A Massive Haul of Monster Carp at Villefond

Arthur @ 54.07 Nick Johnson returned to Villefond for the third time on the 20th of October 2012 with Dave Procter (his second visit) and they both done brilliantly. Their amazing catch report reads as follows; Total weight of carp caught; 635 lb 12oz Average weight of carp; a massive 41.6lb! Fish caught in order of […]

More Record Pumpkins

558.5kg As regular readers will know, the owner of Old Oaks & Laroussi, Mehdi Daho, is a record vegetable grower.  Here’s photos of his last 2 pumpkins; The white one is 509kg and the other one is 558.5kg. It was the first time ever in France that a grower produced 3 pumpkins over 500kg. Happy […]

Mehdi’s New Record Vegetables!

566.5kg! Laroussi & Old Oaks owner, Mehdi Daho has been at it again! Here’s his latest record beating vegetables… *  Pumpkin of 566.5kg *  Super squash of 425.5kg (the new French record) Well done Mehdi! Carp France at Old Oaks

How to catch carp 2 – tight lines and shocker rigs

In part 1 of this series Duncan de Gruchy demonstrated how to catch carp using slack lines and running rigs. Here in part 2 Gary Hewes demonstrates how to achieve similar results using tight lines and shocker rigs.  Gary is fishing the same spots from the same swim that Duncan fished 3 weeks before. It […]

The Perfect Storm… but incredible carp angling!

Dave Moore with the Big Lin at 42lb 4oz Molyneux Report to 15th September 2012… This week’s anglers arrived all together at around mid-morning. Dave phoned to say he and his mate Richard were at the main gate, and asking if I could let them in. By the time I had walked round to them, the […]

Carp Fishing in France Webcast – September 2012

In this edition we bring you up to date with our latest videos plus all the big carp captures – including a magnificent 61lb common from Old Oaks. Plus there’s an extended update on Billy’s trials and tribulations as he navigates through French red tape & neighbour objections as he continues to work towards an […]