Sapphire was netted in October 2011 to remove its silver fish and small carp… so this was an excellent opportunity to assess the current stock.
Some carp will obviously have escaped the net but every netted fish was weighed and listed. So here’s a summary of the known fish in Sapphire, taken straight from Michel Bigot’s hand written list on the day;
- 2 x 50′s – a 52lb common and a 51lb 8oz mirror
- 16 x 40′s – 5 of these were over 47lb
- 105 x 30′s (mostly mirrors) – 15 of these were high 30′s
- 192 x 20′s
- 22 doubles were returned, a mix of koi, commons and pretty mirrors
A total of 335 carp were returned to the lake and, worked out straight from Michel’s list, the average size was just under 30lb.
There’s no wonder that some Sapphire anglers had very big hits in 2011… and with the carp growing all the time, 2012 promises to be even better!
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