Property / Lakes in France?

[Sim0n]

I'm thinking of buying a property/holiday retreat in France & being as I enjoy a bit of fishing, I have been looking for properties with land & a fair sized lake attached.
It's a bit of a pipe dream at the moment, but I was wondering if there was anyone out there who has any advice, or contacts for information to help me? Ideally someone who has been there, seen it, got the T-shirt etc??
Any advice, good or bad greatly appreciated....especially on the sort of maintenance required on a lake.

[Smarts]

My sister's husband runs a sideline as an estate agent in properties in France. I've had a look and some of the properties are so cheap! As to having a lake....I dunno..but his contact in France may be of some use to you. Go to <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.google.com>http://www.google.com</A> and search for Mark Richmond. He has his own business. The guy in France may be able to give you advice or point you in the right direction. I haven't had the bottle myself to look any further.....yet.

[Rich]

Check August or September's carpworld Crowey &amp; Hughes did an article on buying their lake, pitfalls etc...