Roughtor
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There is one guy though from UKWOT ,( Wild otter trust )
Dave Webb ,who will actually remove a otter if its got into a fenced fishery and or give proper significant advice..they are based in Nth Devon and even have their own otter recovery ambulance..UKWOT ,also took on the last remaining otters from Tamar otter Park, sanctuary based nr Nth Petherwin lanson ,Kernow..
Funnily enough my daughter was the last customer through its doors ,and it's now closed ...there was or maybe still is a youtube vid,that showed a Heron being dismembered at that place by an otter,I sent that to Tim ,it even showed the friendly otters eating carp from their own lake,that had escaped into it..
Could go on ,but don't want depression..
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@kevtaylor that's a great skill your mate has,knowing about scar tissue and regeneration ..I have that skill ,hence I can tell whether a venue has been predated or not
This is a pic of my little club lake ,manager insists this was caused by angler ,they need to wake up and fast ,especially when the feeder streams go into spate
I started to write a book on it ..essentially the truth about rewilding and its impact on fisheries,nature and the mental health upon the owners etc
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12 minutes ago, yonny said:
Interesting. I knew that the otter decline in France had slowed, but wasn't aware it was becoming a problem for fisheries?
There's a guy on youtube recent Yonny ,over in France called fenesmere fishery or similar ,he's been posting about the issue..
( when my uncle/aunt owned Sky lakes in France, they had the issue then as well,and that was a while ago I think the predation has always been there,only its been under the radar ..
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Like Kev was rightly saying you have to check the fence regularly, I mean I'm down there virtually everyday ,those fences especially the ones with electric, or in my case a big solar panel, plus battery ,if the geese hit the wires,causing it to short one dark night its game over..or the local hunt get a whiff of ol foxy 🦊, they damage it as well
It's a constant battle ,I have to be honest ,I've nearly packed it in because of predation ,especially as my mate did . But why should I, angling is what I do ...!!
I lived with it over 30 yrs plus I'm, sadly used to it ,so many venues ruined ..
We fight on ..also ,venues live or die by the attitude of the owner,or anglers, live in denial, bye bye venue...
Famous local saying
No fence ,no fish, no future ..
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Best ,non fence I've seen is only half the lake being fenced ,and it's electrified ,honestly you couldn't make it up..
Apparently the 'expert' in attendance said it'd keep the pred out...I shook my head ,muttering things like move on,move on,to myself ,shaking my head in disbelief..
They lost a lot of lovely fish
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There are so many of them out and about now,definitely they are not rare or endangered..
When there is evidence suggesting, males are tolerating other males in their ranges ,then it could be said, rewilding them has failed as its now out of kilter with the nature available to them ...
I know otters raid people's koi ponds to get food ..
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On 11/04/2025 at 13:46, Roughtor said:
And set up
Ps,update ,now had some nice cyprinus in this now ,its very ,very good ..just make sure you peg it if windy it's very light but good light !
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A original version two ,Solar Sod pod ,the exterior leg version so I can fish two plus one on mega slate quarries ,( can't get banksticks in,, ever )...
Bit of autosol, elbow grease ,proper job ...totally against my minimalist principles, but ....needs must ...
Should be good ..
- kevtaylor and elmoputney
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Big foot ....ha ha...no seriously ..
Whatever it was spooked this deer ,as it ran past me,.. made a hellish crashing noise,what with the non stop rain ,thunder ,lightning, was a night to remember..
( I loved it )...
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Sorry mate ,I should have explained better ,it's scat ...there's a lot of wildlife out there some if which is unaccounted for ,all sorts ..
I've seen stuff ....
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Where I live there is an abundance of disused ,deep quarries,some are barren,and fishless...but a few have some surprises and have held carp and other species for many years ..
When you fish these places,you have to think like a miner ,and find the galleries, which are mined ,and step down into unimaginable depths ,find the galleries and you find the patrol routes..
The weather was awful ,I had a river running under my shelter,at one point ,wind,rain,hail,thunder,lightning..and a big fear of falling branches made it interesting..,then all the mica,clay residue gets everywhere...anyway ..
I found the marginal gallery, and fished very simple running lead tactics ,using the Ressi specials I use a lot..After the storm had passed ,I seen kingfisher,heard deer rutting,and woodpeckers, nature at its best ..
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45 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said:
Ha! I’ve been lurking and not contributing for some time now but a new PB is worth sharing…..
I’m still on a session at Dinton’s Black Swan as I type this………Arrived at dawn yesterday. Clearly lots of fish still in the big ‘winter bay’ despite being on the back of a big SW. Lapped a couple of times, debating where to plot up with 3 nights ahead. Decided to keep it simple and put my rigs where the fish were actually showing rather than where they might end up……
Cast 3 singles out for drops amongst the emergent Eel grass which they seem so attracted to. Decided to get my head down for a couple of hours-I’d set off at 2.45am. An hour or so later I’m woken by a screaming Neville. Lifted in to a very heavy feeling fish which was dogged rather than spectacular. Worryingly, it hit the surface about 25 yds out and started shaking its head at me as I led it in; with braided mainline I’m always anxious when they do this with no water depth to cushion the lunges. Fortune was on my side and I netted a Common that got larger with every yard I gained.
With the assistance of 3 other anglers we weighed and photographed an amazing creature of 53lb 2oz! Blown away!
Wow ,that's fantastic ,great photo ..
Need to have that framed and put on your wall..
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And down the lake ,well not 'in the lake ' at the point lol...
- kevtaylor and salokcinnodrog
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19 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:
Years ago I was fishing a local park lake, it's free, but I didn't want the locals knowing that I was there. I was arriving after dark, fishing the night and staying until lunchtime at the latest.
That's proper hard core that is did you get many in the end
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29 minutes ago, yonny said:
I bought something similar about 15 years ago. Problem is you use them, dry them, use them, dry them and after a week or two they absolutely stink of silt and god knows what else. I binned mine after a month. They were rank!
I know what you mean ,I used some Gull wetsuit booties ,they were great til the warmth made them sweat a bit ,proper stinky ...then I tried carp tec welded socks ,they were good but wore out..
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And set up
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12lb Mono vs 15lb Mono
in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment
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I much prefer the characteristics and behaviour of 12lb ,but as been said it depends on lake rules ..
On my place I allow 12lb ,but other places I go its 15lb or .35 dia,so I just use 15lb everywhere, especially as my reels are old skool and I only have one set of spools ..
My catch rates not changed ,but the Nash Bullet I use in 15 lb ,which I've put on slightly underfilled on purpose ,has a mind of its own ..its tough though..