Certainly I've seen trout in a fair number of the Derbyshire soughs.
Hillcarr Sough has quite a shoal, but then it empties into the
Derwent/Wye, which is a prime trout river. There is a large trout
raising pond just upriver from Magpie Sough.
Dave
In message <000801c5a696$7bdec770$2e867ad5@YOUR470237A3AD>, BARRY JONES
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>Hi All,
>
>Calling all mining - fishermen.
>
>Has anyone come across live fish swimming around in old lead levels. I
>watched five of them today outside a level taking flies from the
>surface. On approaching they swam back into the level. The water from
>the level is crystal clear. The fish are dark brown with spotted backs
>and range in length 6 to 9 inches. There is no stream or watercourse
>were they could have come from.
>
>Barry
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David Williams
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