{"id":18848,"date":"2014-02-15T03:35:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T02:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=18848"},"modified":"2014-02-15T08:56:34","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T07:56:34","slug":"lake-netting-at-mas-bas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/lake-netting-at-mas-bas\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Netting at Mas Bas"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 1st 2014, Gilles decided that it would be a good idea to drain down the main lake at Mas Bas<\/a>, to take stock and remove the irritating bream, catfish and the surplus grass carp that have been an annoyance over the past several years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So whilst the majority of the world were nursing a self induced headache, Gilles set off for Mas Bas to drain the water out. \u00a0Over the next few days he was like an expectant father, constantly checking the water level, closing the valves when the level got too low and opening them when it rained… and boy did it rain! \u00a0Gilles and I stayed at Mas Bas so that he could continue to monitor the level during the night too.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken from the main bedroom in Lake House<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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At the crack of dawn Saturday 4th, an army of volunteers descended on the lake (some of them actually looked good in their waders! lol) ready and willing to help with the enormous task of removing the fish as quickly and as carefully as possible.<\/p>\n

More of the water was let out to expose the fish, which were netted then sorted into groups of either carp, grass carp, bream and catfish or miscellaneous and then gently but efficiently, moved by a conveyor belt of eager hands to the appropriate lake water filled stock pools. \u00a0The smaller common and mirror carp were put into a neighbouring lake to allow them to grow.<\/p>\n

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Sorting the fish<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

I, of course, opted not to get covered in fish slime or mud, and stayed in the kitchen, ever ready with food and drink for our frozen, sodden friends and family.\u00a0By the time night fell, everyone was shattered and ready for a shower, hot meal and a little drink. Good excuse for a party!<\/p>\n

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Lunch served out on the lake house veranda<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

8am Sunday morning, we were all set to begin weighing and returning the fish to the lake. \u00a0Forty of the 120 or so grass carp, weighing between 13 -25lbs were returned to the lake, the remaining were put into a stock lake.<\/p>\n

Also returned to the lake were :-<\/p>\n