features

[nafy118]

im off to france in just over a month and starting to think about possible tactics but only trouble is, im not sure what to look for in such a big expanse of water, the lake is 20 achres and im not sure if there will be a draw for the swims or if me and my party will get close ones as there are only 3 of us fishing then another group of 9 joining us from somewhere else.

 

so what sort of features should i look for in such a big expanse?

[Guest fenboy]

20 acres is not such a big piece of water and certainly not with 12 anglers on .

As for features unless its a watercraft draw then it will not matter as you will just get the peg you draw if it has good features or not .

As with any lake the best feature are the fish ! if they are showing get as close to them as you can ,after that just the same as home bars,weed beds , snags ,gullies etc, etc also bear in mind that set swims on any lake mean bait going into those areas on a regular basis so there should be fish visiting swims regardless of features

[nafy118]

so maybe fishing the areas that are less likely to be fished? what sort of baiting aproach should i start with? the website says small boilie only baiting has been catching so would pva bags work or should i find a couple of spots within the swim and use a throwing stick to spread my bait around the whole swim? not massively but enough baits to keep them interested and moving around in my swim?

[Guest fenboy]

I would first ask the owner/bailif if the swim was fished the previous week ,if it had been fished I personally would start just fishing smallish bags and scattering probably 40ish boilies round each rod ,then just play it by ear if there seems to be a lot of action then it may be worth putting out a decent bed of bait then fishing one rod on that one just off it and a third I would just keep casting around with a bag ,each time you have a fish top up with more boilies .