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Went a few years ago with Denty (mark ) from here
The lake was flooded,about 1mtr higher than normal,it snowed and pissed down but we still both caught 👍
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In reply to Post #7
Im surprised you got a pair of crocs through the french customs. Theyve chopped off peoples heads for less than that.
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Crocs and bare feet! I would have gone home. 
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In reply to Post #1
We were in France last week and the lake we were on was flooded too. The lake was a good 2-3ft deeper than normal with all but one swim completely flooded. One of the side effects of that was the water temp was well below its seasonal norm - I assume a) because the avg temp around Soupir (where we were) has been well below norms, and b) because of the additional volume of water in the lakes.
I had my waders which aren't ideal to spend too much time in as you sweat like mad and then get cold in the freezing wind. I also forgot my wellies and so had to just brave it with crocs and bare feet - think my feet were permanently numb the whole week.
The fishing was tough - more like winter fishing.
Still had a great time though.
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In reply to Post #5
May still be worth an ask, I suspect it gets a little deeper each year and may have some previous form, although this year does seem to be worse than most recent years
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In reply to Post #3
I think we are the first ones on there this year. It's Jurassica Resort mate.
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In reply to Post #1
As Gerry has said, it may be lake dependent.
A friends lake has fished reasonably well for the last couple months and is / was roughly 18 inches up or more.
A lake just down the road at the same time I was catching (end of March start of April) was struggling for anything, by the Wed or Thu I think they had had 1 fish (lake also way up on normal winter levels) and this was with anglers that had fished there a few times.
Other lakes in the area (Champagne, near Vitry) have been random with the catches, up / down etc.
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In reply to Post #1
if you put it in the foreign venue section and name the lake
you may get someone there or just come back 
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In reply to Post #1
I went to croix blanche and it was about 8ft up, most of the fish were behind the far margin trees and sunbathing on the footpath...
If I boated up to the far margin trees I was about 10-20ft away from where the normal spots are!
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Hi Chaps, I've just been informed by the bailiff of the lake in France that we are at next week, that our swim is underwater due to excessive rain recently. Although there is a ski-style lodge in our swim, we always bivvy up for the fishing, and just use the lodge for chilling and cooking. How does flooding affect the fishing?
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