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James Page
Posts : 2152 Join date : 2010-01-21
| Subject: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:30 am | |
| a lake called thames young mariners, which is adjoined to the thames via a pair of leaky locky gates, has had its gates locked open for the best part of a week, the result is very low water levels at neap tide and vice versa at high tide
this lake is used as a spawning site by many varieties of fish, but not if its got no water in it
has anyone any news | |
| | | Adrian Hoare
Posts : 1438 Join date : 2010-01-21 Age : 46 Location : sunbury on thames
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:47 am | |
| crikey mikey , im guessing now those spawning fish will be forced to spawn somewhere else now , maybe the gravels by the bridge ? be interesting to see what happens , as those gates hardly never open !!
hows the flow at teddy at the moment buddy ? | |
| | | Matt Johnson
Posts : 271 Join date : 2010-08-15 Location : woking innit bruv
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:19 am | |
| - James Page wrote:
- a lake called thames young mariners, which is adjoined to the thames via a pair of leaky locky gates, has had its gates locked open for the best part of a week, the result is very low water levels at neap tide and vice versa at high tide
this lake is used as a spawning site by many varieties of fish, but not if its got no water in it
has anyone any news the mariners gates always seem to be left open this time of year, and despite this, the bream still manage to spawn, albeit not in the lake. TBH, it is not ideal, but it does not seem to have a detrimental effect on the the fish population, especially as the fish are not currently spawning. | |
| | | Adrian Hoare
Posts : 1438 Join date : 2010-01-21 Age : 46 Location : sunbury on thames
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:59 am | |
| not at the moment theyre not spawning mate , just wondered how long its left open for really , im guessing the pike and perch will be spawning soon , end of march or so from memory . By that time its closed season so doesnt matter really . Id love to know where the big perch are at the moment cos they dont seem to be at the back of the lock this year ??? Any info matt mate ? Pm me cheers . | |
| | | Andrew Jearum
Posts : 39 Join date : 2011-03-01 Age : 41 Location : shepperton
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:03 am | |
| you been out yet this week mate
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| | | Adrian Hoare
Posts : 1438 Join date : 2010-01-21 Age : 46 Location : sunbury on thames
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:15 pm | |
| nah mate , conditions are pants , flooded river and cold temperatures ... | |
| | | James Page
Posts : 2152 Join date : 2010-01-21
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:38 pm | |
| as it was drained down previously so someone could find a watch, its best we keep our eyes peeled | |
| | | Matt Johnson
Posts : 271 Join date : 2010-08-15 Location : woking innit bruv
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:39 pm | |
| - Adrian Hoare wrote:
- not at the moment theyre not spawning mate , just wondered how long its left open for really , im guessing the pike and perch will be spawning soon , end of march or so from memory .
By that time its closed season so doesnt matter really . Id love to know where the big perch are at the moment cos they dont seem to be at the back of the lock this year ??? Any info matt mate ? Pm me cheers . the lock gates are always left open for a period of time each year especially around now. i have complained to them as has JG about this as we have found bream spawning in there only for the gates to remain open allowing the spawn to be left high and dry! as for the big perch, i am as much in the dark as you as to where they have gone, they are certainly on the missing list for me this winter! | |
| | | James Page
Posts : 2152 Join date : 2010-01-21
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Sun May 08, 2011 7:58 am | |
| yet again the gates have been tied back, this time apparently to allow more fun for the canoeists
it seems every single year, the bream spawn is deliberately left high and dry
we have been trying to get the lock gates inspected to stop the drop of 18in per day, but this deliberate draining smites of the ridiculous
under current legislation section 2, sub section 4, it is illegal to disturb spawning fish, or their spawn, willfully We are following it up | |
| | | Matt Johnson
Posts : 271 Join date : 2010-08-15 Location : woking innit bruv
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Wed May 11, 2011 9:54 am | |
| are the gates now being shut between tides or are they still being left open? | |
| | | Matt Johnson
Posts : 271 Join date : 2010-08-15 Location : woking innit bruv
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Sun May 22, 2011 7:12 pm | |
| lock gates shut, and the bream are smashing up the banks in a spawning frenzy. All good news gents. | |
| | | David Harvey
Posts : 5381 Join date : 2010-01-21 Age : 109 Location : Surrey,
| Subject: Re: thames young mariners lock gates Thu May 26, 2011 4:35 pm | |
| Excellent news | |
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