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In reply to Post #24
We were not happy it was so bad but had no choice but to get on with it .Playing fish at night or should I say extracting fish was scary you could hardly move the boat and it was nearly turning over stuck in the weed but eventually got to grips with it .The first fish my mate got in the arms he was moaning in the boat that it was impossible and dangerous and took forever to get over the fish and eventually ball it out .If I was offered a free trip when it was like that I would refuse it was not enjoyable at all .A few people mentioned it on the Goncourt site but we're savaged by the site bumlickers who actually had no idea how bad it was .Those in the know know exactly what I mean .Pascale's notoriously weedy lake was a breeze compared to this purely down to the type of weed that was bulging above the surface
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In reply to Post #15
the weed is savage, currently, friends moved lake as it was unfishable.
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In reply to Post #21
Pascal has has a weed cutter in, video on her fb feed.
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In reply to Post #21
No we used cell which we have done really well on there but have also done well on some trips using their maize when we haven't had room to take to much bait.I would be perfectly happy just using their maize
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In reply to Post #20
have heard the weed can be a problem this time of year still some good fish to be had. Did you use ther maize at all
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In reply to Post #19
Yes just 2 of us went and with no one fishing it the weed had got really out of hand .It was difficult but we caught some good fish wasn't too many I can't remember exactly but we both caught the same 60lb mirror within 48 hrs and also had a mid,60 grassy .It was all boat work impossible to use the baitboat like previous trips .We used a scope and basically fished the clearest spots we could find which were very few especially in the sides .We couldn't row for the first 20 or 30 yards it was that bad but did some serious raking and Phil said they were going to sort it
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In reply to Post #6
Hi just looking back over the thread as my trip is coming up soon (hopefully fingers crossed 🤞  . Did you manage to get out ther last year if so how did you get on.
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In reply to Post #17
Maxime does a nice selection of bait, their choices are all on the website, but normal stuff. 3 different boilies, hemp, maize, party mix, chilli mix, hemp pellet (not sure he was going to continue with this), pellets..... All seems well prepared
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In reply to Post #16
Yeh they still do the maize I've been told it's the best maize around lol 😆. Thanks for the advice il definitely be getting on ther golden grains it's not the first time I've herd it works well so ther must be sumthink in it 👌
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In reply to Post #14
Went 4/5 years ago,4 of us fished,started of on boilies which was quite slow,
On the Tuesday was advised to feed and use their double maize (don’t know if they still sell it) but it was a great change we bagged up all week,and only used their boat to bait up with👍😎
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In reply to Post #14
Yeh thers only the 3 of us fishing it so even if the arms r weeded up ther should still be space for all of us up the main body of water. Has anybody used ther boilies with the restrictions in place now regarding bait looks like best bet it to use ther own boilies they sell on site. Not long for us now praying for the 31st July
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In reply to Post #10
It’s a lovely lake to fish, holds some stunners. Not as easy as it used to be but the rewards are definitely there. The weed doesn’t make it unfishable, just means you have to work a bit harder. When you get a run, just jump in the boat and land it.
Proper social lake, personally. Wouldn’t fish it with anymore than 3 people.
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In reply to Post #12
Been several times over the last decade and it's changed quite a bit .It's no longer a easy water where you can expect lots of fish .It's been weedy the last few years and last year it was weedier than ever .The arms were hard work you couldn't row to land fish in it until we did some major raking .Problem was with the lockdown it had hardly been fished and the edges had got really thick .I think the average is around 10to 20 fish per week now
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In reply to Post #10
Cool mate, it's a good lake but can be Peggy as also sai.
I fished it with only 2 others, 1 struggled, 1 caught really well and 1 had an average week, but we caught over 60 fish.
I know mates who have been multiple times and found the same..
I wouldn't want to fish Saule with a full host of anglers unless your sharing rods or swims
Great lake though and some really good fishing to be had, very social with great facilities
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In reply to Post #10
Great social venue but can be really peggy, tho for a smallish lake. Fish do hold up in certain pegs but this changes depending on conditions. I remember the fishing really slowed down if you went out in the boat.
Warning- I was there about 14/15 years ago, so this info could be well out of date.
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In reply to Post #9
We actually have a cancellation but not yet paid our deposits...
Wanted some honest views on the lake
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In reply to Post #8
I highly doubt there is any availability on most of that complex for about the next 3 years, very popular especially Saule
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In reply to Post #7
Any others fished Les Saules? We’re looking to book up for next year in October?
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In reply to Post #6
Some great advice I looked on google earth and as u said the the 2 sides look really weedy. Hope your trip goes ahead in August look forward to hearing how you done. Thanks for the feed back and hopefully we will all be back on the bank soon 👍👍
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In reply to Post #1
It has fished differently every time I have been first time in April no weed and almost every fish came from peg 2 lstarting from left side .This used to be a regular occurrence from feedback I got .However last 2 times I have been it was quite weedy in the arms July /aug there were very few clear spots in peg 1 needed boat and underwater cam to find a couple .Caught fish first part of the week then it died and put a couple of rods in peg 5 which was alsso full of weed and had quite a few .Peg 3 did the best and the usual best peg 2suprisingly just produced 1 tench .Fantastic social venue with a high average size of fish .Not as easy as it used to be doesn't seem to do many weeks where 50 to 70 fish get caught anymore .I am there again at the beginning of August fingers crossed.From clips I have seen from last year it looked even weedier in the arms.Struggle to find a better social venue you are that close we all chilled under the canopy out of the sun at a table with a TV well the world cup was on
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In reply to Post #3
Looks realy good and sociable not many lakes like this no need to reel in to go c ya mate over the other side of the lake we wer lucky booked the only week left for next year.
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In reply to Post #2
First week in August I know it's a while away but it's my next planned trip so want to get a head start it's a black slate for me I know nothing about the lake or its stock really so any info is much appreciated 👍
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interested in seeing what people say mate, like the look of this venue too 
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In reply to Post #1
Been 4 times what month you going?
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Anyone fished les saules going ther next year had a look around on the net and youtube dosent seem to be many vids vlogs or tips any info wud be much appreciated
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