red creel
Well-known member
Myself and a friend were invited to fish a syndicate lake by a mutual friend on saturday.Our host suggested that tench would be a viable target till mid morning but that when the sun got up we should switch to wag n mag for the dace.I think we both did a double take at that remark as i have never encountered dace in lakes before.
Well we followed his advice and got to work with the catties and lo and behold after a run of twenty or so rudd a few dace paid us a call as well, some were a fair size as well good herring like specimen's.How the dace got in there is a mystery there is no ajacent river so it looks like at some point in the past they were deliberately stocked.Our host said that the syndicate had only been in operation for eight years and that according to the landowner the dace have been present as long as he can remember.
Without wishing to start up "river fish in lakes" arguement they are apparently thriving and along with the perch in the lake offer the mainstay of the winter angling for the syndicate members.Has anybody encountered dace in lakes before?..it was a first for me and just added to an already enjoyable day.
Well we followed his advice and got to work with the catties and lo and behold after a run of twenty or so rudd a few dace paid us a call as well, some were a fair size as well good herring like specimen's.How the dace got in there is a mystery there is no ajacent river so it looks like at some point in the past they were deliberately stocked.Our host said that the syndicate had only been in operation for eight years and that according to the landowner the dace have been present as long as he can remember.
Without wishing to start up "river fish in lakes" arguement they are apparently thriving and along with the perch in the lake offer the mainstay of the winter angling for the syndicate members.Has anybody encountered dace in lakes before?..it was a first for me and just added to an already enjoyable day.