When I was deeply into Carp fishing back in the 1990's and I was occasionally using Jeff Kemps Ethyl alcohol based brandy flavouring on my home made boilees (not real brandy Lol) and wondering why such a flavour worked, I read that water Lilly flowers emit a sweet brandy flavoured pollen some of which found its way into into the water. Whether this was right or wrong it caught me plenty of Carp Lol.
Keith
Blimey Keith that sounds interesting, might now have to look a little further into this, cheers mate, thanks for sharing,
Learn something new everyday
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E=David Rogers 3;1412841]Just watched this:
BBC Four - Britain in Focus: A Photographic History, Series 1, Episode 1
In which it was mentioned that tench in the Norfolk Broads used to be lured into nets by their attraction to water lily flowers - never heard of this before. Anyone any ideas?[/QUOTE]
Na mate I can't honestly say that I've heard of this before but as Keith has just mentioned that if maybe something to do with the content and strong scent that creates an interest to the tench :thumbs:
Certainly worth looking more in to,
In the film clip it mentions about the two people in the punt picking the flowers as being the Goodall family,
Now strange as this may seem but as I'm a champion breeder and exhibitor of canaries I also happen to know of a Goodall family and also from Norfolk and these were and probably still are the very best champion Norwich canary breeders and exhibitors in the country :thumbs:
Maybe just coincidence but certainly seemed funny when I heard the name and there in Norfolk