Leads must eject safely from a carp fishing rig in the event of a break-off or a carp becoming snagged – if they don’t it can result in death for a tethered carp… In this video Ron Key, Chairman of the British Carp Study Group, explains how to construct a rig from which the […]
Back in August, Carl Sharp spent a week at Laroussi, the highlight being his capture of ‘The Creature’ at 57lbs. You can watch the week unfold below… For more information, videos and catch reports from Laroussi follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Angler Steve Gaunt smashed his previous PB of 56lb 5oz this week with this Laroussi monster… Here’s what Steve had to say; ‘Fish fought really hard , bite happened at 3:30AM at 65 Yards along the margin from L’Anse peg on a spot that Mehdi suggested to me the previous day! I’m over the moon! […]
It’s approaching that time of year again when the carp go on a massive feed before the Winter sets in. September and October are, in my opinion, the best times of the year for a number of reasons. Firstly, the carp should have fully recovered from this years spawning and will now be at their […]
An aerial flight over Boux carp lake, designed to give you a real taster of the venue’s layout and lake features. As many of you will know, Boux has had reputation for top class carp fishing in France since the 1980’s with many famous anglers having visited its banks. That tradition continues and Boux still […]
I was very fortunate to fish Jonchery‘s smaller counterpart, Jonchery 7, earlier this year. During my visit I took the opportunity to do a few laps of the main Jonchery lake. On my way around I chatted with the anglers and was amazed to find that some had been coming since they were children, others […]
The next installment of our Inflight series provides an aerial view of the features and layout of Villefond big carp water… Villefond is a serious big fish water and the carp are wising up quickly so they will really test your angling skills. A mature 8 acres with atleast 35 40lb+ carp going right up […]
Pat Gillett is a real all-rounder when it comes to angling, and having spent 40 years doing it, he certainly knows a thing or two. Pat’s in pursuit of barbel in this August diary entry… Thursday 1st August 2013 – River Derwent This was to be the second trip of the season to the Derwent. […]
Jonchery is a 30 acre lake set in the heart of the Champagne region, created and run by the prominent fish farming Bachelier family. This lake has a great reputation, stretching back many years, for offering superb carp fishing holidays… The 6 large double swims give you loads of options on where and how to fish – […]
Mehdi, the owner of renowned big fish waters Old Oaks and Laroussi, fills us in on the latest from the lake… The last 3 weeks have produced some really good fish, including 4 catfish well over 100lb having been caught in the last 2 weeks. They all weighed between an incredible 110 and 125lb. Today as […]
Rob Inns braved the chilly weather this spring and it sure did pay off! If you’re considering a late or early season trip, have a read below… In March 2012 I was lucky enough to be invited to Lac Du Villefond for the filming of the Angling Lines venue video. It turned out to be […]
Mehdi, the owner of renowned big fish waters Old Oaks and Laroussi, fills us in on the latest from the lake… Despite the very hot summer Old Oaks has produced constant good fishing, but last week has been awesome! Neil Martin’s party had a crazy time catching 48 fish in total with 17 forties and […]
Jonchery #7’s venue video has been updated, take a look below… For more information on Jonchery #7 follow the link – Fishing France
This year has been a difficult year at most fisheries in both England and France. The long warm sunny period that we have just seen, has encouraged massive weed growths on lots of lakes along with huge algae blooms… This certainly has effected catch rates on these effected waters and bait presentation has become difficult […]
Mark and Lee were out at Laroussi last week, Mark hooked into his first ever catfish on the first night and luckily for him it weighed in at a huge 120lbs… Details of your catches: Mark – 2 carp at 33.03 and 49.07 also 2 cats at 110 and 120. Lee – 2 carp at 20 and […]
Meet Richard, the new bailiff at Lillypool. We ask him how he got into the sport and what improvements he’s been busy with down at the lake… Lillypool is a beautiful 4 acre lake with an impressive head of fast growing Michel Bigot stocked carp up to a substantial 51lb. The lake is suitable for 4 […]
Brie has a brand spanking new venue video! For more information on Brie follow the link – Fishing France
Paul Cooper shows you the perfect barbless hook rig… As some of our newer lakes, such as Jonchery and Brie, now enforce a barbless only hook rule, our field testers have been set the challenge to find the right rig for the job. This is the rig Paul Cooper found to be most successful when […]
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