We have been taking a good look at some of the recent 40′s that have been gracing the banks at Oakview this year. We have managed to identify the 40lb carp caught by Billy Berridge in late May as being the same one caught by Gary Hewes in July of 2012 at 29lb 1oz. A gain of 11lb in 10 months – amazing!
40lb – May ’13
29lb 10oz – July ’12
During this study, our attention has turned to the stock pond. Regulars at Oakview will know that we religiously feed the stock fish every day when weather conditions are right.
We have the history of one of these fish as it’s so easy to recognise. The first photo shows the baby during a routine netting of the main lake in 2009 – we wanted to keep this beauty, so back it went. The second photo shows the same fish being transferred to the stock pond during our November 2010 netting. The third photo shows the same fish after having been ‘chipped’ and returned to the stock pond in May 2011 – weighing in at 6lb 3oz.
2009
2010
2011
We are hoping that the weather conditions this autumn will be favourable for a netting of both the main lake and stock pond and, if this carp (and a few of his / her stunning brothers, sisters and cousins) have grown up enough, they are going to join their parents in the big-boys lake!
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