We are approaching a period of extremely high temperatures. It is imperative that all members understand the severe impact this can have on the aquatic environment.
🌡️ EXTREME HEAT ADVISORY
The water in ANY lake will experience a significant decrease in dissolved oxygen levels due to the much warmer weather. This danger is compounded in weedy lakes and at a time when fish are already vulnerable after spawning.
💔 THE SILENT KILLER
In these conditions, carp can easily perish if they are over-handled or retained. Almost every time this occurs, the captor is blissfully unaware of the fatal consequences. The fish may swim away, but it will often die a slow death later. While carp are incredibly resilient, they are not indestructible.
This is not an attempt to spoil your enjoyment; it is a critical appeal to raise awareness on an often-overlooked issue that has potential life-or-death
consequences for our fish.
Please adhere to the following essential guidelines whenever these conditions are present:
* ** IMMEDIATE RECOVERY IN THE WATER** ❗
* DO NOT remove the fish from the water immediately after a prolonged fight. Allow it at least 5 minutes to recover in the net. This is not a suggestion; it is a necessity.
* 💧 FRESH, COOL WATER ONLY
* Ensure you have a bucket of fresh lake water. DO NOT use water that has been left standing on the bank, as it will be significantly warmer and deoxygenated. Use this fresh water generously at every stage of the weighing and photography process. The more water, the better.
* 🚫 ZERO RETENTION POLICY
* DO NOT retain carp for any significant length of time. This includes "waiting for sunrise." A retained carp is already under extreme stress, and confining it to a low-oxygen environment is often a death sentence. This practice kills hundreds of carp annually without the captor's knowledge.
* 💪 ENSURE A STRONG RELEASE
* Give the fish all the time it needs to recover before release. DO NOT let it go until you are 100% certain it is strong enough to swim off powerfully. If you have any concerns about its recovery, gently agitate the water around the fish's head to ensure a steady flow of fresh, oxygenated water over its gills.
* 🩹 TREAT ALL WOUNDS
* Treat every hook hold and any lifted scales. This is a fundamental aspect of fish care at all times of the year.
A Final, Serious Note:
The rules regarding hooks, leaders, bait, lead clips etc etc are insignificant compared to the fish care directives outlined above., I can assure you that poor handling on the bank causes a thousand times more harm to carp than any tackle-related
I trust in your ability to fish responsibly and care for our stock. I will therefore take it as a personal failure if this trust is misplaced.
Please, at all times, treat these fish with the absolute utmost respect. Their lives are in your hands.
🌡️ EXTREME HEAT ADVISORY
The water in ANY lake will experience a significant decrease in dissolved oxygen levels due to the much warmer weather. This danger is compounded in weedy lakes and at a time when fish are already vulnerable after spawning.
💔 THE SILENT KILLER
In these conditions, carp can easily perish if they are over-handled or retained. Almost every time this occurs, the captor is blissfully unaware of the fatal consequences. The fish may swim away, but it will often die a slow death later. While carp are incredibly resilient, they are not indestructible.
This is not an attempt to spoil your enjoyment; it is a critical appeal to raise awareness on an often-overlooked issue that has potential life-or-death
consequences for our fish.
Please adhere to the following essential guidelines whenever these conditions are present:
* ** IMMEDIATE RECOVERY IN THE WATER** ❗
* DO NOT remove the fish from the water immediately after a prolonged fight. Allow it at least 5 minutes to recover in the net. This is not a suggestion; it is a necessity.
* 💧 FRESH, COOL WATER ONLY
* Ensure you have a bucket of fresh lake water. DO NOT use water that has been left standing on the bank, as it will be significantly warmer and deoxygenated. Use this fresh water generously at every stage of the weighing and photography process. The more water, the better.
* 🚫 ZERO RETENTION POLICY
* DO NOT retain carp for any significant length of time. This includes "waiting for sunrise." A retained carp is already under extreme stress, and confining it to a low-oxygen environment is often a death sentence. This practice kills hundreds of carp annually without the captor's knowledge.
* 💪 ENSURE A STRONG RELEASE
* Give the fish all the time it needs to recover before release. DO NOT let it go until you are 100% certain it is strong enough to swim off powerfully. If you have any concerns about its recovery, gently agitate the water around the fish's head to ensure a steady flow of fresh, oxygenated water over its gills.
* 🩹 TREAT ALL WOUNDS
* Treat every hook hold and any lifted scales. This is a fundamental aspect of fish care at all times of the year.
