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Lake Types

There are three main types of lake based on biological features.

Oligothic

These are essentially poor in nutrients and do not have excessive plant growth. They never have algal blooms, and typically the only fish found are trout and salmon.

Eutrophic

The opposite is true where Eutrophic lakes are concerned as they are rich in nutrients and support an abundance of plant life. They often contain several species of fish including salmonoids, and support algal blooms.

Mesotropic

Mesotropic describes lakes that are somewhere between oligothic and eutrophic.

First Sporting Writer

In terms of sports fishing, the first writer is believed to be a nun called Dame Juliana Berners. She wrote 'The Treatise of Fyshynge Wyth an Angle', and published it in England in 1496.