tosspot Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 where i work (and shoot) there was dug about 8-9 years ago a big hole to test for clay quality which subsequently filled with water, probably 2 acres 30 foot deep and has provided handsome fowling but alas all good things come to an end and the pit has now been drained to a small puddle which brings me to the purpose of the post bearing in mind the short life of this pond, we were amazed to find some cracking tench running to 4.5lb about 6 in total plus the expected eels and small roach & rudd (after the Herons had had their fill) now i know we had that flooding a few years back and they may somehow of got in then or of course they may have been put there by persons unknown but could they have grown in such a short space of time from fry to such a size, they have after all had a large area pretty much to themselves TP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 simply put yes in that timeframe, the eggs get in there on the legs of waterfowl and they grow from there with little competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 yes............................ with no problem. For example, a common carp in a good clean pond with good grub, ariation can easily put on a pound in weight on a year............................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 cheers guys carp i could understand as they grow to double figures and beyond many fold but tench? this is/was a featureless hole with no greenery around or over it and without any human intervention at all mind you if they live on goose **** that would explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi You can get Tench growing to Double figures and I long to catch one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiiish1987 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 "the eggs get in there on the legs of waterfowl" well I never knew that! I'd always wondered how fish populate new ponds and lakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Tench are not the fastest growing fish, but with no other competition for food, they could grow to a reasonable size. It does seem strange that there were only about 6, it could suggest that someone put them in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Even a featureless new pond will soon attract insectlife. If the pond had a good population of mosquitoe and midge larvae (bloodworm and joker) then this would be the staple diet for the fish initially Out of interest, why was the pond drained and what happened to the fish. I am sure a handful of good tench would be worth something to a fishing club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 the hole was drained because it just happened to hold water, it is a working quarry all fish so far have been moved to an adjacent permanent water course which is where they may have come from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Tench over 5lb will net a bullseye a piece, so I have heard. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I can believe it, when my dad was alive he used to work at thurrock clay plant.they had a 100 foot tall water tower that was about 50m etres by 50metres and 3m deep. It had not been used for 20 years and they decided to pull it down, my dad and his mate were engineers and decided to climb up and have a look, imagine their suprise when they discovered a full ecosystem with reeds lillies and the likes, elodea densa and a huge populaion of fish, 100's of rudd, tench,perch and even pike, the carp were 20lbs and over and some of the pike were into double figures, they were all netted out and stocked into the grange........they blamed the hordes of mascovey ducks tht used it as a pond for carrying in the eggs on thier legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy1800 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 i have herd that herons can carry them in there feet not knowing or something sounds unbelievable but that wat my dad says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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