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Outdoor Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: ChuckMcB on August 25, 2010, 11:47:08 AM

Title: Hillsborough Lake just been restocked
Post by: ChuckMcB on August 25, 2010, 11:47:08 AM
Just in case it's of interest: Just saw a flat bed from some fish farm offloading several big containers of fish into a RIB, which in turn dumped them into the middle of the lake. No idea what type of fish they were.

(edit: Carp perhaps (http://www.banbridgeleader.co.uk/2723/Anglers-carp-over-plans-to.5656700.jp)?)
Title: Re: Hillsborough Lake just been restocked
Post by: sparkosone on August 26, 2010, 09:49:09 PM
used to be just a trout lake but heard recently it was stocked wi carp  :)
Title: Re: Hillsborough Lake just been restocked
Post by: sparkosone on August 26, 2010, 09:51:40 PM
http://www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk/index/latestnews/introduction_of_carp_to_hillsborough_lake_.htm
Title: Re: Hillsborough Lake just been restocked
Post by: ChuckMcB on August 26, 2010, 10:46:02 PM
Forgive me...is that a good or bad thing?

(edit: this page (http://www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk/index/stocking_details.htm) may confirm what's been dropped into the lake when it's updated at the start of September)
Title: Re: Hillsborough Lake just been restocked
Post by: sparkosone on August 26, 2010, 11:23:54 PM
depends what type of angler u are, im mainly pike and trout, never fished for carp but wud like to, i think its a good thing as theres already enough rainbow trout fisheries here, and like pike fishing theres that chance of a really big fish. ;D