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TREKMOOR · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:24 am Post subject: Scottish barbel fishing

Each year I make the pilgrimage down into England to fish for barbel - the poor mans salmon !

I am aware that only one river in Scotland contains this coarse fish species. I don't know much more than that though. Does anyone have details of where to go for permits and for which stretches of river etc. ?

Thanks

Bill T.
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GraemeGSP · Bright Sparks Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Posts: 12

Hi Bill, I used to be quite heavily into course fishing but I haven't heard of barbel in Scotland. I've been out of touch for quite a few years now so this may have been a recent development.

I do know that if you want to know anything about course fishing in Scotland you will be hard pressed to find a more knowledgable man that Nigel Foulds and JB Fishing Tackle in Kirkintilloch...
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I vaguely recall years ago that barbel were introduced into a river in scotland most probably in the borders region
Ill see what I can dig up

TREKMOOR · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject:

My apologies for not replying sooner lads.

The only river in Scotland with barbel in it that I know of is the Clyde. They have been in there for several years now but in a river the size of the Clyde locating them is difficult to say the least !

Thanks for the replies, I had begun to think nobody was going to reply and I'd stopped looking !

Bill
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