Shaun Harrison explains his gripe with the TIMS (Thoughtless Inconsiderate Mallet Society) and offers some advice… This year I decided to spend a little more time on a local venue before the otters move in and wipe the fish out. Unfortunately the so called do-gooders are still releasing otters into an environment struggling to cater for their […]
I have been looking for the ideal bivvy/tent to take on my trips to France for years now and I think I may have found it at last! I have owned and tried many different bivvy’s but whilst they have had their good points, they have all been missing something that would make my trips […]
Below is Paul Cooper’s write up from his August week fishing at one of his all time favourite French waters, Domaine de Boux, a 14 acre lake infamous for it’s big carp since the 80’s…. Sometimes you can take your fishing ability for granted, making your expectations too unrealistic for your own good. This visit to Boux in […]
It was good to be back on Old Oaks. Like us the fish were five years older, a bit wiser and a lot fatter… When we arrived at the lake after the drive through the lovely French countryside, it was good to see Mehdi again and even better to be back on Old Oaks. Once […]
Some really lovely fish out from Lillypool lately, including this stunning 40lb common from last week. Here’s the groups feedback; Holiday date: Sat 9th Aug to Sat 16th Aug 2014Name of customer: Stephen HolmesNumber of anglers: 5Details of your catches: 57 fish – 55 x carp to 42.8lb, 2 x cats 50.7lbs and 54.6lbs (a new lake record).Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Hybrid and […]
When Pat Gillett isn’t in France fishing for carp you’ll find him bankside at a number of English rivers. Here’s his diary so far… I had three trips in June, two to two different stretches of the Upper Trent and one to the Dove. These were pretty uneventful really, with just a chub of 4lb […]
