Carp anglers are a weird bunch. Can't tolerate the presence of big tench or silvers in their lake but happy to sit a week for a named pet carp that all their mates have already caught. Really interesting video, but I can't help thinking we've lost our way somewhere!
Completely agree, carp fishing has gone way too far in my opinion. It's too commercialised and a lot of the things that I love about fishing have been stripped away. Give me a small natural overgrown lake with some mystery, no fabricated swims, natural baits. It saddens me that young people see today's commercial lakes as being normal. We have lost so much.
Yeah! Here in South Africa it is the same thing that started. Called "syndicate" dams where you need to be a member to fish and then it is also named fish. I much rather fish the bigger dams where it is "wild" water.
Most memorable fish in 50 years of fishing was a 6oz Crucian, an 8 oz barbel and a 6oz mirror, and countless baby tench, caught loads of bigger stuff, but all my best memories came from the beauty of these baby species, give me a 6oz barbel over the world record any day, but I am weird 😂
I own my 5 acre lake here in the USA. It is so much fun managing all of the aspects you mentioned. I like to go fishing, but I enjoy taking care of this ecosystem MUCH more.
Absolutely correct, what is this obsession with big old fat carp,? that have been caught a million times it reminds of a peeping contest, time to get back to basics Guys, these commercial fisheries over time will ruin everything, it goes against nature,
Super interesting! Really enjoy when you share the environmental and management aspects of healthy lakes and healthy fish. Mighty important to show care so everyone can enjoy. 🙌🏻❤️
Ahh thank you so much mate!!! Also, very generous there - it's appreciated and will help me pay Tom to keep filming me messing around with fish like in this video. hahaha
unparalleled content, rare you find a youtuber who can consistently deliver fun, engaging content around a passion in so many various different ways, you're a gem Carl
Regarding 'carp only waters....' A modern problem of this requirement is the modern carp angler who has little species knowledge and no watercraft. They buy camo and expensive gear and talk drivel. 40 years an angler myself and it's sad to hear many of them talk now. A few good eggs but mainly sad souls wanting instant big fish having ever caught multi species.
Is it even fishing? I see it more as hunting where you set your traps, go to bed and see what's there in the morning. I think fishing has lost its way.
@@matthewharding6245 I see your point. However I have night fished and set 'traps', but I had an understanding of catching fish years before I caught a carp of any size. Now it's spend big, catch big from stupidly stocked water. Talk about it like a knob.
Used to be a member of a trout fishing syndicate on a privately owned water years ago. The AWA offered to electro fish for free if they could take and redistribute the coarse fish. It was an amazing experience, some of the Pike and Perch were huge and the quantities of big Roach, Rudd, Carp and Chub had to be seen to be believed. Amazing experience I’ll never forget.
Carl you will have your own lake 1 day because you're the most motivated lad on this platform. The consistency of the quality videos is 2nd to none! Never stop what your doing man iv got all the respect in the world for you!
Such a pity an estate lake an old lake is being changed from a fishery to a carp fishery. Removing Tench a uk fish for a fish that isn’t even from these waters to grow bigger makes no sense. There’s lakes I fish carp to 40lb tench to 12lb pike to 30lb 3lb Rudd a true specimen lake that’s not fished a lot the fish get fat on naturals so why do they believe removing tench will make them get bigger🤷🏼♂️. Should not be allowed to make lakes that are not made recently into just carp fisheries as they’re now booming and are everywhere why destroy a lake that’s stood there for maybe 100yrs
You're very welcome! I've followed you and Alex for many years and you guys inspired me to pick up carp fishing across the pond. I've enjoyed so many hours of your content, please keep doing what you obviously love to do because we all love it too.
I have no idea with the obsession of Americans with bass fishing. They are the same type of stupid as a sunfish meaning easy to catch. Plus they don't have the same size and fight as a carp.
Im glad i live next to magicroft fishery in scotland. Healthy waters with plenty of species. Keep your overfed pet carp. Give me healthy waters any day
@@gumelini1 If you go further down the page, there's also an Australian laughing at the idea of "prized carp". There's a world outside Europe, believe it or not.
