Carp spotting inside the green room

Managed to soak my DIY mini-BRUV camare trap in a small lake in Germany. Looks like a carp swam by to inspect that weird looking frame from a safe distance. Admittedly, although the bait ball was propped with more yummy bait, its presentation has to improve to become not just smelly, but also visually appealing.

The underwater colour of the summer.....

…..has to be “aquaponic green” or “eutrophic neon” or “seafoam pickle”, at least here in lowland Benelux that seems to be the most frequently encountered underwater colour of any waterbody at present. In any case, it did not stop me from pulling out of the closet my DIY camera trap (a.k.a. mini-BRUV) to see if it still worked. Have not touched it since my trip to Australia in 2018, when I caught a carpet shark on camera. This time, I attached an arguably bit bulky bait bag to attract at least a little goby of some sort. It was just meant to test the functionality of the camera and trigger mechanism. See also a short video, that gives you an impression of this scenic spot on the Belgian coast - very suited for sailing and windsurfing. Home to some fish as well, popular for eel and apparently seabass.

Testing my DIY camera-trap. By pulling the trigger, the camera starts recording.