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Hi again Back onto baiting if you are in pegs 10-13 it seems that most of the fish in the lake do live and feed on the central plateau in front of these swims and you can bait for multiple captures, anglers were using boats with up to 1 kg of bait in them at a time and catching lots of fish at all times of day in this area. None of the big fish (55lbs +) i saw on my visits came from this area and most were 30-40 lbs, all the big fish were caught in very pin point areas with bags or light baiting but the feeding areas were dustbin lid sized holes in weed with 5 ft+ of water so can take a while to find. I had the big lass twice mid afternoon in blazing hot sunshine with no wind and on a full moon phase so dont be put off when all seems futile lol. The fish are awesome tho. David.

Hey I have fished tortue twice and been fortunate to get the hippo twice at 67 and 72 and in my oppinion you have to be carefull with the amount of bait you use unless you have the vast majority of fish in front of you AND FEEDING because they do shoal up and drift about a bit when not in feeding mode. feeding times and tactics very much depend on the swim you are in at the time as the water is quite swimmy and what is working in one area may not work for you which aint very helpfull but true. most productive swims seem to be 10, 11, 12 and 13 altho i fished 14 and had 2 fish first time and 3 the second so not lots of takes but the biggy twice I have not fished croix blanche lake but have seen fish caught from pegs 2-5 but a bait boat is probably a good idea on this lake as there is a lot of weed and clear areas are often on the far bank. david.