Thought I would have a sunrise to sunset session today,
2 weeks ago the water was 2ft lower than normal, today
another ft, if I was lucky enough to catch landing it
would mean me going in so I didn't drag it over the gravel
or me falling in by reaching too far forward, either way
just not worth it, the feeder stream which is a few ft deep is
completely dry, came home, anyone have this on their lake.
2 weeks ago the water was 2ft lower than normal, today
another ft, if I was lucky enough to catch landing it
would mean me going in so I didn't drag it over the gravel
or me falling in by reaching too far forward, either way
just not worth it, the feeder stream which is a few ft deep is
completely dry, came home, anyone have this on their lake.
In reply to Post #1
All the lakes I fish are down between 2 to 4 feet the smaller river down and although its started raining this morning which could wash off the dry land quickly and get to the rivers I don't think we are going to get enough of it to make a huge difference.
All the lakes I fish are down between 2 to 4 feet the smaller river down and although its started raining this morning which could wash off the dry land quickly and get to the rivers I don't think we are going to get enough of it to make a huge difference.
In reply to Post #1
Big fish kill on my local pit, lost about 60% of the stock, oxygen crash.
Big fish kill on my local pit, lost about 60% of the stock, oxygen crash.
In reply to Post #2
Saw a demonstration on the News last week about how water absorbs into the ground with differing dryness. They got 3 glasses of water and turned them upside down on 3 different types of ground - one with wet ground, one with normal ground and one with very dry ground (which we have at the mo). The glass on the dry ground didn't absorb the water at all. So we're going to need LOADS of rain before we get anywhere close to normality!!
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-08-11/what-happens-when-it-rains-after-a-heatwave
Saw a demonstration on the News last week about how water absorbs into the ground with differing dryness. They got 3 glasses of water and turned them upside down on 3 different types of ground - one with wet ground, one with normal ground and one with very dry ground (which we have at the mo). The glass on the dry ground didn't absorb the water at all. So we're going to need LOADS of rain before we get anywhere close to normality!!
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-08-11/what-happens-when-it-rains-after-a-heatwave
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I've seen these too. The difference is pretty extreme.
Also saw some aerial footage of the UK comparing 'green' land from last year to what it looks like this year. Our green and pleasant land is a shade of burnt yellow at the moment
I've seen these too. The difference is pretty extreme.
Also saw some aerial footage of the UK comparing 'green' land from last year to what it looks like this year. Our green and pleasant land is a shade of burnt yellow at the moment
Water down 12 to 14 inches on a very shallow silty lake, still the ****s can't stop fishing it in 35 temps, all gear no fukin idea
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Despite it not being as hot up here in scotland the lochs and rivers particularly are very low but as you say the knobheads are out in force fishing for pike , despite a ban fishing on the loch i control i have removed 16 people a mixture of scots english and eastern european friends since friday !!! Absolute no concern for the fish welfare !!!
Despite it not being as hot up here in scotland the lochs and rivers particularly are very low but as you say the knobheads are out in force fishing for pike , despite a ban fishing on the loch i control i have removed 16 people a mixture of scots english and eastern european friends since friday !!! Absolute no concern for the fish welfare !!!
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we haven't had an oxygen crash, theres a machine that
floats in the lake all year round, so far so good, just hope
theres plenty more rain on the way, not just for the lakes
but for the farmers, as said below our green...... is yellow.
we haven't had an oxygen crash, theres a machine that
floats in the lake all year round, so far so good, just hope
theres plenty more rain on the way, not just for the lakes
but for the farmers, as said below our green...... is yellow.
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I've just read a report in the Daily Mail claiming Windemere is in a bad way with algae blooms. There is a short video of a distressed fish swimming in circles on the surface and a pic of a decent sized carp washed up.
I've just read a report in the Daily Mail claiming Windemere is in a bad way with algae blooms. There is a short video of a distressed fish swimming in circles on the surface and a pic of a decent sized carp washed up.
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not the sort of news we want is it, I remember the summer of 1976
very well, I wasn't carp fishing then but it had to be worse, 3 months
and no rain, aaand my wife was carrying our 2nd child, all my
mates called me a bas@^&%sd for getting her in the club at that
time, I was weak and she said....
not the sort of news we want is it, I remember the summer of 1976
very well, I wasn't carp fishing then but it had to be worse, 3 months
and no rain, aaand my wife was carrying our 2nd child, all my
mates called me a bas@^&%sd for getting her in the club at that
time, I was weak and she said....
So many lakes really struggling with these extreme conditions.
In reply to Post #8
We are down a foot at least, but the golf course do take some lake water for irrigation...We have a fountain on 9 till 6pm. Unfortunately the golf course don't seem keen on keeping it on full time for a few days for us even though we have stressed what can happen. Hopefully it will be enough to get us through. The angling times article I read (below) suggested that carp and tench are low risk but I guess if its bad enough
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We are down a foot at least, but the golf course do take some lake water for irrigation...We have a fountain on 9 till 6pm. Unfortunately the golf course don't seem keen on keeping it on full time for a few days for us even though we have stressed what can happen. Hopefully it will be enough to get us through. The angling times article I read (below) suggested that carp and tench are low risk but I guess if its bad enough
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Mine is well down as well, I reckon it is possible to wade from bank to bank without going above chest level for 3/4 of the lake.
We're lucky that if it rains it will just run down the valley slopes into the lake to bring the level up, it won't go over the outflow.
We also have a decent amount of weed for oxygen levels during the day.
Mine is well down as well, I reckon it is possible to wade from bank to bank without going above chest level for 3/4 of the lake.
We're lucky that if it rains it will just run down the valley slopes into the lake to bring the level up, it won't go over the outflow.
We also have a decent amount of weed for oxygen levels during the day.
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Is the issue that if you have a lot of weed and o2 levels are very high that means it can also crash more
Is the issue that if you have a lot of weed and o2 levels are very high that means it can also crash more
