WYRESIDE LAKES FISHERY - LANCASTER UK - NEW CARP LAKE 2016

Lake alterations October / November 2016.
River lake was closed down the last week in October and all carp and pike were removed but silvers & mixed coarse were left in. The carp removed were between 12lbs and 29lbs and divided into thirds. The largest being held in reserve for Foxs lake (our new carp water) and a third placed into Sunnyside 1 & Sunnyside 2 - carp between 12 and 18lbs.
The first week in November our attention was turned to Foxs lake. The lake had been pumped out while the works on River lake were being carried out and this was a difficult undertaking due to the size of the water. Arrangements had to be made and the lads made sure that there was one person on the lake 24 /7 to ensure no fish were left stranded. Eventually all the water drained into the deepest part (roadside near the outlet pipe) and the fish could then be safely removed.
It took 4 days for the lads to remove the fish, an extremely strenuous and arduous task given the temperature and the silt conditions in the water and it was exhausting just to watch! My job was to do the recording and it was wonderful to see the fish in excellent condition and that these stockies were now mostly of a weight of 6 to 10lbs! There were some wonderful surprises too with weights up to 18lbs. These carp were again split into thirds with one third being held back for Fox’s lake once the ground works have been completed.