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It looks like they're getting electrocuted

can you do a video on the idea that pike have an anti coagulant on their teeth please mister

Years ago, I had the surprise of my (angling) life catching a barbel in Penns Lake, Sutton Coldfield. I think it had been caught in the Severn and transported there. It was in good nick and seemed as surprised as me!😂 We used to catch chub + dace in the Staffs- Worcester canal but presumably they had come in when the nearby river was in flood.

Let’s talk about barbel in keepnets should never be allowed as stocking them in lakes all for matches 😢

Get rid of the Fly Fishing Minority and link their overpriced syndicates to a River..then fish for Barbel...sorted!

We stocked Barbel into our fishery over 10 years ago at 6 inches. The reason was that there was an outbreak of koi herpes virus in local fisheries decimating stocks of Carp, and we wanted other species for people to catch if it were to reach ours and wipe ours out too. The Barbel we stocked had been bred in captivity, so had never seen a flowing river. I know of some fisheries that have located their stock from rivers (definitely illegally transferring fish) and is something that should never be practiced. We were told by a very high profile angler that they would survive, but never thrive and would never get above about 5lb in lakes and that any fish above this would very likely be an illegally stocked one from a river, but the Barbel are now over 7lb+ in weight and looking fantastic. We have seen signs of spawning behavior from them. Perhaps because the lakes are spring fed with multiple springs this helps. We have never seen any tiny Barbel to indicate breeding 100%, however there are some of the Barbel that are much smaller than the fish we originally stocked in the only stocking we have done. The smaller fish are around the 2lb mark. They are not stunted or weak or thin in any way, so I often wonder if once, maybe a few years back, they were able to actually breed successfully, perhaps during a time of plentiful rain and flood conditions where the springs were working overtime? Either way, the fish show no signs at all of having any trouble being in still water. Though I totally agree that Barbel fishing in rivers is the very best way to catch them, with rivers becoming more polluted and clubs dominating the ownership of them, it's increasingly the only way for anglers to come face to face with them and test their skills. So long as fishery owners understand the needs of their fish individually, I cant see the harm.

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I have caught barbel in rivers canal and commercials. They all gave a great account of themselves 👍

Never even thought of this before, leave them where they belong.

I’ve only ever caught barbel in lakes!

If they can't breed they shouldn't be in there.

No Barbel in Lakes.

I fish a lake in Maidenhead, New Farm, that has a good head of Barbel. The owner has set up one end of the lake in such a way that it suits them - Gravel bottom with an oxygenation pump and mild flow. They sit along the margins and provide great sport, fighting far harder than the Carp in the lake of a similar size with the average run being 3-6lb with the odd double. I was expecting anaemic fish when I first heard they were in there but they are immaculate and look really healthy. Whilst I would always prefer to catch Barbel in their natural river environment, with the multiple issues affecting our waterways then there may be room for some properly set up lakes such as this one to give anglers an introduction to the species

As an angler and an owner of 2 fish ponds I think it's a bad idea. If fish are deprived of their natural environment and breeding conditions they become stressed. This will affect their health, growth and make them more susceptible to parasites. Fishery owners should do what's best for the fish, not pander to human whims. If people want to catch Barbel then go to a river.

Yeah I agree, not a fan of Barbel in commercial venues. I generally avoid stillwaters stocked with fish that wouldn’t/couldn’t naturally occur there. Catfish, Golden Tench/Orfe/Rudd, Koi and Ghost Carp, F1s and all those weird Crucian/Goldfish hybrids etc. I don’t enjoy feeling like I’m angling for domestic animals and/or invasive species. I tolerate Carp because they’ve been here longer (and I like them), but I wouldn’t protest if they were controlled outside of commercial venues. Would surely be of great conservation benefit for other native cyprinids.

One fishing club I was in stocked two places with barbel, one a lake was also stocked with grayling. I know the grayling didn't survive but the barbel did okay as the lake was also deep. I don't know if the barbel actually bred though!!!

Totally agree - Barbel belong in rivers. The clue is in their aquadynamic (?) shape. Personally, I wouldn't fish any commercial stocked with Barbel.

Yes if there bred in vats then moved to still waters with high oxogen but not naturally no😊

I lived in Germany as a kid an there were barbel as well as chub in some of the lakes

The lake i fish has some small barbel, great sport but they never seem to grow any larger.

Yeah. Both barbel and chub belong in rivers.

what is the difference between the grey heron and the great blue heron?

