High drama in the Top Pitch, Redmire.

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Snape wrote: Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:01 pm Well done, Gurn. Glad the pool is on form and looking good.
I think Skeff still has plans for renovating it, so hopefully it will just keep getting better. :Happy:
Les told me he was down at Ashmead last week. So hopefully they were formulating a plan. ☺
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A fine catch over the week and a fine fish and pictures.

Many thanks for sharing :Thumb:

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Great photos Gurn and well done on catching four, and on sweetcorn. :Hat:
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Great stuff, well done
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Many thanks Gurn and warmest congratulations on your superb catch :Hat:
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Gurn wrote: Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:48 pm Hi all,

Just returned from four days on the pool where we had 16 fish between the four of us.
I personally had 4 to just under 20lb, three of which fell to a single grain of corn on a 14 hook, using the Constable forty fore and Altex combo whilst fishing the extreme shallows.
Good time had by all and the pool is looking majestic.

Nice fishing Gurn, was just wondering whether the fish you caught were all commons or are there some mirrors or leathers being caught?
It seems that the fish are reverting back to fully scaled fish, is this the case?
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Jardine wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:16 am Nice fishing Gurn, was just wondering whether the fish you caught were all commons or are there some mirrors or leathers being caught?
It seems that the fish are reverting back to fully scaled fish, is this the case?
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Mem, The fish in Redmire have been reverting to commons for a while and in the last couple of decades fewer mirrors and nearly no leathers were caught. One of Les's plans was to reintroduce mirrors and leathers by having Redmire fish bred at Sparsholt college and the mirrors and leathers selected and reintroduced. About 7 years ago around 30 small fish were released into the pool.
However due to the problem with ghost carp in the pool which have been there for at least 10 years any fish which do not pre-date their introduction may need removing.

Carp genetics is interesting stuff and I wrote a piece explaining it and why reversion occurs some years ago here
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Of the 16 fish caught on my four days, there was one gorgeous zip linear, three heavily scaled mirrors and one leather. All my fish were commons.

I must add that all that Snape says is correct. Though there are still some
lovely original mirrors and I personally haven't seen a ghostie for a couple of years, now.

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Great pics Gurn, you seem to be getting to grips with the place.

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Dave Burr wrote: Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:48 pm Great pics Gurn, you seem to be getting to grips with the place.
Cheers mate, think I've had around 25 carp from the pool now, and only one was a recapture.

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