Spawning in April

[InteraX]

I visited a local commercial fishery yesterday to visit the on-site tackle shop. Driving in, the lake next to the entrance was 'closed due to spawning'.

I know a lot of things feel to me like they're happening early this year, but I would have thought it's far too early for spawning. Doesn't spawning usually happen around May time?

[yonny]

21 minutes ago, InteraX said:

Doesn't spawning usually happen around May time?

It's completely temperature dependant. I'd be amazed if the carp were spawning as they need at least 17C water temps. Even my pond is only ~12.5C at this point.

23 minutes ago, InteraX said:

the lake next to the entrance was 'closed due to spawning'.

They could mean a different species perhaps?

[elmoputney]

Could be a heated lake, won't be long now 😂 

[salokcinnodrog]

9 hours ago, InteraX said:

I visited a local commercial fishery yesterday to visit the on-site tackle shop. Driving in, the lake next to the entrance was 'closed due to spawning'.

I know a lot of things feel to me like they're happening early this year, but I would have thought it's far too early for spawning. Doesn't spawning usually happen around May time?

Bit early!

The water temperature is not high enough for carp and I don't think the days are quite long enough yet, be about right towards the middle of May.

[framey]

10 hours ago, InteraX said:

I visited a local commercial fishery yesterday to visit the on-site tackle shop. Driving in, the lake next to the entrance was 'closed due to spawning'.

I know a lot of things feel to me like they're happening early this year, but I would have thought it's far too early for spawning. Doesn't spawning usually happen around May time?

What else is in there?
I think pike are one of the first to go.

[salokcinnodrog]

11 hours ago, framey said:

What else is in there?
I think pike are one of the first to go.

Pike being predators go at the end of February to mid-March (sometimes outside the old close season!), followed by perch, then roach and the cyprinids.

Tench and carp are usually the last British species to spawn.