I just stumbled upon this and thought I'd share it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ha ... 36?SThisFB
Interesting video on roach breeding for avon roach project
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Interesting video on roach breeding for avon roach project
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Re: Interesting video on roach breeding for avon roach proje
Strange, I couldn't get the film to work? Not sure if this is new news or the BBC picking up on an old thread.
These chaps are doing sterling work and will take any old keepnets anyone has to turn into spawning boards for next years roach hankypanky.
These chaps are doing sterling work and will take any old keepnets anyone has to turn into spawning boards for next years roach hankypanky.
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Video clip worked fine for me ... and yes ... great work !
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Just an update on this - the Avon Roach Project - a magnificent cause.
The annual fundraising match was held on the Avon on the 3rd of this month and was won by Dr. Mark Everard, writer of several roach books, with a roach of 1lb 7oz at Winkton which I was able to watch him hook play & land on trusted bread! He had another of 1lb 6 just beforehand.
The monies donated/gathered via the auction will be found on their website.
Roach are now being caught again from the Avon, not all big fish yet, and hopefully it will eventually be 'roach restored'!
The annual fundraising match was held on the Avon on the 3rd of this month and was won by Dr. Mark Everard, writer of several roach books, with a roach of 1lb 7oz at Winkton which I was able to watch him hook play & land on trusted bread! He had another of 1lb 6 just beforehand.
The monies donated/gathered via the auction will be found on their website.
Roach are now being caught again from the Avon, not all big fish yet, and hopefully it will eventually be 'roach restored'!
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Re: Interesting video on roach breeding for avon roach project
I watched this video again and am a great admirer of this Roach breeding project. The last part about the cormorants decimating the fish stocks makes me so angry. I have seen what cormorants have done and continue to do on my local River Lea. If the RSPB does not accept that these birds numbers need to be severely controlled by culling, projects like this are facing at best an uphill battle. I love birds, but cormorants surely are sea birds seeking "easy pickings" on freshwater venues due to the lack of fish available for them at sea?
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Or even European inland birds migrating to the South East UK & eating all our fish!
As you are in the Lee Valley you obviously know about the Walthamstow Reservoirs!
As you are in the Lee Valley you obviously know about the Walthamstow Reservoirs!
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I did hear some time ago that the trees on some of the Walthamstow reservoirs were full of cormorants waiting to dive and catch fish, but I cannot believe that Thames Water would have let that situation last for too long!
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Re: Interesting video on roach breeding for avon roach project
The ironic thing was that the cormorants were nesting amongst a heronry - both protected species! They (Thames Water) were ( a long time ago?) going to fell the trees the heronry was in to discourage the cormorants - but - the cormorants were killing the trees of there own accord - with guano.
I have not kept up to date with events for some years - what has happened?
I have not kept up to date with events for some years - what has happened?