I FAILED AT BUILDING A LAKE IN MY BACK GARDEN

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Join us as we tackle a DIY project turned mystery adventure-solving the issue of our rapidly leaking lake, built last summer with no natural water source. This episode follows our journey into the trials of lake management, where what seemed like a simple project turned into a complex problem-solving mission. From the initial construction using natural clay to avoid expensive liners to the discovery of land drains causing significant water loss, watch as we navigate the unexpected challenges of rural engineering. This gripping story unfolds with each trench dug and each hypothesis tested, combining practical DIY advice with a thrilling twist of investigative work.
In This Episode:
The Leak Begins:
Discover how our dream project started to unravel as the lake began to lose water.
The Investigation:
Follow our step-by-step process to uncover the source of the leak, from checking overflow pipes to investigating land drains.
Trials and Trenches:
Experience the setbacks and small victories as we dig into the earth to save our lake.
A Possible Solution:
Explore the potential fixes for the leak, including the drastic measure of installing a costly borehole.
The Real Culprit:
The breakthrough discovery of improperly removed land drains and our plan to address them.
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A massive thank you to all who have followed and supported us through this unexpected journey. Your advice and encouragement have been invaluable. If you’ve enjoyed this deep dive into DIY lake management, please like, comment your thoughts, and share this video to help others who might face similar challenges.

[@fowlerfisheries]

LINK TO CAPITAL CARP COMPETITIONS: competitions.online/

[@christopherroberts22]

Lmao .. no one cares about your sad silly little fishing pond,!!,😂😂😂😂😂

[@danwild2672]

Those ‘competition’ websites are basically gambling and can really prey on some people’s vunrabilities. They should be regulated exactly the same as online gambling and have the same warnings. Pretty disgusting if you ask me…

[@thedrvn]

Just run the odds through an online odds calculater, its usually around a 0.03% chance of winning lol

[@SteveC-qv3yn]

Good luck with it. Love what you are doing.

[@proanglingrecruitment]

What a nightmare, good job you found it. I'm hoping your fix works and you have no more problems.

[@MurphZx501]

you the guy from matt Armstrong videos .... didn't realise you did pond videos .... just thought you had a fast car and a podcast channel

[@pabloyagani]

This was a cool random video to find, SUBBED !

[@jasonhind4172]

Ben, i would look into sealing the leaks up with blue clay personally. i wouldn't use concrete

[@jasonhickman6789]

The reason tackle shops are expensive is because they are struggling and need to make money because nobody is using then and buying shit online .

[@JustJohn0121]

I think people turn to online shopping when things turn more expensive so it's lose lose

[@chrislee1099]

I remember a friend of mine, winning a competition, I think it was about £250 of fishing gear , they sent a fox trade catalogue by mistake what a eye opener on what tackle shops make just on one single item 😂

[@JustJohn0121]

@@chrislee1099 someone told me guru hook lengths that are in the packs of 8 are £1.15 a pop to retail shops min order of 30 i think he said ...majority tackle shops sell em for £3......or 3.99 a pack!!!

[@petertheobald7087]

@@chrislee1099 independent Tackle shops make a lot less than you think. You can rarely sell at RRP as all the big online sellers and chains undercut you, so you end up having to price match and losing out a lot. Plus the big chains buy in massive bulk meaning they get extra discounts on trade prices from manufacturers.

[@user-tt7gv7ys7y]

Angling direct bought up all the decent independent shops, with Johnson Ross being the exception. Yet it’s cheaper to buy online than in store 😂

[@ThemeParksAndAttractions]

Great video

[@davidoldboy5425]

Interesting, hope you get it fixed

[@aquaticcolledgefishing]

Jeez one thing after another. Hope it gets sorted 👍

[@aaronfrank7452]

lovely video as always.

[@karldickinson2799]

Wicked video mate hope you get everything sorted out

[@Original_sneakman1]

I honestly enjoyed watching this. Not the part that’s costing you crazy money just the style of video and the way you’re explaining things is interesting. Good work, I’m going to watch all your older videos now too off this one video. ❤

[@jontom7787]

Really well edited

[@glencamblin]

Found u from Matt’s channel. Ex pat here living in America where they shoot carp with a bow. Love your content on fishing and road to success.