@@jic1 you do realize that carp is the most farmed freshwater fish and the most prized freshwater game fish?There are brands who make carp gear exclusively.Australia is not the best example about what's right or not because those fellas think deer,goat,rabbits are also trash and invasive.What if I told you that Bass is invasive in Europe and we catch them and throw them on the bank to die.Does it make them trash fish just because they were introduced to environment that isn't native to them?Where this video was recorded carp is a prized fish and that's what matters,so keep your opinions to yourselves.You don't see people going to US fishing channels and talking shit about fish that is native to US.
I have netted alot of lakes and moved alot of fish..from baby carp and silvers - massive grass carp 30plus and big 40lb carp.. the grass carp are deadly and you need to watch out when in the water with them..Great video Really is enjoyable work
I went to school there, the second lake, it was great having that facility on the doorstep, caught many fish over the years, always caught the most fish in the last netted section, I was there when the carp were introduced 1978, I am going to share the video with the school's facebook group.
@@pleasantville4529 I know that very well, and from that video you can not see the rest of it, not to mention the education and life experience that comes from it. I was very lucky to have attended the school.
@@martincarrick2011 Of course education is the most important thing. However, if a person feels comfortable in their environment, then the likelihood is that they will thrive.
@@FatzAW03 I have to honour the original video being a secret place, it’s probably requested to protect the fishing syndicate. To be fair, the school shut down in the early 90’s and it has been split up into various residences, we have an annual reunion and even that is subject to all sorts of stipulations by the residents to protect them, so I can understand why there is the secrecy. You would not be able to view it anyway, it’s private land, love to be able to tell you but it’s private land, sorry.
Great video Fish with Carl team. Would be great to see more content like this particularly around water system biodiversity and how these eco-systems work to improve our understanding and how to car for our amazing outdoor spaces. Keep up the great content
Its fun to see people valuing these fish. I'm sure Europeans, especially Brits, get annoyed by the Americans yelling "trash fish!", but one man's trash actually is another man's treasure.
Yeah our fishing cultures are very different haha! Super interesting how countries vary, you're right about things being another man's treasure. I love carp fishing in the US, it's an untapped and wild adventure for us Brits! It's cool that it is growing over there too :) been carp fishing with with our American friends for nearly ten years now, this is one my favourite more recent trips we've done together: th-cam.com/video/lp8jCDNbQr8/w-d-xo.html
Just seen your van at the park lake in MK. Was going to come find you to say hello but thought that might be a bit weird… looking forward to more park lake videos 👍👍👍
Thanks Matt. I appreciate that Colin, however I want to make the channel as accessible as possible, and this means I will use language that is sometimes much simpler as to allow children and young people, new to these things, to better understand. I've learned a long the way being overly scientific to those just starting out can create a barrier. I believe the deeper knowledge can be built upon later. My Dad's a gardener and he also kept fish so I grew up with an understanding of plants, natural balance, biodiversity and what makes a healthy ecosystem. However it was my own intense interest for it that helped me understand it to a deeper level. I trust that those who find the sport, will inevitably become more interested in the plants around them and grow their own understanding because, on the most part, fishing usually does correlate with caring for and becoming interested in nature.
Cracking video as per usual. Like a few others have stated, I can’t understand the insistence on carp waters decimating their tench and big silver stocks as much as they do. Surely a mixed fishery is an easier to maintain ecosystem with better biodiversity than a whole in the ground with a couple of carp which is what a few waters have now become. Even my local club have benefitted from other local waters not wanting nuisance fish and us being gifted skimmers and silvers for our match lake.
Amazing As always, you made us wait til the end and it was 100% worth it, what a grass carp beauty! You really need to start going to the networks with your ideas and fishing journeys, so much more enjoyable and educational than the other stuff out there! 👏👏👏👏
@@colinormston993 Pay lakes are a way for people to experience a specific type of fishing, and of course, it will be less natural because they are heavily augmented but this is what goes into managing a carp fishery and decent fishery management in general. I'm all for creating diverse waters to allow people with differing style of differing to enjoy time by water in which ever ways they choose, but some are more focused on a particular species i.e carp. I love that in the UK we have lots of fishing options available for all types of people. Some prefer wilder waters some may prefer pay lakes like these, but in the end that's down to the individual. I'm glad there's such range of fishing opportunities available in the UK, even if some are more unnatural, but then the majority of waters in the UK are not naturally created anyway. I'm of the view it's better to have access to fishing than none at all. For instance I love that quarry sites can be brilliantly repurposed into places for people to spend time. Some will be left to nature, but some can become a place for people to go fishing :)
hey Carl, have you thought about finding an old abandoned lake and seeing if you can obtain the fishing rights to it? bit like snagged bro's canal. would be cheaper than buying and owning the lake but gives you the option to maintain an area, stock fish and basically see if owning your own lake is something you would enjoy
Carl - from a 'fans' perspective, you have done it!!!!!.... You have absolutely smashed it since Alex left 💪 Pat yourself on your back mate, another obstacle in life you have overcome!
