Angling Lines Blog

May has been a mad month at Old Oaks with plenty of big fish, here’s the round up below…

Earlier in April, Des Chapman landed 3 fifties up to 54lb, almost in a row, with a plenty of forties and high thirties.

Andrew Hooper’s team had a super week with 33 fish including the Long common and the Pizza common at 52lb3oz and 6 forties.

Terry Campen and Peter Shearing were fishing from Saturday 18 May. Terry had his very first bite on Sunday and what a bite… the Long Common at 60lb 8oz ! ! !

A kiss for the Long common at 60lb 8oz

Peter, a few days later, was happy to break the lake record mirror with a stunning dark fish weighing 58lb.  He also had a 54lb and 5 good forties including a fast growing common at 42lb.

Finally, last week, Tony Wolfe’s party enjoyed a super week with 30 fish, with 16 forties and  2 fifties at 52lb 6oz and a new lake record at 58lb 12oz !

So it’s another new lake record within a week and the good news is it’s a different fish.

Tight lines
Mehdi, Owner at Old Oaks

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During the week commencing 18th May at Sapphire we received this short message from Jake Watkins, fishing on his own at the dam wall end…

“Fish everywhere up this end. Wind really blowing. 58lb 12 oz mirror. 5 fish in first 24 hours! – fingers crossed”

58lb 12oz

Well done Jake – that’s smashed the lake record 54lb 4oz common banked over a year ago and the 53lb 10oz mirror banked just last month.
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The fishing has well and truly warmed up along with the weather at both Laroussi and Old Oaks. The 3 biggest resident commons at the lakes have been caught… and all in the same day!

The ‘Long Common’ at 59lb and the ‘Pizza Common’ at 52lb in Old Oaks and a 50lb 2oz in Laroussi. Will be interesting to see all of them progress over the next few years!

The ‘Long Common’ – Peter

The ‘Pizza Common’ – Andy

Laroussi and Old Oaks are both owned by Mehdi Daho, a highly respected carp angler in his own right, and are situated in the heart of the beautiful Pays de la Loire countryside.

For more information on the two venues follow the link - Carp France

Jake Watkins knows a thing or two about fish. It’s one of the specialities in his own Michelin star JSW restaurant…

When it comes to catching them, he’s somewhat of a specialist too. His 3 x 50′s included the lake record 58lb 12oz mirror at Sapphire and his total haul of 31 carp included 8 x 40′s and 14 x 30′s, putting his average catch in the high 30′s.

To use a phrase that Jake must hear often in his famous kitchen..

‘Nice fish!’

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Colin Hodgkinson came to Golden Oak with a PB of 31lb 8ozs. and ater couple days of getting wet and catching some 20′s he lands The Boss

- weighing in at an incredible 63lb 6oz

What a way of of setting a new PB and a new Lake Record.  Well done Colin!

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