Fishing a small 3acre lake with a low stock of fish and no one else seems to be fishing the place. The lake is quite deep and featureless, no margins to speak of. There's one inflowing stream and I've been wondering if I can take advantage of this feature. Was thinking of trickling some liquids into the stream and allowing it to flow into the lake while having a rig near the area it flows into. I've read the stories of anglers doing well when a flood of water enters a lake but wondering if anyone has done something like this before by introducing new taste/smells while fishing.
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I personally wouldnt waste my time tipping liquids in, i would however trickle bait in
I personally wouldnt waste my time tipping liquids in, i would however trickle bait in
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Sounds like an expensive waste of time Tbh. As Joss says a bit of bait going in wouldn't hurt. Maybe even a bit of mole hill mud to cloud it up a bit
Sounds like an expensive waste of time Tbh. As Joss says a bit of bait going in wouldn't hurt. Maybe even a bit of mole hill mud to cloud it up a bit
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Same...
(I have to shut off the inlet on a lake I know as the stream that used to feed it in the summer is polluted by toxic chemicals..)
I believe a good friend of mine used to feed a local venue using length of pipe,to introduce various stimulants,I can't remember the articles name though. It mightve been ambio introduced,long time ago.
Same...
(I have to shut off the inlet on a lake I know as the stream that used to feed it in the summer is polluted by toxic chemicals..)
I believe a good friend of mine used to feed a local venue using length of pipe,to introduce various stimulants,I can't remember the articles name though. It mightve been ambio introduced,long time ago.
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also the water that is flowing has to be slightly warmer that whats in the lake....cold water entering said lake will push the fish away
also the water that is flowing has to be slightly warmer that whats in the lake....cold water entering said lake will push the fish away
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Now is the time to be there as much as possible to watch them spawning if they haven't already. The low stock and not seeing anyone fishing maybe because it only contains a handful of silvers.
Now is the time to be there as much as possible to watch them spawning if they haven't already. The low stock and not seeing anyone fishing maybe because it only contains a handful of silvers.
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Definitely at least a few fish in it although it did get hit by otters a few years ago so stock levels a bit unknown. The reason the stream idea was floating around in my mind was the lack of other features in the lake. The influence the stream has on such a small water could be quite significant and introducing smells through the flow could possibly give good distribution of the food signals into the pond. You'd imagine the fish would be well tuned into new smells entering the lake at this point as the stream is normally a trickle but will carry a lot of silt when it rains heavily. The stream is not polluted as it drains a very rural low intensity farming area.
Definitely at least a few fish in it although it did get hit by otters a few years ago so stock levels a bit unknown. The reason the stream idea was floating around in my mind was the lack of other features in the lake. The influence the stream has on such a small water could be quite significant and introducing smells through the flow could possibly give good distribution of the food signals into the pond. You'd imagine the fish would be well tuned into new smells entering the lake at this point as the stream is normally a trickle but will carry a lot of silt when it rains heavily. The stream is not polluted as it drains a very rural low intensity farming area.
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If you can put your baits out and stand in stream stir it up maybe worth it, or rubby dubby, in stream, I use rubby dubbys now and then , put it this way it can only help
If you can put your baits out and stand in stream stir it up maybe worth it, or rubby dubby, in stream, I use rubby dubbys now and then , put it this way it can only help
Any influx of water should have a higher oxygen content so will naturally be a holding area.
Just put some lose feed in and fish over it. Liquids would just get spread around the pond.
Just put some lose feed in and fish over it. Liquids would just get spread around the pond.
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On a small lake in France , I got the fish feeding in the mouth of a stream entering the lake by stirring it up with a rake , the chocolate brown stream water feeding into a clear lake soon got them feeding in the area,
Carp are naturally curious creatures and will investigate any coloured water, I've seen them in a swim literally minutes after I've raked a whole ton of weed out of it, the disturbance was unreal but they came for a look.
As no others are fishing to get upset by the disturbance give it a go, cheaper than adding liquids and I'm sure will work.
On a small lake in France , I got the fish feeding in the mouth of a stream entering the lake by stirring it up with a rake , the chocolate brown stream water feeding into a clear lake soon got them feeding in the area,
Carp are naturally curious creatures and will investigate any coloured water, I've seen them in a swim literally minutes after I've raked a whole ton of weed out of it, the disturbance was unreal but they came for a look.
As no others are fishing to get upset by the disturbance give it a go, cheaper than adding liquids and I'm sure will work.