In reply to Post #13
It's almost a perfect circle with no climbable trees. So there are no definite Vantage points to spot fish...I call it the "dark pit" for that reason.... It's not dark bul it is in the margins... You see carp cruising in pods of maybe 3 at a time which probably lends to the 25 max theory..I have seen two carp ghost past me in the margins only twice that I can remember, I've seen them bosh out , surface with their fins out etc..
It's almost a perfect circle with no climbable trees. So there are no definite Vantage points to spot fish...I call it the "dark pit" for that reason.... It's not dark bul it is in the margins... You see carp cruising in pods of maybe 3 at a time which probably lends to the 25 max theory..I have seen two carp ghost past me in the margins only twice that I can remember, I've seen them bosh out , surface with their fins out etc..
In reply to Post #12
You definitely won't know for certain unless you drain the lake dry.
When I bought my place I was told by people who had fished it that there were around 35 carp. There were in fact around 60.
Eight years on and there are still uncaught fish, seen, but never put on the bank. There are quite a few fish that haven't been out for between four and seven years as well. And that's in just two acres.
You definitely won't know for certain unless you drain the lake dry.
When I bought my place I was told by people who had fished it that there were around 35 carp. There were in fact around 60.
Eight years on and there are still uncaught fish, seen, but never put on the bank. There are quite a few fish that haven't been out for between four and seven years as well. And that's in just two acres.
In reply to Post #17
It's amazing that fish don't ever get caught or go uncaught for few years
It's amazing that fish don't ever get caught or go uncaught for few years
In reply to Post #6
So with a stock of 150, 50 never get caught? I think I read that as well years back, possibly TP, dismissed it then, and happy to again now.
So with a stock of 150, 50 never get caught? I think I read that as well years back, possibly TP, dismissed it then, and happy to again now.
In reply to Post #17
I fish a one acre lake where quite detailed records are kept regarding fish capture. We know of 30 fish in particular where 10 were caught between 2019 and 2021 but not since.
We regularly get fish out that haven't been seen for two years and we also catch fish we don't know about as they grow on from breeding in the lake.
That's in an acre!
I fish a one acre lake where quite detailed records are kept regarding fish capture. We know of 30 fish in particular where 10 were caught between 2019 and 2021 but not since.
We regularly get fish out that haven't been seen for two years and we also catch fish we don't know about as they grow on from breeding in the lake.
That's in an acre!
Interesting thoughts. Wondering now if I will ever know. Probably not. Still best guess 20 ,to 40