As a kid in the late 70's and early 80's I spent every day I could on that very estate lake. My dad was a member of a small club who rented rights from the owners of the estate. I would be dropped off at 7 am. as dad was on his way to work and get picked up on his way home at 6 pm. I knew every inch of the place. Mostly, we would catch silvers, smallish tench (monsters to us!), perch and crucians. There was a big shoal of bream that sometimes showed up. The lake was also full of swan mussels, which was rare even then. And, of course, there were the big carp, and as I got older, I started to stalk these with some success, taking mirrors up to 28lb plus. There was one particular fish, which was significantly bigger than even the 28 that must have been pushing in excess if 40lb even then. However, the 'big un' was too clever for us and was never caught. These fish were stocked back in the 1950's when the lake was drained and tons of silt dredged. There was a huge problem with weed growth, and on the advice of Manchester University, we got a licence to be the first water in the UK to stock grass carp. I was there when they went in sometime in the late 1970's early 1980's. Not quite so ancient as you might suggest, Carl!😂 They were all about 3 to 4 inches long (I think about 1000 went in), and we were told that wouldn't grow very big due to cold water temp. and couldn't be caught on any baits. Within about 4 years, we were catching them on breadfkake, averaging about 3 or 4 pounds. I remember a good initial fight but then little resistance. It has been amazing to see the netting, especially the size of those tench and perch.The grassies have obviously grown well but what a shame that it couldn't remain a mixed fishery and I'd love to know where those tench were stocked.
Im a real big fan and i was going to this fishing thing and i met Alex and your dad and your mum i was so sad u weren't there and i have been watching since like i started
its great to see the inside of lake management that goes on, rather than just watching people just catch fish and learn more that will help with fishing different lakes.
I have caught some seriously huge carp in and around Chicago because of you fellas. Gotta come out and do lake Michigan session sometime! We have some massive carp
Ahh that's awesome to hear, love that place! Fished it a couple of times a good few years back - such amazing fishing! Here are the films incase you haven't seen! th-cam.com/video/WkMSqoiBKp8/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/pkKjcmVe0Cw/w-d-xo.html Would love to come back one day.
Nice video mate. I do the same kind of work over here in the Netherlands but as a volunteer. Different thing we do, is scaring the fish out with electric nets and catching them also. It's sounds weird i know but i can't discribe it otherwise.
Those first few fish appear to be Wels Catfish, based on the barbels attached to the mouth, and the scaled body. They can grow to 10ft in length and weigh 300lbs! Well done.
In Thailand I watched inshore sea fishers who laid the net from a boat from in a bow from beach to beach with the boat inside the net then slowly cruised through using a 2 meter pole with a large sink plunger on the end which they kept pounding in. I could feel the vibration from this on the beach. It certainly moved fish to the shore. Maybe worth a try?
I am surprised with what you said about roach, i often go out course fishing locally for a few hours after work and I seem to catch lots of them from basically any pond
Great!! Love feeder fishing for them! I am actually fishing right now haha we're filming in the Netherlands atm. Really great to be back here :) So much water!
Fascinating and interesting video. You mention towards the end about managing a fishery and being able to make make at "better and healthier" I question as to whether a single species water is necessarily a " healthier water" Myself , even for carp, I much prefer the river ( Trent) as unlike these carp waters with known, named fish, no one knows exactly what in there. That said , we are all different, thankfully.
I explained in the video I prefer mixed species waters as nature intended, however there’s still ways to make the venue healthier like for example introducing native plants and de-silting works too!
Thank you for another great video. I did a lake netting in France and my friends lakes and it’s really fun. Will you please start wearing jackets tho fella 🤦♂️🥶🎣
@@480pthacker very correct!This video is not recorded in USA and where this video was recorded carp is actually the most farmed freshwater fish.So,no one cares about USA
Carp anglers are a weird bunch. Can't tolerate the presence of big tench or silvers in their lake but happy to sit a week for a named pet carp that all their mates have already caught.
