Happy Lake, France

I tend to use a mixture of baits at Happy Lake, from different particles to boilie, as long as it is a quality bait then I am sure it will work here.

I like to use the particle to keep a lot of attraction in the baited area and tend to scatter a few boilie to hopefully get the carp looking and singling these baits out.

As for a lot of my fishing the rigs i use are fairly simple, placing them in the right place is the key.
One thing I wouldn’t ignore at Happy lake is the centre of the lake. This area is very deep silt but the carp love it!

A long hooklink (12″) with a bright high attract pop up here has done me well.

I think it’s a little different to what’s normally being done here. Sometimes it’s good to be different.

It is a must to have a bait boat or row boat at Happy Lake, but keeping disturbance minimal is very important, find the spots and be patient.

The great thing about this lake is that you book it as a lake exclusive for a maximum of 3 anglers. This is great because you can all fish from the same bank and still cover all the water.

The fish do tend to hold in shoals and very much like the bays. They do move about though, especially once they being caught.

With 3 anglers this is great because it keeps them moving and everyone has a chance.

In the winter months I would still use similar tactics, only difference being that it would be small amounts of bait. One bite tactics