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Carp Fishing in France – July Webcast

This edition brings you a round up of the latest news including some big hits on a number of venues. This month’s Special Feature is an in-depth discussion on lead release systems. Carp Fishing – 59 videos to chose from!

Laroussi Cancellation

Cancellation means 4 spaces available in October on Laroussi… Laroussi has been booked up for the whole season for many months now – so this is a rare event.  A hospital operation means one of our regular customers has had to cancel his October trip… so there are 4 spaces available on the 19th October […]

The Weather is Always Perfect for Something

Anglers being anglers we often find ourselves complaining about the weather. Be it too bright, too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet and so on. But, to be fair hot weather conditions might not be conducive to heavy feeding at the moment but they are absolutely perfect for taking full advantage of in two ways. […]

Online Payment System Launched…

We have recently introduced an online payment facility… There’s lots of useful features; for example as a lead booker you can allocate amounts to individuals in your group so they can pay their share online too. The idea is to make our payment process as user friendly as possible. This video shows you how it […]

Ten Quick Carp Angling Tips

Here’s a few quick tips courtesy of Shaun Harrison at the Quest Baits blog… 1) Location – Depending what you are after. If you simply want to catch as many as possible then set up on good shows of fish, but the larger ones can lead more solitary lives and can often be found in quieter areas. 2) […]

‘The Creature’

Carl Sharp was out at Laroussi this month, here are his  comments on the lake… “It is very much an ‘english style’ lake, it’s not your general overly stocked french water full of hungry pigs so you really need to work at your angling as opposed to just ‘chucking and chancing’. It is a gorgeous place […]

The Importance of Having a European Health Insurance Card

Anthony Brown fishing the week of 6th July here at Genets discovered just how important it is to have a current European Health Insurance Card (EHIC ) with you when fishing in France. On Wednesday morning while threading a dumbbell boilie with a long barbed baiting needle the needle went into the end of his finger, […]

Barbel Rigs and Bait

Following on from our recent barbel fishing posts (see here) this is a recent Q&A courtesy of the Quest Baits Blog… I have recently retired and returning to coarse fishing. Always enjoy chub and barbel fishing. Luckily I live on the River Wye. I’m a bit mesmerised by all the different tackle used etc.  Which […]

Patience Pays Off at Laroussi

Here’s some feedback from Royston Butwell after a trip to Laroussi this month… Details of your groups catches: 57lb 8oz mirror, 40lb 6oz mirror, 55lb 2oz sturgeon, 37lb mirror, 46lb 08oz mirror (3rd fish out on a zig ever), 17lb common, 18lb common. Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Zigs, little and often approach, fish would not respond to larger beds […]

Jenny Jumps for Joy!

Jenny Handley here for the week with husband Ted, was not content with over 196lbs of fish between them in the first 24 hours, nor was she happy with another 365lb+ fish over the next couple of days! Texacom PCB Inspector Jenny from Rossendale Lancashire wasn’t going to be happy until she’d broken the Ladies […]

Maximising Your Catch at Villefond

I have decided to write a piece to try and help people to get the best of their week fishing our lake, Villefond. As the fish grow on in leaps and bounds and with the lake average now pushing over 40lb the carp are becoming ever more wise and wary. I have explained in previous […]

A Round-Up of Koi

We often see photos popping up from our venues of some stunning Koi, here’s a round up of the best we’ve seen so far…

Introducing… Brocard Large and Small

If you are looking for serious waters that contains a large average size of carp in natural surroundings, then these could be the lakes for you…  The Brocard lakes are situated within picturesque woodlands in the Champagne region of France, created and run by the prominent fish farming Bachelier family. The complex consists of 2 lakes, […]

High Average at Old Oaks

Andy Wilmott and Gary Reynolds had a catch of 29 carp at Old Oaks this month, 22 of which were over 30lb! Nice work guys. Read their feedback below… Details of your catches: 29 carp for the week. 10 x 40’s 12x 30’s. Best 3 were 45, 46 and 49lb. Fish were still interested in […]

Big Carp Captures at Villefond

We have had some real monster fish out of Villefond recently… First up is a new lake record Mirror at 55lb, a fish we believe to be Arnold. Bennetts the fish has been out at 54lb and we have had a new member to the 50lb club! A fish called slate grey was caught at […]

The Barbel Rig

Another short video on barbel fishing by Paul Cooper, focusing on his rig of choice… Follow the links to watch Paul’s previous video barbel fishing on the River Dove and a short video on the essential barbel fishing tackle. You can also watch over 60 technical fishing videos on the Angling Lines website here.

Foreign drivers must pay fines

Foreign drivers can no longer escape having to pay fines for speeding and other motoring offences in France – which could mean a €15million bonus for the state’s coffers.  Senators have backed a move to bring France in line with an EU decree and it now goes for final parliamentary approval before coming into force […]

Recent Catch at Lillypool

Gary Lockyer was out at Lillypool this June, coming away with a handful of decent thirties including the 38lb common below… Details of your catches: 37 total including 3 x 30’s to 38lb, 18 x 20’s to 28lb 8oz and 16 under 20’s. Lost 5. Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Cell over hemp. General comments: All associated with the venue […]

Blue Lakes Mega Haul

We have heard news back from our anglers that travelled out to Blue Lake in June. Between four of them they had over 95 fish on the bank in 7 days; here is feedback from Jason Fox, one of the anglers on that week… Details of your catches: 65+ fish between two of us. Biggest 41lb […]