mikench
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I don't like big lakes for fishing as I don't know where to start. For walking around, boating and swimming they are fine but I generally avoid them for fishing.
I don't like big lakes for fishing as I don't know where to start. For walking around, boating and swimming they are fine but I generally avoid them for fishing.
Cassien is very pretty and holds a large head of big carp.
It can be intimidating, even on a 20+ acre lake with good depth and a relatively low stock. However, you come to terms with it and learn how to work with it. That walking around you enjoy soon becomes part of your fishing. Those that just plonk themselves down anywhere on big waters are either not consistently successful, or they are rather lucky.
Let me know if you are doing it Mike, as I have contacts in the area and contacts in Moscow in the travel/tourist industry. It is one hell of an amazing place. Went out to the bog early one morning 4 00 amish in a little wooden house village, all the bogs are outside in the villages around the lake. Only to see a pack of wolves running along the tree line on the hill behind the village.I agree about Lake Baikal Phil and it's on my bucket list. It looks and sounds amazing. I read a book entitled " the long walk" by Slavomir Rawicz based on a true story of an escape on foot from a gulag in Siberia to India. A very good read.
On my regular forays around the lake with my binos, er indoors and a picnic, I see carpers from GB and when asked how well they were doing, usually replied nothing yet in 2 days! I doubt I'm missing much.
The nearest large lakes to me in France are le Lac de st Cassien, the Gorge de Verdon et le lac de St Croix. Cassien is very pretty and holds a large head of big carp. I fished for roach once on a whip. My only time for both. I have a deal with er indoors that I only sea fish here as I devote( according to her) too much time to fishing back home. It suits me and gives me something to look forward to.
I agree about Lake Baikal Phil and it's on my bucket list. It looks and sounds amazing. I read a book entitled " the long walk" by Slavomir Rawicz based on a true story of an escape on foot from a gulag in Siberia to India. A very good read.
I forgot I did fish Lake Champlain in NY state but blanked. I remain mightily impressed by large expanses of water. The statistics for Baikal though are amazing.
I have ordered it.He sounds like the author of the above book. It's a very good read Pete.