From Stagnant to Stunning: How I'm Bringing My Lake Back to Life ⛑️

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Watch me wage war on green algae!
Algae control is a major issue for many still waters, ponds and carp lakes. Especially those, like ours, that are run as commercial fisheries. We’ve learned a lot over the last 13 years and one thing is for sure, it’s a problem that cannot be ignored. With global warming, things are only going to get worse. In this video I show how we are experimenting with two methods that we haven't tried before as we felt that our existing strategy was not sustainable in the long term. This project only began in April 2024 and is on-going but the initial results are positive.
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@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

The war against green algae is a common fight for fisheries and carp lakes. We’ve been using various aeration systems over the years but while they do raise the DO level they don’t limit green algae growth which destabilise the system. This year we are trying something different and hoping that we make a significant change to the environment of our fish.

@aarondavies8486 5 дней назад

Have you ever tried the bale of straw in the lake to sort out weed and algae

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

It's something we've considered mate but it's not the route we're taking based on the advice from our fishery consultant.

@dennisbirnbaum6456 5 дней назад

@@aarondavies8486I have seen that in some lakes i Denmark and doesnt work

@mattydare 2 дня назад

Assuming the nutrients are coming in with the stream water and the water is contaminated with artificial fertilizer from nearby farming practices? Is it feasable to filter the water before entering your lake by using upstream reedbeds etc. thus removing some of the nitrogen.

@matthewcollinsangler 2 дня назад

@@mattydare Yes it's an option and it's something we're going to improve next winter.

@joeflaker 3 дня назад

Such an interesting series. As an American carp angler that only fishes wild waters, this is so eye opening. The amount of work entailed with what some here in the States would call a pay lake, is vast, well thought out, (and as you have show) years worth of work. Thank you for sharing.

@julesvandervelden4176 2 дня назад

Great vid Matt and so interesting to see the lengths you are going to keep your lake and fish healthy. Hope to see the fruits of your efforts when we visit in a couple of months 🤞

@matthewcollinsangler 2 дня назад

Me too Jules! I can already tell you that we haven't used the aerators yet (except for a couple of days during the storms last week) and that's unheard of at the end of June, plus the oxygen levels are a lot more stable morning to afternoon than they used to. So we are very much hoping we're on the right track!

@julesvandervelden4176 2 дня назад

Brilliant Matt. Best wishes for continued success with your strategy 👍

@Princeps7289 4 дня назад

I really enjoy these lake care videos. Thank you very much.

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

Great to hear 😊

@eyybabyj1397 3 дня назад

I'm not big on Fishing but I am big on heavily planted aquariums and in hobby we use fast growing stem plants and floating plants to combat algae. Over feeding will cause a huge bloom so I hope your visitors aren't throwing bait in like it's going out of fashion 👀

@derekroberts8637 День назад

Double edged sword. He also wants his fish to grow large, so that means copious amounts of food for them.

@user-id7fk5pj3b 5 дней назад

Wonderful to watch you taking so much care of the lake and doing it along with nature. I wish more lakes were kept this well here in the middlands England .

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Thank you, hopefully this can give some ideas to other lakes.

@user-id7fk5pj3b 5 дней назад

Hopefully 👍

@chrisjpainter 5 дней назад

Food for thought! We have a lake on our ticket that, in the last few years, has started to show more signs of green algae. It's not a big deal right now, but this gives us ideas for the future if we do want to open hostilities. Keep these non-fishing vids coming, because they're every bit as valuable as the fishing ones. Many thanks

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Hi Chris, great to hear that, it's something we've had for a number of years but aeration is not enough anymore so I thought I'd document what we are going through and maybe this will help other lakes as well. Cheers, Matt

@fr0sty_nugz 5 дней назад

One of the lakes I fish had similar massive fish kill cos of the oxygen crash doesnt help 😅

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

June is the worst month really, it's after spawning, fish are recovering, water temp rising, green algae develops and then an early summer storm, kills the algae and sucks the oxygen out of the water, and that can be a catastrophic event.

@e46.H 4 дня назад

Agreed, Matthew’s knowledge and personality are the key to this channel - doesn’t just have to be purely fishing content, just in the ballpark 👌😂

@derekroberts8637 День назад

@@matthewcollinsanglerthe phenomenon known as dawn depletion is a common problem. The reverse photosynthesis in the small hours of the morning often had my carp and bream gasping at the surface. I adopted many of your strategies 20 years ago. The main benefits coming from agricultural lime at 1ton/acre twice a year. Keep up the good work and thanks for the videos, they are fantastic.

