On my latest excursion to France, albeit a brief one of just three days, ended up being a real eye opener! The trip came about after speaking to David Keep of Angling Lines, David recommended the nearby Windmill Lakes. The venue consists of two lakes set amongst 32 acres of beautiful French countryside, the first lake is around three acres and holds carp to 30lb, and the second lake is roughly four acres and holds carp to 40lb.
When I eventually arrived at the lake I was pleased to be greeted by Dave and Sue Bainbridge who kindly offered a much needed mug of coffee. The temperature had plummeted and it wasn’t long before snow started to fall. The sudden drop in temperature left me and my party of anglers feeling uncertain as to whether or not they would catch.
It all came good on the third day though when something decided to sample one of my hookbaits. A good 10 minute battle resulted in a nice 35lb mirror resting in the bottom of my landing net. The mirror fell to a new bait on test from Quest Baits, which was attached to an unusual version of the chod which I have been playing around with. Rather than using beads to hold the hooklink in place, I have been experiencing a lot of success by using two air-dried 10mm hookbaits.
Alongside this I presented one of my own PVA bags containing a dozen whole and broken freebies. I was the only one to catch during the trip and to do so during the snow made the experience even more special.
More info about Windmill Lakes: www.anglinglines.com |
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