Really interesting video, but I can't help thinking we've lost our way somewhere!
So true. Ruining healthy waters to feed pets.
Completely agree, carp fishing has gone way too far in my opinion. It's too commercialised and a lot of the things that I love about fishing have been stripped away. Give me a small natural overgrown lake with some mystery, no fabricated swims, natural baits. It saddens me that young people see today's commercial lakes as being normal. We have lost so much.
Yeah! Here in South Africa it is the same thing that started. Called "syndicate" dams where you need to be a member to fish and then it is also named fish. I much rather fish the bigger dams where it is "wild" water.
Agree
Most memorable fish in 50 years of fishing was a 6oz Crucian, an 8 oz barbel and a 6oz mirror, and countless baby tench, caught loads of bigger stuff, but all my best memories came from the beauty of these baby species, give me a 6oz barbel over the world record any day, but I am weird 😂
“CAN YOU KEEP PULLING IT PLEASE” I’m dead bro 😂😂😂😂
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Bro got mad lol
Ya hahaha buddy shows up late then gets mad
most American thing i have ever seen, someone having their pfp as just the American flag
@@alexdavies8079 I agree, the American flag is quite american.
I own my 5 acre lake here in the USA. It is so much fun managing all of the aspects you mentioned.
I like to go fishing, but I enjoy taking care of this ecosystem MUCH more.
Removing large tench to add carp?! Criminal!
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Should be the other way round 👍
Absolutely correct, what is this obsession with big old fat carp,? that have been caught a million times it reminds of a peeping contest, time to get back to basics Guys, these commercial fisheries over time will ruin everything, it goes against nature,
Never seen a Tench but those huge perch had my mouth watering!
Right on, carp are trash fish and invasive, unless in Asia.
Super interesting! Really enjoy when you share the environmental and management aspects of healthy lakes and healthy fish. Mighty important to show care so everyone can enjoy. 🙌🏻❤️
Ahh thank you so much mate!!! Also, very generous there - it's appreciated and will help me pay Tom to keep filming me messing around with fish like in this video. hahaha
hey carl im just wondering how do you almost always catch carp went fishing yesterday didnt catch carp then had a lil competition with the float 😂
@@jamesbirch-jw5bk imagine getting ghosted
unparalleled content, rare you find a youtuber who can consistently deliver fun, engaging content around a passion in so many various different ways, you're a gem Carl
Paralleled only by his brother!
❤ wow, thank you so much mate. That means a lot. :)
@@fishwithcarl Make a centrepin challenge Carl, would be fun
Fun…. ? Yeah, this is great, the destruction of yet another quality mixed fishery to massage the ego of the “Korda boys” ……. Yawn
Regarding 'carp only waters....' A modern problem of this requirement is the modern carp angler who has little species knowledge and no watercraft. They buy camo and expensive gear and talk drivel. 40 years an angler myself and it's sad to hear many of them talk now. A few good eggs but mainly sad souls wanting instant big fish having ever caught multi species.
Is it even fishing? I see it more as hunting where you set your traps, go to bed and see what's there in the morning. I think fishing has lost its way.
@@matthewharding6245 I see your point. However I have night fished and set 'traps', but I had an understanding of catching fish years before I caught a carp of any size.
Now it's spend big, catch big from stupidly stocked water. Talk about it like a knob.
I love saltwater. Lots of strategies and seemingly endless species.
Used to be a member of a trout fishing syndicate on a privately owned water years ago. The AWA offered to electro fish for free if they could take and redistribute the coarse fish. It was an amazing experience, some of the Pike and Perch were huge and the quantities of big Roach, Rudd, Carp and Chub had to be seen to be believed. Amazing experience I’ll never forget.
Carl you will have your own lake 1 day because you're the most motivated lad on this platform. The consistency of the quality videos is 2nd to none! Never stop what your doing man iv got all the respect in the world for you!
Would love to see Carl and Alex have their own lake .
i’m currently starting to go down the pipeline into fishery management so this video came at a great time! cheers Carl it’s a great one as always !
Ah nice one! You're welcome Tom. All the best with it!! :)
Such a pity an estate lake an old lake is being changed from a fishery to a carp fishery.
