I Drained the Lake: Watch What Happens NEXT 😱 

There’s a lot of work that goes on when we lower the level of the lake and net it, quite a lot of stress as well! If you’re interested in lakes and what it takes to look after our precious carp, I hope you enjoy this look behind the scenes. ✅ Watch next: Secrets of the lakebed 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0XJoVYv_rIk.html

I previously knew absolutely nothing of what you are demonstrating, but I found this video utterly fascinating - not least because you are clearly a masterly expert, and have the ability and enthusiasm to be able to explain what you are doing in an all-inclusive, friendly, informal manner. As a classroom teacher of over 40 years' experience, I envy your nice, easy to understand, chatty but educational style, and I learned a lot while I listened to you. Thank you so much. We need thousands like you.

An absolute pleasure to see such fine management! Well done Matthew, great work.

I wish more lake managers put in as much effort in their lakes as you do . Great video

I'm not a fisherman, but I enjoyed learning what's involved in maintaining the lake and how it's set up to keep the fish happy and the water clean. Interesting stuff!

Dunno what you've done to get this come up on my feed, but with 109K views in 2 days for what appears to me to be a very niche subject matter it's worked and it kept me engaged for the whole video! Found it really interesting - who needs to TV when you've got content like this popping up on your RU-vid feed - very commendable, loved it!

Amazing the amount of work that goes into maintaining a lake and the science behind it. Can learn so much from watching videos like this.

I've never fished in my life and I'm not quite sure why RU-vid decided to recommend this to me, but I ended up watching the entire thing and thoroughly enjoying it. This was legitimately interesting and entertaining, well done.

I really miss seeing the large mussel (clams) like those. They used to be very common here in the states until the ballast water in ships introduced the zebra mussel invasive species that has made the original large clams a rarity now. The zebra mussels have spread from the Great Lakes to nearly all inland lakes.

I'm not a fisherman but fascinated by this. As a metal detectorist, I'm always fascinated by what's hidden beneath our feet and water bodies. As someone who's interested in any form of engineering, how you manage levels of drainage and refill is right up my street. I would, however, like to see where to water drains to and the engineering structures that make that happen. Cracking video and the natural way you explain what's going on is great. As already commented on, you would have made a great school teacher .

Habitat and wildlife management is a passion i have found late in life. I'm so grateful there are chaps like your self who are stewarding our resources well.

I had the opportunity to help my old local lake back in the uk with some maintenance, they turned two medium lakes into one big lake. Its a real privilege to see a drained lake, it gives you a whole new level of knowledge and understanding of how the fish use the environment. another great video thanks.

Very interesting mate. You clearly take care of the lake and its surroundings.

Fantastic insight into the hard work and care taken to ensure the angling experience at Beausoleil is optimal. Looking forward to visiting again soon !

Like you use the lime stone for cleaning and the calcium that goes into the lake helps the fish bone development. Big job well done thank you for the look in.

My uncle had a network of ribbon lakes on his farm in Worc's. I used to go and fish there daily as a kid. Later I started to help with the draining. The wier systems are a real work of art. We think we know how the world works today? God I miss those times.

I never new Matthew the level of maintenance and dedication running a top quality fishery would take . Add to that you're channel teaches so much with great narration, editing, information and just you , being you. All the very best in everything you do .

Fascinating to see this side of fishery management, and how the carp themselves change the habitat. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

I enjoyed watching this.... Reminds me of a kid in the 80's when our local lake owner drained a lake full of pike to convert it into a general course fishing pond....

Worth watching watching learnt alot about lake beds.

I’m not a carp fisherman but thoroughly enjoyed the video, very informative and very well presented, thanks for posting it.

Wow! What an amazing and very interesting video! I had no idea that you drain your lake. Just goes to show the work it takes to sustain a fishery. I learned something today! Great video sir! Tight Lines!

As a keen angler i wonder how many of us realise the hard work is put into managing a commercial fishery. Facinating insite into the hard work and care put into keeping a lake healthy and clean. Great video and well presented. Thank you for sharing.

That was massively interesting, watched the entire thing

Matthew, I am in awe of you and your work. It seems like a labor of love. I know of plenty of areas in the states that could learn a thing or two about this conservation and upkeep of our lakes and ponds. Again, I am a huge admirer and please keep posting. In addition, I don’t know your location but I spent time in East Anglia and love the country.

Great video matt, it's nice to see what goes on under water and how carp carve out their environment. Credit to you

I love your videos. Never boring and always informative. I'd love your life.

I've had the pleasure of fishing here. Well done Matt.

