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Beaurepaire has been a well kept secret by many who have fished it. It’s a beautiful natural gravel pit, just 2.5 hours from Calais that’s stuffed with fish – it really is a runs water! It’s around 7 acres and would ideally suit a group of up to six anglers looking to book a lake exclusively… but individual bookings are welcome too. There are no designated swims but there’s plenty of room to bivvy up.

Here’s some examples of feedback from 2008;

"76 fish in total: 1 x 40, 7 x 30's, 2 x 30's cats, 25 x 20's, 30 up to 20.0, and 10 grass carp."
M.Belcher, September 2008

"57 carp and cats. Fantastic runs water!"
Mark Potter, August 2008

"73 fish mainly 20 to 30lb mirror carp, 1x 31lb, 1x 33lb, 1x 40lb 4oz. Several catfish to 29lb. An excellent venue, lovely lake and views. Scrupulously clean banks around the lake. We all enjoyed a marvellous holiday and the fishing was the best ever."
Mr D.Town, June 2008.

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Throughout the year the lake can change in depth quite dramatically as it is fed directly by the water table. The near by River Aisne often floods in the winter months and while it does not flood the lake, the water table is raised, sometimes by as much as 3 metres.  This can mean that the banks can look quite different in early spring, or after very prolonged periods of rain and the central point area can become submerged.  However during normal weather conditions water levels remain constant and during the summer months the lake depths vary from a few centimetres in the shallows to around 2 metres.

There is a fair amount of weed but a large head of Grass carp seem to be dealing with it and it in no way interfers with the angling.
The banks are sloping and steep in places but at summer water levels this poses no problem and the point area is flat enough for a group of anglers to bivvy up on. One of the best areas for a group of anglers to set up is on the point, as this gives access to virtually the whole lake while allowing everyone to bivvyup together.

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The lake has basic facilities consisting of a hot shower and a toilet in a porta-cabin at the entrance to the venue. The front half of this unit has been set up as a small kitchen with a gas cooker, sink unit and table & chairs. However, there is no kitchen utensils of any type supplied so you need to take your own pots, pans & cutlery if you wish to use the kitchen.

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There may be some original unknown carp which were stocked by the gravel company and we certainly know that in 2003 the owner stocked a large number of mirror and grass carp, including around 90 x 20’s to 27lb and 160 averaging low doubles.

This gives a total of around 250 carp that have benefited from the rich food resources naturally held in the lake and in addition have been fed on maize and pellets through the winter months - so weight gains have been significant. To give some variety around 30 catfish to mid 30’s were stocked in August 2006 and these are now making regular appearances on the bank.

The Beaurepaire fish have seen little pressure so are still relatively easy to tempt and there’s no doubt that this can be described as an action venue... but the average size of fish gets bigger every year and is now well into the high 20’s with regular 30’s and the occasional 40lb’er making an appearance too.

Beaurepaire is definitely a runs water – a great venue to consider if it's your first trip to France … or if you simply fancy some hectic action!

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This venue stocks Quest Bait

Boilies:
Special Crab, Rahja Spice, Fruity Trifle. 18mm. Shelf Life.
Prices as per Quest price list – www.questbaits.com

Visit this lake 2 (or more) times in 2009 & get a 10% discount on the return visits!

Conditions:

• Applies to fishing only (excludes accommodation, food, bait etc)
• Applies to ferry crossing for vehicle only (excludes trailers, cabins etc)
• Members of a group booking who have not visited twice will not be eligible for the discount.