THE RULES
Lac Solace, our rules.
The most important rule of all is respect, respect your surroundings, the fish, the lake, us and the facilities.
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Yellow/Red card rule. If you are deemed to have broken any of the below rules we will issue you with a yellow or red card, 2 yellow cards = red.
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Departing guests must leave the site no later than 10am and new arrivals are asked not to arrive before 1pm
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3 rods only all year
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Unless totally necessary shelters, bivvies etc should not be set up on the grass, keep within the chipped swim to save the grass
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If adverse conditions dictate that the site/tracks are saturated it may not allow access to the swims via car. If this occurs Nic will help transport your tackle to swim
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Under no circumstances leave litter in and around your swims. Bin bags are provided and there is an ashtray in every swim. (Please leave bin bags by gate)
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No glass on site (Jars etc are an exception)
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Do not do what bears do in the woods anywhere other than our onsite toilet
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Gas cookers and BBQs not to be left unatended under any circumstances
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Please leave all facilities as you found them, breakages must be reported and paid for
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Dogs allowed (by prior agreement) on exclusive lake bookings only. All mess to be cleared.
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No disposable BBQ’s to be placed on grass
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No open fires, they are illegal in our area
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The onsite boat can be used for baiting up and rig placement. It is used 100% at your own risk & Lac Solace takes no responsibility for injury or damage. You must bring your own life jackets.
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Safe use of bait boats is allowed
Fish Safety and Care
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We provide each angler with landing net, unhooking mat, weigh/retention slings. These MUST be used.
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Do not bring any mats, nets or retainers onsite
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Mats and retainers to be left hung up as found
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Fish to be left to recover for 5 minutes in net before photos and 5 minutes after in retainer
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Fish not to be lifted from water in net, break the net down and slide into the retention sling, make sure fins are flat and lift to unhooking mat
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Fish should be out of the water for as short a time as possible, have everything organized
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Retention slings must not be used for more than 15 minutes.
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Please call Nic anytime day and night if you land any fish over 50lbs
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Ensure all weighing and landing equipment is thoroughly wetted before removing the fish from the water
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Be aware that buckets of water and mats will get very hot in sunlight
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Please ensure the Steri7 and Orahesive fish care provided is used on any wounds and hook holds
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If you crack off, have to pull for a break or snap off on a fish then you must tell Nic
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If you have a fish that you are not confident handling then just call Nic, he will happily come down and do your photography with you anytime day or night.
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All fish over 45lbs must only be photographed in the water.
Rigs
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15lbs breaking strain mainline minimum
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No fixed leads, leads must be able to detach easily using leadclips, Drop of inlines or Helicopter C-Clips
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When using a leadclip the tail rubber must only be pushed on lightly
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No fixed hooklinks on helicopter set ups they must be able to detach easily from leader
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No barbless hooks. Micro or barbed only (Atomic hooks available on-site)
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Leaders to be attached via knot only, beads and swivels must be able to pass over the knot easily
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No Leadcore or any wire cored leaders
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Tubing, flurocarbon leaders, Leadless, Sunksten & Diffusion Camo type leaders are ok (Atomic Sunksten leaders available on-site)
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Rig checks will be carried out at any time during your trip.
Bait
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maximum of 5kg of preserved boilie per angler(no liit on fresh)
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A maximum of 1 jar of prepared tigers per week per angler
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No other nuts allowed
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4 pints of maggots per person per week maximum
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Only particle purchased on-site or from reputable brands can be used.
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Only the 5kg of your own pellet can be used, all other pellet must be Lac Solace feed pellet
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Plastic/rubber/artificial Baits are not allowed on Lac Solace
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The Goo is not allowed on Lac Solace
Treat Lac Solace, its surroundings and its fish with respect. This is a natural and tranquil fishery. Fish responsibly and well and you will have a brilliant trip.
If you break any of the above rules or are issued a red card then we reserve the right to terminate your trip without any notice, compensation or refund.
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Some of the carp featured on this page are examples of actual fish from our fish farmer.