Hi Im off here early july for the long weekend with 2 friends. Iv been looking through the search on here for anything about atilla and its pretty vague, not much recent info on it. Can anyone shed any light? Heard mixed views thats its mega weedy, then some saying theres only a bit. Does the weed dominate certain pegs? etc
We just want to get it right first time around considering were only there for 3 days, plus its the first time in france for my two friends so i just want to make sure its a good one for them.
Any other tips will be greatly appreciated.
How far are the pegs from each other, they are fishing as a double (double bivvy) and il be fishing on my own but we would want to be pegged up close, is there any pegs that are relatively close to each other? peg 3 and 4 look closest on the lake map.
Also who do i contact for the best peg guides, iv seen it mentioned on here a few times. I think he has a Facebook page with it all on etc
Many thanks
We just want to get it right first time around considering were only there for 3 days, plus its the first time in france for my two friends so i just want to make sure its a good one for them.
Any other tips will be greatly appreciated.
How far are the pegs from each other, they are fishing as a double (double bivvy) and il be fishing on my own but we would want to be pegged up close, is there any pegs that are relatively close to each other? peg 3 and 4 look closest on the lake map.
Also who do i contact for the best peg guides, iv seen it mentioned on here a few times. I think he has a Facebook page with it all on etc
Many thanks
In reply to Post #1
The best swim on any trip, is the one with the most feeding fish in it whilst you are there.
Don't get too wrapped up in fishing 'named' hot pegs. The unfavoured areas can often give better results at times
The best swim on any trip, is the one with the most feeding fish in it whilst you are there.
Don't get too wrapped up in fishing 'named' hot pegs. The unfavoured areas can often give better results at times
In reply to Post #2
Do you know where i can get hold off the peg guides?
Do you know where i can get hold off the peg guides?
In reply to Post #3
Gents or indeed Ladies for those who have fished Attila Lake at Abbey are there are crays in there?. Thanks in advance.
Gents or indeed Ladies for those who have fished Attila Lake at Abbey are there are crays in there?. Thanks in advance.
In reply to Post #1
Look up Rupert Whiteman on Facebook, (ex Abbey bailiff), on the info tab bar on his page click on 'MORE' then scroll down and click on the notes section, here you will find the best write ups about the Abbey lakes complex, superb info!
Look up Rupert Whiteman on Facebook, (ex Abbey bailiff), on the info tab bar on his page click on 'MORE' then scroll down and click on the notes section, here you will find the best write ups about the Abbey lakes complex, superb info!
In reply to Post #4
Crays.....you mean lobsters ! last time I was there.....some serious critters out there. No chance with boilies in the summer. Just spod em off. Lots of Mushed pellet and hemp......LOTS. Rubber johnnie over the top, jobs a goodun.
Crays.....you mean lobsters ! last time I was there.....some serious critters out there. No chance with boilies in the summer. Just spod em off. Lots of Mushed pellet and hemp......LOTS. Rubber johnnie over the top, jobs a goodun.
In reply to Post #6
hi guys
so I thought I would give a bit of info on abbey lakes and its with mixed feelings I wright this as abbey regulars will be im sure disappointed but feel people should at least know a little more than whats being said/told.
well weve been to the complex on a few occasions now and fished all the lakes on the complex bar frog lake and caught fish from all that weve fished. we have really enjoyed previous occasions but after our last trip there this year it will sadly be our last time to the complex.
we decided we would fish attilla this time around and I opted to try find out some info which was tricky as there doesn't seem to be too much on the lake, I emailed abbey which I had done before on previous occasions and had received great info and feedback, but this time round I was told "email closer to the time"(may 2018), so I did this and was told "yeah theyre coming out all over", that was it, not really very helpful but hey ho.
so off we headed, now I also want to add that a few weeks ago abbey put a facebook post up about "not bothering to get to the lake before 10am as that's when you can start" or something along them lines (buckets or gear in the swims or something), well this isn't true, the office opens at 8am and once you've signed in you can then go to the lake, there were a lot of new guys who even asked the bailiff about the time thing to which he replied you've signed in now so now you can go fish. now come 10am when other people start turning up imagine there disappointment at the guys who have turned up early and got on early, these poor buggers are be palmed off in swims out the way or away from the fish as the early lot were let on, its a bit naughty really, so abbey need to put things right there its either 10am for everyone or 8am for everyone.
now on atilla you really see that they don't care as much about this lake and the smaller less known lakes other than fox and heron. fox and heron are clearly there main draw for the complex both lakes hold enormous fish but its like the other lakes are not bothered with now, for example fox and heron are littered in toilets for the punters whilst atilla's 1 toilet is still shared on the heron lake side but is miles away from all the other swims on there, if your in peg 9 on atilla then good luck, the back of wildboar doesn't have one either, fishing atilla peg 9 is full of poo in the bushes. also the swims are filthy on atilla, I filled up a bin liner of rubbish I collected in my peg in 30 mins it was grim.
