First ever catfish for Terry from La Glehias

Terry Banyard of the Mackinlay Party landed a 52lb catfish at 4pm on Sunday the 22nd of August at Glehias and has earned himself the “OAP’s Lake Record Catfish” award. The Maniac Moggie came from under the big overhanging Willow on the Gorse bank and was taken on a half Chilli Chocolate boilie combined with […]

Sumptuous Sapphire – a carp fishing trip to remember

Looking towards the shallow end from the dam Sapphire is a beautiful, natural, rich lake, of around 20 acres set in the heart of rural France. Several parties had found the lake difficult and I must admit to having some reservations about fishing it. However, the lake looked such a gem (Sapphire!) I decided to […]

Why you should always carry 20mm boilies

  We sell far more 15mm boilies than we do 20mm boilies which does surprise me.  I like small baits in my own fishing but tend to do so from 20mm baits. Let me explain. To me there is nothing worse than not being able to quite reach the fish with free baits. This is […]

How do I avoid sturgeon in carp lakes?

I’m fishing a week at Laroussi at the end of September with 7 mates.  Just wondered if you could provide a few bait tips.  I’ve read that it is best to avoid fish meals because of the Sturgeon. David Adams Hi Dave, The Sturgeon love pellets of any kind as well as fish meal type […]

Good carp care on the bank

Another great article from Andrew at Molyneux; So you’ve just caught your personal best, you know how to use the camera but now it’s time to pick the fish up. 1. Control the carp on the mat, if the fish is playing up then keep it in the sling and lift it off the mat […]

Pop-ups seem to be the way forward at Villefond carp lake

Mark Lambert’s 39lb Villefond mirror Recently a change seems to have taken place at Villefond.  Before the tactics that were the most productive and what I would have recommended would have been small beds of well placed bait. Now that seems to be changing and the most productive seems to now be a large bed […]

Monster Laroussi mirror carp for 15 year old Chris Tsourou

69.12 Laroussi mirror for 15 year old Chris Tsourou We reached Laroussi on the 24the July 2010.  The weather was very hot so we set all our kit out and got comfortable before we even considered casting any lines.  After marking out our spots we began baiting with the Hemp, Laroussi party mix and four different types of hook […]

How to take great carp trophy photos

Great photo of Paul Cooper with a Molyneux mirror A really useful article from Andrew at Molyneux; After all the time and effort we anglers put in to catching carp I do find the quality of some of the trophy shots surprising, after all it’s all we have to remember the capture of a personal […]

Molyneux still producing a high average size of carp

A good 30 from Molyneux There’s no doubt that Molyneux has produced a very high average size of carp this year.  The latest catch by Mr Napolitano proves the point; 18 carp to 33.08, including 5 x 30s, 3 x 29’s and 2 x 28’s with only 3 under 23lb. It’s quite clear that many […]