Carp Fishing – Tips For Fishing From Staging
Paul Cooper gives you tips on how to fish effectively from staging;
Do You Feed Your Carp In The Winter?
“Do you feed your carp in winter?” I often get asked this by guests taking their fishing holidays here at Bletiere – with what and when do I feed the carp, especially in the winter, and how do I know how much to put in? Luckily I had a lot of experience in the uk before […]
Carp Fishing in France Webcast – February 2012
In this edition we bring you up to date with lake stockings, review new videos from Paul Cooper bringing you carping tips, plus a catch report from Lac du Val were carp to 30lb+ were landed in the snow. Finally we finish off with some stunning footage of our carp lakes in their winter clothes;
Video Diary – Preparing for a Blue Lake Carp Session
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via this video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine for a trip to Blue Lake. Part 2 below (Part 1 is here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4U6stV_utQ)
How Much Bait Will I Need For My French Carp Session?
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via a series of blog posts & a video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine. Jim with a Quality Baits 39lb 2oz fish caught in the throws of winter Bait It is now the beginning of February and I’m […]
Setting Up Your Own Fishing Business in Spain
This post is longer than usual! If you have twenty minutes to spare then sit back and read all about my last year in Spain. I won’t lie to you – it is a promotional article about my business and the trials I went through in setting everything up. Go and get yourself a coffee, […]
Coypu – A Real Danger for Carp Lakes in France
Cute but contemptible! Constant battle with contemptible Coypu! Here at Mas Bas we have a running battle with Coypu so here’s an update showing just what damage they can do! Every 2 years or so we have to rebuild the walkway between our beautiful carp lakes, because they have burrowed and collapsed areas the bank. […]
How We Should All Care For Our Beloved Carp
For me here at Oakwood good carp care is vitally important. We owe it to our beloved carp to fish responsibly, handle, treat and release them in the safest way possible so they always remain in the best health, ensuring they always live to fight another day. Whether it’s a 10lb carp or a 40lb carp […]
Preparing for a 2012 Carp Session – Video Diary (Pt 1)
As yesterdays post referred here’s the first part of the video diary;
Preparing for a 2012 Carp Session on Blue Lake (Pt 1)
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via a series of Blog posts & a video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine. Blue Lake (Part 1) Blue lake in the summer of 2011 I have been travelling over to France with Angling Lines for over 10 years […]
Carp of the Month at Villefond – Mick’s Mirror
Mick’s Mirror at 43.04 Quick Review During January Villefond owner John Lambert, Lake Manager Mark Lambert and a friend Gavin Rose have spent a few short sessions on Lac Du Villefond field testing the range of baits that are available to our customers. Despite the cold winter weather the Villefond fish have been feeding well […]
Chas’s Big Carp Euro Rig – A Safe Carp Rig
The component parts of Chas’s safe carp rig A disturbing aspect of owning Vaux French carp lake is that I find numbers of my carp each year dragging leaders and leads because the tackle used by some anglers does not allow the leads to drop off the clips. The reasons can be; leaders cannot pass […]
49lb mirror carp stocked at Blue Lake
A short video clip showing a 49.02 mirror carp being stocked at Blue Lake on 26th Jan ’12.
Carp fishing in France – January 2012 Webcast
In this edition, we review some of the best moments from our coverage of 2011, which started with a 76lb carp on the bank and ended with us seeing a 62lb carp being stocked. We followed the runs and records that happened in between and 2011 turned out to be a fantastic season for our […]
Ripsaw Niger Catfish visits the bank at TopCats, Thailand
A rare Ripsaw Niger Catfish TopCats , Thailand, is home to over 26 species fish and one lucky customer had a shock when his bait was picked up by our Niger Catfish. The take was slow and steady but once the hook was set it ripped off like a torpedeo! The lucky man was Joe […]
A day winter carp fishing at Villefond
43.01 – who says carp don’t feed in the winter! We arrived at the lake at 7.30am just before it got light. There were three of us fishing, Myself (Mark Lambert) the owner (John Lambert) and our friend Gavin Rose. Just as it became light enough to boat the rods out I put my three […]
What bait shall I use for the Laroussi carp?
Trevor Reece asks: Which bait and size do you think I need for my Laroussi trip in April? Shaun Harrison answers: Definitely take some Rahja Spice with you. It has been a firm favourite at Laroussi for many years, particularly in the smaller sizes too. The Laroussi fish like 10mm’s but it is worth mixing the […]
Villefond’s big 5 carp list
It has been a real pleasure to watch Villefonds fish grow into some real monsters and it has been discussed for a long time about which fish are going to be the next biggest caught so I decided to compile a list detailing the top 5 to date, as at January 2012; 1. BIG JOHN […]
24hrs winter carping at Villefond
A winter caught 40 from Villefond January 11th saw myself (Mark Lambert Villefond fishery manager) and a friend get a chance to fish on Villefond for a quick 24hr session. I had been feeding the fish on our brilliant new range of boillies all winter and knew from previous catch reports the fish loved it […]
A Different Approach to Using Paste for Carp
In preparation for a French trip most anglers will order their bait well in advance which will probably be a generous amount of their favourite boilie and some matching pellet. Boilies are so convenient to use but are they as effective as we think? You might think this is a strange question coming from somebody […]
