I belonged to an open cast mine,a Wheal,anyway its fully fenced ,very good otter fence..(Tornado version)
Person who ran the wheal ,decided to go 'good life' and had free range chickens and a large coop and run ..
Oh,oh I thought ,chickens need feed,...sure enough this lake went from zero ratus, to ratus central..
Holes in luggage ,bivvy etc,etc..
One night ,was mooching about and looked into the owners private swim/shed..put a beam on his gas cooker ,sure enough some beady little eyed buggers ,were all over his cooking pots ,unwashed plates etc,sitting on the water bottles..
I thought ,Weils,and 95k..H/W..glad I'm not a member now ..
Rats n Chicken feed ,and no common sense..!
Person who ran the wheal ,decided to go 'good life' and had free range chickens and a large coop and run ..
Oh,oh I thought ,chickens need feed,...sure enough this lake went from zero ratus, to ratus central..
Holes in luggage ,bivvy etc,etc..
One night ,was mooching about and looked into the owners private swim/shed..put a beam on his gas cooker ,sure enough some beady little eyed buggers ,were all over his cooking pots ,unwashed plates etc,sitting on the water bottles..
I thought ,Weils,and 95k..H/W..glad I'm not a member now ..
Rats n Chicken feed ,and no common sense..!
It has more or less been said before but don't spill anything at all on the floor, however small.
Also if they really bother you that much (I get it!) fish less busy venues
Generally the more anglers (or public) around the more food for them which means more rats
Most of the quiet lakes I fish don't have any at all. It shocks me when you go to a day ticket water how many there are. I hate them too!!
Also if they really bother you that much (I get it!) fish less busy venues
Generally the more anglers (or public) around the more food for them which means more rats
Most of the quiet lakes I fish don't have any at all. It shocks me when you go to a day ticket water how many there are. I hate them too!!
In reply to Post #17
Plaster of paris and Weetabix.
Plaster of paris and Weetabix.
In my 59 years of carp fishing I have fished in some of the worst rat infested places you could ever fish and I have tried everything you can think of to deter them
finally I found the answer I have a small radio 3 band I tune to radio 4 as its mainly TALKING 24 hours put if under my bed on very low so I can just hear it but Rats can hear it very well and wont come in the bivvy
100% I KNOW ITS A FACT ! as I use 2 trail cameras one covering the door way and one the area in front rods etc
and I have reviewed the footage hundreds of times
HOWEVER MICE dont give a toss and will come in
finally I found the answer I have a small radio 3 band I tune to radio 4 as its mainly TALKING 24 hours put if under my bed on very low so I can just hear it but Rats can hear it very well and wont come in the bivvy
100% I KNOW ITS A FACT ! as I use 2 trail cameras one covering the door way and one the area in front rods etc
and I have reviewed the footage hundreds of times
HOWEVER MICE dont give a toss and will come in
In reply to Post #1
I fish a swim on a club water called Roland's. Nothing puts the buggers off. My dog snores like a trooper I put the radio on I have even left the light on. It.. I worry about the carnage if one comes in and the dog tries to catch it. They are out as soon as it gets dark. I try to keep everything tidy and away in plastic then I just put a pile of maize and hemp right on the water line where I spod from and feed them up.
I fish a swim on a club water called Roland's. Nothing puts the buggers off. My dog snores like a trooper I put the radio on I have even left the light on. It.. I worry about the carnage if one comes in and the dog tries to catch it. They are out as soon as it gets dark. I try to keep everything tidy and away in plastic then I just put a pile of maize and hemp right on the water line where I spod from and feed them up.
In reply to Post #20
Don't feed the things
Don't feed the things
In reply to Post #20
They are unaffected by light I tried sensors so when a rat came in the doorway the light would go on my trail camera showed it never bothered them
But a radio on that's mainly talking worked
They are unaffected by light I tried sensors so when a rat came in the doorway the light would go on my trail camera showed it never bothered them
But a radio on that's mainly talking worked
Sky has had a few that come too close to her.
