Thread: Mai Mai talk/advice/showing off

Waikere needs some serious professional help.that thing is so polluted. Dead.i would not be surprised if it had a real big contribution to the current disaster with botulinum further down stream in the whangamarino. But like other say shot it for a year tag it.see how it goes

Originally Posted by Quackers

Waikere needs some serious professional help.that thing is so polluted. Dead.i would not be surprised if it had a real big contribution to the current disaster with botulinum further down stream in the whangamarino. But like other say shot it for a year tag it.see how it goes

Yea its pretty terrible. In the shallows there's more than 1 Koi carp per sqm, they're everywhere and darn hard not to step on. No doubt those are also a big contributing factor to the poor lake health. If anyone needs cheap burly then this is the tac - easy as to catch with a sharp spade or spear.

Originally Posted by slk12

Yea its pretty terrible. In the shallows there's more than 1 Koi carp per sqm, they're everywhere and darn hard not to step on. No doubt those are also a big contributing factor to the poor lake health. If anyone needs cheap burly then this is the tac - easy as to catch with a sharp spade or spear.

Does anyone ever have clean-up days for that purpose ? Like a working bee, nets & spears etc to reduce the carp numbers.

Originally Posted by No good names left

Does anyone ever have clean-up days for that purpose ? Like a working bee, nets & spears etc to reduce the carp numbers.

Back in 2007 they estimated there was nearly half a million carp in the lake, and because of the huge area it covers I'm not sure stabbing even a few thousand in a mass cull would make a big difference. In saying that, I applaud anyone making an effort as every bit counts.

When the lake level's high they swim up streams too, my siblings caught 90+ in an evening just by grabbing them from our drain and throwing onto the grass. Terrible things.