Laman Blanchard, writing in 1836, described the Rother as "a beauteous stream", and noted that chub, roach and perch were caught by fishermen who fished from its banks.
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Half of the total of 2,500 chub and 2,500 roach were released near the new weir, and the other half at Hall Road in Staveley.
While these species were suited to the ponded nature of the river below Sykehouse, the river above there is faster flowing, and more suitable for riverine species of fish such as chub and dace.
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