Le Moulin de Graffeuil is a mature 9.5 acre lake set in 81 acres of private woodland in Haunte- Vienne of the Limousin region of France.
The lake, which includes a fully equipped gite, gym, outdoor pool and wifi making it an ideal family venue, can accommodate up to 6 anglers and has a fish stock of 280 carp ranging from 20lbs to in excess of 60lbs.
Le Moulin de Graffeuil is available for exclusive hire only which means your party will have the lake and gite to yourselves completely free of any other anglers for the duration of your stay.
Bookings work on 2pm Saturday arrival and 10am departure the following Saturday. There are six double swims on the lake which have been well thought out, giving each swim sufficient water coverage. All swims are on the south bank meaning that there will be anglers fishing opposite you.
Helpfully the lake owners have a free quad and trailer service which makes moving swims a lot easier! Each swim comes with a 2 berth wooden cabin fully equipped with a bed chair, table, chair, landing net, unhooking mat, weigh sling scales, bucket and even a dustbin meaning you can fish in relative comfort. If you want to fish in pairs then the equipment can be moved between cabins.
Don’t forget to pack your marker rod, each swim is unique with its own features and leading around will definitely pay off. The 6 swims are listed below – have a look at the lake map within the phots to see where each swim is located.
Swim 1 “Brians Bay”
Swim 2 “The Meadow”
Swim 3 “The Bay”
Swim 4 “Twin Oaks”
Swim 5 “The Stumps”
Swim 6 “Ken’s Corner”
The current stock (as of May 2017) is 281 carp which are a mixture of commons and mirrors:
3 at over 60lb
30+ between 50 and 59lb
80+ between 40 and 49lb
100+ between 30 and 39lb
50+ between 20 and 29lb
Le Moulin de Graffeuil comes with a 2 twin bedroom gite that sleep up to 4 people making it ideal for a family holiday or small groups (4 or less anglers). In addition to the bedrooms there is separate toilet and shower room and full equipped kitchen.
The bedrooms come with towels, sheets, quilts, pillows and a hair drier.
The kitchen is ideal for a self catering holidays and includes gas hob, oven, grill, fridge with small freezer compartment, microwave, kettle and sink with drainer as well utensils and plates, bowls, cutlery and cups and glasses.
The lounge and dining area is a comfortable space to relax in and includes a TV with English channels, DVD player, CD player and radio.
Outside the gite is an outdoor swimming pool and sun terrace which is available for everyone to use. There are tables and chairs on the terrace and when it’s sunny it’s a lovely place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner. In addition there is a gas fired BBQ available for use.
The pool is 7 metres in length, 4 metres wide and a depth of 1.23 metres. The steps up to the pool can be removed if you have young children although of course, young children in or around the pool should be with an adult at all times. Whilst there is solar heating for the pool and it is available for use all year, it is most pleasant from May to September time.
Standard Package
Up to 4 people which includes the gite, pool and sun terrace and exclusive use of the lake including 6 cabins plus welcome pack with tea, coffee, sugar and milk.
Price per week starts at £1295
Should you wish you can add on food, bait and equipment hire.
For larger groups, up to 6, a combination of the gite and lakeside cabins can be used. There is an additional charge of £325 per person per week.
Equipment Hire
Fishing tackle is available to be hire. This ranges from a single rod reel and alarm to a complete 3 rod set up. The owners have rods of varying test curves so there should be a set up to meet your preference. Marker rods are also available for hire. Please arrange equipment hire in advance of your trip.
Tackle Shop
Some tackle is available to buy on site. This is mainly smaller items of terminal tackle and accessories such as PVA bags, baiting needles and catapults.
A range of bait at sensible prices is available to purchase.
Bait is available to purchased at the lake but it requires to be ordered at least 6 weeks in advance. It’s a tried and tested freezer boilie made locally that the fish are used to. Shelf life boilies are not allowed and some anglers prefer to use the local bait rather than their own freezer bait, given the carp recognise the local freezer bait almost as a natural food source in the lake now.
High attract liquids and pop ups are available to purchase.
High protein pellets, which are regularly fed in the lake are available.
Corn and partimix is available, however a minimum of 24 hours notice is required to ensure the bait is safely prepared.
Food Packages
Food packages are available if requested in advance and served at a time that suit the party (within reason).
Breakfast can be served any time between 8am and 10am and dinner is any time between 5pm and 7pm.
Breakfast only
Your order will be taken the night before and prepared the following morning. All breakfasts include, tea, coffee, fruit juices, toast, butter and jams. A cooked English breakfast is also included which consists of egg, bacon, sausage, mushroom, black pudding, tomatoes, beans, hash browns and a fried slice. You won’t go hungry!
Dinner only
This is a 3 course meal which includes 50cl of wine per person. You are more than welcome to bring your own drink/ beverages when dining. The dinner are made from fresh ingredients with a different meal every day.
Breakfast and dinner
Includes breakfast and dinner as described above
Fishing
Always kneel when holding and photographing the fish
Treat the fish with care and keep them well hydrated. Make sure the cradle is wet and use a bucket of water to keep the fish wet.
It is not permitted to sack fish even for night time captures.
Barbless hooks only
A maximum of 3 rods per angler – excluding marker and spod rod
Fish safe rigs only – no fixed leads and no lead core including leaders
No braided main line
Freezer boilies only
No nuts
All particle bait must be prepared on site. If you have brought your own particle mix, provided the seal of the container has not been broken it can be used.
Remove any bait that drops on to the floor
Use the nets, unhooking mats and weigh slings provided
Treat hook holds and any damage to fish with a carp care kit
Never leave rods unattended
There is a row boat, its use must be pre agreed with the lake owner
Report any damaged fish to lake owners
Do not create new swims by damaging the lakeside vegetation
Personal
No smoking in the gite or cabins
Black bins are in each swim for non recyclable waste
There are green containers in each swim and by the barn are for recyclable waste
Please use the designated toilets
Peeing up a tree is fine, just don’t do it up the side of the cabin!
Do not drink excessively or abuse any other substance as increases the likelihood of accidents
It is advised you take out travel insurance before the trip to cover any accidents or illness
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times
Please leave to gite clean and tidy and if there are any damages report these to the lake owners
Please ask the lake owners regarding the use of the gym equipment and the washing machine.
Terms and Conditions
If the rules are broken this will result in you being asked to leave the venue with no refund given.
Bookings are confirmed once a 30% deposit has been cleared
Deposits are not refundable unless it is deemed sufficient notice is given to enable the allocated week to be re-booked.
The final balance of the trip must be paid no less than 8 weeks before the start date of the holiday.
Equipment hire, bait and food hire must be agreed in advance of the trip.
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