Lake Design - Page 2 - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

FORDY 1 · 3rd July 2008, 10:05 PM

Don't forget if the top soil is good quality,sell it, get tippers in fill them for xxx per load,under that if your lucky there will be some stuff called gravel,oh joy get the tippers back more coin,use the money to stock lake's.

FORDY 1 · 3rd July 2008, 10:08 PM

Supplying net's can help, but pole top kit's can stay wet inside,mud on boot's,footplate's etc.

SUMO · 4th July 2008, 04:32 PM

hope all the ta lads get free memberships for this pool

Oneabung · 4th July 2008, 05:18 PM

There is top quality clay under the topsoil.

duffman · 4th July 2008, 08:56 PM

If I was building a lake,fairly high on my list of priorities would be reinforced banks.Islands as well as lake margins.
It is truly amazing how far banks can be under cut in a very short time,due to a mixture of over-hanging vegetation and soil erosion.I have had a feel round (oh er,missus !) on various venues and it's not uncommon to find 2 or 3 feet of 'hidden' water under the margins.There is no reason to suppose this is any different on island margins and would explain why ,on so many venues, you need to chuck tight,tight,tight to catch against an island.The fact is that the fish are tucked away,under the cover.This is a recipe for snags and lost tackle,not to mention wet feet (as I found out last weekend !) when, apparently firm ground gives way and before you know it....splash !
Not an easy problem to solve,granted,but definitely worth addressing at the construction stage.At Hillview they have used a geo-textile membrane,which is undoubtedly effective,but bloody ugly and at the Glebe they have used railway sleepers,which when new looked a little odd,but may well have blended in since I was last there.I have also seen plans for a new build lake which used old tyres,an idea which has probably got some mileage in it ........................... I'll get my coat !

Nigel H · 4th July 2008, 10:20 PM

Simon, if i were going to start from scratch, i would have a 30 m wide snake lake, 50 pegs, if i had more room i would make two or three the same. Deeper on the inside than accross for better winter fishing, and have the soil on the island so you cant see accros it. I would like to try and get all the bends the same radius, so no bends, straights or bridges. Packington Molands is very simler, look on Google earth, just 1 mile north of Barston. Nice pole lines, nice feeder chuck, i have fished every where, and the best lake i have fished desighn wise.
Stocking, F1s and carp. forget the rest.