@EricB_LakeOneal 5 дней назад

My lake used to have green algae problems, last year you could hardly see 4 inches into the water from March-November! Over the winter I drained it down to work on the fish population. Now it is June and I checked yesterday, 5 feet of visibility. Sometimes you just have to admit that you have no idea what is going on! Best of luck to you and your lake, fascinating videos.

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Thank you. I've been developing this lake for 13 years now, doing drain downs and sorting fish every 2 years. It's a constant learning process, things change but we're lucky to have a great fishery consultant working with us. All the best with your lake too 😊

@grahamstonestreet5616 4 дня назад

Another great instructional video.

@matthewcollinsangler 4 дня назад

Thanks very much 👍

@nobody7232 4 дня назад

If you have water running into the lake. You can put barley bales in the stream in early Spring time.. This way they are out of sight and easy to replace every 2 months or so..

@pietrVDS 5 дней назад

Maybe limit the bait anglers can throw in the lake? Or do you allready have some kind of regulations about that? Because that could cause this problem too i think, i can be wrong... Good luck with the lake!

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

There's not too much bait going in the lake, it's not an approach that works here, most fish are caught on small traps, but you're right, it's a factor to consider.

@AaronsAnglingJourney 5 дней назад

Brilliant

@andym5900 5 дней назад

Morning Matthew Went away from my pure running rig to a lead clip system with a rubber buffer bead Started getting bump offs I think it’s the diameter of my rig tube that’s stopping the lead running up the line ! It’s back to the old fashioned free running lead on line over the rig tube

@matthewcollinsangler 4 дня назад

In recent years I moved more towards a pure free running lead system for more and more of my fishing and it’s only when I’ve deviated from that do I drop the odd fish. I would never recommend using a lead clip as a free running ledger as the rig tubing becomes the sliding element and as you say… It's a problem because it doesn't work great! Watch this video to understand how this approach can also be dangerous: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a6WI6Y1o_Xk.htmlsi=UinapYVlry2dBwzX I’d totally recommend that you return to a free running ledger setup as they are far more effective and you won’t lose fish.

@andym5900 4 дня назад

@@matthewcollinsangler thank you Matthew I’ve already re tackled up the rods with pure running rigs Ps love your bombproof D rig The blow back bit is tricky with my old eyes but worth the trouble Andy Andy

@user-zn7bq3kk9l 4 дня назад

Hi Matthew really like your channel and your approach to carp fishing. Having returned to the sport after many years it all seemed very baffling you helped me no end with rigs etc. Can you point me in the direction of french river carping content that you may have done we have just returned from france and I was doing a bit of lure fishing on the river vienne near chinon i have never seen such large carp and would love to try my hand when we return later in the year. I only fish our club waters here with carp to about 20 lb and have quite light gear so need to invest certainly in a rod would you think 3lb tc is sufficient ? When you fish the rivers do you fish in the flow? Many thanks again for your videos regards keith

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

Hi Keith, My favourite rods for river carping are 9ft - 3lb TC Scopes. Rivers are rough and rocky and covered in zebra mussels. For the mainline I use a 20lb mono or 40lb braid. I always use 5-10m of heavy duty mono snag leader (0.50 or 0.60). River carp can be caught in the flow or in the eddies but you need to lead around first to establish what the ground is like or you’ll lose whatever you hook. Any rod will do for this, if you don’t have a delicate leading rod then just spool up the 3lb rod/rods with braid and use those as a feature finder before clipping a rig on. Here are some link that will help you with other details: My river carping ‘how to’: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d7TJuAt5hkk.html My river rig: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rr4paU5B_r4.html And my lead setup (full video coming soon): instagram.com/p/CsoJFuBMfH7/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== All the best!

@pietrVDS 5 дней назад

I would use cotton cord and stones to sink the plants....the cotton cord will rot eventually and the stone well, its a stone 😁 Hope it has a positive effect on your lake!

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Thank you 😊

@NatureGreene 5 дней назад

👍

@Eugenek1975 5 дней назад

Thank you for the great content. what is the name of the bacteria you are put it in? we have same problem on our lake and for the last 4 years we were using Chlorella, that kept oxygen level up, but the water remained green. thank you

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Hi there, it's a live bacteria that targets specifically green algae. If you want to know more, send me a PM on social media and I'll send you the details of our consultant who is the distributor of the product.

@Eugenek1975 5 дней назад

@@matthewcollinsangler thank you

@RebelsRogue 3 дня назад

Lakes are an eco system and with a lot of fish and wild life, they are nutrient rich environments. with the warmer summers single celled algae are always going to pose a problem and achieving a balance is a nightmare. As you know bacteria is your best friend. In smaller ponds wetland filters or bog filters do a fantastic job of addressing the balance. Aeration has to be done very carefully, there are many lakes that killed their stock by doing this wrong, The last thing you want to do is stir up the bottom of the lake and distributing Ammonia, I wish you the very best of luck!

