Comments on: French carping at Island lake http://www.questbaits.com/blog/not-so-unlucky-13/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Pat Gillett http://www.questbaits.com/blog/not-so-unlucky-13/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Pat Gillett Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:18:34 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=469#comment-774 Hi Jamie, We were lucky whilst we were there, the crays and the chats were totally inactive. As i mentioned a couple of the runs came to baits that had been in 36 hours. This would not have been possible if either had been active. Although it does seem that this season the chats have not been a problem. I have seen the chats 'ball' up as you describe, on other French waters. Island Lake is a cracking venue and because of the size of water to fish stocks ratio is somewhat of a rarity amongst French Lakes. Definately a place i woul go back to. Cheers, Pat Hi Jamie,
We were lucky whilst we were there, the crays and the chats were totally inactive. As i mentioned a couple of the runs came to baits that had been in 36 hours. This would not have been possible if either had been active. Although it does seem that this season the chats have not been a problem. I have seen the chats ‘ball’ up as you describe, on other French waters.

Island Lake is a cracking venue and because of the size of water to fish stocks ratio is somewhat of a rarity amongst French Lakes. Definately a place i woul go back to.

Cheers,
Pat

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/not-so-unlucky-13/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Jamie Simpson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:14:56 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=469#comment-773 Cracking result Pat, well done mate. Island lake is a true Carpers water, I would recommend it to any experienced angler. Did you see many Crays or the tiny Poisson Chat (whilst I was there the other year they appeared like a small floating bed of weed that would then suddenly disperse before coming back to the schoal). Cheers Jamie Cracking result Pat, well done mate.

Island lake is a true Carpers water, I would recommend it to any experienced angler.

Did you see many Crays or the tiny Poisson Chat (whilst I was there the other year they appeared like a small floating bed of weed that would then suddenly disperse before coming back to the schoal).

Cheers

Jamie

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