New water tips

Any tips on locating Carp, Tench & Koi & Ide on a newly stocked lake. It has
features like Islands Reeds etc. Visited the site tonight but could not see
any topping fish. What baits & tactics would you use whan trying a new
water?
Cheers
Colin.

In article , Colin Jacobs
wrote:
Any tips on locating Carp, Tench & Koi & Ide on a newly stocked lake. It has

Well if it's newly stocked I wouldn't bother until it has had a few years
for surprises to develop...

features like Islands Reeds etc. Visited the site tonight but could not see
any topping fish. What baits & tactics would you use whan trying a new
water?

....but in general you're on the right lines. Dawn and dusk visits will show
fish activity. Mid day tree climbing with bino's and polaroids will give
another set of clues. A few free crusts (waterfowl permitting) allowed to
drift accross the water will tell you more. If the water is coloured then
leave it 'til the zooplankton clear out the spring bloom - if it doesn't go
then the water is overstocked and the fish won't be worth catching 'til
nature has whittled them down a bit.

Hth, cheerio,

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I find it helps if you can work out how to open the padlock first!!

Brian

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
Any tips on locating Carp, Tench & Koi & Ide on a newly stocked lake. It
has
features like Islands Reeds etc. Visited the site tonight but could not
see
any topping fish. What baits & tactics would you use whan trying a new
water?
Cheers
Colin.

Yea yea all the gear & no Idea!!
Humph!
"Brian Soper" wrote in message
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I find it helps if you can work out how to open the padlock first!!

Brian

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
Any tips on locating Carp, Tench & Koi & Ide on a newly stocked lake. It
has
features like Islands Reeds etc. Visited the site tonight but could not
see
any topping fish. What baits & tactics would you use whan trying a new
water?
Cheers
Colin.

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
Yea yea all the gear & no Idea!!
Humph!
"Brian Soper" wrote in message
...
I find it helps if you can work out how to open the padlock first!!

Brian

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
Any tips on locating Carp, Tench & Koi & Ide on a newly stocked lake.
It
has
features like Islands Reeds etc. Visited the site tonight but could
not
see
any topping fish. What baits & tactics would you use whan trying a new
water?
Cheers
Colin.





Fished the new club water this evening but cold north east wind put the
kybosh on the fish. Freezing bloody cold too. for MAY for GODs Sake
my mate let me down agin for two weeks running so it looks like he will have
to find someone else to take him fishing!

CJ