Electricity now on-site at the cabin swim
Jean-Francois has let us know about a few improvements he’s made at Boomerang.
The toilet block has now been completed, he has added a couple of benches, electricity has been added at the swim nearest the mobile home and he has now added the English name to the sign at the roadside.
French carp at Boomerang
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Spring at Boomerang Lake by Ron Key Jean Francois is a very lucky man. Every morning as he opens his front door he is greeted by the sight of his own carp lake and the beautiful rolling countryside of the Poitou-Charentes region of Western France. For one week only Ken and I had the same treat every day, whether it was from our bivvies or the veranda of the mobile home perched high above the lake giving superb views as we enjoyed our evening meal.
Fishing in early spring has advantages and disadvantages. The lake looked amazing with bluebells, cowslips and an vast array of wild flowers amongst the trees that I’m ashamed to say I can’t name, but spring came early to Western France and a few carp where starting to show interest in spawning shortly after we arrived.
We set up in the swims either side of the mobile home. The house and the mobile home face to the West and you are treated to some stunning sunsets. The lake at this point is no more than fifty yards wide and trees and overhanging bushes on the far bank provided attractive cover for the carp. They quickly showed their location as they leapt and rolled in the gaps between the bushes very close to the bank. Keen to get started I set up the marker rod and flicked a lead across to the bushes a couple of times trying to be as discreet as possible and not disturb the carp I knew were there. The edges were rocky and the bottom firm and clear and that was good enough for me. The water had a YOU CAN READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE…. Ron Key |
We thought you may be interested in the progress of the construction of the building for the toilets, shower and bait freezer at Boomerang/” target=”_blank”>Boomerang. Work was progressing while we were there (w/c 9th April) and the insulation and lining of the walls was completed before we left. These facilities are for use by anglers who choose not to book the on-site accommodation.
Ron Key
carpfisher@tiscali.co.uk
Boomerang – a new venue for 2011
Boomerang is a brand new venue for 2011 & here’s your first chance to take a look at it via this venue video.
Boomerang is a well stocked carp lake in the beautiful Poitou Charentes region of France, 3 hours 45 minutes from Caen. It takes its name from its boomerang shaped lake and that’s not the only unusual thing about it. In addition to its excellent lakeside accommodation with covered terrace, each of its 4 main swims has the luxury of an electricity supply and BBQ.
All of this available on an exclusive basis for up to 4 anglers. Take a look…..
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