In reply to Post #59
No. Giving it a miss next year. Might try for an autumn trip in 2021.
No. Giving it a miss next year. Might try for an autumn trip in 2021.
In reply to Post #62
I'm considering booking for 2021 want to try south basin not sure which pegs are any good
I'm considering booking for 2021 want to try south basin not sure which pegs are any good
In reply to Post #63
You have a good chance in most posts on the South. Just make sure you are prepared for the worst mosquitoes you can imagine.
You have a good chance in most posts on the South. Just make sure you are prepared for the worst mosquitoes you can imagine.
In reply to Post #64
My mate has made a bbq but we got some log rolls we gonna use just for that reason
My mate has made a bbq but we got some log rolls we gonna use just for that reason
In reply to Post #65
That doesn't stop them
That doesn't stop them
In reply to Post #66
I'm eyeing up one of those beekeepers suits.
I'm eyeing up one of those beekeepers suits.
In reply to Post #67
Haha they will probably get threw that
Haha they will probably get threw that
In reply to Post #48
Hi mate I'm off to lac du der south basin swim 31 for the first time I read that you have fished swim 31 this summer how did you get on in there
Is the weed up to the surface
Many issues with public swimming etc
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks
Ben
Hi mate I'm off to lac du der south basin swim 31 for the first time I read that you have fished swim 31 this summer how did you get on in there
Is the weed up to the surface
Many issues with public swimming etc
Any advice would be much appreciated
Thanks
Ben
In reply to Post #69
Was on south basin poste 25 1st week of July moved to peg 7 cos my friends in 24 couldn't fish at all due to weed.
Looked the same all round the south basin a bank of weed in 7-12 ft of water between 30-50 meters out 20-40 across so difficult for boats to get through with engine or oars. If the swim has been fished possibly a channel will be there like in 25.
Im back there 1st week Sept and will be taking ropes and chains to cut channels on 25 just in case but if anybody has 24 booked possibly unfishable this year.
We had no issues with swimmers boats but that is not usually a problem on there, the mozzies were really active, my mates had 400 plus bites between the 3 of them.
Hope info helps
Pete
Was on south basin poste 25 1st week of July moved to peg 7 cos my friends in 24 couldn't fish at all due to weed.
Looked the same all round the south basin a bank of weed in 7-12 ft of water between 30-50 meters out 20-40 across so difficult for boats to get through with engine or oars. If the swim has been fished possibly a channel will be there like in 25.
Im back there 1st week Sept and will be taking ropes and chains to cut channels on 25 just in case but if anybody has 24 booked possibly unfishable this year.
We had no issues with swimmers boats but that is not usually a problem on there, the mozzies were really active, my mates had 400 plus bites between the 3 of them.
Hope info helps
Pete
In reply to Post #69
We took one look at 31 and moved pegs mate. weed was solid top to bottom all over that area. water was way up and had flood most of the peg out and the mozzis were another level in the woods.
The peg we moved to also had alot of weed close in after about 80 yards then it went. i used the motor a couple times all week easier to just row.
as for boats Pike anglers etc, i got cut of once by the speed boat that came just inside my marker and so did my mate. the guys to our right were getting picked up every day a couple of times a day by the pike and cat anglers.
We took one look at 31 and moved pegs mate. weed was solid top to bottom all over that area. water was way up and had flood most of the peg out and the mozzis were another level in the woods.
The peg we moved to also had alot of weed close in after about 80 yards then it went. i used the motor a couple times all week easier to just row.
as for boats Pike anglers etc, i got cut of once by the speed boat that came just inside my marker and so did my mate. the guys to our right were getting picked up every day a couple of times a day by the pike and cat anglers.
In reply to Post #71
Like you said once you get passed the weed bank its clear it was in 25 but 24 was like you said 31 was unfishable.
With the floods on the Seine they had stacked the water in the lake hence the high water levels peg 7 was 3.5m under water from normal, every where was the same and don't think its been fished much this year so far, they opened the out flow the Tuesday eve 2nd july and by Friday the water had dropped 0.4m probably back down and easier to get rods out now,we could only fish straight out due to been so far back into trees.
Still part of fishing just booked mine for 2020 and got 2 more trips there Sept and Oct this year I love the place,
Pete
Like you said once you get passed the weed bank its clear it was in 25 but 24 was like you said 31 was unfishable.
With the floods on the Seine they had stacked the water in the lake hence the high water levels peg 7 was 3.5m under water from normal, every where was the same and don't think its been fished much this year so far, they opened the out flow the Tuesday eve 2nd july and by Friday the water had dropped 0.4m probably back down and easier to get rods out now,we could only fish straight out due to been so far back into trees.
Still part of fishing just booked mine for 2020 and got 2 more trips there Sept and Oct this year I love the place,
Pete
In reply to Post #72
thanks for the reply I fish in weed unto the surface in the uk with confidence but this sounds on another level surprised the fish haven't made clear areas in the weed on swim 31 will have to cross. our fingers for another available swim when we arrive then
thanks for the reply I fish in weed unto the surface in the uk with confidence but this sounds on another level surprised the fish haven't made clear areas in the weed on swim 31 will have to cross. our fingers for another available swim when we arrive then
In reply to Post #70
We was in 24 w/c 14th June. managed to just about fish it by fishing holes in weed but was very hard work retrieving and putting rods out.
Moved to 15 for the second week which was still weedy but easier than 24...the mozzies were 10 times worse though.
Other pair we was with were fishing 25 for the 2 weeks, when we moved one was casting 1 or 2 rods into 24 straight into the weed and had a couple!
I think you will struggle to clear a proper channel in the weed, the channel to the left in 25 is an old road which i guess stays clear all year round. Good luck on your trip
We was in 24 w/c 14th June. managed to just about fish it by fishing holes in weed but was very hard work retrieving and putting rods out.
Moved to 15 for the second week which was still weedy but easier than 24...the mozzies were 10 times worse though.
Other pair we was with were fishing 25 for the 2 weeks, when we moved one was casting 1 or 2 rods into 24 straight into the weed and had a couple!
I think you will struggle to clear a proper channel in the weed, the channel to the left in 25 is an old road which i guess stays clear all year round. Good luck on your trip
In reply to Post #74
Ben, when are you going?
Ben, when are you going?
In reply to Post #73
Tbh mate there probbally is areas you could fish, we just didn't fancy it with the water so far up and fishing in a bog all week. (we just swapped pegs straight away)
The peg we ended up in had a bay to the left which was just as bad with weed top to bottom, I had a couple of rods in there all week just found a few clear spots, so I'm sure they will be areas
Tbh mate there probbally is areas you could fish, we just didn't fancy it with the water so far up and fishing in a bog all week. (we just swapped pegs straight away)
The peg we ended up in had a bay to the left which was just as bad with weed top to bottom, I had a couple of rods in there all week just found a few clear spots, so I'm sure they will be areas