A Final, Serious Note:
The rules regarding hooks, leaders, bait, lead clips etc etc are insignificant compared to the fish care directives outlined above., I can assure you that poor handling on the bank causes a thousand times more harm to carp than any tackle-related
I trust in your ability to fish responsibly and care for our stock. I will therefore take it as a personal failure if this trust is misplaced.
Please, at all times, treat these fish with the absolute utmost respect. Their lives are in your hands.
In reply to Post #1
Anyone taking any special precautions in this hot weather regarding fish retaining....
I'd suggest that any retaining should be stopped.
Leave the fish in the net to recover for a while.
Have the fish returned within 10 minutes.
Do not allow that rod to be recast until fish has been safely returned.
Any other suggestions 😎
Anyone taking any special precautions in this hot weather regarding fish retaining....
I'd suggest that any retaining should be stopped.
Leave the fish in the net to recover for a while.
Have the fish returned within 10 minutes.
Do not allow that rod to be recast until fish has been safely returned.
Any other suggestions 😎
Good reminder. 
In reply to Post #2
At this time of year all fisheries should have some form of aeration system.
They bitch on about it but do very little to avoid this yearly issue.
Not sure where your first post comes from but it contradicts itself.
After netting leave it in the net to recover. Then don't retain it for a long period as its not good for the fish.
Simple answer is fishery owners spend the money to look after your assets. You would not own a grocery shop and not have fridges and freezers to keep the appropriate items in.
At this time of year all fisheries should have some form of aeration system.
They bitch on about it but do very little to avoid this yearly issue.
Not sure where your first post comes from but it contradicts itself.
After netting leave it in the net to recover. Then don't retain it for a long period as its not good for the fish.
Simple answer is fishery owners spend the money to look after your assets. You would not own a grocery shop and not have fridges and freezers to keep the appropriate items in.
In reply to Post #4
How about stopping the fishing for a while
How about stopping the fishing for a while
In reply to Post #5
Agree with this - invariably poor anyway in silly hot conditions. . . have a BBQ and paint the shed instead!
Agree with this - invariably poor anyway in silly hot conditions. . . have a BBQ and paint the shed instead!
In reply to Post #4
I don't think the contradiction you refer to is not quite as it seems. I read it as let the fish recover in the landing net but then don't put it in a retainer sling for half an hour whilst you call your mates round for photos and get the rod back out again.
I don't think the contradiction you refer to is not quite as it seems. I read it as let the fish recover in the landing net but then don't put it in a retainer sling for half an hour whilst you call your mates round for photos and get the rod back out again.
In reply to Post #5
Precisely.
Precisely.
In reply to Post #7
Agreed
Agreed
In reply to Post #4
Stop fishing as said , can imagine the moaning if fisheries installed aeration systems and passed the install and running costs on to the anglers.
Stop fishing as said , can imagine the moaning if fisheries installed aeration systems and passed the install and running costs on to the anglers.
In reply to Post #5
100% . Earn some money, or another activity.
I can understand it if you booked the week off, but otherwise I just don't get it.
Also, regarding spawning. Fishing post spawning is just as bad as fishing while they spawn.
They need 3 or 4 days at least.
Good post though Baitman.
100% . Earn some money, or another activity.
I can understand it if you booked the week off, but otherwise I just don't get it.
Also, regarding spawning. Fishing post spawning is just as bad as fishing while they spawn.
They need 3 or 4 days at least.
Good post though Baitman.
In reply to Post #5
Burn him, he's a witch (well technically warlock), better than fishing.... see if Scozza floats
You forget, it's fish at all costs, as long as you get a great pic who cares if it's the last one.
In all seriousness it does worry me that there are people in our hobby who don't know if/when/or how to, retain in hot weather.
I see we have thunderstorm warnings too, classic deoxgenation crash weather
For those who are too young to know Monty Python, see here
LINKY POO™ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf71YotfykQ
Burn him, he's a witch (well technically warlock), better than fishing.... see if Scozza floats
You forget, it's fish at all costs, as long as you get a great pic who cares if it's the last one.
In all seriousness it does worry me that there are people in our hobby who don't know if/when/or how to, retain in hot weather.
I see we have thunderstorm warnings too, classic deoxgenation crash weather
For those who are too young to know Monty Python, see here
LINKY POO™ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf71YotfykQ
In reply to Post #12
Thanks for this link. Haven't laughed at it for years until now
Thanks for this link. Haven't laughed at it for years until now
In reply to Post #13
These days I go fishing once a month, even if it was 40 degrees I would still go and fish for them on that particular weekend in those conditions.
Just use your common sense, act according to the conditions and you will be fine.
Just use your common sense, act according to the conditions and you will be fine.