Lake Design - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

Oneabung · 1st July 2008, 12:32 PM

Hi everyone,

As some of you will know I am in the process of building my new fishery from scratch, it is currently a field with grass!

What do you like to see as a lake design? If you were building a new fishery how would you design the lake?

Neilio · 1st July 2008, 02:27 PM

Surely it depends on the size of area you have along with which type of angler you want to target.
If your after a mixed fishery (which I think you will be) then maybe one roundish lake with an Island in the middle.
Or some type of snake lake full of far bank features with an even bottom to prevent it being too peggy in the winter.
A fantastic project Simon and hope you all the best with it.

justin case · 1st July 2008, 04:57 PM

Round 15 metre minimum pegs dividers on inside line to stop swim infringements
island in the middle 27 turns of the reel ( thats so if I come up there I can use my Lake john setup and wont have to reclip)

inside line gradual drop off to 4 ft max at 6 metres then a prominent shelf dropping off a foot which then slopes down to 7ft at 13 metres.

Fill it with skimmers tench and roach and a few carp
for vegetations plant more onion grass than reeds the fish love it

Try and get 60 pegs if you can all on one lake, I wouldnt go down the route of snakes I dont know one that works or is fair

JC

Cockney Blanker · 1st July 2008, 05:35 PM

Simon first time at lindholme this weekend thought the shape of laurels and willows was superb, lots of edge pegs, all with quiet a lot of space.

compleat tangler · 1st July 2008, 06:48 PM

what ever shape you make it simon try and cater for all techniques not just pole make it about 25m wide to a feature in every peg so feeder waggler bomb and pole can all come into play.12m between pegs with trees hanging down on the inside. stock loads of skimmers and roach plus odd tench and plenty of carp and ide. comfy platforms that stick out 1m into the pond so you can reach all your inside features and good paths for trolleys though parking behind every peg is better if the option is there.i might consider planting leylandi around the lake to provide a bit of shelter from cold winds.when excavating i dont know how accurate you can dig but consider the prevailing wind and i would dig a 'hole' in every peg to try and hold fish in winter but also a platteau too rather than uniform depth.

just my dream if i ever got fortunate enough

NorfolkCarper · 2nd July 2008, 09:09 AM

I'm not quite sure what shape I would go for but I do know that if and when it was completed it would have a very small head of silver fishing ie roach,skimmers ect then maybe a good head of large bream and tench but primarily aimed at being a carp water and with absolutely no predators,I would also make sure it had varied depths,good margin features,good island features,lilly pads covering a platue,I would also have a limited amount of swims and only allow a certain amount of anglers to fish it at any one time in order to keep it from getting over fished and pressured,this is just a few ideas,obviously theres the rules and pricing structure too.

Oneabung · 3rd July 2008, 08:37 AM

Thanks guys - I think I have a good idea of what I am doing now... lets just hope the council can see the vision!

Any more ideas very welcome as I probably will not start consruction till later this year dependant on the weather conditions.

the Young angler · 3rd July 2008, 09:09 AM

depends on how much money you are willing to spend, is the lke easily accesible best if people could drive to swims , stocking it with carp is expensive judging by the article on carp farming . my mum's friend owns a lake i can fish for free she said there is a 55 pounder costing £100,000 !!! expensive!!! dont et this put you off sounds like a lake i would love to fish when it is finished

weldec · 3rd July 2008, 07:18 PM

Hi Simon,

Great venture mate and one we will all look forward to reading the blogs on the construction as it takes place. One bit of advise i would give is reserve some of the funding to supply your own fishery keep nets and landing nets this will eliminate any fears of polluting your waters and your hard earned cash. Look forward to seeing this one develop Simon and fishing it in the near future.

Oneabung · 3rd July 2008, 09:59 PM

Yes we will be providing nets. Think this is a must as dipping nets is a waste of time.