I have been out for a couple of short day sessions over the past couple of weeks but I have failed to bank any carp since the last mild spell in January. I have been keeping an eye on the weather forecast which indicates that we are due some warmer south easterly’s on Tuesday. This […]
The fire that caused the damage to the Mathilde Bridge in Rouen Hi All, Having just returned from the UK we discovered that there are major road works on ‘Pont Mathilde’ (Mathilde Bridge) in Rouen which is used by the majority of the Sat Nav systems. Given that we didn’t know about this in advance, we […]
Need an insight into what tackle is used by some successful anglers abroad? We asked some of our experienced and highly respected anglers to give an insight into their own tackle choices. Unbiased, as they are not ‘sponsored anglers’, we simply asked what they use and why they use it. This week we start with […]
Readers Question; Is it true the French Government have decided to postpone the need to have a breathalyser for now? Below is the information received from the ACF (Automobile Club de France):From the 1st July 2012 a new sanction was enforced, in France, obliging every driver to carry an unused breathalyser kit in their vehicles.Drivers that […]
Blue Lake Owner Sebastien has just confirmed there is now a 300 litre freezer and a large fridge on site at Blue Lake . Plus there are a few spare plug points and some kind angler has left 2 UK plug adaptors at the venue. Can’t guarantee some not-so-kind angler will remove these though, so […]
You’ve booked the perfect holiday – but will you get there? I can’t begin to tell you how much I hate this topic! But once again I feel it really necessary to get this message out there. This is not a sales tactic and I have to admit I have an inherent dislike of insurance […]
Huge congratulations to Steve Knight! He was the last angler on both Laroussi and Old Oaks & caught the last carp of the 2012 season (mid December). Steve, loving the challenge, came back early February 2013 on Laroussi to try to seduce the first carp of the year and he did it with […]
Arthur at 55.04 Winter Review Lake Manager Mark Lambert has taken full advantage of the quiet winter period here at Villefond to test out the new tweaks and flavours made in the house bait range which includes the new plum nut bait which has already had great results. Fishing just short sessions through out the […]
Part 1, Part 2 Angling Lines have asked me to put together an itinerary of the tackle that I use for my carp fishing in France, and to talk about tackle in general for the angler just setting off for his or her first French carp fishing adventure. In part 1 I covered the most essential parts […]
This edition brings you a round-up on all the new videos we’ve released this month plus the next instalment of Billy’s Living the Dream series… you’ll see some fantastic tree surgeons in action! Carp Fishing Videos – 59 to choose from!
Lac Du Villefond‘s Arthur at a Massive 55lb 4oz caught by Mark Lambert on 30/01/2013. Mark used a 16mm pop up on a size 8 curve shank hook over a bed of 16mm venue sold boilies. You can read the story here. Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Reproduced from the Connexion – France’s English Language Newspaper January 24, 2013 THE government has delayed the full introduction of the controversial breath-test law, which would have penalised them for not carrying an unused kit in their vehicle. Interior Minister Manuel Valls has postponed “sine die” – indefinitely – the start of €11 fines for […]
42lb mirror falls to the new Villefond 2013 bait The 2012 season saw the Villefond bait range really excel and it definitely landed more fish than any other bait. Every winter I feed the fish with a new flavour boilie and ever improving quality bait. I choose new flavours because over the year the fish […]
Translation to help with particle baits… Most Angling Lines venues will be happy to prepare particles for you and then have them waiting for you when you arrive, as I do here at Bletiere. but if your booked venue doesn’t offer this service then this will help you buy particle baits in the shops over […]
A cracking 28lb Linear mirror carp caught on 6th Jan ’13 proves that Paul Cooper’s strategy of using short hook links in winter works. Carp Fishing Tips – 59 Videos
Arthur @ 54.07 (Oct 2012) 2012 has once again been a great year for the lake and for meeting some great guys and great anglers. The lake was once again pretty solidly booked and saw lots of characters on the bank breaking personal bests and enjoying their break from work, all trying to catch one […]
Part 1, Part 3 Angling Lines have asked me to put together an itinerary of the tackle that I use for my carp fishing in France, and to talk about tackle in general for the angler just setting off for his or her first French carp fishing adventure. In part 1 I covered the most essential parts […]
Stephen Knight fished Old Oaks w/c Sat 1st Dec. Fishing was hard & he only had one carp all week… but surely caught in one of the most unconventional methods – on a lure! Over to Stephen to explain; “Fishing was hard as we had some bad frost’s, down to -6c. There were still fish […]
Paul Cooper shows you how to tie 2 extremely useful knots. Carp Fishing Videos – 58 Technical “How To” Videos
