully understood, there is a very good entry in Wikipedia . .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel_life_history

I'm eel fishing tonight. Just caught lots of bleak for bait and I'm hopeing for a few bigguns.

BigFish wrote:I'm eel fishing tonight. Just caught lots of bleak for bait and I'm hopeing for a few bigguns.

Good luck for tonight. Good that you can go out with the confidence that the quarry you are after are there inyour water.

Not many fish for eels on the Thames and they are still plentifull but now very much hit and miss affair.

I caught a small eel yesterday on sweetcorn put out for tench. I love them. It was the first thing I caught and it made my night. Photos to follow when I have chance to do a write up for my journal.

I read today that they are critically endangered and there are 90-98% fewer returning to British rivers than in 1970.

I have caught more in recent years though. Hopefully they are on the up.

I blanked. Not a nibble!

Never caught an eel and not really bothered about them but i do want to catch a Redmire eel, hopefully next year on my next visit