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Hi Martin, The Alentejo is one of the better places to go carping with quite a few decent lake to hit. The main problem with Bravura (which I started going to in '80) and with the other lakes on the Algarve is that they are full of small fish and they mostly have steep shale banks which can be a pain in the rear. Up in the Alentejo it's a different story all together. Bigger waters to with most of them being well over 1,000 hectares. BTW, eating out up there is better too, a bit cheaper than in and around Lagos

That lake/reservoir is called Castelo de Bode and until they opened up Alqueva it was the biggest mass of freshwater in Portugal. It's a pig of a place to fish, but when and if you get it right, it can produce some whackers. iberiancarpa, where on the Algarve are you? Have you ever tried Santa Clara just over on the north side of the Monchique range? Some whackers in there too, but as with Castelo de Bode, a right pig of a place.

Hi, A bit late maybe, but here all the same. Have you been the the Angling Holidays in Portugal site. There's a nice pic of a 40 there. OBife