grizzly

Hi Andy, yes St Meen is the nearest town, and the Super U is on the side of town nearest the lake and only some 2 to 3 miles from it and hard to miss. 2 weeks eh? I could do with some of that. Maybe we will get back there in the spring. As for hungry, I don't really know but I expect the bream will be. Good luck Griz

Hi Andy. Last time we were there the east bank to the right of the dam wall was producing well, unfortunately we were 2 on the dam wall, and 2 on the north bank as anglers were dotted around on the east bank. I'm no great carper, so my methods were straightforward. You hire a boat, and row out a pole to fish to, chuck your bait in and row or cast your baited lines to the pole. The lake is very silty, so you might want to consider pop ups at least on one rod. We fished with monster crab boilies over partiblend and hemp, but I don't think there is any particular bait better than another. Starmer will try to sell you his own bait which I expect is good, but not essential. There is a very good tackle shop in St Meen, although the guy in there speaks no English. French maggots are poo! Be prepared for dogs barking all night, they are dotted around and seem to bark at each other over great distances. Also on sunday the locals normally hunt, and you can expect lots of shouting for a while and french men with shotguns. Anything else you want to know just ask. good luck Grizzly

Been 3 times in the last year, last time was beginning of October. They have done a lot of work to the left if you stand on the Dam wall, completely rebuilt the bank, bad side is that they have drawn off about a metre of water to do it. This has left the bottom end of the lake high and dry, but it will fill up again. Not so many fish caught last time, but a near 40 and a cat about 80 came out. I made a terrible mistake, first night I arrived was knackered, first fish 31, then 2 x 19s, a 10 then a bream, all on the same rod. Decided to leave that rod in to get some kip, and hardly got a bite after that. Hohum. Griz