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News from Jonchery lake

Sep 2013

Hail and cold water in August?, 25th Sep

by Ron Key

I was very fortunate to fish Jonchery's smaller counterpart, Jonchery #7, earlier this year. During my visit I took the opportunity to do a few laps of the main Jonchery lake. On my way around I chatted with the anglers and was amazed to find that some had been coming since they were children, others only fished at Jonchery and visited six or seven times a year! That’s a measure of their loyalty that I haven’t seen at other French waters and speaks volumes for the venue, the fish, the facilities and of course the owners who manage it.

It’s an easy drive to Jonchery straight down the A26 motorway onto the new Reims ring road and down towards Troyes. As we motored along we chased dark storm clouds and eventually overtook them. At the venue we chose swim 2. I had seriously hurt my back putting the whole trip in jeopardy so we took the swim nearest to the car and the facilities. We quickly put up our camp and as I organised my bivvy the storm caught up with us. There had been a heatwave in the weeks preceding our trip and suddenly there was torrential rain and massive hailstones in August! Over the next few hours the water temperature went from bath water to cold water. We were unsure whether the influx of cold water into the lake was a good or a bad thing, only time would tell...

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Sep 2013

The Ultimate Barbless Hook Rig, 3rd Sep

All Bachelier waters, including Jonchery, enforce a barbless hook rule.

One of our expert field testers, Paul Cooper, has come up with the highly efficient 'Ultimate Barbless Hook Rig' which has proved successful on these waters. Take a look at the video below...