Pike in Poysers

Hello Numpty
I share your concerns of the number of pike in the Grimshaws lake – but the answer is not so easy because as you remove one Pike another smaller more hungry one takes its place – if the balance of Predator and food source is disturbed i.e. reduced number of roach the bigger pike turn on the smaller pike for their diet.
You cannot change nature – the number of roach in this lake is massive hence the number of Pike to maintain the balance –
As for the EA rules on taking fish – this is their rule but they do not the waters – we do – we make the rules and we don’t like the killing fish of any type – hence our rules – as for Poysers we have regular netting – or electric fishing to remove any pike – we will plan for this again this year. In a small water like Poysers it’s a lot easier to remove any larger pike but even their you cannot get them all so it will be an ongoing issue. One positive point about Pike is that they they generally only take damages or sickly fish and so therefore keep the water healthy.

Thank you for the clarification Alan. I doubt very much I’d be lure fishing as there is always someone on the lakes carp fishing but being allowed to deadbait gives new opportunities when the river is in flood.

Hi Numpty
I would agree with your sentiments of pike in Grimshaws if it was restricted to this water only but pike predation takes place in all of our waters – I fish the Trent and the Ully Gully and have good quality roach taken by Pike – it’s very annoying and upsetting but not something the club can do anything about – On Poysers which is far easier to manage Pike are removed when caught by persons authorized to make transfers.

Pike are a natural predator and maintain the balance of fish population in any water – at present the population of roach in Grimshaws is massive – all feeding on high protein baits put in by Carp anglers at weekends – this water at present is very healthy and long may it continue.