Lake in france

[badexcuseforanangler]

Probaly a silly question but whats the normal fish stock for france.

All the places I have looked on the net are lakes that have been drained and then filled up with carp and cats

My reason for asking is some of my family is retiring to France near

Bergerac and the property has lakes of 3 and 4 acres

Haven't got any info regarding stocks the waters don't look like they have been fished recently. Ive been told a fish has been seen jumping.

 

Any Ideas what maybe in them ?

 

 

Darren

[Nugg]

Roach, Prech, Bream, Pike its much the same as over here, but more of it.

[RobStubbs]

And of course carp - that's probably what's been seen jumping if it's biggish. Most french waters contain them because they were (are ?) used as a main food source.

 

Rob.

[badexcuseforanangler]

Thanks all

 

Its going to be a long time til September when I can go and get first hand info and actualy fish them 1 , 2 ,3 ,................ counting the days

[badexcuseforanangler]

Thought I bring this thread back from the dead as Ive found out a bit of whats in the lakes.

My uncle has had a bit of a fish and has caught roach, bream, pike and some sort of bass

Whats the best way to target the Bass and Ive never caught one, Im thinking about small spinner or a bit of fluff chucking

 

cheers

 

Darren

 

only 2 weeks to go now

[captain cojones]

hi darren,we have bass here too.he best way to catch them is by light lure fishing. spinnerbaits,small plugs etc etc.they are great fun.good luck!

[Newt]

Bass - think Pike and then downsize your lures some and don't use wire traces.

[badexcuseforanangler]

cheers guys thanks for the info I will have to try with the trace though as there are pike present in the lake.

[fenboy]

Carp as a food source in France? Not very commonly, I'd say. I've been there a lot and seen stuff like pike and zander on the restaurants' menus, but never carp. Maybe the peasants eat them?

Must taste better than the tripe sausages I once ordered in Paris, though. Only food I've ever had on a plate that smelt like p@ss.

[argyll]

'carpe de juive' once part of the 'grand cuisine' according to Escoffier (a sort of early french Gordon Ramsey) and as the name suggests a jewish delicacy. Saw it on the menu once or twice, never tried it. Extremely popular in eastern europe, who's refugees probably brought the dish with them.

 

[ 08. September 2004, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: argyll ]