Fishing Les Noyers in the Snow… they can be caught!
We arrived on the Sunday as usual and the lake looked in excellent condition… but our optimism had been tempered by the weather forecast. It was due to turn much colder with high pressure, northerly winds & possibly snow. So a good weeks fishing was looking more and more unlikely. My son, Finlay, set up in the Path Swim & myself in Roy’s, as both are sited close to the house. We decided to fish daylight hours only in view of the impending expected change in weather. continue reading…
Browsing Posts published in November, 2008
by Roy Van Goor
A lot of the French waters hold sturgeon; I have caught several from different waters up to 64 lb. The biggest I have come across where ant angling lines Etang de Laroussi. I have fished Laroussi for 3 times, and caught sturgeon on 2 trips. On my 1st trip I caught one that came out 3 times between the anglers that week. My 2nd visit I was able to hook 3…and landed 2 of them. Both weighing over 60 lb.
The strange thing is that my friend that was fishing with me on both trips only landed one. I my view these fish love fishmeal based boilies and pellets. He was using scopex on his 1st trip, where I was on fishmeal based baits. Often I could see them feeding over my baits, they tails would come out of the water. Revealing that they where present. After he switched on to fishmeal he landed one within 1 hour after casting his rigs out. Another important thing with sturgeon is the way to handle them. They need to be landed by hand…not in a landing net. If you would try to land them in a landing net then the sturgeon could get damaged petty badly. Their back could break, and the fish would not survive a capture. The best way to land them is when are ready for landing, put the unhooking mat in the water and try to get hold of them by the tale pull the sturgeon on to the mat and take it carefully on to the bank.
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I saw this excellent post on the Quest Baits Blog:
By Jamie Simpson
Ok so I thought this piece may be helpful to anyone who has little or no experience of fishing in France.
Travelling to France for a fishing holiday can be a daunting prospect, yet the draw of large Carp and a slightly warmer climate is almost impossible to resist. I thought I would just put a little list of things that may help and hopefully a few other bloggers can add to any that I miss or have overlooked.
- Always carry a High Vis jacket, emergency breakdown triangle, spare bulbs etc as this is a legal requirement in France now.
- You will definitely need your drivers license, insurance document and ownership document. continue reading…
Carp fishing in the winter can include long periods of inactivity. It is important that you stay warm, especially now that the weather looks as though it is ready to turn very cold at the end of January. Below are some hints and tips to help you stay warm during the long winter sessions. Most of this is common sense, but it doesn’t hurt to remind yourself of the obvious now and again. continue reading…