She must be patient, and fast, as she is always on a long lead that rattles when she moves.
Siberian Husky rat catcher!
Our syndicate has had a load of rattus norvegicus, brown rats, this year and we are extremely tidy, no litter, so God knows what attracted them.
On the River where I am now, I could understand it, waste food and rubbish in the bins and undergrowth, and the little boogers are around.
Rats have chewed through bivvies, been inside and grabbed food and bait etc while you are asleep.
I used the radio trick on Taverham a few times, but I found that I couldn't settle and sleep with it on. I don't know if that is down to my being in the Autistic Spectrum as I can hear conversations from the other end of Tower Ramparts shopping centre, its deafening and mind blowing.
Problem with traps is the other creatures, a toad set one off in my mother's garage, that she had put under a shelf unit.
She must be patient, and fast, as she is always on a long lead that rattles when she moves.
Siberian Husky rat catcher!
Our syndicate has had a load of rattus norvegicus, brown rats, this year and we are extremely tidy, no litter, so God knows what attracted them.
On the River where I am now, I could understand it, waste food and rubbish in the bins and undergrowth, and the little boogers are around.
Rats have chewed through bivvies, been inside and grabbed food and bait etc while you are asleep.
I used the radio trick on Taverham a few times, but I found that I couldn't settle and sleep with it on. I don't know if that is down to my being in the Autistic Spectrum as I can hear conversations from the other end of Tower Ramparts shopping centre, its deafening and mind blowing.
Problem with traps is the other creatures, a toad set one off in my mother's garage, that she had put under a shelf unit.
In reply to Post #1
Take a cat and stick it on a 10m lead. I guarantee you won't see many rats.
Take a cat and stick it on a 10m lead. I guarantee you won't see many rats.
In reply to Post #15
I had my bait and rubbish tied up in a tree, next morning bait and rubbish everywhere,
I had my bait and rubbish tied up in a tree, next morning bait and rubbish everywhere,
In reply to Post #1
Avoid cooking inside or even near your bivvy.
Keep your peg as clean as possible.
Dont bivvy up near any trees or bushes.
I remember being on Bluebell once and we could count atleast 8/10 on the bottom of the peg, this peg was surrounded by bushes though, i have fished another peg on the same lake and only saw a few all weekend
Avoid cooking inside or even near your bivvy.
Keep your peg as clean as possible.
Dont bivvy up near any trees or bushes.
I remember being on Bluebell once and we could count atleast 8/10 on the bottom of the peg, this peg was surrounded by bushes though, i have fished another peg on the same lake and only saw a few all weekend
Zipping up letter box style won't make any difference, unless Rats have lost the ability to climb. 
Usually find they start coming out as it gets dusk on my water, have a mooch around but if they can't find any food, and they don't in my swim because I am fastidious about picking every scrap of bait/food up, then they move on.
Usually find they start coming out as it gets dusk on my water, have a mooch around but if they can't find any food, and they don't in my swim because I am fastidious about picking every scrap of bait/food up, then they move on.
In reply to Post #27
You can pick up every scrap of food, you can have a dog, rats will come back.
They have a varied diet, seeds, grass, tree bark, insects.
You can pick up every scrap of food, you can have a dog, rats will come back.
They have a varied diet, seeds, grass, tree bark, insects.
In reply to Post #28
Lots of rats at linear
Lots of rats at linear
I hate rats I've been bitten 4 times by rats in my life. ( mostly my own stupid fault). I've fished swims where there were loads of them running up and down making my bobbins dance all night. I've had them climb bushes to get at my air dry bags. Had them eat bait off rigs waiting to be cast out. I always keep my swim scrupulously clean and waste in bags off the ground. One lake I used to fish we all put rat traps either side of the swim to try to eradicate the buggers. You need a strong trap to kill them. Sometimes I had to drown them to finish them off. Very unpleasant. Not a way any animal should die really. However vermin have to be eradicated.