Something occured to me last night about how badly this long lasting freeze is affecting Fishery Owners up and down the country in terms of both loss of financial income but also loss of fish stocks.

In a similar vein, what about the fish farms - are they surviving the freeze and will they have the availability to restock fisheries when the lakes defrost?


Personally, when the 'Big Melt' arrives, I aim to get striaght down to my 'local' stillwater Chigboro (at least 30mins away) and ensure they can count on my custom.

Well, that's the excuse I will be giving Mrs SKB


All jokes aside, I am sure that this freeze must be badly affecting Fisheries up and down the Country as they must be losing alot of money over what must have typically a busy time for them; the Festive Period!


Ben

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I was thinking about this the other day. Presumably the farms must be overstocked at the moment as presumably there won't have been many deliveries to fisheries recently?

I doubt many people expected it to last this long – I certainly don't remember this being forecast.

Hope everyone supports their local fishery when the thaw starts.

I would imagine that most fisheries make their money in the spring & summer months especially ones like chigboro (I fished there about 25 years ago). They must also take fish losses into account as a general hazard.
I went to my clubs main complex over christmas & there were 3 very keen (or mad) fellas fishing on the pole through some broken ice, they looked perished

i would agree with you on the summer months and making money when it comes to the larger reservoirs and lakes but i think the winter months are where the smaller fisheries make their money so this prolonged cold spell will be taking its toll. On the fish farm point the trout already in the farms wont be feeding in this big freeze so this could affect next years fish in terms of putting on weight for the new season. But with the milder weather we had before this freeze the fish were probably ahead of schedule so maybe it will all be ok imho

Perhaps not in Summer as Chigboro is often empty in Summer as it fishes so badly due to the heat but I would imagine that fisheries do make money over the Christmas period.



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i will defo be down my local (willowgate in perth)great we place 1st class fighting trout. Must be tough esp when they only opened in oct.

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Im glad you brought this up as it just shows it is not all about digging a hole and filling it with fish and money comes rolling in as many seem to think.
You have to take the rough with the smooth and there is alot more to it than appears to the angler.
Christmas time is normally a busy time especially the new year which has now been lost,but as a run up to christmas is normally quiet due to money being spent on other things and shopping trips rather than fishing.
Even when the thaw comes it will take time and we could open ours at the minute, but we have to consider the safety side aswell with snow quite high around the edges a slip could be dangerous and Im not prepared to put my anglers safety at risk to just to make a buck.
just my view on it and having a fishery needs to be well thought about before doing and done for the right reasons and it aint all plain sailing.
Fish farms should be ok and stocks should be good after it,i would say imo.
a good post

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At least the ice keeps the cormorants out the lochs for a while.


Munro

Thank you for your view as a fishery owner and I do hope it just makes us think about our local venues and ensuring we consider heading out there as soon as we can when the thaw comes along.



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It has been plus 2 here all day and starting to thaw.

Fingers crossed.