Gudgeon Book - Dr Mark Everard

[Jason Skilton]

Dr Mark Everard has written anew book 'Gudgeon: The Angler's Favourite Tiddler'

Gudgeon Book.jpg

As befits a small fish, this is a small book (iv + 92 A5 pages in paperback) but full of gudgeony wonderfulness!

Book £11 + P&P of £1:50 (UK).

I have asked the good Dr for a email address, so people can order a copy, but If you on Facebook, you can find you on there and PM him to order a copy too!

[fossil-fish]

Got to love gudgeon. Been years since I caught one.

[Squaze 123]

They stay alive all night in the sink with tap water

[davelumb]

Great eel baits.

[Jason Skilton]

I love gudgeon, or as we call them Suffolk Barbel

[Nige Johns]

Who doesn’t love a BIG Gudgeon

0B1637C1-E214-4278-B1B5-0B29BC1DA629.jpeg

[davelumb]

Who doesn’t love a BIG Gudgeon


0B1637C1-E214-4278-B1B5-0B29BC1DA629.jpeg

Or a small one.

[spincityfan]

When I was a kid Gudgeon was all I could catch. Some big ones too. Not had one for years!

I'll get one of those books if you can get his email

[John Milford]

Are we allowed to name gudgeon waters?

What the hell, it was decades ago, so I doubt the 'gudgeon circus' will descend there now . . .

Had some absolute monster gudgeon one day on the Throop fishery on the Dorset Stour when I was a youngster. The best few were easily 8"+ and I reckon the typical size was around 6". I caught a very small barbel a few years ago, which reminded me of them, but these were definitely gobios.

That gave me the mistaken idea that this was fairly normal, so it was something of a surprise to find gudgeon were very much smaller everywhere else. I've never seen gudgeon that size again in over 50 years!

[Pikerd74]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

[John Milford]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

[Pikerd74]

Used to catch a few Ruffe in the past, perhaps I need to travel out of the flatlands......when Boris lets me!

[davelumb]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

[Slug]

They all suddenly died on my local Stillwater where I caught them as a kid. I suggested to the club it might be to do with spawning and they came back and said the EA had confirmed this as probable cause.
Gutted don’t know if there’s any in there now only ever see carp anglers fish it these days.

[Don’tTellEmYourName]

I think we miss some of the fun of fishing sometimes when we target a single species. Gudgeon were some of my very first catches, like many here have said I’d be at a loss to find them now. Get the feeling they could be as elusive as Ferox

[davelumb]

Couple of small stillwaters near me rammed out with gobios. They even have gudgeon matches to remove and rehome them on one.

[brendan taaffe]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

Myself and my brother put 4 gobios in our dad's garden pool with his koi. We said nothing! The following year Dad copped on there were loads of these little fish competing for pond sticks. He wasn't impressed! The pond was drained down to collect them. We moved over 200 gudgeon to nearby watercourses! Two buckets on the bike handlebars was the mode of transport!

[davelumb]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

Myself and my brother put 4 gobios in our dad's garden pool with his koi. We said nothing! The following year Dad copped on there were loads of these little fish competing for pond sticks. He wasn't impressed! The pond was drained down to collect them. We moved over 200 gudgeon to nearby watercourses! Two buckets on the bike handlebars was the mode of transport!

[Fentiger01]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

Myself and my brother put 4 gobios in our dad's garden pool with his koi. We said nothing! The following year Dad copped on there were loads of these little fish competing for pond sticks. He wasn't impressed! The pond was drained down to collect them. We moved over 200 gudgeon to nearby watercourses! Two buckets on the bike handlebars was the mode of transport!

I can remember a shallow and muddy church lake I used fish nearly 30 years ago, it was rammed with stunted Carp and billions of Gudgeon.

My kids managed one each last summer from W.Avon. Lovely little fish.

Another pit member and I used to have regular Gudgeon matches on our local riverx 40yrs ago when we were kids. Snow, rain or shine!

[Shiv]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

Myself and my brother put 4 gobios in our dad's garden pool with his koi. We said nothing! The following year Dad copped on there were loads of these little fish competing for pond sticks. He wasn't impressed! The pond was drained down to collect them. We moved over 200 gudgeon to nearby watercourses! Two buckets on the bike handlebars was the mode of transport!

I can remember a shallow and muddy church lake I used fish nearly 30 years ago, it was rammed with stunted Carp and billions of Gudgeon.

My kids managed one each last summer from W.Avon. Lovely little fish.

Another pit member and I used to have regular Gudgeon matches on our local riverx 40yrs ago when we were kids. Snow, rain or shine!

I Remember,

[Monts]

I'm going to try and get a Gobio or two on Saturday with a fly rod and some small size 18 nymphs. Plenty of them on a little stream so it should be fun.

[Fentiger01]

I’ve been fishing for 30years and never caught one are there any in Fenland??

I think gudgeon are a bit like ruffe - they're either prolific or absent, depending on the water system, with not much in between.

And they can disappear from waters.

A mate of mine put some in his small garden pond and they bred like rabbits. Grew to a good size too.

Myself and my brother put 4 gobios in our dad's garden pool with his koi. We said nothing! The following year Dad copped on there were loads of these little fish competing for pond sticks. He wasn't impressed! The pond was drained down to collect them. We moved over 200 gudgeon to nearby watercourses! Two buckets on the bike handlebars was the mode of transport!

I can remember a shallow and muddy church lake I used fish nearly 30 years ago, it was rammed with stunted Carp and billions of Gudgeon.

My kids managed one each last summer from W.Avon. Lovely little fish.

Another pit member and I used to have regular Gudgeon matches on our local riverx 40yrs ago when we were kids. Snow, rain or shine!

I Remember,

happy days Shivvy

[Fentiger01]

If you get an email address please do pass on Jason, I'd like a copy of this book mate.

[Mako234]

not caught one for years used to be all i could catch when the eu banned suspended solids from the local river the water clarity greatly improved so did he numbers of perch zander and pike dont know if this had any effect on the gonk but not seen one for a decade at least

[John Milford]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the gudgeon's most endearing quality - they squeak!

[Pikerd74]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the gudgeon's most endearing quality - they squeak!

They what? really!

[davelumb]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the gudgeon's most endearing quality - they squeak!

They what? really!

[Pikerd74]

I’ve led a sheltered life, I’ve got to catch one now! My kids would love it....squeaky fish!

[davelumb]

The squeak is even mentioned on Wikipedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobio_gobio

[Pikerd74]

The squeak is even mentioned on Wikipedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobio_gobio

And I thought you guys were winding me up! Wiki is a reliable source, right ???