fish farms

[ayjay]

Thanks for replies. It's interesting that, while pellet is certainly a popular bait for carp and trout (pellet flies) you don't hear much about it for other lake fish.

 

The Royalty on the Hants Avon is about the closest fishery to me.

 

I don't fish it much but my b-in-l likes a session there with me when he's down this way.

 

I had to stop using doubled 21mm Halibut pellets as hook-baits on there cos I got tired of catching Bream.

[chesters1]

Don't forget the 'Halalibut' pellets for the more exotic species Chesters.

 

John

Titter ,had to read it twice though

[Rusty]

I am talking about the days of "put and take" - the rules then were that you had to take your catch away.

 

So am I Dave, I meant that putting them back was against the rules. I'd squash the barb and do my best to lose them at the net.

[Phone]

All,

 

All fish will take fishmeal (even filter feeders). The only reason fish farmed fish don't receive 100% fishmeal is cost. And even at that the protein in fishmeal can vary usually dependant on the amount of fish bone in the mixture. I did read a recent article that suggested Omega3 added to fishmeal produced a more healthy food source for humans (had something to do with reduced chances for heart attack).

 

This is directed at a "food" source. "Attractants" are a different topic. The difference being obvious I think since it has been cussed and discussed time and again.

 

I don't buy the "worm" theory but I do concur fishmeal baits are not always a "fair playing field" for sport fishing. However, as mentioned the angler gets to make the rules. Dynamite is hard to beat as an artifical.

 

Phone

[Anderoo]

I had some nice crucians last summer on float fished expander pellet. I think a fair bit of their effectiveness was that they were kind of bouyant.

[Steve Walker]

I once took a walk down a river in the closed season with a bag full of tiny pellets. I sat in a shallow, clear swim and loose fed it as if trotting. I soon had chub, dace, roach and barbel feeding on them.

[Neil Smart]

Thanks for replies. It's interesting that, while pellet is certainly a popular bait for carp and trout (pellet flies) you don't hear much about it for other lake fish. I have tried both sweetcorn and 6mm hooker pellets for roach on both river and lake, and have found sweetcorn a bit more effective. Maybe it's because a lot of the roach are not original stockies? Though, even for carp, I get the impression that boilies (which they weren't reared on) are as popular as pellets, and the only reason boilies are used rather than ordinary bread is to deter small fish.

I don't think Roach have a preference for anything really other than a natural food, certainly any stocked roach that may have been reared on pellet would soon revert to a natural source. However there is a dreadful commercial 'ponds' fishery in Cheltenham that I fished once, it was so crammed full of all species including carp, the fish were dependent on Anglers feed. I remember catching 1lb plus roach on dog biscuit that was intended for Carp, so needs must I guess.

But the main reason for harder baits such as boilies and pellet, is as you say to deter 'nuisance fish', and for me the biggest nuisance is Eels on the WA and Severn, whereby anything other than this is snaffled by our slimy friends.

[gozzer]

Titter ,had to read it twice though

 

I wondered if anyone would see it first time, or just skim over it, thinking it was a typo.

 

John.

 

PS, it's a bit like the joke I put in the Have a laugh, section, not sure how many will get it!

Edited May 22, 2016 by gozzer

[Neil Smart]

I wondered if anyone would see it first time, or just skim over it, thinking it was a typo.

 

John.

 

PS, it's a bit like the joke I put in the Have a laugh, section, not sure how many will get it!

 

 

Errr no, 'skimming over it, and not getting it' maybe to a audience with an average age of 10, maybe, or Wiganer's, but the rest...just fine thanks.

[gozzer]

Errr no, 'skimming over it, and not getting it' maybe to a audience with an average age of 10, maybe, or Wiganer's, but the rest...just fine thanks.

Oh dear Neil, you don't change do you? You have to have a go, even at something not addressed at you.

 

John.