Hi Matt, once again you have made a great video! Very informative and a good watch, it's an eye opener at times seeing what the carp do but we can all learn loads from getting a glimpse of their home up close. Your water management is spot on, I wish some of the places I fish were managed like that! All the best mate

Really interesting Matt. Fantastic lake management! Its like a gate to a mysterious world which unfolds all the secrets. Loved seeing how the mussels have carved their way around and the holes the cats have made. Carp look awesome. Would love to come and fish there one day!

Very interesting watch. Thanks for showing us Matt.all the best,for 2023.🤞🏻🎣👍🏻😊

Brits that love the environment like me are really grateful to people like you for the remarkable work you are doing to preserve the integrity of the lake.

That was a great watch and so informative .So detailed and your care and attention to the stock and the rest of the ecology in and surrounding the lake amazing work really intresting to see the management and hard work you and other guys put in wonderful

Never fished, but this was a great video. Thank you for all your hard work in the lake, much appreciated. A proper professional.

Thank you for explaining. My grandfather had a trout farm and a lake like yours with an island and a bridge. As a child we went fishing there. Got some flashbacks here, cheers!

Nice video man, there’s something about drained lakes and bodies of water that attracts me oddly enough

Loved watching this Matt especially after the one you did a few years back. So interesting to see that the feeding spots change in location and appearance each time. Also really pleasing to see that people are following the safe rig rules. Wish that could be the case everywhere. Where there many leads? Lots seem to be fine just dropping a lead but I’m conscious of the impact that has on the environment so always retain and reuse mine unless it gets lost.

Great content as usual Matthew very informative and your passion shows throughout the video, keep up the wonderful content and thank you for sharing. 👍

I really enjoyed the education I got about lake and water management. Thanks so much for caring about our environment and the environment of the fish and habitat.

Fascinating. Thank you for the enlightenment!

I really enjoy this sort of upload. Really interesting to see how your lake changes on on an annual basis. Looking forward to your next drain down already! 😂

Really enjoyed this while having my morning coffee.

Like several other commentors, I knew absolutely nothing about HOW to manage a lake but I did know what was involved in doing it. I am educated as a marine biologist but am woefully uninformed about the aquatic environmental issues. Thanks for sharing this. Now I can help my uncle with a drain-down of a pond on his land. Thanks again. Very easy to understand what needs to be done and in general terms how to do it. Once ain, good job and thanks.

Hi Matt, really interesting to see how it's done right! Since I live in an area where we have hundreds of gravel pits, which are fed usually by groundwater only, that means you neither can drain nor fill them in a reasonable way or time. Of course we do not have a commercial fishery but are just a small syndicate so we have to cope with all the snags that seem to appear out of nowhere. One crucial thing you mentioned right at the end of this really entertaining video: don't expect to find the fish at the same spots, you caught them in former season. It just doesn't work. You can land a random hit, but usually it is exactly as you described. The fish move along different paths than in the previous year and sometimes even avoid the places they associate with "danger". Even my little experience taught me this. Cheers Alex

There in the lovely USA, in the state of Washington, near a town where I lived, there was a pond. Nobody really looked after it, it was separated from the Columbia river by a dyke or a dam and it had a depth of, well lets say a meter and a half, at the deepest. Now the only attention it got was the planting of catchable trout every year just before "opening day" (what a foolish concept). But what, to me, was the last straw was the annual shoulder to shoulder fishing, or rather, butchering event that went on there, for a while until all the fish had been caught and the good townfolk went on to play golf, bless their little hearts. But what happens to all the discarded fishing line? One would hardly believe it. There was in nearly every tree, hanging there entangled in fishing line a dead bird, probably thinking that the bundle of fishing line would make good nesting material, but getting entangled they all hung there, the local "fishermen" walking past, not paying it any mind. This scene is deeply engraved in my mind, and I am a fishing enthusiast! Its just that fishing to me must mean something different than to the ones plodding through the grass dropping trash and what not all over the place etc etc.

Matt you are absolute beast, a real pro and enthusiastic waterman.

Incredible video. I thought I had it tough extracting pebbles, rocks and basically muck from my pond. Good to see how the professionals do things and on what a scale which is fantastic. Thank you.

Well bugger me. What an interesting video about the hard work and complexities of lake management. I had no idea how much work goes into it. Top job guys!

The size of those mussel shells, wouldn't mind a bowl of mussels that size, garlic and white wine, delicious!

Never thought I'd find a video about managing a fishery. Even more surprising, I was thinking "what a great job. Outdoors, nature, quiet, work at your own pace, physical, meaningful etc" and started day dreaming about doing that for a job!

Love the video. Not into carp but as a kid catching 15-20 lbs in the river was fun. Turned them loose. But if times get tough I know how to cook em lol.

Fascinating and educational. I enjoyed it, Thanks for sharing.

