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I see no problems with this, my bro in law is a koi breeder and a lot of his friends also keep trout, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in their set ups... I think someone up there has mentioned a waterfall, I think this is good advice as trout do prefer moving water, bu I imagine you would already have pumps and filters etc for the koi... also a net to cover the pond may be beneficial as the old trouts have a habit of jumping quite a lot! (aswell as keeping the blasted herons and cormorants at bay)

I know that Carp, Perch, Pike, Bream and Tench are all considered foodfish throughout Europe, though I don't think Pike would take well to captivity!

[Lake Palmer]

shiro utsuri, on Feb 8 2009, 09:20 AM, said:

also crayfish could be grown in same pond i would think , not fish i know , but still edible all the same

Crayfish are all over the UK. I would not try and breed them as they bugger everything up.

Have a root on the web, find out where the nearest river is with crayfish, buy a trap, put a half opened can of catfood in it, go to the pub for lunch, go back and get your crayfish.

Bring em' home, put them in a bath of cold water over night with some porridge in it (A few cup fulls). Cook em up 24 hours later.

You can collect loads if you go to the right place.

[Lake Palmer]

I can honestly say you are unlikely to catch a native Crayfish. Of course as said, do check, but the signals are everywhere they are quick to the food so its signals you will end up with.

The signals are wrecking the rivers as they burrow into the banks and when there are enough of them burrowed into the bank it collapses it into the river. Pain in the ass they are. If everyone went out and caught them at the weekend we could control them but sadly they are advancing at quite a rate.

This post has been edited by MartininLondon: 10 February 2009 - 07:17 AM

[shiro utsuri]

gunnaknow, on Feb 9 2009, 10:43 PM, said:

MartininLondon, on Feb 9 2009, 10:16 AM, said:

shiro utsuri, on Feb 8 2009, 09:20 AM, said:

also crayfish could be grown in same pond i would think , not fish i know , but still edible all the same

Crayfish are all over the UK. I would not try and breed them as they bugger everything up.

Have a root on the web, find out where the nearest river is with crayfish, buy a trap, put a half opened can of catfood in it, go to the pub for lunch, go back and get your crayfish.

Bring em' home, put them in a bath of cold water over night with some porridge in it (A few cup fulls). Cook em up 24 hours later.

You can collect loads if you go to the right place.

It is only signal crayfish that must be caught and killed. What ever you do, don't kill the native, white clawed crayfish as they are becoming endangered because of the invasion of the signal crayfish, from north america. If you're not sure whether it's a signal crayfish or not then don't kill it. Instead keep it alive in a bucket and report your find to the environment protection agency. More importantly, make sure that you don't introduce signal crayfish to any new lakes or streams.

http://en.wikipedia....Signal_crayfish
http://thomsonecolog...ng-crayfish.htm

no worries , i wont be catching anything thats gona effect our british wildlife , it was just yet another idea of mine , will defo do the trout though