Removing Tench a uk fish for a fish that isn’t even from these waters to grow bigger makes no sense.
There’s lakes I fish carp to 40lb tench to 12lb pike to 30lb 3lb Rudd a true specimen lake that’s not fished a lot the fish get fat on naturals so why do they believe removing tench will make them get bigger🤷🏼♂️.
Should not be allowed to make lakes that are not made recently into just carp fisheries as they’re now booming and are everywhere why destroy a lake that’s stood there for maybe 100yrs
100% agree, there are less and less of these venues left, they should be cherished.
Those tench are incredible.
The quality, originality, and style of your videos are wonderful to behold in the world of the internet today! Thank you for all that you do!
Wow, thank you so much. Appreciate that - happy you enjoy them!
You're very welcome! I've followed you and Alex for many years and you guys inspired me to pick up carp fishing across the pond. I've enjoyed so many hours of your content, please keep doing what you obviously love to do because we all love it too.
Ahh that's so cool :) Happy to hear that, and glad you're loving your carp fishing! Tight lines!
And wet nets!
That's one thing you will never hear in North America - TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE PRIZED CARP.
Haha, certainly not, definitely more so in Europe!
I heard Carp and I said out loud " CaRp?!"
@@kylechappell1694 haha yep, we love them over here!
I have no idea with the obsession of Americans with bass fishing. They are the same type of stupid as a sunfish meaning easy to catch. Plus they don't have the same size and fight as a carp.
Im glad i live next to magicroft fishery in scotland. Healthy waters with plenty of species. Keep your overfed pet carp. Give me healthy waters any day
Excellent film again Carl - I’m enjoying all your videos! Thank you again for bringing out great films! The film from America was superb too!
Thanks so much mate! :) Ah I'm glad, happy you're enjoying them!
“The prized carp” 😂
Yes,there is world outside US believe it or no
@@gumelini1 If you go further down the page, there's also an Australian laughing at the idea of "prized carp". There's a world outside Europe, believe it or not.
@@jic1 you do realize that carp is the most farmed freshwater fish and the most prized freshwater game fish?There are brands who make carp gear exclusively.Australia is not the best example about what's right or not because those fellas think deer,goat,rabbits are also trash and invasive.What if I told you that Bass is invasive in Europe and we catch them and throw them on the bank to die.Does it make them trash fish just because they were introduced to environment that isn't native to them?Where this video was recorded carp is a prized fish and that's what matters,so keep your opinions to yourselves.You don't see people going to US fishing channels and talking shit about fish that is native to US.
“Most prized freshwater gamefish” hahahahahaha. Man thats a good one. The only interesting fish in this are the tench and perch.
@@Ckieidjdjzi7sm sorry,you can't deny facts no matter what you say
I have netted alot of lakes and moved alot of fish..from baby carp and silvers - massive grass carp 30plus and big 40lb carp.. the grass carp are deadly and you need to watch out when in the water with them..Great video
Really is enjoyable work
I went to school there, the second lake, it was great having that facility on the doorstep, caught many fish over the years, always caught the most fish in the last netted section, I was there when the carp were introduced 1978, I am going to share the video with the school's facebook group.
You were very fortunate to spend your formative years in such a magnificent location.
@@pleasantville4529 I know that very well, and from that video you can not see the rest of it, not to mention the education and life experience that comes from it. I was very lucky to have attended the school.
@@martincarrick2011 Of course education is the most important thing.
However, if a person feels comfortable in their environment, then the likelihood is that they will thrive.
Can I please ask you the name of the lake? Im currently travelling the UK by van and I would love this too be on my list of stops, it’s stunning!
@@FatzAW03 I have to honour the original video being a secret place, it’s probably requested to protect the fishing syndicate. To be fair, the school shut down in the early 90’s and it has been split up into various residences, we have an annual reunion and even that is subject to all sorts of stipulations by the residents to protect them, so I can understand why there is the secrecy. You would not be able to view it anyway, it’s private land, love to be able to tell you but it’s private land, sorry.
I love your videos it lightens up my day💙
Happy to hear that :)
Dude, imagine being desperate for fish and just decide to net the whole lake 😂
Great video man!
Hahah, thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!
