jammyjohn Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 hi all am going to vallee lake 1 with a mate in september,we have the 3 swims that go with the carpers cabin,can anybody recomend what boilies have worked for you.i have been to frace 4 timesl fishing margot,morgannes and commons all with good results if anyone wants to know about these lakes drop me a line thanks. Quote
cobleyn Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 hi all am going to vallee lake 1 with a mate in september,we have the 3 swims that go with the carpers cabin,can anybody recomend what boilies have worked for you.i have been to frace 4 timesl fishing margot,morgannes and commons all with good results if anyone wants to know about these lakes drop me a line thanks. I'm there in three weeks...so will hopefully be able to shed some light when I get back. Quote
carpking666 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 hi jon my couisin fished this place a couple of years ago and had loads of fish to 47lb and he was using the bait you can get from vallee lakes i think it premier baits matrix hope this helps Quote
ndh1982 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Posted February 27, 2011 Going on the 27th of may christmas present from my girlfriend,not worried about the fishing bricking myself about driving there though ive only ever drove in the uk. Quote
cobleyn Posted February 28, 2011 Report Posted February 28, 2011 Driving in France is easy- don't worry about it. There is less traffic than here and if you have a decent satnav it will even tell you which lane to be in. Its virtually all motorway down to Vallee anyway, which is a piece of cake. I'd plan on taking a few pints of maggots too. It may change as the water heats up- but it was the only thing that was catching whilst I was there. Take pop-ups/ rig foam too. there's a blanket of weed on the bottom all over the lake. not a problem (its only 1-2 inch deep) but you'll need to present on top of it. Quote
ndh1982 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Posted February 28, 2011 Nice one, feel abit better about it now,is the fishing as good as its supposed to be. Quote
cobleyn Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 It was pretty tough last week to be honest. But fish were still coming out- just a bit peggy. By the time you go it should be fishing well. Quote
ndh1982 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Posted March 1, 2011 I hope so,im only there for 4 days but hopefully i can catch a few fish Quote
suffolksniper Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 vallee 1 great lake good advice from mark and sam.carpers cabin swims all good 6 favorite bait suplied at lake good and catches well any good quality bait works.if you load it with cell beware the sturgeon will find it the drive is very short and streight forward hope this helps.pm me if need any more info. Quote
jammyjohn Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Posted March 13, 2011 thanks for the reply mate, can you tell me if the carp are riggy or does straight forward rigs work ok and what size hooks did you use. Quote
suffolksniper Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 hi boys no not to riggy keep it simple to start with blow back ds the like. like all carp they can go sly and these are big ole wise lumps i got turned over couple times on semi fixed went on hermit rig slack lines problem solved.start with hand full freebes scattered on each rod dont be tempted to pile bait in.they are wise to tight baiting.Any way the sturgeon will just come along and scoop the lot up in seconds if you get hold of the big one good luck we had it on for an hour and only got a look at its tail.bait as per action.if you get them going up pace but make em look for it.we found gullies and 2/3 way down drop offs best during day top of bars at night.tree lines good from 6/7 as always. island and hump from 8. see sam when you arive( good advice) hope this helps tight lines have great trip Quote
ndh1982 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Posted March 16, 2011 just found out me and my mate are in swims 4 and 5, anyone fished these swims. Quote
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