when the bailiff walks around and you ask him any info on the swims ie features he may know of or anything but he replies "I don't know" its a little worrying (isn't that his job to learn and know the lakes on the complex??), some of the poor fellas were blanking, struggling, they've paid a lot of money travelled along way and need some help and all they get is "I don't know", its not really good I really felt for these guys and im not sure if the bailiff is really there for the better of the complex, he really upset a few of the lads fishing with the little help he gave and they admitted they wont be coming back to abbey either..
another thing which I didn't agree with is the bailiff turns up and says oh I think im gonna jump on and fish tonight, now maybe this is me but if a paying punter is fishing a lake and lets be honest most people go to france to catch a special fish, if the bailiff then catches said special fish then your chances to catch that again in the limited time you have there is slim to none, I really don't think a bailiff should be fishing a lake of paying punters but that's just me. maybe he should fish it when no one is on the lake, just an idea. then again maybe the current bailiff also needs to learn about the lakes on the complex he works and realise that not everyone is fishing fox or heron.
another thing is the website needs updating, advertising attilla as a runs water is a little misleading, atilla isn't a runs water guys, so many guys turn up there for a bend in the rod and runs, when in fact many people blanked or caught 1 or 2 fish in a so called stock of 450 carp (rumours of good upcoming carp being taken out of the other lakes on the complex to bulk stock levels in fox and heron did do the rounds) any answers on said rumors abbey? anyone have any pictures to prove said rumors? anyway maybe advertise wildboar or frog lake as a runs water might be better fitting. I just felt that people should know any info and I can only put my experiences and others on the same time across.
hi guys
so I thought I would give a bit of info on abbey lakes and its with mixed feelings I wright this as abbey regulars will be im sure disappointed but feel people should at least know a little more than whats being said/told.
well weve been to the complex on a few occasions now and fished all the lakes on the complex bar frog lake and caught fish from all that weve fished. we have really enjoyed previous occasions but after our last trip there this year it will sadly be our last time to the complex.
we decided we would fish attilla this time around and I opted to try find out some info which was tricky as there doesn't seem to be too much on the lake, I emailed abbey which I had done before on previous occasions and had received great info and feedback, but this time round I was told "email closer to the time"(may 2018), so I did this and was told "yeah theyre coming out all over", that was it, not really very helpful but hey ho.
so off we headed, now I also want to add that a few weeks ago abbey put a facebook post up about "not bothering to get to the lake before 10am as that's when you can start" or something along them lines (buckets or gear in the swims or something), well this isn't true, the office opens at 8am and once you've signed in you can then go to the lake, there were a lot of new guys who even asked the bailiff about the time thing to which he replied you've signed in now so now you can go fish. now come 10am when other people start turning up imagine there disappointment at the guys who have turned up early and got on early, these poor buggers are be palmed off in swims out the way or away from the fish as the early lot were let on, its a bit naughty really, so abbey need to put things right there its either 10am for everyone or 8am for everyone.
now on atilla you really see that they don't care as much about this lake and the smaller less known lakes other than fox and heron. fox and heron are clearly there main draw for the complex both lakes hold enormous fish but its like the other lakes are not bothered with now, for example fox and heron are littered in toilets for the punters whilst atilla's 1 toilet is still shared on the heron lake side but is miles away from all the other swims on there, if your in peg 9 on atilla then good luck, the back of wildboar doesn't have one either, fishing atilla peg 9 is full of poo in the bushes. also the swims are filthy on atilla, I filled up a bin liner of rubbish I collected in my peg in 30 mins it was grim.
when the bailiff walks around and you ask him any info on the swims ie features he may know of or anything but he replies "I don't know" its a little worrying (isn't that his job to learn and know the lakes on the complex??), some of the poor fellas were blanking, struggling, they've paid a lot of money travelled along way and need some help and all they get is "I don't know", its not really good I really felt for these guys and im not sure if the bailiff is really there for the better of the complex, he really upset a few of the lads fishing with the little help he gave and they admitted they wont be coming back to abbey either..
another thing which I didn't agree with is the bailiff turns up and says oh I think im gonna jump on and fish tonight, now maybe this is me but if a paying punter is fishing a lake and lets be honest most people go to france to catch a special fish, if the bailiff then catches said special fish then your chances to catch that again in the limited time you have there is slim to none, I really don't think a bailiff should be fishing a lake of paying punters but that's just me. maybe he should fish it when no one is on the lake, just an idea. then again maybe the current bailiff also needs to learn about the lakes on the complex he works and realise that not everyone is fishing fox or heron.
another thing is the website needs updating, advertising attilla as a runs water is a little misleading, atilla isn't a runs water guys, so many guys turn up there for a bend in the rod and runs, when in fact many people blanked or caught 1 or 2 fish in a so called stock of 450 carp (rumours of good upcoming carp being taken out of the other lakes on the complex to bulk stock levels in fox and heron did do the rounds) any answers on said rumors abbey? anyone have any pictures to prove said rumors? anyway maybe advertise wildboar or frog lake as a runs water might be better fitting. I just felt that people should know any info and I can only put my experiences and others on the same time across.
