As Mutley has said it was a tough week.
I managed 17 fish in the week with about 10 lost, most if not all the lost fish being sturgeon, the reason for the losses being hook pulls due to the hit and hold tactics required near the snags on our bank. The sturgeon are also very good at throwing the hook when they clear the water - a sight to behold when the fish is obviously 50+! The sturgeon fought like absolute animals. I managed to land 12 sturgeon in the week including a 50, 2 forties and several 30s. The Dutch lads fishing the lake lost plenty of sturgeon as they just couldn't cope with the sheer animal strength of the beasties. One guy watched me land a 40+ then tried the same hit and hold tactics only to loose several fish to line breaks. I can cetainly vouch for the strength of 15lb GR60, NG 3 1/2s and my trusty North Wetserns.
I managed 5 carp including a superb 37+ and 2 at just over 33lb, the others being a 27 and a 16.
If Frank would only remove some of the snags and make the swims a bit safer it would be one of the best lakes in France. It has superb stocks of carp (and sturgeon) but it is just too snaggy for the fishes own good. There were at least 3 forties out in the week and absolutely loads of thirties.
The main problem with the carp during the week was that they had moved up to the shallow end around the island prior to spawning, later in the month they will spread out across the lake. I would recommend the lake to anyone looking for some satisfying French fishing. The fish are not as big as some of those in the English run waters, but the sense of achievement in catching them is probably greater.
I met some guys at the coast who had fished Lac De Passion. They had a similar problem with the fish being very tightly located (at the other end of the lake) 1 of them blanked, the other had 2 when they finally moved onto the fish after the guys there went home.
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