your all aware of my involvement with otter predation and I need some help

fenced waters.....I need a list of fence waters, location, cost, why fenced...any fish loses incurred

I can then compile a data base to present to NE

I cant do this without anglers help...

In reply to Post #1
Have a chat with Martin Gardner at Yateley West. He fenced it about a year or so ago, and there was a lot of fence!
I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help you.

In reply to Post #2
thank you, is he on here?

In reply to Post #1
Joss, what about contacting the fencing suppliers or indeed fishery consultants, they might be able to confirm who they have supplied to or advised on fencing.
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In reply to Post #2
thank you....I really do appreciate this, I can only cover so much on my own

In reply to Post #1
Id imagine the embryo project could help you

In reply to Post #4
great idea mate....although a lot of waters do it themselves these days due to costs. But great idea, thank you

In reply to Post #3
No, not on here but you should be able to contact him through the Yateley West website

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In reply to Post #1
Horseshoe lake did it the other year and im sure Miles in the office would give you all the details?

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PM'd

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Thank you all for your kind Pm's thus far

In reply to Post #1
Halcyon Pool Boreham Essex.
To safeguard the stock.
Cost just shy of 10k to enclose about five acres in total.

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Cheers mate

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Pride of Derby waters have recently been fenced mate. Not sure of cost etc joss . Don't know if that's any help or not ? Address is Tamworth rd Sawley notts.

John Wilson done a write up a few years back how the otters had affected Norfolk and Suffolk.

Find attached link Joss. John Wilson PAG

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Thanks mate, ive got that as im on the PAG board

Hope this helps a little...not sure of the costs of each individual one..
Penpol syndicate .Cornwall
Gwinear fishery.Cornwall....fencing done by Otter stop...
Emperor lakes .Devon...give the owner a ring.
Private T ,my place .One and quarter acre pool...approx 1k to post, fence and electrify..work done by ourselves.
Amalwhiddon lakes .Cornwall
Mainline Tonys ,personal heaven..Contact Tony himself...Cornwall
Yeomadon nr Holsworthy ,Devon
Riverside camping ,nr South Molton Devon.
Tarka Swims,yeas this is the name of the fishery,contact Bideford Angling club or Nick Laws at Summerlands Tackle..Westward Ho ..Devon
Furzebray.South Molton
Stenhill,Cullompton..Devon
Roche AC..Treskilling Lake, Cornwall funded by kordas Embryo project
Tredidon Barton...closed down now but i instigated the first fenced Cornish fishery here..
Mid cornwall Fisherys ,also closed now but had a fence in evidence..
St Tinney farm..Otteram Station Cornwall
Ferndale Fishery ..Cornwall..Lo wire electrified system ,soon to be built new specimen fishery which will have full fence in place.....
Woodlay farm .Holidays .Cornwall..
Shoreston nr Holsworthy

There are many more,lost my fencing list.......

In reply to Post #18
Topman

that's exactly the sort of info I need.

In reply to Post #18
Haven't a few of the other waters down Holsworthy way been done as well? As well as most of the trout waters around north devon

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Yes,of course the only one that comes to mind is my friend and manager Andy ,from Simpsons,last I hear he was planning to fence the 'fuzzys'...least that's what I was told by a member who fishes my lake..

Not sure if it built yet...

There are,as you know lots of unfenced lakes in Holsworthy,Pyeworthy all have suffered predation..
I ought to mention Alan Beat,old skool carper from Bridgerule who has his own private fishery with genuine leney strains...(long story)...
Alan was the first person to fence in Devon and was of great help and encouragement to me..So really Alan is the founding father of fencing design in Cornwall /Devon,I have his prototype round my fishery..

Any lake in the Tamar Valley not fenced,and there are still lots that haven't in the Launceston,Bude,Holsworthy area are all very vulnerable to predation,hence why I don't fish some of them any longer...

Does any one know if Riverton is fenced ?

Ahh yes,one more...Mr Aqua himself,pretty certain someone of his calibre would have it all secure..

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In reply to Post #21
Haven't been here for many, many years but I would've thought Riverton was impossible to fence as you have to drive through a ford to get onto the lakes, unless they gated it somehow after the ford.

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Forgot about that Ford..! All I know is that the lakes have been totally revamped,restocked the whole nine yards etc..

Wonder if anyone on here knows about fencing at Riverton? If not I'll contact them and ask ..

In reply to Post #1
Woolpack Fishery lakes 4, 5/6, 7 & 8. 50 acre site all fully fenced in 2011. Fence length 2.1km, subcontractor cost £31,000, estimated "cost" ("free" labour hours and heavy machine time by owner and syndicate members) of site clearance to install fence another estimated £40-50,000 on top of that.
Otter damage on site before completion of fence, 4 dead 25lb+ 30 year old carp, and two maimed for life. Approx replacement value..... £10,000??

Contact Matty at Embryo angling... he's done lots of fences in the last couple of years.

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Topman Andy, top info

I know matt well, hes a good bloke

My local club lake Marlborough pool nr. Oxford had a fairly lengthy otter fence recently erected after losing many a decent carp to otters. Not the prettiest but hopefully doing the job it's there for. I did spot an article in the opening pages in last months carp world mentioning said lake, not sure if they had some kind of help/grant too.
Jim

In reply to Post #1
Hmm, it's a difficult situation, indeed.

It's hard to get info online, your best bet would be ring around tackle shops

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talking to the bailiff at Baden Hall this week and he told me that they have ringed off about with otter fencing
it had taken 9 big carp, 2 swans and a few ducks before they managed to "remove it" from site
total cost of £70,000 for the fence

You need to get offline and get on the phone mate

The internet is not the answer to any prayer

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and sure how to use it. I need to ask a question and I'm sure if I'm asking in the write place but maybe someone can put me in the right direction...

Firstly I going to be asking about the mercer lake in Redhill, Surrey. Does anyone know it?

Thanks, Terry

In reply to Post #34
Head for the Venues section & ask there

In reply to Post #1
No idea on cost but Christchurch angling clubs hucklesbrook fishery near Ringwood has an otter fence

In reply to Post #1
Frenzy contact the carp society they have fenced their waters..

Swangey lakes and catch22 in norfolk have fenced.

Contact Harleston angling club. They have had otters move in since the lockdown.

In reply to Post #1
Hello mate - maybe worth giving the guy at CWA Fisheries a shout (got their own website). I know they secured all their fisheries with otter fencing.

Best of luck pal, cracking job in pushing this.

Rich Wilby put a very comprehensive otter fence around his lake, he'd be a good person to reach out to. I don't know if he's on here, but he's quite active on facebook

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Hi,

GAPS waters in Suffolk - Alderson lake, Needham Market and Causeway lake, Great Blakenham both otter fenced. Not sure of cost etc. Sorry.

CAPS waters (Essex). A lot of their lakes are fenced, most recently Brookhall Lake, Tiptree. I believe all their fencing work was done by Embryo.

Both clubs are very helpful and have contacts on their websites, so if you reach out they should give you more details.

GAPS - https://www.gippingaps.co.uk/
CAPS - https://www.colchesteraps.org/
Embryo - https://www.embryoangling.org/

Hope that helps.

In reply to Post #18
Hi Adam
You mentioned changes at Ferndale- I've contacted the owner and he doesn't know of them?

In reply to Post #43
Pm sent

In reply to Post #44
And one to you

In reply to Post #1
You could do a post on the fmg.