[@DaftyBoi412]

At least you have located the problem, that's half the battle right there!

[@stamfordmeetup]

very amateurish that they didn't deal with the labd drains in the beginning.

[@razormodz1173]

Good job and good luck buddy!

[@streamking8349]

Thankyou for documenting this full journey I'm learning loads as you keep going

[@purnp5897]

Thats what its all about! Sharing and learning. ❤❤❤

[@CB-zr9fi]

Hope it gets fixed soon !

[@dominicburton950]

Hope you can get sorted soon you have worked so hard to follow the Dream mate .That is Kev Cox lure angler helping out there seems to know his stuff not just a good predator fisherman it seems

[@EverydayLife621]

Hi Ben, are you sure that you have your loss caluculation correct, if the pond is 1sq km, at 20,000 litres / day = 2mm level / day loss, the rainfall / month on average = the water loss, i.e. you are better off just increasing the outlet pipe a little (100mm?) to get you over the summer? - its good to have some exchange of clean water in the pond also.

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

I have found this channel so interesting! Looking forward to fishing at some point in the future 🎣 ….Smithy

[@noretreat6910]

Instead of concrete use blue clay, inside the pond,it’s a bit sticky but a layer of that round your pond no leaks,best of luck🙃

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Most impressive drains. Could be carp digging the clay so might happen again elsewhere. Hope you have got it fixed.

[@jaylo912]

Really enjoying following your journey. Cant wait till its all properly sorted.

[@Itsmeeeeer]

Then go and have a lovely time spending £800+ to fish there… yeah lovely

[@jaylo912]

@Itsmeeeeer Thats for 5 days, 4 nights with accomodation. Agreed it is a bit pricey, but im assuming the price reflects on wanting decent fishermen only.. rather than those who just want to get drunk by the lakeside.

[@stevewright201]

Life is one big adventure but well done

[@lil_caigatorYT]

You haven't failed at all. You've just encountered a problem. It will all work out OK, stick with it.

[@EPoel-vg8ci]

hopefully this is the only leak.... 20.000 liter a day is a big leak and i think it isnt only the spot you find

[@steveoh393]

check out BamaBass & his 5 acre bass pond build series , his dam was leaking & he fixed it with a 2 part polymer added to the water which sinks & gets pulled into any cracks & leaks & it sealed them .

[@0788ricky87]

I watch bamabass his pond is amazing I would love to go fish there

[@steveoh393]

​@@0788ricky87its a brilliant series

[@stephenmorning7039]

His pond has liner as well

[@RyanParle81]

@steveoh393 you beat me to it!

[@myronvisser8362]

@@stephenmorning7039the biggest one is made from clay

[@kevinallison2856]

Hope u get sorted buddy I'm gonna get my rods out there .

[@DanS360]

Keep going Ben, stay positive..

[@dan44zzt231]

You should rolled the clay in thin layers rather than just smashing it with the bucket. Doesn't matter if there's mole drains etc around if the clay was contacted properly.

[@Egal3ye]

In a world where even a feather touching the ground calls for a dramatic talk to the camera

[@jonb3311]

It's called Click Bait.

[@stevegodfreydrums]

Jesus!! Great effort though!!

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

Had the same problem got a local dowser in he marked 3 spots we dug them and the land drains were running so we dug about a meter out and back filled and compacted with clay and the lake filled up

[@richardcole9558]

Concrete and clay is a recipe for failure ..I know we tried it on a small pond we built . Water will find a way past it ..We lowered the pond , dug out the problem and re clayed it , which was the last thing we wanted or needed to do ..but we cured the problem ..

[@jasonwalker8132]

Ot of jelouse green eyed monsters on here. Fair play to you pal for living your dream 👏 👍

[@Bunny3261vr]

Great work on finding leak lads keep up the good work . Look foesrd to the next video 📹 👍🏻👍🏻

[@midenking9651]

Great content as always Ben, glad to see you doing it all these years later still.

