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One of the new stockies…
The stocking objective at Oakview this year is to increase the run rates and the percentage of commons in the lake.
To achieve this, we’ve selected 15 commons and 3 mirrors from the Bigot stock ponds – all young virgin fish between 15 and 19lb.
And just to ensure that our average catch weights remain high, we’ve included 2 more big carp.
We’ve decided not to announce the weights of the two big fish – we’ll leave that privilege to the Oakview anglers when they land them.
Oakview anglers can look forward to even more action and more chances of bagging new lake records in 2012.
I see that your rules state no arrivals before 4pm, however, my boat arrives really early on the Saturday morning – can I get to you early to drop off some gear?
We have no objection to guests arriving before 4pm if you let us know this in advance. However, please be aware that we must finish cleaning the lodge and getting the mowing done, and we may not be ready for you.
How far are the nearest supermarket / petrol / tabac?
The nearest town with all of these facilities is 7km from Oakview and we give detailed instructions of how to get there to each new party on arrival. We are also lucky in that the local supermarket is open from 9am to 12noon on Sundays. There is also a tabac in the local village just down the road.
Can we leave our gear bank side if we go out for the day?
Oakview is very secure and we have never had a problem with any group leaving their personal effects and going out for the day. Having said continue reading…
Mick Haynes is back for his second visit of the year to Oakview . We saw him take the individual angler record earlier in the year with his catch of 43 carp totalling 985 lbs.
This time he said that he’s targeting quality rather than quantity. Is that really possible?
Well, it’s still early in the week but Mick topped his PB with a 32lb 6oz mirror on day one. Yesterday he banked a 30lb 12oz mirror and lost “a very big fish at the net”.
This morning’s quality fish was a 31lb 14oz mirror.
3 x 30’s in a row with the first 3 fish banked and it all started with a new PB. Is that just pure luck? I guess the answer to that is if you have the watercraft, you make your own luck!
It’s the first time an Oakview angler has taken 3 x 30’s with his first 3 fish. That’s yet another Oakview record Mick has just chalked up.
At Oakview Lake we monitor our fish stock. One element of this is the micro-chipping individual fish. In addition to obvious benefits like security this also allows for quick identification and monitoring of growth rates. Here the Oakview stock pond is used to demonstrate how this is achieved.
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