Lac de Vouglans is a great turquoise reservoir held in a gorge of the southern Jura, a deep water of limestone character that takes on the colour of mineral country in still light. Its trout are scattered across a large lake, which means the angler's first task is to find them rather than fool them. Work from a boat, cover ground, and let the wind and the drop-offs narrow the search. The depth keeps the lake cool when summer presses, and the better fish often lie well down. It is patient, exploratory fishing — but a Vouglans trout, found and fairly taken, repays the looking.
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