Once upon a time there was a
large gloopy hole in the ground and our club turned the mud into gold – crucian gold.
Those who bother to read our
excellent newsletters will know that with the help of the EA, the Angling Trust
and the Angling Development Fund, along with much extraordinary hard work from
a core of volunteers, we now have a beautiful lake that is full of tench and
tricky crucians, all of which are growing on at an impressive rate.
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| an EA tench fom Culverton which has grown very rapidly and become FAT! |
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| the larger lake provides a welcome home to lots of carp to 20lbs |
Both of the WDAC lakes at Edmondsham
are full of fish and for those who think the cormorants and otters have eaten
them all, you’re wrong. Only yesterday evening I counted 28 good carp and saw a
shoal of big bream sunning themselves so where are you all? These are beautiful
lakes to fish and as peaceful as they come, so I hope to share the waterside
with you all soon.
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| friend Chris with a beautiful common caught stalking along the edge |
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| a delighted Phil with a good un - what a fighter |
Yesterday the club had the
good fortune to be walked through some significant habitat improvements by our
committee member Phil Turnbull, a freshwater scientist who worked for the
Dorset Wildlife Trust and who sadly is now leaving the area to take up a post
with the West Country Rivers Trust. But he came up with lots of ideas to
enhance the lakes for fish and wildlife, so we have exciting times ahead and
lots of hard work.
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| another special from the EA's Culverton Fish Farm - such a delightful creature and growing so fast |
In the meantime I shall
continue to try to winkle out a crucian or two from our new lake and the fact
that they are difficult adds to the enjoyment. Having caught four now, I’d
suggest you fish as close to the bank as possible with a tiny float and small
hook, using either bits of sweetcorn or a 4mm banded pellet.
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| a top section of pole with the tiny float close to the edge - or you need a short rod |
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| not long before this is a two pounder - maybe |
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| tench don't come any cuter than this and proof that the lake is already producing ideal breeding conditions |
Use maggots and
you’ll be catching tench all day, though that isn’t such a trial is it! We’ve
caught at least 50 tench in a session several times and though many are cute
little baby ones, there are more than enough ‘proper ones’ to keep you on the
edge of your seat. Good fishing by any standards and there’s lots of wildlife
to enjoy as well.
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| four pounds of elastic stretching muscle |
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| our star club secretary Stu with a good un |
I love it because it’s such a
delight to be there, a perfect world of peace and tranquillity, until you hook
one of the four pound tench and then you have a real battle on your hands … and
if you get even luckier, you’ll fill your eyes with bars of gold – crucian
gold.
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few fish come close to matching the beauty of a pure strain crucian
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