Anyone fished wild boar in the last 12 months or so?
Only Heron and Wildboar available for the week I fancy and done heron a few times now,just fancy a change.....
Cheers guys.

In reply to Post #514
Eh up ru! Yeah defo a toughy but always half expect that on venues where your fishing for the quality n size that abbey offer but hey oh that's fishin I guess!
Hasn't suprised me at all that the fish have spread out,they got hammered in there that week we fished.started showing a bit in front of 15-17 a day before we left but couldn't really get a rig to em from 16.
Be kingfisher f me again next time I think,lovely water with still some unknown whackers in there I think.
Tight lines for rest of season to everyone that's on there this year....

In reply to Post #509
Not necesserally needed but can be helpful.
Echos in heavy weed can be unreliable in my experience and I always double check with marker rod just In case.
Polorised glasses and a tall tree can be a much better advantage,on heron certainly.
Spodding a bit of a no no on fox though so if your thinking about particles then a boat is the obvious answer.
I'm sure Ru will be able to offer you some good advice as to what's best to do.
Enjoy your trip.....

We'll that didn't go to plan lol!
Hardest fishing I've ever had at the venue.....never seen so many feeding fish stacked up in the corner of 11 n 12 before in 11 years of abbey trips,albeit on and off.
Fished 16 and tried EVERYTHING I possibly could to get a take to no avail.
Didn't think moving was an option due to the rest of the lake being pretty devoid of feeding fish...
Out of the 7 that fished only 3 fish caught!
Fair play to the lads in 11 though,had a trip of a lifetime including some of the named biggies...
Wasn't overjoyed at driving through the crap Friday traffic to get there early sat morning and the first anglers that day to fish heron,to find the 4 best swims(arguably)already taken ...up against it from the start and not sure what the answer is as I hate draws as much as the next person but least it'd be a level playing field from the off.....
Having said that,it's still my favourite venue in France and I'll certainly be returning to set the record straight at some point in time.......

We should be there quite early sat mornin,some of the lads comin down from Preston so tryin t miss the fri night rush hour but we'll see.cant do anything till light anyway but prob bump into you queuing at reception....

Pity you can't get there earlier mate,12 can be a cracking swim when conditions are right so might not be available by Monday but it's sometimes better to let fate decide....least you'll have a good excuse if things don't go to plan....

see you all on the bank then


Cheers Andy


PS.....can't use rowing boats yet,not weedy enough.

12 might be taken mate,out there on the 12th ...... That's if it's open,can only imagine it's quite weedy already due to the mega mild conditions.....any info on whether boats can be used on heron for landing fish?

In reply to Post #489
More like a treble I'd say.loads of room for 2 anglers.....

In reply to Post #486
The points a good swim,but most swims on there can accommodate 2 angler except far bank(opposite 1,2,3) and swim 3.
There's no part of the lake that can't be reached from here(point)
I'd have rods pointing towards swim 1 and fish the left hand margins upto half way but not too far out,it's up to 40ft in places.
Spoilt for choice with your other rods depending where everyone else is fishing...down the right hand margin,adjacent bank,far margins etc...
Swim 5 worth a look too.cat anglers like the train side so you'll have to see when you get there...

In reply to Post #482
Yeah fished swim 1 on kingy couple of years ago....posted some info a bit further down this thread.....


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In reply to Post #480
There used to be a freezer there to use but didn't use it last time I went so not 100% sure it's still there..
Didn't know there was a draw
It used to be...get there whenever and soon as it was light you'd walk around the lake,chat to lads that were already on,decide on a swim based on any info/showing fish(usual stuff),drop a bucket in that swim,walk back to office/barn till it opens then book yourself on...first come first served basis.
Hate drawing for swims,can ruin your trip before it begins so hope this isn't the case....