Roy Van Goor landed this magnificent 61lb mirror at Laroussi on 23rd September 2011.
Here’s his comments;
“It was another hard week with just several sturgeon, grasscarp & 1 small common untill Friday morning. Then my luck changed and carp of 22, 39 and 61 lb were banked in a few hours. A new pb and I’m very happy! My friend had 3 during the week…22, and 2 x 39′s. We will be back.”
Dan Burke & his mates booked Laroussi exclusive w/c 3rd Sept & had a fantastic catch. Over to Dan;
“ We had 99 fish in total!!!
40 carp up to 63.08 which was a new personal best for the angler….
5 x 50′s, biggest 58.8 which I caught. My dad had a 50.2 which was is first 50.
7 x 40s biggest 49.8 which again new personal best for the angler.
11 x 30′s 5 of which I had, 32 & 33lb commons.
3 x 20′s all 3 were commons.
53 grass carp 4 over 30lb biggest to Dianne Leader @ 38.14oz.
4 x sturgeon… 2 x 40s 52 & 54.
Is this possibly one of the largest catches ever on this venue?
Part of the mega haul...
Our tactics were large beds of Mehdi’s partiblend, we used 250kg between use! Small baits either plastic baits or 10-14mm bollies & sweet corn. Slack lines, small hoooks, long rigs with long hairs of around 1.5cm.
I’ve been going to france for 11 years now & I’ve fished a few of Angling Lines venues in this time, but laroussi has been the one I’ve enjoyed the most. For the group to catch 4 new personal best made my trip, to see 5 x 50′s on the bank & the 63 was fantasic. The swims have all been set out well with plenty of water to fish & I wouldnt say there was a bad swim either. The chest frezzer, fridge & washing facilties came in so handy for us all. Not normally what you get from a venue. As for Medhi, you couldnt meet a nice more knowledgable fishery owner. Fantisic trip & we couldn’t have asked for more! “
62.15 – what a fish!
Alexander Juszczak has just had the session of a lifetime at Laroussi (w/c 13th August) smashing his PB twice : first a 58lb 8oz mirror followed by a 62lb 15oz mirror !
He also lost a couple of heavy fish & had a huge catfish, over 2m long, which was too heavy to weigh. Estimated at way over 100lb, Mehdi thinks it was probably the monster of the lake uncaught since a couple of years. He also had a big sturgeon & a 30lb grass carp.
Successful tactics were to fish into a silty channel & everyday introduce about 15-20 spods of hemp, corn and groundbait and a different sizes of boilies from 12 to 18mm, dumbells etc.
Here’s his comments;
“After a bit of struggle in May this year, this time was a session of lifetime with 2 Pb’s smashed. Many thanks to Mehdi again, top man and massive thanks to John and his wife for cracking photos and also all at Angling Lines.”
73.07
Dave, Janet and Dan Johnson have just enjoyed a truly fantastic week’s fishing at Laroussi taking mirrors of 73lb 7oz, 51lb 7oz, 45lb 4oz ( fully scaled), 44lb 5oz, 43lb 8oz, 39lb, 37lb… commons of 26lb3oz, 18lb, 17lb 4oz, 14lb… catfish of 64lb… crucian carp of 5lb and a fantastic new French and lake record tench at 15lb 3oz !
Here’s their comments;
” Mehdi is a great host and willing to give info if needed but otherwise we were left alone to enjoy the fishing. 73lb 7oz, what a fish! Caught on 2 x 15mm Rahja and Laroussi partiblend and Korda hook n°6. The 15lb 3oz Tench was also caught on Rahja spice fishing at 60 yards.”
45.04 – what a fabulous creature!
15.03 tench – believed to be the new French tench record
An long distance casting article inspired by the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks – Mehdi Daho, master caster!
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