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Hi How does anyone feel about the state of our rivers. Will this flooding deteriorate the quality of fishing? Last season it was fishing very hard. Any thoughts. I mainly fish the Severn from Abermule down Bewdley.
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Posted on March 12, 2020 at 8:25 AM
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Re: Rivers post flooding
Good question - I know many anglers seem pretty unconcerned on the basis that rivers often flood, fish find slacks and eddies to hold up in and are quite resilient to raised water levels. However, this year the levels and pace of the water is unprecedented and seeing the Wye at Hay and the Severn at Ironbridge, you do wonder how fish could survive in what was a raging torrent. You then have the issue of vulnerable fry and small fish being washed downstream and larger fish stranded on floodplains as rivers recede and re-occupy the channel. I am no scientist, but you cannot help but think that there will be some degree of negative impact on stocks and this on top of the current predation issues. Sobering thought, but just think what has happened to the Teme after the massive flood of June 2007. My view is that it has never fully recovered from this event as a fishery and certainly, although otters often get the blame, it seems to me that the demise of the Teme as a barbel fishery can be traced back to the Summer of 2007.
Posted on March 12, 2020 at 6:06 PM
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Re: Rivers post flooding
Mickgrove I do agree with you The Teme is a former shadow since 2007. The floods will alter all the gravel runs . I know that my favourite swim at Arley turned into a mud patch and wading was out ( I trot a float 99.9% of the time. The dace had all but disappeared so I am only presuming this time it will be a lot worse. Fishing may be turned into a lottery. Very sad.
Posted on March 12, 2020 at 6:32 PM
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Joined: June 23, 2015
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Re: Rivers post flooding
Chin up guys whilst there could be negative impacting on fish stocks I see little reason to think it will be another Teme due to the differences in the two rivers. I also only float fish and often notice in regular conditions that some swims run through faster in drought than when high due to the geography of the river, magnify this and you can get some heavy water higher up and relative calm underneath, plus natural bank side slacks nd wide areas offer refuge. The Teme is far more channelled than the Severn
Obviously it's been mega high but often it's the top layer that's pushing through, larger fish will find slack areas granted last year's fry may struggle, swims will change and features will go and form elsewhere. Cormorants may find also it a bit coloured at times so it's all a bit of a lottery.
Judging by the amount of dace in the river they can survive missing a year class as they would usually be breeding around now, but pike also should be breeding now and you can imagine them struggling. By the time it's barbel, roach and chub jiggy time the river should be back to it's normal levels, hopefully.
Posted on March 13, 2020 at 11:15 AM
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Re: Rivers post flooding
I just hope it’s not going to be the the same year after year because it’s certainly shortened the season for river fishing
Good luck on the last day.
Posted on March 13, 2020 at 8:16 PM
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Joined: June 4, 2018
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Re: Rivers post flooding
Over 400lb of fish rescued from Worcester Racecourse - included pike, carp, chub, etc. Well done the EA!
Posted on March 19, 2020 at 9:33 AM
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Joined: May 30, 2015
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Re: Rivers post flooding
Yea I read that article and saw the pictures,some cracking Roach there.Interestingly there were no Barbel reported,I know there’s not large numbers of them there but proves the point that they just hold bottom or in slacks during flood conditions.
Posted on March 19, 2020 at 12:57 PM
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