We’ve got some great news for all of you planning to use Brittany Ferries for your next Angling Lines trip… Book your 2015 holiday before 16th October 2014 and take advantage of up to £70 off the mid-season Portsmouth to Caen, Portsmouth to Cherbourg & also Plymouth to Roscoff sailings (does not apply to Fastcraft or […]
Paul asks; What month would be best to book for fishing in France? I think you could ask this question of 100 people and get a different answer each time. Usually April through to October is the main season. March and November can be less reliable due to the weather which will affect the water temperatures and consequently the […]
Mas Bas has had some cracking feedback through the past couple of weeks, here’s the latest… Holiday date: Sat 6th Sep to Sat 13th Sep 2014Name of customer: Francis ReidNumber of anglers: 2Details of your catches: 1 x 40, 5 x 30, 21 x 20, 5 doublesYour best tactics/bait/rigs: 8 to 10 inch long KD IQ rigs with 4 micro barb korda […]
After a really long spawning here at Villefond this year our fish are unusually really down in weight with some of the big girls 10-11lb down. They are now feeding like mad trying to pack the weight on and get to their normal weights before winter! Most of our 50lb+ fish are down in the […]
A 62lb mirror, 53lb mirror and a 57lb sturgeon for Gary Flavell’s party, proving that a slow and tricky weeks fishing was well worth it at Laroussi… Holiday date: Sat 23rd Aug to Sat 30th Aug 2014Name of customer: Gary FlavellNumber of anglers: 4Details of your catches: Was a hard week due to the rising temps throughout the week.Thomas – 53lb […]
Two new records this season at Lillypool, a new ladies record this week and back in July the catfish record was smashed too… New Ladies Record Very well done to Fi Wright on breaking our ladies record, and our first ladie to bag a 40+. Her new PB and lake record mirror weighed in at […]
This video documents a carp fishing trip to Boux made by three of the Angling Lines team – David Keep, Jim Kelly and Paul Cooper. Boux is a French carp lake that’s had a first class reputation for big carp since the 80’s. Our trip ended with a total result of 26 carp including 4 x […]
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 […]
We built quite a collection of videos from our carp fishing trips to the lakes in the past 12 months, here’s our top 5… 1. Carl & Alex go to Holly Pools We sent Carl and Alex to Holly Pools this April for a week carp fishing in France at a totally private complex of three shady […]
Andy Gilbert is back with part 3 of his series following his trip to Beaurepaire this April, you’ll find him discussing all aspects of the lake and what worked for them… Thanks once again for joining me as I delve into the Angling Lines venue Beaurepaire for the third and final time. A couple of months […]
Anglers Mail editor Tim Knight recently spent a week at Mas Bas, here’s his article following the trip… EVER tried finding and then enjoying a holiday where you get enough good fishing in, and the non-angler/s with you are equally well catered for? It isn’t always easy to get the balance right! I can put […]
Here is a little tip for those of you wishing to customise your hook baits and a real quick and easy way of preparing ‘wafters’ (slow sinking hook baits) or pop-ups. It is a method I first used on the bank when I felt I needed a hook bait acting differently to what I had […]
We’ve watched 15 acre French gravel pit Blue lake bubble away with numerous thirties to be had over the years. The lake stepped it up this month and joined the fifties club after this 50lb 7oz mirror was landed last week by Legare Guillaume. Blue was originally stocked in the 1980’s and then abandoned and left […]
Here’s some feedback from a group of anglers fishing Laroussi last month… Holiday date: Sat 10th May to Sat 17th May 2014Name of customer: John AllenNumber of anglers: 6Details of your catches: Starting from L’Ance – top rod Alex Noble had three 40’s – 48, a 49 Ghost common? lake record and a mid forty, a few thirties and multiple […]
A new Jonchery lake record! 59lb 8oz of pristine common carp, caught from swim 1. It formed part of a 45 fish catch between 3 anglers with 8 well over 40lb. More information on the lake – Jonchery is a stunning 30 acre lake set in the heart of the Champagne region, created and run by the prominent fish […]
