Carp fishing in Morocco

Artificial lake of Bin-El-Wigan, with an area of 3700 ha. and a depth of 120 m, was formed due to the construction in 1953 of a dam on the river El-Abid.The lake is situated in a valley at an altitude of 800 m above sea level and has a special climate because it is protected from winds by the surrounding mountains. Only minor air flow coming in usually early morning and early evening, violate the absolute reflectivity of the water surface. The lake location is convenient because it is located in the center of Morocco near from the capital, the airport and the best beaches, allowing you to combine fishing with a wonderful holiday in this amazing exotic beauty of the country.
In recent years, the lake of Bin-El-Wigan became very popular among the lovers of carp fishing. It is famous for its excellent populations of humpback and Hungarian carps. The population of carp here are quite young, the main stocking was made in 1994. Used Hungarian carp relatives carp Romanian branch, had an amazing growth potential. Record officially registered trophy carp caught here weighed 33.4 kg and the average weight of the catch is 10-12kg. In addition, the lake is caught tench, roach, perch, pike, bass.
As of the effective nozzle it is recommended to use artificial floating corn or small boilies yellow (floating or neutrally balanced) over a large "Mat" corn bait. You should be jars of different floating handle and catch them with a snap type of "zig-rig".
ClimateClimate
Due to large differences in elevation and proximity to the Atlantic, different regions of the country differ from each other. While on the Mediterranean coast it is mild, with hot summers and moderately cold winters in the mountains even in the height of summer the temperature does not rise above 15 °C, and at an altitude of 2000 m the snow lies more than 5 months of the year.
How to get thereHow to get there
The easiest way in Morocco - flights Air France with stopover in Paris, where the airline operates daily flights to Casablanca, Marrakech and Rabat. Docking usually take no more than three hours. The season some companies oudestraat Charter flights.
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Carp, Lin, Perch , Black-Bass, Sudak, Pike.

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Lake fishing is available all year round, even in the middle of winter the water temperature in the lake is always above 10 ° C, the temperature of the air throughout the year remains quite comfortable.

Placement

Bin el-Ouidane Hotel is located in the folds of the Middle Atlas mountain range, with breathtaking views of the Bin el-Ouidane Lake. The hotel offers 29 Moroccan style en-suite apartments in wet rooms, air conditioning, terraces, Wi-Fi, garden, barbecue, with, beautiful views, Berber lounge and swimming pool.

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