Prehistoric Catches
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 [...]
Posted: November 20th, 2008 under Carp Fishing Sessions, Carp Fishing Tips.
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Sam’s Croix Blanche 38
Quest Baits carp angler Sam Collins-Ratcliffe lands a 38lb plus mirror carp at the Northern French carp fishery the Etang de la Croix Blanche.
Sam’s Croix Blanche 38 from Gareth Watkins on Vimeo.
Tags: angler, angling, bait, Baits, Blanche, boilies, carp, Carp Fishing News, Carp Fishing Tips, Croix, Etang, fishery, fishing, france, french, holidays, Northern French, Quest, [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Video News.
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French Fish Don’t Count !!
by Gareth Watkins
There was recently a long ongoing thread on the Carpforum about the subject of non “English” fish ‘Not’ counting!
My first question would have to be “don’t count for what or for whom?”.
It is a subject which as a resident in France, a holiday provider and a fishery owner strikes a chord. The fish [...]
Posted: October 2nd, 2008 under Point of View.
Comments: 1
Get the Rods Out !!! It’s PB Time!
by Gareth Watkins
I got a great text message from my friend Shaun Harrison to today: “My favourite week of the Year for catching, been horrible not being able to fish it for the last three years. But made up for it now with a 29lb 15oz and a 35lb 6oz on Surf’nTurf (Note: New bait [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Point of View.
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What percentage of carp caught are recorded at their true weight?
The theme of fish weights has come up in a number of articles on this blog over the last few months, we even have a video with Quest Baits boss Shaun H. running through the technique. Below is an article by Jon Perkins a French lake owner and regular contributor to the comments part of [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Guest Articles, Point of View.
Comments: 1