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15-02-2012, 11:36 AM
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| | | Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Hi folks,
Is anyone here monitoring elvers to any degree? Have you introduced an artificial weir to a water course to facilitate this? Would love to here any comments.
Cheers,
Adam |
17-02-2012, 01:32 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Molesey, Surrey
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| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
That'll be nobody then! 
Cheers,
Adam |
17-02-2012, 07:41 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
Posts: 5,356
| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Have you PMed John, aka Woodman? I remember talking to him (I think!) about elvers being overharvested somewhere at a narrow weir so he might know about it or someone who does. Might be worth a PM |
17-02-2012, 08:08 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Posts: 4,585
| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Aha, you beat me to it, Neil!
Yes Adam, I'm currently working on three elver passes and have experience with many more over the last few years. Currently involved with constructing site specific monitoring equipment and timetable for this years spring tides.
If you'd care to PM me with specifics I'll do what I can to assist. An email a/d would see some info on its way to you.
Regards
The Woodman |
17-02-2012, 08:13 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vauxhall, London
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| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Elvers have left the building  Ill get my coat!
Za |
17-02-2012, 08:25 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: north of Bordeaux, France
Posts: 400
| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
I guess you guys would know (no, I didn't mean you, Za - yours is another department altogether !), but I came across these abandoned on a stream/river bank today and wondered if they are old eel traps.
I saw - a few years ago - crayfish further upstream in the same stretch of water. I'd say they were 2 - 3 feet long 
Thankyou
C
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17-02-2012, 08:26 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Posts: 4,585
| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
I'm sure I've heard these Elvis songs being sung by elvers as they congregate under the wiers in the dead of night.....
Thanks to the Rolling Sea
Dark Moon
Up above my Head
When I'm over you |
17-02-2012, 08:35 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
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| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemars  I guess you guys would know (no, I didn't mean you, Za - yours is another department altogether !), but I came across these abandoned on a stream/river bank today and wondered if they are old eel traps.
I saw - a few years ago - crayfish further upstream in the same stretch of water. I'd say they were 2 - 3 feet long
Thankyou
C | I think you're spot on with that, Lemars. They have many vernacular names , fyke nets are more efficient and have generally taken over the use of these devices or engines as they are sometimes termed in legislation. Coincidently I watched a short bit of a programme tonight where a group of Severn fishermen were weaving willow putchers which are used in tidal waters to catch salmon and sea trout. They use the same catching principal to woven eel traps.
Interesting find, you do come across some good stuff en France! |
17-02-2012, 08:35 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southampton
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| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Woodman I'm sure I've heard these Elvis songs being sung by elvers as they congregate under the wiers in the dead of night.....
Thanks to the Rolling Sea
Dark Moon
Up above my Head
When I'm over you | A big Aloha Woody 
,yes I heard that Elvers were alive and working in a burger bar...uh huh huh huh ..thank you mamma  |
18-02-2012, 10:10 AM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
Posts: 5,356
| | | Re: Anyone monitoring Elvers?
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Woodman Aha, you beat me to it, Neil!
Yes Adam, I'm currently working on three elver passes and have experience with many more over the last few years. Currently involved with constructing site specific monitoring equipment and timetable for this years spring tides.
If you'd care to PM me with specifics I'll do what I can to assist. An email a/d would see some info on its way to you.
Regards
The Woodman | I was hoping you'd be along soon. Was pretty sure you'd know about this sort of thing | | | |
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