[@jamesbull9879]

Eeeesh! Gutted to see this! Hope it’s not too bigger fix

[@philcourteney4328]

If there’s no natural watersource, how much would you also be losing from evaporation?

[@angrybrit129]

I would of lined it from the start mate best of luck

[@krookyuk]

Build a lake where there is a water table!

[@chrissmith-gn8pv]

Make sure you get water tight concrete because normal concrete will end up cracking if it's constantly exposed to water

[@jonb3311]

It can be done without concrete. Dig below the pipes and fill in with clay. Maybe cut a trench all round that side of the lake and fill it with compacted clay. Whatever, it will always lose water, due to evaporation and it'll run away if there's a hot summer. Seen it before in areas where there is running water. I'd not want to fish such an unattractive hole in the ground, created purely for profit.

[@chrissmith-gn8pv]

@jonb3311 I know it can,,but if you listen to what he said,,he said we will concrete it..hence why I said what I said lol

[@jonb3311]

@@chrissmith-gn8pv I was answering him more than you. Bloody silly to say he knew about the drainage, but didn't check they'd been capped. A fool and his money...

[@chrissmith-gn8pv]

@jonb3311 we all make mistakes mate,it's a learning curve for him in the future if he builds more...it is a simple thing, that could of been easily avoided

[@keithhayward8678]

Never heard of gobbing on a dot leaf first, think somebody been on the wind up

[@garylowe8601]

How deep are the clay pipes in relation to water level? You can't cap them by finding them further back. The water will just find another route. If they are not to deep, best bet its to partially drain the lake and cap them where it transitions from lake to bank if that makes sense.

[@JoshGoodhew-rz9bt]

Hope you get it sorted easily looks a lovely lake well done 👍

[@mikebarker7591]

Sounds like you need to do a core trench to solve this problem if not use bentonite clay 👍🏻

[@brianedwards9912]

I’ve really enjoyed watching your journey in building your carp lake. However, please can you stop shaking and swinging the camera around like a jumpy thing on wobble juice. Couldn’t get to the end of this video as I am feeling motion sick😢

[@crazymtbrider]

I had a fishing loch with a dam that leaked so we stirred the bottom of the water up and let the silt fill the leak in that was 20yr ago n it's still their

[@karlrichards4125]

Well done finding the source of the leaks, hope it’s not too bad a job to secure them - good luck

[@BurtyHaxx]

watching bamabass and Kendall Gray, who both built fishing lakes and both had an issue with leaking, used a chemical compound that you throw in the water and it finds any weak spots in the clay and plugs them. i dont know if its safe for fish or not or if this will help due to the clay pipes but for future reference if you just have seepage through the clay

[@RyanParle81]

On the bamabass chanel they solved a leak using a polymer based product that was added to the water around the affected area, could a product like this work for you?

[@chemicalyinbalanced]

I thought he said “ball sack” on top of the water!! I was looking for a huge ball sack floating around!! Realised he said “Vortex” 😮‍💨

[@jeffchandler7662]

You’re on a bit of a losing streak moorhen Ben !! Done by Matt in a beemer and now getting done by leaks !!!! Seriously mate,hope this gets sorted soon

[@c42cly]

Bentonite clay powder or granules. Will get sucked in the pipes expand and block them

[@jamieabrahams9307]

Want to fish this lake

[@helenwickes1599]

Always thought your first builder spent more time drinking tea that getting on with the job properly

[@neilspringle4580]

Add benotonit powered clay to the pool

[@jimmyboimazarti1234]

Wouldn’t have to drain the lake. Put up steel shutters around the leak and pump out the water that’s trapped in the shutters

[@daveponto4957]

Your builder is a cowboy the concrete won’t last long 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrissmedley3418]

Perhaps if you did your ground work correctly and took the known land drains out when building your pond you wouldn’t have this problem.