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

Thank you very much! Yes, I totally agree with what you're describing. I've been managing this lake for 13 years, went through lots of issues and learnt plenty along the way. I have a great fishery consultant to guide me and help me balance that precious ecosystem.

@theconsistentnoddy9851 4 дня назад

I was wondering what sort of percentage of the green algae floats? If it’s a high number & increases at the peak of day then could a surface skimmer turned on just at that time of day help? Possibly just pump the algae heavy water straight out into the stream?

@matthewcollinsangler 4 дня назад

Hi mate, I understand what you are saying but algae is a problem during the summer and at that time of year, depending on rainfall, we are fighting to maintain lake level so losing water down the outflow is not an option.

@davidfisher7541 5 дней назад

I’ve seen some sort of dye you can use to stop weed

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Yes, some people choose that path, but I'm not a fan of the approach and it's not what was recommended for us by our fishery consultant.

@b62boom1 5 дней назад

The dye isn't good for the ecosystem of a lake. We have around 8 common types of algae, and most are crucial to a healthy ecosystem, and two are the problem ones. It's a superfood that a healthy lake needs. Carp spend hours filtering it out of the water as food. They're the foundation of all life in a lake. Dye kills the algae, and repeated use causes a completely sterile environment in which very little lives. Plants, especially reeds, are brilliant at converting nutrients, the thing that causes problem algael blooms, into food the entire ecosystem can use. I won't allow dye on our lake, it's too environmentally destructive.

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

@@b62boom1 Great explanation and I agree, I'd never do it either.

@Taz6688 5 дней назад

Straw bales not suitable to fight the green algae? they were common some time back.

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

It's definitely an option and one used in other lakes, not something that's practical for our lake that's all.

@TheBandzuga 5 дней назад

Are there any fish species that are eating green algae, and can help with the problem?

@matthewcollinsangler 4 дня назад

Not really...

@meanontoist 5 дней назад

Have you thought about draining the lake and running a hose from your outside tap to refill it?

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

There are several reasons why I can’t do that, one of which is that tap water is chlorinated and that kills fish and aquatic plants.

@karltaft3020 5 дней назад

That’s the problem sewerage plants are releasing to much nitrogen into the water system and I have proof of that happening

@13tgd 5 дней назад

Isnt a weedy lake surposed to stop green algae blooms?? Better oxogen levels and a clear lake ?????

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Yes, very weedy lakes tend to be more stable but they can be harder to fish depending on the level of weed and the varieties present. If there are excess levels of nitrogen, the green algae can still outcompete the weed for nutrients. It's a tough balance to achieve and this approach we're taking is what is recommended for our lake by our fishery consultant.

@13tgd 5 дней назад

@matthewcollinsangler or have a better inlet and outlet to keep the water moving in and out of the lake instead of a stagnated lake !! Ps luv your videos mate 👍

@matthewcollinsangler 5 дней назад

Thanks mate! Yes, I've covered some of that in my other lake videos 😊

@andrewmalone3073 5 дней назад

Too much eutrophication, baits and fish waste.

@creatureswithcalvin3084 3 дня назад

Could we please get an update in a couople of weeks

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

It's going to be longer than that to give a full analysis. We'd just done our second treatment in this video, that was 4 weeks ago, since then we've had big storms and a bit of flooding, so we've lost water, and we'll do another (planned) treatment over the summer. What I noticed during the 4/5 days of stormy weather and heavy rains is that the oxygen didn't fall as much as it would have previously and it's recovered and stayed more stable ever since, so the signs are still extremely positive so far. I'll provide a fuller update in our winter fishery management update.

@julien1 3 дня назад

was that water hemlock i think it was - NOT cow parsely mate ... if it looks like cow parsley but is out around may/june and is near water it is water hemlock and deadkly poisonous dont touch it.

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

Hmm, it certainly looks very similar to what we have and I can see it’s really quite dangerous. I will investigate further! Thanks very much for the heads up. Always learning!

@julien1 3 дня назад

deffo water hemlock

@matthewcollinsangler 3 дня назад

@@julien1 yeah, I checked it out today! My bad. Well spotted 👍

@Northstar-Media 5 дней назад

Your lake isn't too bad. I've seen much worse . I think its down to bait food waste in clear water & not much water movement..Fresh water oysters mussels may help & lilly beds

@matthewcollinsangler 4 дня назад

We've got a very good population of mussels and several filtration areas and plenty of marginal plants but it's not quite enough, it's a big jigsaw puzzle!