This is and was very informative and interesting video thank you 🙏

What a thoroughly interesting video, glad I watched!

I didn't search for this video but I'm glad I watched it. Extremely interesting!

This is cool. Amazing what you’ll find when you drain it!

Fascinating content sir. I learned a lot about pond care and maintenance. As a yank living Germany I had no idea of the love and care involved. I'll not take these spots for granted again. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Totally absorbing and so interesting. Thank you for this. What a brilliant, fascinating video

WOW, such a great video, something we never see, many thanks guys.

I am not a fisherman and it has never drawn me, however i loved watching Jack Hargreaves "Out of Town" when a kid, this video had been very interesting and taught a lot about care for such places, Thank you

Very interesting, learnt so much.

Stumbled across this . . . . as you do . . . Thank you for one of the most interesting uploads . . I've subscribed and look forward to watching more.

Very impressed. Fabulous video. Very informative and an easy watch. Thank you 👏👏

Was waiting for this video🙂 Great to see how you manage your place, it's hard work, but never forget you have the best job in the world!!! Love to come back in the future to learn more, your waterknowledge is very inspiring. Keep on the good work!

Awesome work Matthew! 🙌

Fantastic to see how you care for the lke and the enviroment. Hats off to you and your team

Must grow a lot of pretty roses with all those carp.😊 Here in Michigan we have yellow perch , and walleye great eating

🌺 The weirs play a major part, very interesting! 🌺

Superb video Matt. Truly opened my eyes to how area's and spots change so dramatically. Equally some of your other material on rigs should be a must watch for many anglers. Good stuff and thanks for sharing. 👍

brilliant work Matt so many silvers out again good work mate

makes me think of my time doing fishery managment in collage . would love to be doing this again.

Love it. Keeping the fishery in tip top condition and well presented. Enjoyed the video. Keep them coming.

Marvelous video, Certainly improved my understanding of lake management. Loved your enthusiasm and professionalism . Cheers.

You do all this work to save the environment, nature and people's enjoyment 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸

Always great videos. Keep em coming. 💯

Amazing care and attention, keep up the great work, I've learned a lot from this video thank you. I wasn't aware of this kind of lake management.

I love to hear that you have stocked some small zander great sport fish i never caught one and many carp fisherman havnt either so it keeps the venue ticking over in the winter great to hear that really

I dont fish, but enjoyed watching that. Thanks for sharing.

amazes me seeing that, With what you are doing with the Carp. so different to what it is like here in South Australia and how we deal with them

Exceptional video! Congrats Matt, great job, great tutorial! Greetings from Bulgaria!

Fascinating a go find scrolling. Thank you

This was so educational. I appreciate your sharing your expertise. Very informative

Very interesting video mate. Love the care and enthusiasm you have for the environment, lake ,wildlife and of course the fish haha.

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing stuff that I didn't know I needed to know!

Fascinating video with interesting and informative narrative. Love doing that sort of work to improve a fishery. Thanks for posting.

A someone who loves fishing and have done since I was 5 I found this level of care and competence amazing. Really interesting and fascinating. Fingers are twitching for the centerpin. One thing I'd do is while it's down get detailed drone footage of the area. It will be invaluable later.

Don’t know why this video popped up on my feed but I enjoyed watching it. Very informative

I found that really fascinating. Thanks Matt.

Watching all your videos especially rigs brilliant informative and easily explains how to tie looking forward to more on your channel great work on Lake Thomas from Ireland 🇮🇪

Didn't know such things went on! Fascinating!

Damn Matthew this video is so interesting. Amazing how well you keep up everything!

Hi Matt - great video as ever and good to see all the work that you put in on the lake to make it such a great fishery.

Nice to see good management of your lake. I’ve fished many places that could learn a lot by watching this. This is the sort of place I like to fish

Thank you Matthew i found your video very interesting, and very well presented, the only i thing i found wrong with the video is that it wasn't long enough, Thank you very much loved it 👍👍

Great video, thanks!

When I was a kid I often played near lakes. And I see men in the lakes. But I took no notice of it. untill I saw yr video. The penny dropped. That's what they were doing the same job as you. Who'd ever thought a lake would be so fascinating. The a mount of work that goes into maintaining it is astonishing. So the next time I see a lake I'll all ways remember you and the rest of the team do and what goes into the hard work in keeping the lake clean and healthy fish. Thank you. And I've learned things to wow amazing stuff. from 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal

Brilliant video you don’t get that many video’s like this on RU-vid so really interesting to see lake and fish management 😊

Enjoyed this blog very informative.interesting how much the topography changes thrue the years and how much work goes into looking after the lake.

That was an amazing watch. I learned alot keep up the great work

Great video ,thanks for taking the time to make it 👍