The Environment Agency has boosted the barbel population in the River Loddon this winter, as fisheries officers released more than 300 marked juvenile barbel into the Whistley Mill, on the Reading and District Angling Association section near Twyford.
Anglers are asked to please report any captures of marked barbel to help the Environment Agency gather important information on their survival, growth rates and how far the fish are moving up and downstream. Photos should be taken on both sides of the fish and a record of the length and weight if possible. This information should then be sent to “Report a Barbel” (lfcc.org.uk).
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/barbel-boosting-bonanza-for-the-lovely-loddon