Ian Brentnall’s Fishing Diary - Mirror Carp Fishing at Sweet Chestnut Lake, Saint Saud Lacoussiere (Dordogne, Aquitaine)

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Find more Mirror Carp from France53lbs 8oz Mirror Carp

Ian Brentnall

53lbs 8oz

Info foundSweet Chestnut Lake, Saint Saud Lacoussiere (Dordogne, Aquitaine), France- Sweet Chestnut Lake.

Ian Brentnall from Cape Town reported this 53lbs 8oz Mirror Carp from Sweet Chestnut Lake, Saint Saud Lacoussiere (Dordogne, Aquitaine) on Monday 2nd May 2011 at 11:30 PM.

Loire (Fresh / frozen boilies).

Conditions:

  • air temp
    Air temperature: 9°C (48.2°F)
    9°C
  • water temp
    Water temperature: 17°C (62.6°F)
    17°C
  • water depth
    Water depth: 4ft (1.22m)
    4ft
  • water clarity
    Water clarity: Low clarity (Some light penetration - visibility up to a foot)
    Low clarity
  • wind speed
    Wind speed: Beaufort 0 / calm / 0-1kph / 0-1mph. (Smoke rises vertically)
    Calm
  • wind dir
    Wind direction: blowing from North
    N
  • weather
    Weather: Clear sky (night) (Stars can be seen, temperature often drops)
    Clear sky (night)
  • air pressure
    Air pressure unknown
    Unknown
  • moon phase
    Moon phase: New Moon
    New Moon

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