[@tattler]

Whats kev cox doin moonlighting as a landscaper 😂

[@blankmasterfishing]

😂

[@simonbumford]

Another brilliant video. I felt your pain in those stinging nettles. Did you know that a dock leaf doesn't help, its mainly your saliva you added? To stop a stinging nettle sting carefully pick stinging nettle leaves and squeeze the juice out onto the white lumps. Baking soda also helps

[@AaronsAnglingJourney]

😀👌🏻👌🏻

[@philmaddin8114]

At least you found it mate well done

[@danielmorris3446]

How wasnt this spotted during the build 🤦‍♂️

[@OstravaCarp]

no wonder you're charging 900 quid friday to sunday

[@stevesracingbits]

Is it really £900 wow

[@jack14kd]

U gotta be joking.

[@enteryournamehere6553]

Wow

[@adamthomas-lm7zx]

It in faringdon as well & people don’t have that money 🤣

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

How many fish can you take?

[@fishypie]

top prize is a size 8 hook

[@HenryOCarmichaelSmith]

No wonder this guy can't drive he's a fisherman

[@davidlloyd1526]

Erm... yeah clay holds water a lot... but it's not going to replace a liner....

[@mattbaker8360]

Kev knows his stuff here get you fixed up

[@glenDEUS]

kinda why i would have made it deeper than just 3ft dont nip that in the bud fast url loose all ur fish to in less than 2 weeks when its drained dry

[@lfcynwa9324]

50p Jeremy Clarkson

[@getwhtugiv]

Glad you found it. Sorry about the Nettles.

[@bradleybeebe9313]

I’m no expert but when I used concrete near my garden pond the lime poisoned the fish.

[@muzza6047]

Mate it's a hole in the ground no character nothing just a complete waste of money

[@fowlerfisheries]

Dude, its been there for less than a year and aint finished. Give it time my sweet x

[@loganhutchison9761]

Is this the same guy who raced Matt Armstrong ??

[@fowlerfisheries]

I like multi tasking

[@motosteggy3980]

Have to sell the Lambo, now?

[@dalesmoocher6861]

Good example of somebody with far too much money!

[@garypayne5511]

Jealousy is really ugly mate

[@paultothepaul]

I guarantee this problem will reoccur this was not prepared correctly in the first place

[@ianbishop5912]

What happens when your Tom makers only associate outside of work. What happens when you tell people not to go to tackle shops because they are too expensive. What happens when you charge absolute ridiculous prices to fish a stock pond.

[@GDUBMX]

Eh?

[@dimstar8737]

Bentonite

[@Leemello]

Does the legend reply

[@fowlerfisheries]

Yes

[@jamesrevell4625]

Best of luck, but why build a lake with no natural way to fill it?

[@Enhancedlies]

jesus man this is big lol

[@josephscott4997]

How is Kevin kox helping you?

[@fiestaturbo1287]

Is it really going to be £300 a night?

[@czarny31081983]

no water supply -building NO fish lake i am afraid my friend

[@meskiukas5291]

hi

[@edinburghandbeyond]

Am surprised u got planning for that, considering how much hassle Jeremy Clarkson is having

[@danielwilson1105]

Man, what a boring little pond. The fact people will invest and carry so much sophisticated equipment to sit behind a fence and catch a fat, sick carp... is beyond me

[@michaelwells6797]

What a bunch of AMATEURS.

[@fowlerfisheries]

At your service

[@julien1]

what a headache

[@markalbone3466]

Helloo

[@GDUBMX]

How much does it cost for 2 nights mate?

[@OstravaCarp]

900 quid

[@carper1993]

It's going to be around £250 a night according to the website

[@GDUBMX]

@@OstravaCarp hahah good one, seriously?

[@GDUBMX]

@@carper1993 dear lord really??

[@carper1993]

@@GDUBMX yeah website says "Prices are TBC but are estimated to be around £250 a night"

[@CarpAndMore]

Right Capital competition sell for 39p but they sell 15k tickets and you waiting to win lol this website is like casino made so they can win not you

[@tinjam]

Hiw much are your water bills? 😂

[@damomusicofficial5814]

More money than sense