Where is the Lac de St Cassien in France?

Saint Cassien Lake. This beautiful, wild lake is about 7 km long north-south, with an east-west section another 3 km long. With its southern tip adjacent to the autoroute, only 12 km west of Cannes, the Lac de St. Cassien is easy to get to, but remains natural in a natural environment.

How big is Lac de Saint Cassien Carp Lake?

Lac De Saint-Cassien is 1500 acres of carp heaven consisting of three individual arms being the North, South and West with the famous road bridge crossing the middle. Features include depths down to 140 ft, plateau’s, marginal weed beds, silt, sand, gravel, rocky out crops, submerged islands, snags and seasonal water level changes.

Where are the hiking trails around Saint Cassien Lake?

Hiking trails go completely around the lake, although they follow roads for part of the journey. To the east of the lake, the Bois de Callian goes up over the hills towards the village of Tanneron, where the oak forests merge into the many mimosa forests. To the west, the hills and forests are wilder and steeper.

Where to rent a boat on Saint Cassien Lake?

Boat, canoe and sailboard rental is available along the eastern shore of the lower lake (conveniently beside the road) and northwestern end of the Pont de Prè Claou bridge that crosses the lake. The rental boats are row boats and boats with small electric motors. No water skiing.

What kind of fish are in Saint Cassien Lake?

The lake apparently contains huge carp, as well as pike and other predator fish. Carp fishing is open year-round, but please, if you catch one of these noble creatures, release it back into the lake. There is a season for the other fish; ask at Chez Pierre’s or one of the other cafes on the lake.

How did st.cassian of Imola die?

In the novel A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, protagonist Ignatius Reilly informs one of his professors that “St. Cassian of Imola was stabbed to death by his students with their styli,” a holy death that his professor would not merit. Annie Dillard also makes a reference to him in her 1992 novel The Living.