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Vaux has become a firm favourite with Angling Lines customers – many return year after year. Take a look at the customer feedback and it’s not hard to see why. A stunning house that will sleep up to 10, sat on the banks of a prolific carp lake that you get all to yourself.
"Les Vaux" or the Etang du Moulin des Vaux, to give it it's full French name, is a superb stone built mill house that dates back to the 16th Century and is set in the lush green countryside on the borders between Brittany, Normandy and the Pays de la Loire. It is approximately 2 hours from the ferry port of Caen and 1½ hours from St. Malo. The very pretty private lake that lies next to the house dates back over 300 years and has never previously been used as a commercial fishery. The venue is owned by an English couple Chas and Josie Cook, who have restored the lakeside house to a very high standard and stocked the lake with fish. The accommodation and venue has been specifically designed with the family in mind.
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The lake is of approximately 3½ -4 acres of open water with just over ¾ acre of marsh land at the top, where the Category 1 trout stream enters the venue. It varies in depth from 4.5 metres at the dam wall to 50 cms at the shallow top end. The average depth in the centre along the original river bed is around 2.7 to 3m, with margins averaging 1.4m to 1.7m.
Access is by foot around three quarters of the bank side, where there is ample space for anglers to set up rod pods and bivvies should they wish to do so. The bed of the lake varies a great deal, from stone to sand to gravel, with silt deposited along the stream bed, as would be expected.
The origin of the lake was as a quarry, with the extracted stone used to build the 500 years old church in the nearby village. This extraction has left a number of quite defined steps on the lakebed along the house side bank, whereas the far bank is predominately sand and gravel.
Adjacent to the lake is the old mill that will eventually be renovated to form a club room for the anglers . In the meantime a lock-up within the mill is already available in which to store tackle and bait and where there is also a bait freezer for anglers to keep their bait in top condition.
As an alternative to the main lake, the stock lake of approximately 1 acre, containing carp from 10lb to mid twenties, is available to those anglers among a party who prefer to fish match-style for carp. It also contains roach, rudd, perch, pike and tench.
Bait can be obtained on-site and will be available on arrival. Carp and trout pellets in bulk are also available on-site.
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The facilities on this venue are quite simply superb!
The totally renovated mill cottage, is a magnificent building built from stone. It has been gutted from top to bottom by Chas and Josie and each room has been renovated, decorated and furnished to a very high standard.
The house has three upstairs bedrooms that comprise of one double room, one twin room and a third bed room with two triple bunk beds (double beds underneath and single bunk above.) This room would be ideal for the kids. These bedrooms could accommodate up to ten people.
There is a large bathroom with toilet, washbasin, bath and shower upstairs, while the ground floor bathroom has toilet, shower and washbasin plus washer/drier. Bed linen can be provided at a small charge- ask for details.
On the ground floor the kitchen is large and well equipped with everything one would need for a weeks holiday - electric hob and oven, microwave, fridge, free standing freezer, dishwasher plus all the crockery and cutlery one would expect. The living room is also big and comfortable with a large settee and three armchairs arranged around two wooden coffee tables. The large screen television set in the corner is tuned in to receive English Sky satellite TV and in addition you will find dvd and video players, for which you will be able to borrow a selection of dvds and videos.
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Hire a Bivvie (Fox Euro Dome), erected and waiting for you, plus 2 bedchairs for 60 euros per week
Hire just a bedchair for 20 euros per week
Hire an Umbrella for 15 euros per week
To allow the lake to have everything ready and waiting for you on your arrival, please contact the Angling Lines office in advance of your holiday if you would like to hire any of these items.
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The lake was stocked in 2003 with around 280 carp... mirrors, commons and koi. The majority of carp now range from 20 to high 30’s, with the lake record currently standing at 47lb 10oz. Any small carp that may be caught will be from the original stock, or will have bred since the owners acquired the venue and will be removed to the stock lakes to grow on.
Efforts were made to stock good quality fish, heavily scaled mirrors and linears, plus commons. All stock is of the fast growing Czech Royale strains.
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This venue stocks Quest Bait
Boilies:
Irish Cream, Pineapple Crush, Liver B8, Fruity Trifle, Rahja Spice, Smokey Fish and Special Crab. Frozen, 20mm.
Prices as per Quest price list – www.questbaits.com
Note: Vaux are doing a special reduced Winter rate for November, December (excluding Xmas & New Year) January, February & March - enquire for details. This is a bivvy package, but does include limited use of the house facilities (access to dining/kitchen, shower room with washing machine & tumble dryer).
Vaux - winter weekend offer...
These cheap 'short break' offers can put an end to the winter gloom. No hassle - from the moment you set foot on the ferry your break begins, using the overnight ferry with cabins mean you arrive refreshed. A short drive to the lake and you are ready to start catching! No food package on this one but full kitchen facilities are in the house.
Offer for 2 anglers includes;
Offer for 3 anglers includes;
Offer available from 31st October to Mid March.
For a quote on other variations of this offer please call Bridget or Linda on 08712 004466.
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.
- The 2nd week 10% discount does not apply to winter breaks.
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