Information (Q&A)

What size is the lake?   Lac de lion is a 5 acres spring fed lake.

What is the bottom made up of?    It is sand, clay, stones and silt pockets.The old river bed runs through the lake.

How deep is the lake?    It is 2ft at the inlet to 12ft at the dam. The average depth is 8ft.

How many swims are there?    There are 6 swims, with 3 being doubles.

How far is the lake from Calais?    It is about 400 miles, about a 7 hour drive which is mainly motorway or it's approx a 6 hour drive from Caen. 

What time are we allowed at the lake?    The arrival time is 1pm and depart by 10am. weeks are based saturday to saturday

What carp are in the lake?    We have mirrors to 66.4lb commons to 48lb with plenty of 30, 40 and 50s. There are at least 180 carp in lac de lion of which 108 are microchipped to allow us to monitor growth etc

Is it an easy water?    It is moderate to hard, with anglers needing to maybe change methods of fishing throughout the week, each party can catch an average of 25/30 carp in a week but many catch more than that.

Are boilies avaliable at the lake?    We don't sell boilies at the lake, we can supply pellets and particles (only pellets and particles sold at the lake can be used). We ask that you use good quality boilies either,  semi preserved or air dried boilies are allowed to be thrown into the lake(small pots for hook baits only are allowed) NO TIGER NUTS EXCEPT AS HOOK BAITS.

What are the best methods at Lac de lion  Anglers that bait up with pellets, particles ground and broken boilies seem to do better from the start than anglers just relying on the pulling power of their boilies.The carp see lots of different makes of boilies so by using pellet and particle which the carp are familiar with is good to bring them on to your boilies.