Currently carping

[richtic]

I'm netting my lake tomorrow as we have had an explosion of small Carp this last 2 years so netting 12 acres of water to remove as many as possible to other lakes, all health checks done so good to go, could be an interesting day.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Excellent fishing well done. Nice Crucian in first picture if my dont deceive me

Certainly is mate, bit of a clonker crucian that. It’s the first my boy has ever had

 

[richtic]

Certainly is mate, bit of a clonker crucian that. It’s the first my boy has ever had

Great fish to catch, great fishing, well done. Love catching Crucians, getting harder and harder to find decent Crucian and Tench waters

 

[Trampster]

Another great report & phtots Ouchy - well done to you and Ouchy Junior.

Freshwater fishing isn't my 'thing', but that was an excellent read.

 

[richtic]

Netting went ok, shifted about 500lb of 4 inch Carp.

 

[Kine262]

Netting went ok, shifted about 500lb of 4 inch Carp.
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Any surprises show up in the nets Rich?

 

[richtic]

Any surprises show up in the nets Rich?

No nothing we didnt already know was in there apart from loads of Gudgeon. We only netted maybe a third of the lake and we tried to avoid where the big fish were hanging out as it was small ones we wanted.

 

[richtic]

Any surprises show up in the nets Rich?

Didnt help we managed to find a snag we didnt know we had and ripped a great hole in the net trying to get it free

 

[Kine262]

Didnt help we managed to find a snag we didnt know we had and ripped a great hole in the net trying to get it free

Someone dumped one of those tumble dryers from over on the dehumidifier thread!

 

[flappy]

It’s probably one of minstrels victims.. still in their car..

 

[Trampster]

Netting went ok, shifted about 500lb of 4 inch Carp.
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I got roped in for similar some years back - a couple of mates that used to Coarse fish wanted to net their small club lake and move some fish elsewhere. I had a pickup truck at the time, and got asked if they could put the live fish tanks in it. In return, I had a few Commons and a nice Mirror Carp for the pond at the cottage. Bloody Heron had speared nearly all of them by the time I had to move out.

 

[richtic]

I got roped in for similar some years back - a couple of mates that used to Coarse fish wanted to net their small club lake and move some fish elsewhere. I had a pickup truck at the time, and got asked if they could put the live fish tanks in it. In return, I had a few Commons and a nice Mirror Carp for the pond at the cottage. Bloody Heron had speared nearly all of them by the time I had to move out.

yea its hard work trying to keep a balance between having new stock coming through and and having to many. The lake i look after is one of the most prolific spawning waters in the country and fish from this lake have gone on to stock many a famous fishery with some very well known Carp. It takes up alot of mine and sons time trying to keep the balance right. We have another netting in a few weeks with a new net that has just cost 4k. got half a ton of pellet coming next week to feed the lake once we have shifted some more of the smalll ones as i dont want to waste it on the small ones. All good fun and keeps me busy

 

[richtic]

Collected 250kg of feed for the lake, should keep them going till xmas.

 

[ouchthathurt]

Rods out on the first session of a new campaign water. It’s only just appeared on my club ticket, no one has any real idea what’s in it, and it’s a little bit of paradise

 

[ouchthathurt]

Few more pics