Baby Barbel!

[Coral Maestro]

This fish was caught from the River Vienne in France. I've seen bigger gudgeon!

[BoltonBullfinch]

I thought I had the smallest barbel caught, it was about 8 inches and was from some commercial fishery nr Boston, I was after silver bream at the time....

Thanks
BB

[Duckett]

That's wonderful! I had one about 8 inches long on the River Lee a few years ago, it was my first ever Barbel and, as they say, I'll never forget it. At the time, I was fishing a very light rod in a swim I know with some decent Gudgeon and it put up a hell of a fight! I had to look very carefully before convincing myself it was a baby Barbel and not a record smashing Gudgeon!! I found out a little later that a stocking of small Barbel had just taken place!

Phil

[Pallenpool]

Always an encouraging sign seeing young Barbel - it’s not only the big ones we should be enthusing about - these ‘Baby’ Barbel are the future - let’s hope a lot more are reported here in the UK.

[Mole-Patrol]

This fish was caught from the River Vienne in France. I've seen bigger gudgeon!

Did you ever fish the River Glane near to St. Junien? The river near to the bridge leading to the Corot site is full of young barbel of that size and the stretch down towards the confluence has shoals of them from around 9" up to this size.



The shoal of small ones is there every day, probably between 50 and 60 fish all feeding in about 6" of fast water over pebbles. I presume that this is the nursery area and as newly hatched ones arrive in late summer the older ones drop down the river alongside the allotments. The shoals come upstream hoovering up the sand bed and then turn and drift downstream about 30 yards before repeating the process over and over again.

I call it 'Fishing in Lilliput'.

[Old Man River]

Here is a very small Barbel that I hooked whilst float fishing just below some fast water at Bredwardine a couple of years ago .

Fin perfect.... I wonder how big it is now ?



Do you remember it Peter ?

OMR

[Coral Maestro]

This fish was caught from the River Vienne in France. I've seen bigger gudgeon!

Did you ever fish the River Glane near to St. Junien? The river near to the bridge leading to the Corot site is full of young barbel of that size and the stretch down towards the confluence has shoals of them from around 9" up to this size.



The shoal of small ones is there every day, probably between 50 and 60 fish all feeding in about 6" of fast water over pebbles. I presume that this is the nursery area and as newly hatched ones arrive in late summer the older ones drop down the river alongside the allotments. The shoals come upstream hoovering up the sand bed and then turn and drift downstream about 30 yards before repeating the process over and over again.

I call it 'Fishing in Lilliput'.

I've never fished the Glane but I think maybe I should. So many waters to try and so little time!

[Pallenpool]

Here is a very small Barbel that I hooked whilst float fishing just below some fast water at Bredwardine a couple of years ago .

Fin perfect.... I wonder how big it is now ?



Do you remember it Peter ?

OMR

How could I forget - it was one of the highlights of that afternoon a perfectly formed specimen - and as I have said earlier as important as the big chaps - which I also remember coming bankside.

[Mole-Patrol]

This fish was caught from the River Vienne in France. I've seen bigger gudgeon!

Did you ever fish the River Glane near to St. Junien? The river near to the bridge leading to the Corot site is full of young barbel of that size and the stretch down towards the confluence has shoals of them from around 9" up to this size.



The shoal of small ones is there every day, probably between 50 and 60 fish all feeding in about 6" of fast water over pebbles. I presume that this is the nursery area and as newly hatched ones arrive in late summer the older ones drop down the river alongside the allotments. The shoals come upstream hoovering up the sand bed and then turn and drift downstream about 30 yards before repeating the process over and over again.

I call it 'Fishing in Lilliput'.

I've never fished the Glane but I think maybe I should. So many waters to try and so little time!

I know what you mean. But if you want to do a species hunt or introduce kids to Mr Crabtree sort of fishing that is the place to go.

[Bobthefloat]

Great pics chaps