Been staring at this one waiting for it to release! Never thought I'd see someone get choked out by a catfish 😂
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one of the best if not the best fishing content creator in the world keep it up
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Would love to join a netting team for a day... great video again. Keep up the great work
Thanks Stefan! It was a lot of fun! 👍
How is your comment 5 days older than the video?
@@PharaohFluidityI'm a subscriber and pay so much a month... he releases videos early for us who pay
Ooooh..
Seems like hard work ,well done Carl keep up with the good content I am enjoying it. 🎣❤️
Thanks Bro :) 👍
Great video Fish with Carl team. Would be great to see more content like this particularly around water system biodiversity and how these eco-systems work to improve our understanding and how to car for our amazing outdoor spaces. Keep up the great content
Its fun to see people valuing these fish. I'm sure Europeans, especially Brits, get annoyed by the Americans yelling "trash fish!", but one man's trash actually is another man's treasure.
Yeah our fishing cultures are very different haha! Super interesting how countries vary, you're right about things being another man's treasure. I love carp fishing in the US, it's an untapped and wild adventure for us Brits! It's cool that it is growing over there too :) been carp fishing with with our American friends for nearly ten years now, this is one my favourite more recent trips we've done together: th-cam.com/video/lp8jCDNbQr8/w-d-xo.html
@@fishwithcarl Wow! That video was spectacular!
Ah wow, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely loving these videos, so calm and relaxing. Keep it up Carl
Thanks mate! I'm happy to hear that :)
Just seen your van at the park lake in MK. Was going to come find you to say hello but thought that might be a bit weird… looking forward to more park lake videos 👍👍👍
Fantastic video Carl! Well done, keep up the good work! Tight lines! 👍🐟🎣
Ahh happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks mate, tight lines!!
John Wilson (1994): "Lesser yellow flag iris, potamegoton, amphibious bistort, and ranunculus". Carl (2024): "reeds and stuff"
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Thanks Matt. I appreciate that Colin, however I want to make the channel as accessible as possible, and this means I will use language that is sometimes much simpler as to allow children and young people, new to these things, to better understand. I've learned a long the way being overly scientific to those just starting out can create a barrier. I believe the deeper knowledge can be built upon later. My Dad's a gardener and he also kept fish so I grew up with an understanding of plants, natural balance, biodiversity and what makes a healthy ecosystem. However it was my own intense interest for it that helped me understand it to a deeper level. I trust that those who find the sport, will inevitably become more interested in the plants around them and grow their own understanding because, on the most part, fishing usually does correlate with caring for and becoming interested in nature.
Cracking video as per usual. Like a few others have stated, I can’t understand the insistence on carp waters decimating their tench and big silver stocks as much as they do. Surely a mixed fishery is an easier to maintain ecosystem with better biodiversity than a whole in the ground with a couple of carp which is what a few waters have now become. Even my local club have benefitted from other local waters not wanting nuisance fish and us being gifted skimmers and silvers for our match lake.
Legendary Content Carl 🎣🐟
Cheers Kyle!! :)
Amazing As always, you made us wait til the end and it was 100% worth it, what a grass carp beauty! You really need to start going to the networks with your ideas and fishing journeys, so much more enjoyable and educational than the other stuff out there! 👏👏👏👏
Great to see behind the scenes stuff like this that makes a lake a proper place to fish
Glad you enjoyed it mate 😊
@@colinormston993 Pay lakes are a way for people to experience a specific type of fishing, and of course, it will be less natural because they are heavily augmented but this is what goes into managing a carp fishery and decent fishery management in general. I'm all for creating diverse waters to allow people with differing style of differing to enjoy time by water in which ever ways they choose, but some are more focused on a particular species i.e carp. I love that in the UK we have lots of fishing options available for all types of people. Some prefer wilder waters some may prefer pay lakes like these, but in the end that's down to the individual. I'm glad there's such range of fishing opportunities available in the UK, even if some are more unnatural, but then the majority of waters in the UK are not naturally created anyway. I'm of the view it's better to have access to fishing than none at all. For instance I love that quarry sites can be brilliantly repurposed into places for people to spend time. Some will be left to nature, but some can become a place for people to go fishing :)
hey Carl, have you thought about finding an old abandoned lake and seeing if you can obtain the fishing rights to it? bit like snagged bro's canal. would be cheaper than buying and owning the lake but gives you the option to maintain an area, stock fish and basically see if owning your own lake is something you would enjoy
realy enjoy your videos carl. cant wait for more
Happy to hear that :) lots to come!!
