skezzle Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Returned from Damvillers last week and thought i'd wait to see if any of my group put a word in but they havent. Thought i'd put a few myths straight first as there has been a bit of negativity regards the lake. There were 8 in our party and we took the full lake exclusively and the food package. The guys John & Adam were brilliant, they'll be as helpful as you want. if you want help they'll be there for you, if you want to be left alone they'll be discreet. Really top guys and that can make a massive difference on a lake as i'm sure you'll all know. The first few days were quite slow for most of us, with only the fingers producing anything at all and the fish were actually IN the fingers! Between the 8 of us we caught around 50 carp from Saturday to Thursday night. Average size was around 28 - 30lb with the biggest coming out at 52lb the smallest around 12lb. The top end of the lake near the outside toilet and along that bank were the least productive, the sunken boat did well towards the end of the week but the point and the fingers fished the best. The lake is silty in certain places but is fine once you pull your lead clear after the cast or get the guys to point out the gravel bars or other features. There is a lot of bream and we also had a few nice tench. There were hardly any ducks/geese etc but one thing worth noting was that there were NO RATS! NOT ONE. hopefully this will encourage a few more doubters to give this place a try. It took 4 hrs 20 mins by camper van so by car 3.5 hrs is achievable from calais. The lake is easy to find and the guys on the website will provide directions which are spot on. We all used the bait recommended by the lake which is supplied by the carp company. The food package was great value, the breakfast french sticks were a life saver. The lodge & shower room were spotless and were a welcome retreat when you wanted to get cleaned up. All in all it was a great week, we were all pleased as all of us beat our UK PB's. Represents great value and if we go to france next year we will be returning to www.damvillers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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