could anybody give me any information on if and where the barbel are in the river don sheffield.i am not looking for monsters just an area simple enough to get to for disabled and quiet enough away from kids!!!
any info would be greatly appreciated

are they them stripey ones with spikes on the back ?

there should be barbel in don ive caught 4 in the donny strech near town center best thing to do is look for a weir or gravel beds then thats were yu will catch barbel

are they them stripey ones with spikes on the back ?

Think they be Perch...

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.just-fish.co.uk/images/perch_3lb9oz.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.just-fish.co.uk/articles/21-3lb-perch.html&usg=__9FkGnDfI6DqRAxCSW7vxt0rqUTc=&h=480&w=439&sz=56&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=CDF8cIPHf42JCM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dperch%2Bfish%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den


http://www.avondiary.net/images/pr14.1.jpg

int that in the 2nd link a stickle back?

int that in the 2nd link a stickle back?

Well I never caught anything like that in my net when I was a kid.:hihi: