Hi Everyone,
We're heading out in a couple of weeks and we've not been since 2019.
Has anyone been here lately? I'm guessing that with the recent rainfall that it should definitely be nicely topped up!
Any info would be very welcome!
Thanks in advance.

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Thanks for the heads up, Carpman3, much appreciated!

Hi everyone.
I've an exclusive group booking at Blue Lake coming up.
We've fished it previously in October 2015 and I'm trying to find if anyone has been out there this year?
From looking at the Angling Lines website, it appears that Crayfish have become a nuisance (which is something we can all work around) but I'm trying to find recent information regarding the current water level of the lake and if it has been impacted by the dry weather over the last year. Is swim 3 still fishable? As I know it's quite shallow there. And is swim 1 producing any fish?
Any information about any of the swims or lake in generalwould be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks, in advance.

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Lived there for 2 years until 2018 and fished the main boating lake in Central Park. I repeatedly looked at the smaller pond with the Gapstow Bridge but it's stuffed with smaller fish that will decimate anything you put in there. There are some big Koi in there, but you won't be able to keep a bait in long enough.
On the main lake, I found surface fished bread in the margins seemed the most productive method. Had lots of fish averaging between 3 and 6lbs and a handful of bigger ones up to mid doubles. I tried a boilie approach for several months but seemed to get more attention from the little catfish!
Try under the trees to the left of Bethesda Terrace (the fountain near the Loeb Restaurant) or off the point opposite the fountain. You will find them everywhere around the lake but I found some areas were extremely busy with people in rowing boats so I stuck to fishing spots they couldn't get close to like under trees and bushes. And don't forget to watch out for the Terrapins - they also like bread!

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Sorry. Had to edit this as the info I gave was wrong.

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Nutrabaits Trigga, HBS Red Indian and Elite Cream Cracker.

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Inline lead with tail rubber attached. Grab the other end ( lead at the bottom) and thread line through. Make sure you cut line with scissors before threading. Works for me every time.

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Hi there.

We're not heading there this year, as we needed a water to comfortably accommodate 9 or 10 anglers and unfortunately Meillant wouldn't be suitable.
Are you heading back this year?

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Hi mate.
We had a tricky week compared to recent years, to be honest.
I think the very high temperatures that occured the week before our trip was a big contributor to it not fishing as well ( The bailiff said they had 3 consecutive days of temps between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius).
The whole region has suffered a very dry winter and subsequently the water level was very low in comparison to previous years. This resulted in us having to fish from the bank rather than the platforms in order for us to safely land and return the fish. We also chose not to fish the top pond as it looked devoid of activity when we arrived and certainly for the following 3 days before they started crashing up there. Between 6 of us we had about 90 fish. The first year we went we had over 240!
With regard to driving around the lake, you can get to all of the main swims down one side. However there are 2 swims on the opposite side that you won't be able to drive to. But don't let that put you off, as I gather they can be very productive.
Let me know how you get on.

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Thanks mate.
We've fished it a couple of times before with good success, so I'm just trying to suss out out how it's been fishing this year, as there isn't any info or any reports as to how well it's been producing.
Just praying that there won't be another french heatwave with 40+ degree daytime temps.
Thanks again!