Karl Heptonstall
Senior Member
On my wanders down the riverbank I've noticed some patches of clean gravel, usually above some rapids. Is this caused by barbel feeding? I started seeing them around this time last year.
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Was having a paddle in the river yesterday with a fly rod when I spotted a group of lamprey spawning, sucking onto the pebbles and shifting them about. This was on one of the clean gravel patches so either this is the cause or it was just a coincidence. Great to watch
What do you mean by redds Neil? I wouldn't wade over or bellow these patches, just incase it is spawning fish.
Thanks for that Neil, there are trout and grayling in the area and a few chub too. I've also started to spot an odd barbel on the shallows so could be any of them!
Interesting reading Anthony, sounds like you spotted the same as me and they also had to cross a weir.