Talk:ATDM 2009

At this lake i think you need to expierience the fight that these Carp give you when you hook them to fully ustrendand how powerful these fish are.I have just spent three days fishing at Lac De Vos and managed to bank 24 Carp in that period up to 35-1 lb and my body feels like its just run a marathon after some of the fights the fish put up. I had one particular fish of 28-12 that took an incredible 40 minutes to land and i didnt even get a glimpse of it until the last couple of minutes of the fight. Now i have been Carp fishing for over 30 years in England and France and i can honestly say that i have never had a Carp fight that hard in all that time and during the fight i was thinking to myself this surely cant be a Carp that ive got on and that it must be a Catfish so when i finally got my first glimpse of it near the net i was a little bit shocked to say the least when i saw that it was a Carp. The only downer i had during this trip was when i lost a big fish at the net when the hook pulled which i would be amazed if it wasnt well into the forties but thats fishing i guess you win some and you lose some.The lake its self is a joy to fish with plenty of features to fish to with some lovely overhanging trees on the far margin to tuck your baits under and the margins on the side of the lake that you fish from shouldnt be ignored either as i had a fair few fish from these too.I took my own bait with me but purchased some of wizzards plum boilies from the owner while i was there and ended up using the plum on all 3 rods in the end as they seemed to be giving me more runs than the bait i had taken with me. Other pluses on this lake is that the swims are all on one side of the lake so you dont get anyone opposite you casting over your lines and there is a village which is only about five minutes drive away so any supplies you may need are easy to hand. In all a great lake to fish with a very helpful owner and i for sure will be back to have another crack at these fish as soon as i can.