Lac de Vassivière
Beaumont-du-Lac France
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SIZE
2500 acres
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SWIMS
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ANGLERS
-
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STOCK
Good
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CARP
65lb +
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DIFFICULTY
3/5
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LAKE MAP
Yes
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NIGHT FISHING
No
Lake Vassivière
The lac de Vassivière or Vassivière Lake (French pronunciation: [vasivjɛʁ]; Vacivièra in Occitan), one of France's largest artificial lakes, is a large man-made reservoir of about 10 square kilometres (2,500 acres). It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches in the départements of Creuse and Haute-Vienne. It is the largest area of water in the Limousin region of France and provides water supplies, hydroelectricity, and leisure facilities. With a maximum depth of 35m for 108 million m3. Relatively clean and varied funds with large plateaus, shoals, pits and a few stumps. Relatively gentle slopes. In 1995, following the emptying, a fish farming plan was put in place to repopulate it with cyprinids and predators (Amount of the operation: € 61,000). The lake is now mainly fry with cyprinids and pike. Every year at the end of September, at the beginning of October, the level of the lake is lowered voluntarily in order to be able to collect and store the water from the autumn rains and winter snowmelt which are very abundant in this region. The Lake is supplied mainly by the Maulde, the Taurion (via the Lavaud Gelade canal) and the Vienne via the Servière and Faux la Montagne dams. Other small streams also flow into its waters. There are five boat launches: Port Crozat (Auphelle), Pierrefitte, Port de Nergout, Port de Vauveix and Broussas. During strong winter tidal ranges, only the Broussas launch can be used. Winters are often synonymous with cold weather with dense snowfall. Summers, on the contrary, are very pleasant. The inter-seasons are rather mild with a cool and humid spring and an autumn often accompanied by the Indian summer. One of the islands in the lake covers 70 hectares of land
Facilities
- Bait Available
- Tackle Hire
- Expert Guide
- Bait Boats
- Rowing Boats
- Lockbox
- Disabled Access
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- No
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- No
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- Toilets
- Food
- Showers
- Hot Water
- BBQ
- Car Parking
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Yes
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- Yes
- Yes
Specifications
Use:
Type:
Size:
Swims
Max Anglers:
Stock:
Carp Weight:
Difficulty:
Night Fishing:
Fishing
Public Lake
2500 acres
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-
Good
65lb +
3/5
No
Rules
Night fishing not allowed Boats are authorized but must not exceed a speed of 20 km / h outside the areas reserved for power boating. There is no limit on the power of the boats authorized to circulate on the lake. Reserves: Two areas are reserved for the practice of motor-boating sports: one area in the Chateaucourt cove, the other in the cove upstream of the dam.
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Description
Lake Vassivière
The lac de Vassivière or Vassivière Lake (French pronunciation: [vasivjɛʁ]; Vacivièra in Occitan), one of France's largest artificial lakes, is a large man-made reservoir of about 10 square kilometres (2,500 acres). It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches in the départements of Creuse and Haute-Vienne. It is the largest area of water in the Limousin region of France and provides water supplies, hydroelectricity, and leisure facilities. With a maximum depth of 35m for 108 million m3. Relatively clean and varied funds with large plateaus, shoals, pits and a few stumps. Relatively gentle slopes. In 1995, following the emptying, a fish farming plan was put in place to repopulate it with cyprinids and predators (Amount of the operation: € 61,000). The lake is now mainly fry with cyprinids and pike. Every year at the end of September, at the beginning of October, the level of the lake is lowered voluntarily in order to be able to collect and store the water from the autumn rains and winter snowmelt which are very abundant in this region. The Lake is supplied mainly by the Maulde, the Taurion (via the Lavaud Gelade canal) and the Vienne via the Servière and Faux la Montagne dams. Other small streams also flow into its waters. There are five boat launches: Port Crozat (Auphelle), Pierrefitte, Port de Nergout, Port de Vauveix and Broussas. During strong winter tidal ranges, only the Broussas launch can be used. Winters are often synonymous with cold weather with dense snowfall. Summers, on the contrary, are very pleasant. The inter-seasons are rather mild with a cool and humid spring and an autumn often accompanied by the Indian summer. One of the islands in the lake covers 70 hectares of land
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Facilities
- Bait Available
- Tackle Hire
- Expert Guide
- Bait Boats
- Rowing Boats
- Lockbox
- Disabled Access
- -
- No
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- -
- Toilets
- Food
- Showers
- Hot Water
- BBQ
- Car Parking
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Yes
- -
- -
- -
- Yes
- Yes
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Specifications
Use:
Type:
Size:
Swims
Max Anglers:
Stock:
Carp Weight:
Difficulty:
Night Fishing:
Fishing
Public Lake
2500 acres
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-
Good
65lb
3/5
No
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Rules
Night fishing not allowed Boats are authorized but must not exceed a speed of 20 km / h outside the areas reserved for power boating. There is no limit on the power of the boats authorized to circulate on the lake. Reserves: Two areas are reserved for the practice of motor-boating sports: one area in the Chateaucourt cove, the other in the cove upstream of the dam.
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Lake Map
Advice for fishing in France can be found HERE.
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Lake Video
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Location
Advice for fishing in France can be found HERE.
GPS:
Lat 45.801418304443
Lon 1.880200028419 -
Contact
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