Hello people
I'm lucky enough to have access to a private lake, belonging to my grandparents. I am looking to stock the lake with a few more coarse fish. It already contains a large head of Roach and Rudd, and a fairly large head of Common Carp up to the 20lb mark, plus the odd renegade Rainbow and Brown trout. . But before I do, I've got 2 problems that I could do with some advice and assistance on if possible!
Problem 1 - The Roach and Rudd that I have caught from the lake have black 'spots' on them. These spots are no bigger that a pinhead at the most, and they don't seem to be affected, ie - they're breeding normally, not dying, and all appear perfectly healthy. I'd just like to know what this is , so if anyone has an idea please get in touch!
Problem 2 - I would like to stock the lake with a few Ghost Carp, Tench, Golden Orfe, and possibly a few Grass Carp (there is quite a lot of weed growth in the summer). I just don't know what would be a good number of each species to introduce! I'd also like to introduce a few perch to keep control of the rabbit-like roach and rudd.
The lake is about 1 acre in size, and depth ranges from 1 to 6 feet. Any info at all would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Ps - We already have the relative licenses needed to stock the fish.