In reply to Post #7
Bugger, have booked to fish wild boar this September, might have to make sure I wear wellies and not flip flops as don't really want to stand in some lazy gits ****, on another note was the food package worth it ? And judging by the comment about distance to loo it's a bit of hike from wild boar to the restaurants and shower/toilet block
Bugger, have booked to fish wild boar this September, might have to make sure I wear wellies and not flip flops as don't really want to stand in some lazy gits ****, on another note was the food package worth it ? And judging by the comment about distance to loo it's a bit of hike from wild boar to the restaurants and shower/toilet block
In reply to Post #8
Yeah it's a fair way to the showers etc, no idea where the other toilets are, weren't any others when I've been years ago. If I remember correctly it's about 15mins walk from kingfisher which is the furthest away, with wild boar next to kingfisher
Yeah it's a fair way to the showers etc, no idea where the other toilets are, weren't any others when I've been years ago. If I remember correctly it's about 15mins walk from kingfisher which is the furthest away, with wild boar next to kingfisher
In reply to Post #9
Thx at least I will be super fit by the time I return home
Thx at least I will be super fit by the time I return home
In reply to Post #10
Or constipated
Or constipated
In reply to Post #7
Couple of points.
No excuse for ****ting in the bushes. Disgusting behaviour.
If you've been to Abbey before then you should know the way it works. It's not a Saturday to Saturday venue.
It's basically a French version of linear. Get there before the mad rush of the majority who still turn up on a Saturday. The 1st time I went I learnt the hard way and vowed never again. Now I go on a thursday/Friday.
If you choose to go on a Saturday then check in time is between 8 and 10. It's on the website and well known. Get an earlier crossing so you are 1st in the queue. Get in the car park before everyone else or sleep on the grass outside the clubhouse. I'm not saying it's right, or that I agree with it but that's how it works at Abbey.
Toilets, portaloos were spotless when I was there in April and cleaned mid week as well. If there's not one next to your swim get in your car and drive to it or the shower block. 2 mins maximum. It's not the Hilton your staying in so expect that 50 odd hairy arsed carpers are going to make a bit of mess using the showers. You're fishing, a bit of dirt won't hurt you.
Atilla is not a runs water anymore. Big fish wise up. A blank is a possibility on there for the week same as any of the other lakes. Get it right though................
The baliff, Dave ? Is still new and can't possibly know "all the spots" yet. Ruperts info is still available on the net if you look hard enough, or in a book in the clubhouse.
It's not everyone's cup of tea but I love it.
I think you'll find the fish movements are fish being caught from their stock lakes and put into the main lakes on the complex not taken out of one and moved to another.
Couple of points.
No excuse for ****ting in the bushes. Disgusting behaviour.
If you've been to Abbey before then you should know the way it works. It's not a Saturday to Saturday venue.
It's basically a French version of linear. Get there before the mad rush of the majority who still turn up on a Saturday. The 1st time I went I learnt the hard way and vowed never again. Now I go on a thursday/Friday.
If you choose to go on a Saturday then check in time is between 8 and 10. It's on the website and well known. Get an earlier crossing so you are 1st in the queue. Get in the car park before everyone else or sleep on the grass outside the clubhouse. I'm not saying it's right, or that I agree with it but that's how it works at Abbey.
Toilets, portaloos were spotless when I was there in April and cleaned mid week as well. If there's not one next to your swim get in your car and drive to it or the shower block. 2 mins maximum. It's not the Hilton your staying in so expect that 50 odd hairy arsed carpers are going to make a bit of mess using the showers. You're fishing, a bit of dirt won't hurt you.
Atilla is not a runs water anymore. Big fish wise up. A blank is a possibility on there for the week same as any of the other lakes. Get it right though................
The baliff, Dave ? Is still new and can't possibly know "all the spots" yet. Ruperts info is still available on the net if you look hard enough, or in a book in the clubhouse.
It's not everyone's cup of tea but I love it.
I think you'll find the fish movements are fish being caught from their stock lakes and put into the main lakes on the complex not taken out of one and moved to another.
In reply to Post #12
There's some stock ponds the other side of the railway line isn't there? I'm seem to remember cedric mentioning it when he was there
There's some stock ponds the other side of the railway line isn't there? I'm seem to remember cedric mentioning it when he was there
In reply to Post #12
thx for extra info there much appreciated, are the showers open 24 hours or just at certain times?
thx for extra info there much appreciated, are the showers open 24 hours or just at certain times?
In reply to Post #13
I think they have quite a few stock lakes nearby. The lucky few get to fish them.
I think they have quite a few stock lakes nearby. The lucky few get to fish them.