Konnie Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Been doing my rounds checking feeders today, and at one about 10 feet away, in the bottom of a large hedge was a dead fish, well had a chap up the lane who knows his fish and keeps a large pond, come and look he identified the fish as a common carp, it was about 15" long and he said would way about 10+lbs when alive. Now looked on google earth and the only place that would hold a fish this size is on a farm over 2 miles away in a straight line, it showed no signs of gouge marks or being eaten, so what would have brought it this far, i'm thinking by air because the trip would mean crossing a 8+ft drain. Come on folks educate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ospreys, or is it too early for them to be returning to this country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 whirlwind ...maybe.........or a fish caught by an otter and robbed by a fox................got to think out of the box on this one !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Eastern europeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 no marks on it, got to be a human transfering it from one pond to another and finding it had died dumped it (probably) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 No markings that are visible, like bite marks or chunks missing, nibbles. Looked jdog I too think too early for osprey, says they are in end April start March Not human transfer it's more hastle to get to this place than to chuck it in one of the dykes roadside. Skin has gone off face/head but my man says this is natural decomposition on fish in a non fly environment (winter) as no flesh under it and it's thin in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fielddweller Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ospreys, or is it too early for them to be returning to this country?I doubt any bird could take and then lift a 10lb fish without leaving some scars/marks.I am with island gun on this (human) or the only other option is flooding? Carp and other species have moved miles round here during flood water.Fielddweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 No flooding around here. Will see if I can get and weigh it in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Sounds Fishy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 I have caught an awful lot of carp and would not expect a 15" fish to weigh 10lbs I would take a guess that a fox has perhaps stashed it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 I have caught an awful lot of carp and would not expect a 15" fish to weigh 10lbs I would take a guess that a fox has perhaps stashed it . I would concur with fenboy. It would have to be a very deep, fat carp to make double figures at 15" long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Very long time since my fishing days but from the best of my memory I'd guess a 15" common would be 2-3lb. Osprey - why would it drop it and leave it? Fox - why would it not hide it better? Human - as said, why leave it there, much easier places to dispose of it Eastern Europeans - why chuck it away? They catch fish like carp to eat Mink/otter - would have definitely taken a chunk out of it, and this is nowhere near a watercourse anyway so no chance. My guess is that carp are evolving to walk on land but have not quite mastered breathing oxygen yet I think this is one of those mysteries you're never going to solve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFreddysCat Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Practical joke? Did one of your mates plant it for you to find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Somebody with diseased fish in their pool,just dumped it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 The most likely explanation I suspect. How far from the nearest road? Somebody with diseased fish in their pool,just dumped it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 No one else has rights on land apart from farmer and he was amazed, when I told him and went to see for himself. And me being there was the first time in the last 12 months as I was spreading feeders out for nesting birds. As said before this is in the middle of a farm, you have to go out of your way on a dead end road to get within 200+yards of it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoxs Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 cormorant? Often you see them on sunny winter days sun bathing on top of electic pylons and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 cormorant? Often you see them on sunny winter days sun bathing on top of electic pylons and the like. Can`t see it. Cormorant strikes leave very noticeable marks on fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I myself think cormorant, but lack of damage raises questions and the distance the fish must have been carried to be eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Do u think u've missed some damage due to decompisition? Try flipping it over. Plenty of suspets but all (apart from humans) would leave some sort of sign. Amazing how far both mink or otters will travel from a river/burn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'd go with cormorant or heron dropping it as it was a bit too heavy for it. A 15" carp when alive wouldn't have been 10lbs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 I would think a fish that size would be about 3lb, so my guess is Grey Heron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Why would a predator go to all that trouble of catching and transporting the fish just to leave it? Doesn't make any sense! Any predator would have caused some sort of damage to the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busa2003 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Carpnado??? Slightly less popular spin off of the Sharknado series?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Carpnado??? Slightly less popular spin off of the Sharknado series?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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