Love this video well done it must have taken forever to do. I fish rivers and haven't caught most species that are in this video.

great underwater video waters so clear

Welcome to Norway, the further north you go, the bigger and more diverse the fish gets.

Are pike any different Can’t find any videos online but can’t imagine it’s any harder then perch since they all live in the same waters

I saw a dead crayfish by a lake in Bradford. It looked as though a bird had smashed its shell. I could not tell if it was the native species thought.

I really love the species, i actually have one as a pet (legally and captive bred dw), very friendly, but loves to hide, and still young

hope they bring them back soon love to catch one or just see one

Portsmouth and Southampton have a few

What are they feeding on ?

Invasive species like terrapins and koi do immense damage to aquatic ecosystems. I wouldn't have thought terrapins can survive our winters, but obviously they can. With climate change happening as quickly as it is, there's equal chance of other invasive species taking hold here too. Although it's not thought they are able to breed yet, the canal and river trust also suggests it might be possible for them to start breeding here due to climate change as well. Most terrapins in British waters were once pets purchased during the 1980s mutant hero turtles craze, and as suggested by the CRT, were irresponsibly released into rivers, ponds and lakes when they outgrew their enclosures. It has been illegal to import, breed and own terrapins in the UK since 2011 for this reason. However terrapins can live up to 40 years, so there is still plenty of time for them to start breeding. Perhaps rounding some of them up and putting them in zoos might be some of the answer to helping prevent this?.

I've been spiked by countless perch. Fingers,thunbs,palm of hands, FACE (UNHOOKED IT AND JUMPED OF IF MY HAND AND SPIKED MY CHEEK)

0:45 - that looks like a dead pike.

Carp Anglers are quite the special breed. Spending all that time and effort trying to catch a glorified goldfish that you don't even eat for your troubles.

As a Bass Fisherman I've had far too many stabbings from proper dorsal fin spikes and still have all the digits, so far!

It has a big shaft 😅

Well I’ve lost two fingers to perch spikes, and in the process of loosing a toe

Very old myth, but as you said remotely possible. A cousin and I did make ourselves rather ill not cooking one properly.

I was warned with this myth when I started fishing as a kid at Beeston on the Trent. (about 1970)

We still have a few in Denmark and we are pretty good at destroying spicies and habitat so my guess is that you have a few perhaps in a lake that don't get fished.

Perch were the first fish I caught when a kid and just started fishing. If someone had told me you could loose a finger to one, I may never have took up fishing (that was 55 years ago and I'm still fishing). Great vid Jack, keep up the good work.

I worry more about pike 😅.. a few years back I was slipping a good Rudd back that was just over a lb at the estate lake I fish.. as I did so a Pike smashed into the Rudd just missing my hand! Keep the vids coming great content as always!

man I love your videos

My two favourite fish names. Turbot & Burbot. One is flat and lives in the sea, the other looks like a ling but lives in fresh water. Anyone know anything about fish name etymology?

Great information! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪

Our waters are going through disastrous changes owing to thoughtless or illegal introduction of alien species such as Zander, and Catfish. As a child I used to catch many Gudgeon, Ruffe, Minnows and other small bottom feeders, indeed in some places they were quite a nuisance as they were so prolific. Now they are rare and last season I caught only one Gudgeon. Zander have become so common in the rivers and canals and now we hear of Catfish becoming more and more caught in rivers and canals. What chance would the Burbot have if reintroduced? Those who did and continue to introduce these fish have ruined the balance of nature, and it will only get worse.

I know of a local anger (Wolverhampton) who, probably 10 years ago, reckoned he was catching burbot in the local canal (Staffs Worcs) near Penkridge! However, what I think he had been catching were stone loach - a small gudgeon-sized fish yeah but possibly with assumed burbot like appearance at first glance with its long slim body and 6 barbules? Back in the 70's the Staffie became seemingly devoid of everything other than gudgeon and stone loach - and even the stone loach were comparatively few in terms of gudgeon numbers - but if 1 in 20 fish caught were loach AND catching 100 gudgeon in 30-40 minutes was the norm at that time it still meant that loach were there in goodish numbers at that time. However, nowadays, with the return of perch, pike, chub, eels and the odd zander, gudgeon, being a food source for the predators, have become far scarce and its been many, many, many years since I've heard of loach from there. Perhaps, at that time, that guy had dropped on a small area where they survived for a short period?

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I like Bream. I might start the 'Bream Appreciation society'..I want to know why so many people hate Pike..especially the limp wristed Fly Angler types haha