News at Genets

We woke to frantic knocking on our window at around 1am this morning to find Tony Tubby with an ear to ear grin on his face there to tell us that his Brother-In-Law Dan Johnson had a new lake record Mirror in the net.  Larry promptly threw clothes on & went round to see an ecstatic Dan. The Carp was retrieved from the water, weighed again witnessed by Larry the scales read a whopping  56lb 2oz which is indeed a new lake record for Genets

This is a known Carp which came out at it’s record weight in May 2011 at 53lb 12oz.

Not only is it the new lake record but also Dan’s first French Carp & new PB beating his UK PB of 16lb by over 40lb !!

Congratulations & well done Dan.

Heather @ Genets.

Thurs 19th April 2012.

Josef Tubby age 9 on his first fishing trip to France has become the youngest Angler to bank a Carp over the 40lb mark here at Genets. Fishing with his own 2 rods during the daytime he was already very happy this afternoon when he landed a 24lb 8oz Common his first PB so could hardly believe it when 2 hours later he hooked into a 45lb 8oz Mirror. Josef who has been fishing with his Dad since he was 5 years old played both fish himself & was then helped by Dad Tony to land & weigh them.  With Josef suffering from aching arms Dad held the 45lb 8oz for the photo. Well done & congratulations young Man.

Just 40 minutes later Josef’s Grand-Dad Michael on his first trip to France also banked his own PB of 36lb 4oz.

It was big smiles all round the dinner table here this evening.

Heather @ Genets.

Wednesday 18th April 2012.

Josef's 45lb 8oz PB.	Josef with his 24lb 8oz Common.	Michael Tubby 36lb 4oz PB.

The opening week of our season saw heavy rain & bitterly cold north-easterly winds make for a difficult week of fishing for our first guests the Penfare group, however their last day Friday the 13^th brought one of them a new PB of 47lb. See pic below.

Tony Tubby & his party arrived on Saturday 14^th with a PB of just 10lb & swiftly smashed this by 30lb when he banked a stunning 40lb Mirror within a couple of hours of putting his rods out after dinner on Saturday evening. (Photo to follow later.)

Heather @ Genets.

Mon 16^th April 2012.

We decided it was time to give the Lodge, Toilets & Showers a much needed make-over prior to the 2012 season, during the 8 years since we opened in 2004 they have had a lot of use & served us well. The first job was to tile all the floors right though which is now completed & looks so much better. Next was the job of removing all the old tiles in the shower cubicles (& what a seemingly endless job that was, me & my big mouth again!!) new ones are being put up followed by all interior walls & ceilings to be painted.  Me insisting that I would be best suited to being Head Supervisor to this work fell on deaf ears & I just could not manage to get out of being general labourer & gofer…..not a problem as long as we took plenty of coffee breaks!! I am entrusted with a paint brush & paint & when I’m in paint mode anything & everything gets a coat of paint..the dogs stayed well clear of me!

We also took advantage of the good dry weather in November to get a couple of coats of paint on the outside Lodge walls.

So by the end of January the Lodge & Showers will look all refreshed & ready to move things back in readiness for the new season.

The weather being kind to us in November was also a good opportunity to get cracking with the annual chop down & clearing work in & around the lake.

We have enjoyed the company of many Anglers during the 2011 season some new to Les Genets & others returning customers & we would like to wish all Anglers & the team at Angling Lines all our very best wishes for Xmas & the New Year & look forward to seeing many of you again in 2012.

Heather, Larry & Steve.

Gary Smith, fishing here at Genets from 22^nd to 29^th Oct, decided to put his own interpretation to our menu which made us smile. His comments are shown in bold print below.

Breakfast

Option1:  Served  in the Lodge

Cereals,  Orange juice. Sausage,  Bacon,   Eggs,  Fresh Mushrooms,  Baked Beans,  Potato Rosti.  Toast,  Coffee & Tea.  This is a proper heart attack on a plate (be prepared to sleep the morning off). 

Option2:  Delivered to your swim

Breakfast Baguette filled with Bacon, Sausage & Egg. Orange Juice , Tea or Coffee.  By forklift truck, (I didn’t have one but all I could picture was Larry on a fork lift truck bringing them round).

Evening

Saturday. Spaghetti Bolognaise. No wonder there’s a pasta shortage in Italy! 

Sunday. Roast Chicken. Roast & Boiled Potatoes. Seasonal Veg & gravy. More like an ostrich with foliage & more than enough boilys for anyone.

Monday. Pork in Mustard Sauce, Potato Wedges & Veg. If only pork tasted this good in England.

Tuesday.   Spicy Meatballs in a Tomato Sauce with Tagletelli Pasta..Don’t zip your bivvies up lads, baked beans are tame compared to these, Yummy.                  

Wednesday. Bangers n Mash & onion gravy. Food of the Gods.                      

Thursday. Cottage Pie & Vegetables. More like a 3 bed semi with a loft conversion! 

Friday. Spicy chicken chips & peas. Move over Colonel Sanders there’s a new bird on the block. 

Main meals are followed by  dessert of the day or Ice-Cream. All Heather’s desserts are like an angel cried on your tonsils.