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<p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><strong><span style="COLOR: #000000">Les Rouvets Coarse Fishing Lake, St. Saviours, Guernsey, Channel Islands.</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><strong>This coarse fishing Lake onced formed part of The Guernsey Tropical Gardens back in the 1970's and was originally dug out in 1968 by a former resident of Guernsey called Colonel Wootton. For many years since the gardens closed down it had been inaccessible to the residents of Guernsey or it's tourists. Over the years Guernsey nature took over and this coarse fishing lake's existence had for the most part, been forgotten until it was rediscovered and resurrected by its current coarse fishing fanatical owner.</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><strong>Coarse fishing in Guernsey was fairly rare due to the lack of suitable waters available, so this lake proved to be a unique opportunity to put coarse fishing "on the map" as an additional outdoor activity that could be offered to both locals and tourists who wished to pursue this relaxing hobby.</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><strong>"We felt like we had discovered our very own secret garden in Guernsey, which we needed to restore to it's former glory, much as Mary did in the book of the same name" said Cindy Lawson (Proprieter). "Over time the lake has been taken very much to our hearts and it is very rewarding to see the results of our efforts, and the increase in natural wildlife following all the hard work".</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><strong>Freshwater angling in Guernsey is a pastime for young and old alike, a sport families and friends can pursue together, proving the perfect way to wind down from the stresses of everyday life. After all, what can beat sitting in the sunshine, surrounded by Guernsey countryside, watching Kingfishers swoop down over the water, vibrantly coloured Dragonflies flitting past, rabbits hopping across the fields and various wildfowl swimming contentedly across the sparkling surface of this coarse fishing lake! This has to be as close to paradise as anyone could hope to achieve in their lifetimes.</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><span style="COLOR: #000000"><strong>One of our favourite TV Anglers "Mick Brown", who appears with Matt Hayes throughout various television series such as "The Great Rod Race, The Greater Rod Race" etc, very kindly sent us an email which explains his thoughts on coarse fishing and wishes us luck with getting not only the lake established, but also converting people to the pleasures of coarse fishing on Guernsey as an alternative to sea fishing. With his permission we have quoted the email below, and it can also be seen on our forum in the "Latest News" Section.</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR: #0011fa"><strong><span style="COLOR: #008000">"'With the wealth of sea fishing available around the beautiful island of Guernsey, why should anyone want to go coarse fishing there either when on holiday or if living locally? As a I am primarily a coarse angler I could say the same about sea fishing. The fact is that each discipline offers something very different and very rewarding. I would never have missed out on either. If you have never tried coarse fishing, I suggest that you find out what I mean! </span></strong> <div> </div> <div><span style="COLOR: #008000"><strong>The atmosphere is different, quiet and tranquil, that is until you hook a carp when you really find out what its like to play a hard fighting fish on gear that is both sporting and a pleasure to use. If you haven't got the gear at first, I'm sure that Cindy will be able to help you out. You can now enjoy both styles of fishing on Guernsey but don't blame me if you fall in love with stillwater fishing and hang up your sea rods! </strong></span> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: #008000">Well done to Cindy for tackling this exciting venture,I'm sure it will provide a very much needed facility to the island and in doing so bring much pleasure to many. I wish you the very best of success.</span></strong> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: #008000">kind regards</span></strong> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style="COLOR: #008000">Mick Brown."</span></strong> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><strong>See our venue report at: </strong><a style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; color: #120189;" href="http://www.fishing4fun.co.uk/category/fishing-venues/southern"><strong>http://www.fishing4fun.co.uk/category/fishing-venues/southern</strong></a> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div align="center"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word: small"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; font-size-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word: 18px"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word-word: large">Les Rouvets Coarse Fishing Lake Open Weekend 3rd & 4th May 2008.</span></span></span> <br /></span> <br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="COLOR: #000000">Following the success of our first open day back in 2006 we have decided it is about time to give people a second opportunity to come and see all the massive improvements we have made to the lake since the first open day. As the weekend of the 24th and 25th of May is a Bank Holiday weekend, we felt it would be a good time to open up our gates and allow people to come and see for themselves all the work that has been done to ensure Guernsey's coarse fisherman have the best possible experience when they come to fish at our lake. We plan to open our gates from 10.00am until 17.00pm on both Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of May, and we will be happy to welcome visitors and answer their questions throughout the day. If visitors wish to purchase Day Tickets for future fishing they will be on sale, as well as details of our membership fees. As a special promotion to celebrate our open weekend we have decided that providing the membership fee is received before Friday 30th May, we will offer a £25 discount on any "Full" memberships sold to new members. <br /> <br />In the time since our original open day in July 2006 much work has been done to the lake to improve it for fishing. New swims have been cleared, further decked platforms have been added, overgrown areas have been opened up to allow more room for bivvies (small tents), so that anglers can fish overnight, banks have been levelled or built up where necessary, diseased trees have been removed and general pruning of the healthy trees has ensured ease of casting for our anglers. <br /> <br />In the upcoming months before the open weekend we plan to clear the remaining brambles from the islands on the lake so that the trees and shrubs are no longer so choked and can thrive without competition, this will also mean that the wildfowl can nest and come and go from the islands more easily. <br /> <br />New Carp species have also been added to the existing stocks of Common Carp, Ghost Carp, Grass Carp, Rudd and Roach, and we are now pleased to announce that we have Leather Carp and Linear Carp up to excellent sizes. We already hold the island record for Rudd, and we are well aware that the Grass Carp record is in our lake to be taken as soon as an angler catches the larger specimen we introduced to the lake last year. Our existing fish have also been steadily gaining weight, and so far have been caught at weights up to 30lb. Considering the lake is far from over fished 30lb is unlikely to be the heaviest there is in there to be caught, and all it will take is a determined and skilled angler to beat this weight. <br /> <br />We have amended our membership fees to make them more affordable and have introduced new categories of membership such as the "6 month", option, that allows you to choose a starting month for your membership to commence, or the "Senior Citizen" and "Junior" memberships which give a discount on the annual membership fees. Fishermen can also buy Day Tickets now, which may be more appropriate for anglers that only fish occasionally. All details can be found in the "Rates" section of our website. <br /> <br />Naturally we will be happy to offer private viewings between now and then to anyone who is interested in either viewing or joining our coarse fishing lake, or who is unable to attend the open weekend. Our details are all available on the "Contact" section of our website. <br /> <br />For further information either about the Open Weekend, or fishing at Les Rouvets Lake in general, please feel free to contact us.</span></span></span> </div></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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