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Hi all I am going on my yearly sabbatical to norfolk,and my question is are there any barbel in the river thurne,it's renowned for very big pike ,any info on this would be greatly appreciated

Good luck Pepsi on your barbel quest. I know nothin' about the Thurne or would advise! Let us know how you get on. I'm off for Thames barbel this Friday/Saturday. I've only been fishing for them twice this year and only managed a 2lber!

Sorry no barbel in the Thurne. I live less than 1/2 mile from it and fish it often. Mainly roach and bream with a few perch getting about now. Some of the perch run to 2lb plus but finding them is a bit hit and miss. If you need any more info just PM me and I'll help if I can.

Not too many barbel left in the whole of Norfolk since the rotters got let loose, sadly.

Quite - though there are a few Norfolk barbel still to be had from the Wensum. If you're fishing the Thurne you've really got to give the pike a go - they can be pretty hooge (as we say in these parts) from there!

I did a two day guided trip to the Thurne about 15 years ago, bloody cold but great Piking.

Gaz

Thanks everyone for replies,will target pike,and hopefully a big bream or two,bigfish let us know how you get on,will put something on here Monday and let you all know how we got on,any bream tactics would be appreicated thank you

Well we are now back from lovely norfolk ,and what a trip,tomzy was rewarded with a 22 lb pike sat morning after we were bitten off twice while retrieving roach,so we woke him up and put adeadbait rod out and in 2 mins he had a take and a new pb pike!,Conor had two pbs roach to a pound and a half and also his first eel,me micheal and Darren all caught lots and lots of fish bream skimmers perch and lots of fin perfect roach,no wonder the pike get so big!!!!!!

Well done Pepsi! Well I caught nowt' but nevertheless had a pleasent afternoon on my punt.

Excellent bigfish,tell me do you think around sonning is not fishing as well as it was say last year?