Carl - from a 'fans' perspective, you have done it!!!!!.... You have absolutely smashed it since Alex left 💪 Pat yourself on your back mate, another obstacle in life you have overcome!
Ah wow, that's kind. Thank you so much mate ❤
As a kid in the late 70's and early 80's I spent every day I could on that very estate lake.
My dad was a member of a small club who rented rights from the owners of the estate.
I would be dropped off at 7 am. as dad was on his way to work and get picked up on his way home at 6 pm.
I knew every inch of the place. Mostly, we would catch silvers, smallish tench (monsters to us!), perch and crucians.
There was a big shoal of bream that sometimes showed up.
The lake was also full of swan mussels, which was rare even then.
And, of course, there were the big carp, and as I got older, I started to stalk these with some success, taking mirrors up to 28lb plus.
There was one particular fish, which was significantly bigger than even the 28 that must have been pushing in excess if 40lb even then. However, the 'big un' was too clever for us and was never caught.
These fish were stocked back in the 1950's when the lake was drained and tons of silt dredged.
There was a huge problem with weed growth, and on the advice of Manchester University, we got a licence to be the first water in the UK to stock grass carp.
I was there when they went in sometime in the late 1970's early 1980's. Not quite so ancient as you might suggest, Carl!😂
They were all about 3 to 4 inches long (I think about 1000 went in), and we were told that wouldn't grow very big due to cold water temp. and couldn't be caught on any baits.
Within about 4 years, we were catching them on breadfkake, averaging about 3 or 4 pounds. I remember a good initial fight but then little resistance.
It has been amazing to see the netting, especially the size of those tench and perch.The grassies have obviously grown well but what a shame that it couldn't remain a mixed fishery and I'd love to know where those tench were stocked.
Carl another brilliant video
Thanks Stephen! :)
realy enjoy your videos carl. cant wait for more adventures and journeys to come
Thanks mate! I'm glad 😊 More to come!
I love the new vids don’t ever stop! 😂 but anyway I’ll leave you to it and imma go fishing wish me luck!
Awsome video Carl.. always interestin netting lakes🎣
Cheers Adam! Glad you enjoyed it!
I learned so much from this video, thank you!
You're welcome! I've always wanted to film a netting video - I find it so interesting! :) happy you enjoyed it!
Seemed like a great bunch of guys that really know what they're doing.
They really welcomed you.
Yea they welcomed him and he felt he could speak to one of those guys with zero respect.
Top man keep it up soon as your on i watch 100% of the video no skip through
Ahh thank you mate, appreciate that - happy you enjoy them!
waters just get ruined for the carp dont they 😮💨
Its the guys lake and his net and his fish so its his decision get over it
Great video, thanks. Really well edited. 👍
Thank you mate, appreciated that, happy you enjoyed it!
You and your brother gotta be perfect pair . One is catcher one is gardener
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I do this for a job and it is as fun as it seems 🤣
great video you have inspired me to start fishing
Im a real big fan and i was going to this fishing thing and i met Alex and your dad and your mum i was so sad u weren't there and i have been watching since like i started
Another great watch mate 👍 I can't believe they got rid of all the tench...such a shame nowadays all fisheries are either carp or match oriented.
A very interesting video and in Carl’s talk about owning his own lake was almost philosophical. Good luck.
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it 👍
great video again Keep up the great work
Thanks man! :)
Great fascinating video. Well filmed
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Nigel!!
Really interesting as always - thank you Sir
ahh I'm glad to hear, you're welcome :)
its great to see the inside of lake management that goes on, rather than just watching people just catch fish and learn more that will help with fishing different lakes.
Awesome Carl, always master class fella. 10/10. 😊
Cheers Paul! :)
I have caught some seriously huge carp in and around Chicago because of you fellas. Gotta come out and do lake Michigan session sometime! We have some massive carp
Ahh that's awesome to hear, love that place! Fished it a couple of times a good few years back - such amazing fishing! Here are the films incase you haven't seen! th-cam.com/video/WkMSqoiBKp8/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/pkKjcmVe0Cw/w-d-xo.html Would love to come back one day.
