Originally Posted by Chris

On a Tea Break!!!

Generally the fish spawn throughout the summer months anyway, all I do is warm them up for an earlier spawning feed heavily, keeping the males from the females, put them together late afternoon and hopefully next morning spawning has started. Any spawnings that take place in the summer months are just left for the adults to feast on.

The only reason I have early spawnings is so I can show the young fish at the 3 main shows of the year, i.e. Northern, Bristol and London shows and also at Hayling Island in October.