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Etang des Merault
is situated in the Loir et Cher Department 41
region of France. This 4 acres lake is set
in 12 acres of idyllic setting, is over one
hundred years old and was last drained 14 years
ago. I am assured by the previous owner at
the time of the draining all the small Carp
between 2/4 kilos were removed from the lake,
along with the silver fish, Tench and
Pike..etc. There were Carp to in excess of
14 kilos left in the lake, its hard to gather
just how many but the previous owner assures me
that there were at least 10 Carp of this size
left along with a few Pike, Roach, Perch and
Tench. The only reason that the large Carp
were left is because they are no good for
EATING!!. The lake was re-stocked 1 month
later with approximately 65 Carp of 8 to 10 kilos
and 9 Catfish each weighing approximately 12
kilos!. These fish came from a lake in the
next village which had also been drained.
This took place in November of 1989. The
lake has been left unfished and nobody has even
swam in it since then. As a result many of
the Carp have grown very big, the best fish
caught todate is a mirror of
57lb.4 caught by myself on a
strawberry flavour boilie. My dad and I are
the only anglers to have fished the lake and we
are both sure that judging from our observation
of the lake and of our knowledge, that there are
bigger Carp that reside in Etang des Merault,
Catfish for sure although we have still yet to
bank one. We ve come close, but it still
hurts me too much to tell you about it!!
Facilities at Etang des
Merault
Etang
des Merault has a fully equipped 5 berth caravan
(6 with a push) which has toilet, shower,
cooking, and sleeping facilities, there is also a
lounge area. The caravan is situated 100ft
from the bankside. There is a small play area for
the children in addition to a further 8 acres to
get lost in!!. There is a restaurant,
tabac, butchers and bakers in the village.
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