maritimesbob
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Been fishing at a local fishery, first time I have been there. Had a great time, catching Carp close to 8lb on Waggler gear, good fun indeed.
The water was warm, the weather warm, mid-summer like.
However I saddened by the condition of the larger Carp. They have clearly been badly fished, many had chunks of their mouths missing. Can't tell whether it is simply overfishing, bad anglers, bit of both?
The fishery changed ownership in the last few years. Not sure whether this happened on their watch or previous regimes.
Is this becoming a common place sighting with fisheries?
When I was younger and last into coarse fishing, fisheries were a lot less common, gravel pits, farm ponds, rivers, canals etc were the main fishing areas.
Hope this is not a common thing with fisheries. I did mention to the owners as I was leaving that I enjoyed my fishing but saddened by the state of the Carp. He was aware but didn't really say a lot else on the matter.
Thinking back, I wonder if these larger Carp should have been moved out of the "silver fish" lake? Many anglers are probably fishing on light hook lengths and probably losing gear to these larger Carp.
A messy mouth Mirror
The water was warm, the weather warm, mid-summer like.
However I saddened by the condition of the larger Carp. They have clearly been badly fished, many had chunks of their mouths missing. Can't tell whether it is simply overfishing, bad anglers, bit of both?
The fishery changed ownership in the last few years. Not sure whether this happened on their watch or previous regimes.
Is this becoming a common place sighting with fisheries?
When I was younger and last into coarse fishing, fisheries were a lot less common, gravel pits, farm ponds, rivers, canals etc were the main fishing areas.
Hope this is not a common thing with fisheries. I did mention to the owners as I was leaving that I enjoyed my fishing but saddened by the state of the Carp. He was aware but didn't really say a lot else on the matter.
Thinking back, I wonder if these larger Carp should have been moved out of the "silver fish" lake? Many anglers are probably fishing on light hook lengths and probably losing gear to these larger Carp.
A messy mouth Mirror
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