Uneven bottom……..(lake silly!)
December 1, 2014 5:14 pm
How many times have you plumbed up in a spot only to find that if you move a yard to the right or left it’s not as deep, and then wondered if you’ve made a mistake?
Draining the Kingfisher has proved that this is not a mistake but is in fact true, for in fact in front of all the pegs on the stream side there is a depression which has filled with water making them easy to see. Why this should be remains a mystery. Could it be caused by anglers continually dragging their baits in, or by fish feeding baited spots and disturbing the bottom, or by constant groundbaiting? Do fish congregate in these areas waiting for food, or avoid them ‘cos they might get caught?
Any views?
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Couldn’t believe how many muscle they were (not just in the pond) do these move around causing depressions ???? Also i was shocked how many fish the Kingfisher held but found the bucket/bin carrying the more efficiant option to transfer the fish. Also was walking with my two boarder terriers (Stan&Gracie) the other day around the venue and came across a dead EEL on the kingfisher bank. Has anyone caught EELs before from here. Ravensfield continues to throw up surprises. Love it
Merry Christmas all
ParaPete
Hi there Pete, good to hear from you. Strangely perhaps eels are not unknown at Ravenfield, samples as big as 4lbs have been caught from all the ponds. One can only marvel at how old these ‘fish’ are considering they were born in the Sargasso Sea a travelled across the Atlantic into the Humber and up the Don to get to us, presumably before the Don became polluted. I’m told they do live to be 100 or more.
We did find two small ones, 6 inches or so, which must be new ones. Interesting stuff eh?
Hi Martin yeah totally they are such a strange fish. Its not something I’ve ever fished for but great to see yet another species at ravensfield. Cracking website as well Martin have you any details of who designed it etc. Hope to see you on the bank soon.
Pete, The site was designed by Castus in Dinnington, the guy to talk to is Simon Heappey (angler) or his boss Chris Harpin, (ex angler, cyclist, etc) phone 01909 547100. It’s based on a WordPress design and made for simpletons like me to use. I provided all the text and pictures and they ‘glued’ it all together as we wanted it and then showed me how to use, change etc, etc. I’m delighted with it. Thinking about something for France?
The most logical answer for those depressions is as you say ground baiting. It will be pure coincidence that anglers have been throwing their ground bait approximately the same distance, & over the years the fish have scoured out the bottom scavenging for food.