2009 Syndicate Lake Catch Results

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:06 pm

Who will be first up then chaps ? Very Happy

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:20 am

I was hoping to be out there at the end March 1st week April but I cannot make it now. Neutral

When you thinking of going out Hodster, Paul, Ron?

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:11 am

In March some time... 15 day forecast is looking like double figures in Frampas... Very Happy

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:26 pm

Went over for 3 days with Hodster.
mainly to sort out the mobile home as it had been invaded and take some more stuff out for this season.

Lake was very quite when we arived, but after a couple of days puting some bait in the fish soon started to move about an show and I think if we had been there longer, quite a few fish would have come out Very Happy

think ?? Darren had seven Carp in all up to 27.00, he moved swims a couple of times and worked hard for his fish.

Im sure he will coment when he gets time Very Happy

I took a much more relaxed aproch as I was sorting out the mobile home etc

here is a couple of pics

fallen trees

some one is eating our mobile home Surprised

hope this stops them getting in Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:09 am

As Ron said we were out to the lake last week, it was good to be out there after the long cold winter.

By all accounts of the people we spoke to over in france it has been even colder over there and the snow and ice had not long been gone when we arrived. Looking at the trees and the flowers it seemed about 3-4 weeks behind the UK in terms of spring. It is no wonder the caravan had visitors this winter ... i know where i would have been sleeping if i were a furry french critter Twisted Evil

We arrived and things were quiet, not much showing which was far different to my previous trip in June last year. After a walk around we decided to plot up in the caravan swim off the back of the wind and in the deeper water, about an hour after arriving a fish rolled confirming we were right staying off the wind.

Gear set up, a bacon butty and then head down for a couple of hours zzzzzzzz. I had a 19 common about midday but things remained quiet. A nice curry Thursday night in the warmth of the van where we stayed chatting and listening to the wind and rain then it was off to sleep.
Saturday i was woken by a flyer of a take at about 6am and landed another 19. Not much showing so i took the rods up to the shallows as by then the sun was out and although not sun bathing weather it had become brighter. I had a 23 1/2 common that afternoon which gave me a run around and required the waders to get some use. At dusk it was back to base camp in the caravan swim. Ron took an 18 that night. Very Happy

Sunday was also sunny and felt a bit milder so i headed back up to the shallows for another bash... although i sat it out till 7.30 pm nothing happened and there wasnt much moving up there. As i drove back around the lake to the caravan swim i could see Ron hovering by the Rods looking like there could be some action. Ron said he had heard some big fish crashing and to confirm that as i stood there getting the gear set up there were fishing showing over the far side. The fish looked to be where the pads normally are so they were probably only in a few feet of water. Things looked good for the night....The frost came and the temperature dropped but at midnight i had a 17 common then another take about 4am which kited behind the tree to the left of the caravan swim and unfortunately came off.

All too quick it was time to pack up as we aimed to be on the road for 7.30 am Monday morning Crying or Very sad

3 days, 3nights fishing which for Etang du Bois was pretty slow fishing but as always an absolute pleasure to be there. As i drove up to the shallows one morning through the forest a huge bird of prey was standing on the track in front of me a magic sight. At night the only sounds were the owls calling in the forest. For the time we were there it was just Ron and I (and the coypu and the feathered friends)... having such a place to yourself is priceless and takes me far away from the crowds and hustle of fishing english club and day ticket lakes... to me Etang du Bois is what fishing is really about.... roll on the next trip when i will be aquainting myself with the big common Wink

Looking from the right hand caravan swim

The shallows

4am visitor

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:07 am

Well in lads and a nice write up Darren, I'm missing it already,hopefully next season when the dosh is coming in again and my new boilie making business is up and running! all the best,Trev.

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:34 pm

Cheers Trev

Hope you are well mate Cool

Sorry to hear you wont be joining this year Crying or Very sad

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:54 am

Funds are very low mate, am only able to get to fish in France by doing workparty's. Hopefully next year we will all be better off financially. Still nice to see whats coming out of the best lake in France,regards Trev.

Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:13 pm

nice report, weldone on your catches Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:23 pm

Hi Lads and Lasses, hope your all well and having a fantastic season at the best lake in France as well as your local waters, hows the fishing going on the lake in the woods, it would be nice to see a few pics, all the best,Trev