Friday, February 5th, would be D-Day at Domaine de la Vallée. A professional French fish farmer would deliver 70 big carp with an average weight of 15kg (34 Pounds). As we don’t believe these kind of promises just like that, we stepped into the car and went to see the restocking with our own eyes.
When we arrived in France, we saw that the water level was very high; the fields around the lake were flooded and the water was even flowing into the lake over the path… After 3 hours of delay, the truck arrived with its heavy load and stopped at swim 2. This was the best spot to release the fish. The doors went open en the first fish was a 20kg (45 pounds) carp! Very carefully, we put all the carp into separate buckets to check their exact weight, after which they were released into the lake. We realized very quickly that the fish farmer didn’t exaggerate: 10 fish were over 20kg and the biggest carp was a stunning 24kg (53 Pounds) common!
This additional stock will increase significantly the average weight of your catches… Couple this with the absolute beauty of the lake, the good facilities and service and you can understand why Domaine de la Vallée has become one of your top lakes.
