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Hi there, if you're that paraniod about having broken or free offerings that close to your hook bait, why not try putting a couple of small stones in pva and then attach that to your rig, that way it will keep your hooklink straight and shouldn't affect the area around your hook bait

Depending on your budget try les quis http://www.lesquis.com/ TBH, if you've got transport etc then it will be cheaper so find somewhere that has the facilities, take your own food then you can eat and do what you want when you want. Have a look at www.scarper-carper.co.uk Good luck

Its a good lake, with good facilities. Stocking is a bit on the low side and you'll have to work for the fish, but definately worth a crack

Hi Mate Can't really tell you, never fished it and since it has become part syndi and part day ticket don't know which parts of the original 3 lakes are which. Fairview is a lovely venue but very hard to get onto as they only allow 5 anglers at a time (i think) and there are a crowd of regulars who will book up for weeks/months in advance. How far are you prepared to travel? There is Emmotland near Driffield, pond 1 is very hard but has the biggest fish, pond 2 is worth a crack. Have a look at some of these http://www.yorkshirefishing.net/content.php?article.226 http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/stayat/graftonmere/lakes.htm http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=15730&highlight=harrogate

Hi Chaz Off the top of my head, Raker lakes in York, Fairview in Selby or Selby 3 lakes (part syndi)

Hi there. Have fished it a couple of times, there are two ponds on the complex, one for residents and the other for day ticket. There is a good mix of fish in the ponds, carp, orf and silvers, claims to be 20lb + carp, but doesn't say which pond. Nice venue/complex and the owner is a decent guy, the baliff on the other hand, well I'll leave that up to you.

What was the catches like?

Where abouts you been fishing, I have to travel to Edinburgh a bit and have stopped in at Lanark, spoken to a few people but nobody seems to be catching

Hi there Doesn't seem to be too many places but try these guys http://www.scottishcarpgroup.co.uk/# Just a note, try to brush up on your english, they are a bit funny about giving info out to lets just say non genuine carp anglers

Cheers Bluebird All my fears have been confirmed, and looking at the photos is a mud bath to boot.

Found this place on the internet, just wanted to know if anyone has fished it. Looks a bit like a Dreamlakes but in the north of France Info welcome

Which mag was it in?

i must have missed this point when i looked at the site, is this what fishing is coming too? Saves lugging batteries etc to your bivvy. Definately one for the future, anyone know when it's going to open? Maybe worth the trip from Yorkshire

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TBH when you put the travel section of our trips in to the mix, how many of actually worry about it, lets be honest most of will share a car, van whatever and when we get to the lake probably spend twice as much on bait as it cost to cross the channel.

Used to live in Hawkinge and used to use the Cat every now and again for a day trip if I was bored, that going back about 4 years and it used to be about £50 return then, not sure if it was speedferry then or P & O. Anyway good luck. Going back to my original point, if you've booked a place it's unlikely that they will be able to charge you more when you come to travel, unless they use the fuel surcharge card!!!

Don't want to put a downer on it or anything but I read that the port of Calais had seized the boat over unpaid tax or port duty or something like that. The owners had prior knowledge and where trying to get finance from the banks to pay it. TBH I would say it the end and get yourself booked on the ferry, if you book far enough in advance you can get a return trip for about £80 depending on the time of day your prepared to travel

I've been using Super natrual, use a figure of 8 knot to attach your rig to the quick link. The problem that I've been having with it has been breaking at hook end, particularly if I'd used shrink tube. Have got round it now by the Kurv hooks.

You'll really need to say if your driving or flying. If your driving I would and have taken the following: Everyting you would for a long session in the UK. Loads of clothes to cover all weather, wash kit If it's not a fully inclusive - Some food to cover you for a couple of days until you can get to the shops. That's probably a good start Good luck

It may well be the type of knot you used. Different materials require different knots. Some monos will accept a Blood Knot, yet try that with most fluoros and it will snap every time. It may well be that the figure of 8 knot is not suitable for Dacron, you may have to find an alternative. What who anyone suggest and I will try it, I really like the material except the breakages , so if I can continue to use I would be happy

I was using some Dacron 12lb, it's a really easy material to tie, but then I had 4 snapped rigs all at the same point, where I tied the figure of eight knot to attach to my quick link. I wetted the material before tightening the knot. All the breaks happened on the take. Anyone had the same or got any points as to why this has happened. PS Then tied the same rig with 15lb korda supernatural, not had a problem

Try having a look on the scottish carp forum. www.scottishcarpgroup.co.uk

Could be a couple of things 1) How old is the braid? 2) What BS? 3) Could be the way that your mate is playing the fish, bearing in mind that there is no "stretch" with braid A couple of things that has just come to mind, if your mate is getting snapped off a fair bit, I hope that he is using a "safe" rig, also depending on how much line he is losing each time is he letting the owner/baliff know as the fish could be getting snagged if it's pulling a lot around.

Where is the line breaking, is it the main line or his hooklink/rig?

Spoke to some guys when we where coming back from last last month who had been there, they seemed happy and had a number of 30's and 40's, I think they said they fished lake 1 but only half the lake was catching. Sounded really expensive, I think they said they had paid around £700 each all in for the trip. For that money you would have hated to be one of the guys that blanked!! It's the same with everything, they advertise and the website is pretty good, most of us are pulled in by the fact we can catch a 50 or a 60, rather than the conditions and surrounding that we are going to be doing it in. For me Dreamlakes is a no, there are lots of other smaller, friendly and exclusive places to fish in France