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In reply to Post #1
I'm not keen on this weather, sweltering under a brolly or roasted in the sun is not for me, carp aren't going anywhere.
However DO levels are being monitored and are currently OK.
One of the clubs I belong to stopped all fishing for the duration of the June heat wave due to low disolved oxygen levels.
Another club had mixed reactions to shutting their lakes until oxygen levels rose/ water temps dropped and kept the gates open. Advice was given on fish care.
On one hand the tench guys were stewing because the higher temperatures were good for them, the carpy types were 50/50 whether to even bother going out in that heat.
The bream mob were the most pensive because previous hot years have affected their fishing the most.
Mind you they'd catch more with bag of 15mm fishmeals😂
But the match anglers, the ones who are the first to complain if the ponds aren't fishing well..chomping at the bit..
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I fish for enjoyment, I went Tuesday and whilst the fish didn't show any signs of struggle, even in the shade it was just too hot and not fun at all.
I will be giving it a miss until the temperatures drop a few degrees.
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In reply to Post #1
Have you been taking d.o. readings at the lake you fish? I have and I can assure you that the levels are just fine. As a general rule carp stop feeding well before d.o. levels are dangerous, there are exceptions admittedly.
I definitely wouldn't have fish out of the water for any length of time and then only in the shade.
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In reply to Post #4
Agreed, find something else to do.
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In reply to Post #2
I’ve been out this week, Tuesday to this morning I’m lucky as I was in the shade on a public lake and only a few fishing mostly kids,filled up my cool box with a bag of ice and cold drinks,took rods out for few hours as they wasn’t interested,then put them out as it got cooler,ended up with a 5lb common a 20lb common and am 28lb grass carp last 2 caught at 2:30 and 3:15am after being g told the grass carp stays up in the shallow water up the other end of lake,left very happy
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In reply to Post #1
I fished a couple of years ago in the heatwave that got up to 40'c. I caught 5 fish in 2 days , all coming at dawn or dusk. It was a deep lake and the fish all fought hard giving no sign of distress. If you think the fish are showing signs of distress. Pack up. Surely it's very venue dependant.
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Should we be fishing in extreme heat? Personally hate fishing in these conditions as effort vs reward is limited. That apart, is it right to keep on fishing in such heat and low dissolved 02 levels? I'm thinking about all fisheries, but particularly those with too many pegs that get rammed out. My feeling is to leave them alone in these conditions.
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