Ideal home for a guy who loves fishing
“Prize Carp” laughs in Australian 🇦🇺
Still interesting video
Last bit lol 😂 well done Carl!
Hahah thanks man!
My old syndicate! Great Lake ❤
I’ve got footage somewhere of them cats taking full slices of bread of the surface! Coming up vertically it was insane!!
Love ur videos man.. there is always something different in every video ❤ Keep it up.. Great work 🙂 Grtz from Belgium
Ahh I'm glad! Thank you mate, tight lines :)
"Hey I'm nervous."
*most nervous laugh of all time*
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love the netting videos
Nice video mate. I do the same kind of work over here in the Netherlands but as a volunteer. Different thing we do, is scaring the fish out with electric nets and catching them also. It's sounds weird i know but i can't discribe it otherwise.
This video was so good I watched it twice back to back ❤️
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Great team up
Those first few fish appear to be Wels Catfish, based on the barbels attached to the mouth, and the scaled body. They can grow to 10ft in length and weigh 300lbs! Well done.
That's right! They're Wels Catfish fish indeed :) immense creatures.
Love your channel. Great video.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you mate!
Anyone else wondering why he screamed at the guy
It was jest :) he knew I was joking.
Netted Martham lake w these guys like 2-3yrs ago, some amazing 4.5-5lb perch came out, and 2lb roach.
Not anymore - carp”fever” seems to have overtaken robe mgt of this place..
Great watch Carl 👌🏻👌🏻
Cheers Aaron! :)
In Thailand I watched inshore sea fishers who laid the net from a boat from in a bow from beach to beach with the boat inside the net then slowly cruised through using a 2 meter pole with a large sink plunger on the end which they kept pounding in. I could feel the vibration from this on the beach. It certainly moved fish to the shore. Maybe worth a try?
This man did my dream as a kid growing up
Was some lovely fish in that pond
I am surprised with what you said about roach, i often go out course fishing locally for a few hours after work and I seem to catch lots of them from basically any pond
Huge Carp! Have a great weekend!!!
Same to you mate :)
@@fishwithcarl Going fishing tomorrow too, cheers! Keep up the great content, makes my week!
Ahh nice one!! Enjoy! 😊
@@fishwithcarl Thank you! I caught a great carp on the feeder, have you fished lately?
Great!! Love feeder fishing for them! I am actually fishing right now haha we're filming in the Netherlands atm. Really great to be back here :) So much water!
Man I've been a fan for years I doo miss the carp vids with your brother
Love your videos Carl
I was a syndicate member on both these water. Some great memories
No way field Aston near Telford in Shropshire 10 minutes from me......brilliant video Carl my mate had a year ticket hear before it was sold
Fascinating and interesting video. You mention towards the end about managing a fishery and being able to make make at "better and healthier" I question as to whether a single species water is necessarily a " healthier water" Myself , even for carp, I much prefer the river ( Trent) as unlike these carp waters with known, named fish, no one knows exactly what in there.
That said , we are all different, thankfully.
I explained in the video I prefer mixed species waters as nature intended, however there’s still ways to make the venue healthier like for example introducing native plants and de-silting works too!
Really interesting and fun to see. But also a bit sad that all these amazing fish were removed just for the benefit of carp.
That one single baby blue gill: u didn’t catch me
looking forward to the videos this season 🙌
:) Lots to come!!!
Really good video interesting cheers Carl 🎣
Thanks mate! 👍
or cuddle them, or wrestle them. Incredibly relatable 🤣
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Thank you for another great video. I did a lake netting in France and my friends lakes and it’s really fun. Will you please start wearing jackets tho fella 🤦♂️🥶🎣
You have to come to The USofA & go Noodling for Catfish and The Fry! Good job 2all 🥶 🐲
The other side 😂 brilliant 😀
Honestly those catfish look awsome, would love to see you guys go cat fishing again with Alex 🤔
Great video Carl
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Seems like a bunch of fun folks to work with. Also another great video.
keep up the amazing content
Cheers Bro!
Great video Carl ! Lovely to see all the fish
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it!
Shame most fisheries just want carp now 😢
Not in the USA
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@@giles-df9yuno one gives AF about USA
@@gumelini1incorrect.
@@480pthacker very correct!This video is not recorded in USA and where this video was recorded carp is actually the most farmed freshwater fish.So,no one cares about USA
I love your vids man🔛🔝🎣