In reply to Post #174
Very sad indeed.
The worst bit is, you can do a perimeter check every day, but it only takes a few minutes for them to get in! So you check and its safe one evening, come the morning it could have got in. Sickening!
Very sad indeed.
The worst bit is, you can do a perimeter check every day, but it only takes a few minutes for them to get in! So you check and its safe one evening, come the morning it could have got in. Sickening!
In reply to Post #161
Beave, you have arrived at the figure of one otter per 5 square mile by dividing the total surface area of of England by the estimated number of otters. However...otters live exclusively on the banks of rivers/lakes...they do not live in Westminster or the middle of a cornfield. Were you to rework your answer by counting only the square mileage of the areas where it is possible for otters to live...you would end up with a very different figure indeed.
That new figure would be useful to us as well...as that would tie in nicely with the areas we anglers are concerned about. Having said that, if otters DID decide to make a nuisance of themselves in cornfields and Westminster, we might then get some action on the issue
Cheers, Dave.
Beave, you have arrived at the figure of one otter per 5 square mile by dividing the total surface area of of England by the estimated number of otters. However...otters live exclusively on the banks of rivers/lakes...they do not live in Westminster or the middle of a cornfield. Were you to rework your answer by counting only the square mileage of the areas where it is possible for otters to live...you would end up with a very different figure indeed.
That new figure would be useful to us as well...as that would tie in nicely with the areas we anglers are concerned about. Having said that, if otters DID decide to make a nuisance of themselves in cornfields and Westminster, we might then get some action on the issue
Cheers, Dave.
In reply to Post #173
Hi joss,sad to see pic of that carp,just shown that to Mrs,she couldn't beleive the damage done by those cute little things she sees on tv(country file etc),,,,,,,,,she now understands my anger
Hi joss,sad to see pic of that carp,just shown that to Mrs,she couldn't beleive the damage done by those cute little things she sees on tv(country file etc),,,,,,,,,she now understands my anger
In reply to Post #177
hi mate...sorry only just read this...
that fish survived...ive wrote about it in jans carpworld article due out....the story goes further, of which I will write about in feb's issue
hi mate...sorry only just read this...
that fish survived...ive wrote about it in jans carpworld article due out....the story goes further, of which I will write about in feb's issue
In reply to Post #173
!!!! i can't look at that picture it makes me cringe
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i can't look at that picture it makes me cringe
In reply to Post #179
ive had 3 others killed in past 3 wks...
ive had 3 others killed in past 3 wks...
Found a mid/high 20 dead at my local SWLT reservoir with signs all around of otters. i've reported it, still waiting to hear back....... 
It makes me sick to give SWLT my money every year, it's such a shame they have control of the lakes they do.
It makes me sick to give SWLT my money every year, it's such a shame they have control of the lakes they do.
In reply to Post #181
Sam,
i know the Ressi your referring to..on my last visit to the venue which was just for a looksee,i found a kill platform on the dam ,obviously a [remains ]of a carp ,plus a dorsal of what was once a very large perch.....as you know this place did indeed hold the UK perch record....
SWLT it seems are in denial..a very great shame indeed....
The above was a few years back...on that day I met and conversed with another two local anglers all from Bideford/Barnstaple area..they told me the place had no predation issues, yet I found `signs` within ten minutes of being there....
But at least someone in the southwest has listened,as Gwinear is to be robustly fenced from tomorrow....lets hope that other local venue in the Cornwall area take note and pull their fingers out...Trebellan which is next door especially ,not to mention Oakside as well.....all have been visited in the past....
Like I keep on saying its not if your lake gets ottered its WHEN..............................
Sam,
i know the Ressi your referring to..on my last visit to the venue which was just for a looksee,i found a kill platform on the dam ,obviously a [remains ]of a carp ,plus a dorsal of what was once a very large perch.....as you know this place did indeed hold the UK perch record....
SWLT it seems are in denial..a very great shame indeed....
The above was a few years back...on that day I met and conversed with another two local anglers all from Bideford/Barnstaple area..they told me the place had no predation issues, yet I found `signs` within ten minutes of being there....
But at least someone in the southwest has listened,as Gwinear is to be robustly fenced from tomorrow....lets hope that other local venue in the Cornwall area take note and pull their fingers out...Trebellan which is next door especially ,not to mention Oakside as well.....all have been visited in the past....
Like I keep on saying its not if your lake gets ottered its WHEN..............................
In reply to Post #182
I wasn't fishing when i found it, i pulled off the place a year ago. I found spraint and scales all over the dam on a regular basis, this was the first fish i have found.
I wasn't fishing when i found it, i pulled off the place a year ago. I found spraint and scales all over the dam on a regular basis, this was the first fish i have found.
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In reply to Post #182
http://youtu.be/SsUMxcwLVvU
See what it done to my duck last saturday night!, as well as killing a mid double!
http://youtu.be/SsUMxcwLVvU
See what it done to my duck last saturday night!, as well as killing a mid double!
In reply to Post #185
Saw that mate...its horrible...
Incidentally there has been a massive amount of Facebook traffic on the PAG page...well worth reading....please, if you are visiting the page though, be mindful how we as anglers respond.
Also, donations have been flooding in to support the PAG's work (NON profit)
Saw that mate...its horrible...
Incidentally there has been a massive amount of Facebook traffic on the PAG page...well worth reading....please, if you are visiting the page though, be mindful how we as anglers respond.
Also, donations have been flooding in to support the PAG's work (NON profit)
In reply to Post #185
Very sad mate.
Very sad mate.
I turned up at a local 14th century mill pool today with carp in mind never fished it nor do I know anyone who has, one thing I do know I found a lot of big scales on the bank which tells me an otter has had carp out of this lake, these are the scales of a 20lb fish I have no doubt. What worriws me is am I now fishing a lake that has no carp in it? how quickly can these things destroy fish stocks?