Right then chaps. Just starting on my first low stock water, having fished the sort of places where you can catch multiple 30s in a night. Obviously, I've lowered my expectations on catch rate but if you had one tip for making the switch to fishing a low stock venue, what would it be?
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Is it a big or small lake?
Either way number 1 is location but then depending on the type of water my approach would change....
Is it a big or small lake?
Either way number 1 is location but then depending on the type of water my approach would change....
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When you are looking at low stock, say 1 or 2 fish per acre, or less in some cases. Location is THE most important thing.
Next....determination and persistence, your eyes, ears and a good pair of walking boots and binoculars to find fish if you are not on them.
Good luck.
When you are looking at low stock, say 1 or 2 fish per acre, or less in some cases. Location is THE most important thing.
Next....determination and persistence, your eyes, ears and a good pair of walking boots and binoculars to find fish if you are not on them.
Good luck.
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When you say low stock, how low is low?
When you say low stock, how low is low?
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Try and find the feeding spots in all areas, when you find the fish you know where to put the baits
LOOK
Try and find the feeding spots in all areas, when you find the fish you know where to put the baits
LOOK
You should just read the water. Location is all dependent on how the fish behave. Take for instance the place I'm fishing, they just don't show, so all you're left with is best educated guesses and applying knowledge gained from other similar waters.
Stick to rigs that you know work for specific situations and stick with them without chopping and changing constantly. Apply a good bait and don't keep chopping and changing from one to another. All of this boils down to consistency. Obviously be flexible in your approach, but don't just change something for the sakes of change, different if you've had fish over you and your rigs are getting consistently spun.
With low stocked waters, say 1 fish every 2 acres, you have to have a certain mindset, the mindset that can sit through blank after blank without loosing your marbles. I've fished every weekend this season for one fish; I'm still as keen as when we were able to throw the shackles of this year's lockdown off.
Stick to rigs that you know work for specific situations and stick with them without chopping and changing constantly. Apply a good bait and don't keep chopping and changing from one to another. All of this boils down to consistency. Obviously be flexible in your approach, but don't just change something for the sakes of change, different if you've had fish over you and your rigs are getting consistently spun.
With low stocked waters, say 1 fish every 2 acres, you have to have a certain mindset, the mindset that can sit through blank after blank without loosing your marbles. I've fished every weekend this season for one fish; I'm still as keen as when we were able to throw the shackles of this year's lockdown off.
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Multiple 30's in a night? Where have you been fishing?!
Location is absolutely key, pointless fishing areas where they arent. If you are unable to find any signs of fish (likely) then past form or the weather conditions etc would be my next point of reference
Multiple 30's in a night? Where have you been fishing?!
Location is absolutely key, pointless fishing areas where they arent. If you are unable to find any signs of fish (likely) then past form or the weather conditions etc would be my next point of reference
All carp will give some sort of show at some point if you figure out what their giveaway is. Unless the fish are only fishing on the cleanest of spots then at some point they will give up gas bubbles while hunting around on the bottom. In the summer they will get up in the warmer surface water somewhere on the lake.
It's a challenge, but I've always preferred 2/3 fish a year from a 1 fish an acre lake than 3 x 30s a night and all the cr*p that goes with that kind of stock.
It's a challenge, but I've always preferred 2/3 fish a year from a 1 fish an acre lake than 3 x 30s a night and all the cr*p that goes with that kind of stock.
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look
look
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Location location location
With bait and rigs you have confidence in.
Good luck
Location location location
With bait and rigs you have confidence in.
Good luck
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Rule one.... Never listen to another carp anglers 'rules'. Most of the time, they are not worth a ****.
Less than one carp, per 10 acres where I fish. I've been told plenty that they never show. Ever. I've been told anglers who fish every week have gone ten years, and never seen a carp show, not once, ever.
I saw a mid 50 common, and a 60+ mirror or two clear the water this year.
NEVER, EVER go fishing on other carpers 'rules' or experiences. Make up your own. It's the only way forwards.
Good luck.
Rule one.... Never listen to another carp anglers 'rules'. Most of the time, they are not worth a ****.
Less than one carp, per 10 acres where I fish. I've been told plenty that they never show. Ever. I've been told anglers who fish every week have gone ten years, and never seen a carp show, not once, ever.
I saw a mid 50 common, and a 60+ mirror or two clear the water this year.
NEVER, EVER go fishing on other carpers 'rules' or experiences. Make up your own. It's the only way forwards.
Good luck.
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...... and if someone that catches 1 fish a year tells you how to fish it, do things totally different! Just look at the amount of times you hear about some "clueless noddy" rocking up at venue and having a result.
...... and if someone that catches 1 fish a year tells you how to fish it, do things totally different! Just look at the amount of times you hear about some "clueless noddy" rocking up at venue and having a result.
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So true
So true
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Don't know about that.
Take Jim Shelley for instance, think I've got this right that it took him 5 yrs to get a take on Swavesey which was the big-un - correct me on any of that if I'm wrong. Think I'd listen to what Shelley had to say.
Don't know about that.
Take Jim Shelley for instance, think I've got this right that it took him 5 yrs to get a take on Swavesey which was the big-un - correct me on any of that if I'm wrong. Think I'd listen to what Shelley had to say.
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Maybe he hadn't got it all right for that water. Even Tel admits he sometimes gets tactics wrong 🤷🏻♀️
Maybe he hadn't got it all right for that water. Even Tel admits he sometimes gets tactics wrong 🤷🏻♀️