cowley1963

Thanks David, I'm still full of it To be honest, I don't know the complete stock details. All of the lads on our week caught, and we're going back twice next year We loved the place that much! It's not easy, but French lakes aren't the pushover they used to be. I like the balance and feel of Moorlands. 15 odd acres stuffed with too many fish would be called catching not fishing When we turned up, it was full. We hired the lake for our week, then it was full again the following week. I don't know how hard it is advertised, but it seems to have paid off. I'd book early if your going. Thanks again, might see you on the bank one day. All the best cowley.

I have just returned from Moorlands, first time there. I have read this complete thread and will simply state things as i see them. We did the draw for swims and I came out last All the fish were showing towards the dam wall end of the lake, and by the time my pick came along, that end of the lake was pretty much taken, so i plumped for the entrance to the southern arm swim called 'the boneyard'. I ended up with 9 fish including 4 40's, very nice! The fish seemed to come out from different areas at different times of the week, so I can easily see how Robin managed his fantastic haul if he kept mobile and 'on' the fish. I tend to think of French holiday fishing as a mixture of fishing and holiday, but if Robin worked hard to stay with the shoals, all I can say is well done and great angling! His catch is definitely feasible. Keith fished from the dam wall for some of the week, and was very helpful. We had a mix of angling abilities and nothing was too much trouble. It was interesting to see his rigs, baiting approach etc, and some of our fish caught were due to mimicking Keiths approach. I really enjoyed my week here. It's not easy, you have to work at it. Proper fishing i'd call it. I for one recommend Moorlands. I'll be back! Cheers, Cowley.

Only got as far as the 2nd. I'm guessing he doesn't use the ring then

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Great point. Combine this with a great pair of polaroid's and it's just as exciting as free-lining crust. Proper fishing