The Draper Party were here with us at Glehias last week and and had a bumper week of fishing, we were fortunate enough to be given their complete catch report. We love it when we get a complete record of a good week’s catches from our anglers. Apart from it being a precise record of your […]
Readers Question; Hi all, I started making my own boilies, but a bit confused at to which flavours to use at which time of year. One person told me fish flavours in winter and frutti in summer, then someone else told me the opposite. Any suggestions welcome. Mike Hi Mike, The actual flavour has little […]
We just want to say a big THANK YOU to our anglers here this week Tony Draper, Barry Price and Kevin Kerr for putting up with us filming a new lake video over the last couple of days here at Glehias. By the sound of it, camera man Martin Barker got some great film of […]
In this edition of our carp fishing news Webcasts we bring you up to date with the latest 60lb+ carp captures, new lake records… and focus on a tour around the hot spots at Glehias. Carp Fishing in France with Angling Lines.
We join a group of Dutch anglers fishing from the spit at Beaurepaire in June ’12… & the German Vs Holland Euro football match disrupts the proceedings. Angling holidays at Beaurepaire
As the summer storms ahead you could be forgiven for thinking it was still spring as the weather of late has been everything but good. Stalking is probably one of my most favoured ways of tackling carp, the idea of picking your way through a bush and positioning yourself in that perfect area with just […]
Andy Neal discovered just what it means to be a fishing coach for a day; ‘When Sparsholt College in Hampshire got in touch to say they were running their annual FLC coaching day I just had to be there. This day is organised by Sparsholt College fishery students and is there to give other students […]
Because the water levels do vary at Beaurepaire we often get asked what should be expected. Here’s the levels at 12th June ’12 after an averagely wet spring. Angling holidays at Beaurepaire
Kenneth Anderson & 3 mates fished Laroussi w/c 26th May and had 2 mirrors of 60lb+ * 60.00 * 67.05 Full Report Here 60.00 67.05 Carp Fishing in France at Laroussi
I often get ask by anglers when they arrive what are the best tactics to use, what bait catches the most, what fish are in the lake and all the other information we anglers like to know. But of course once you are here it’s too late to pack that extra rod or bring that […]
A large proportion of anglers carp fishing in France still prefer to use free running lead set-ups incorporating little or no bolt effect. This combination of no bolt effect, slack lines and slack bait runners results in many anglers missing many takes, or when the anglers are winding down to the carp and striking to […]
Finger Painting @ 39lb Wow the weather in May at Villefond has been a little crazy the torrential rain of April carried over to the start of the month and was quickly replaced almost over night with really high temperatures. The inevitable effect of this was that the fish turned there attention away from feeding […]
Whilst our friends Oz and Caroline were visiting us at Molyneux we took a day out from the lake and decided to go to see Monets Gardens at Giverny, which is approx. 9-10km from the lake and very easy to find. It is said that Monet was travelling between Vernon and Gasny when he glanced […]
Power Pack and Lighting system sets available for hire at Glehias for 15 euros per set per week. Complete set includes: Power Pack, Charger, Internal Light and External Light with Remote Control. The ‘Remote Lighting System’ not only allows you to illuminate your bivvy, but the area outside it too… and all from a remote […]
During a session in France Paul Cooper gives hints & tips on how to safely look after our beloved carp. Carp Fishing France
A Different Approach… by Salv Licata Most, if not all, anglers head to France with a single minded mission to capture a monster carp & I suppose I’m no different… it’s something anglers all dream of and it’s something that seems to be more readily available in France. However, if I’m brutally honest, a lake record […]
Linear complex in Oxford is the scene for the new TF Gear carp fishing DVD. The DVD will be available free on the front cover of next months Total Carp Magazine. With most fishing dvd’s there seems to be some amounts of trickery involved, If you do you watch the disk, which will be on […]
In this edition we bring you up to date with all the 2012 carp captures, Billy’s “Living the dream” series… and focus on some great family carping trips. Carp Fishing in France
The Hope family enjoyed a fantastic week at Beaurepaire (w/c 12th May)havingg 48 runs with 44 landed; * 32 carp all mirrors * 7 x 40’s * 13 x 30’s * 11 x 20’s * 1 @ 16lb * 2 grass carp 19.8 & 24lb * 2 catfish 12 & 37lb * 8 bream Here’s […]
Last year Jim Kelly and I visited Blue Lake in almost monsoon conditions, with freshly dug swims with marl and mud everywhere, it was a trip to forget and we finished our trip early due to the adverse conditions. A view of Blue lake from swim 7 On our return to the UK we reported […]
