Lac de Saint-Cassien

The Lac de Saint -Cassien is a reservoir of the river BIANCON, a tributary of the Siagne, in the Var (83 ) in the south of France.

The dam was built in the 1960s and dammed the lake in an area of ​​about 600 hectares. At the dam, the lake reaches a depth of about 50 meters.

Given the clear water and pleasant water temperatures up to 30 ° C in summer, the lake is a paradise for vacationers and water sports enthusiasts of all kinds (swimming, sailing, windsurfing, rowing, diving ) dar.

The lake is also particularly known for its large carp among anglers. Since its "discovery" for carp fishing the mid-1980s by the Englishman Paul Regent and Kevin Maddocks and the German Gerd Haberler the lake every year by many anglers from all over Europe (especially from England, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy) attended, with many visitors could catch their " fish of life" here. To preserve the particular fish stock of the fishing takes place only rarely killed, but usually reset to its element ( catch and release ).

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  • Kevin Maddocks: Carp Fever.
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