Big John The 2011 season at Villefond has seen some really amazing fish and some really interesting characters on our banks. The lake was pretty solidly booked all year and despite the big problem in some areas of France from the lack of rain, our lake still exceeded all expectations. The lake experienced the full […]
A customer shot video of Mas Bas – Willow Cottage & Lotus Lake;
Found this site mentioned on a Forum. It gives you access to historical weather data for all the regions in France… might be useful as part of your planning for your French carp trip. https://www.tutiempo.net/en/Climate/France/FR.html
Paul Cooper shows you how to make up a PVA bag that will cast 100m+
You voted and now the results are in for the Total Carp Tackle Awards 2011. The readers and website visitors, have spoken, voting for the best tackle, companies, bait, venues, anglers and carping items of 2011 – and Angling Lines won the award for BEST FOREIGN HOLIDAY COMPANY. Full list of winners here . . .
50.10 Kevin Hosie has just enjoyed (w/c 26th November 2011) a fantastic winter carp session at Old Oaks. He had 24 carp… biggest a 50lb 10oz common plus; * 9 x 40’s * 10 x 30’s * 4 x 20’s Now that’s not bad for December!
YouTube video of June ’08 carp session on Boux – a great video, really atmospheric!
A customer shot video of Mas Bas Lotus Cottage (August 2011)
Paul Cooper shows you how to make up a PVA parcel that will cast effectively.
This week the Main Lake at Mas Bas welcomed two new arrivals, a lovely 25lb mirror and a very pretty 17lb 8oz red carp. Lets hope they both settle in well to add even more excitement to next seasons fishing.
I run a small 14 man syndicate on a 5 acre estate lake in Staffordshire and it’s approaching that time of year that I like to start to prepare for the forthcoming season. Over the past weekend I’ve had work parties on the lake clearing snags, repairing stages and walkways and trimming back reeds. […]
Sander Beijderwellen’s Oct 2011 session at Mas Bas. This is part 1 – you can watch all 4 videos here.
With the temperature still up around 20° in the afternoon, the south west remains the warmest area of France. Making the most of this Indian summer Gilles decided to tackle a big outside job here at Mas Bas and called in Ivan the tree ‘hairdresser’. He definitely made his mark on the trees around willow […]
The Rangers Fishing Team explain their approach to their 2011 Mas Bas session;
This issue introduces two new venues, news of a major stocking, a 54lb capture plus part 1 of our new series that will follow the trials & tribulations of an owner as he sets up a brand new French carp venue.
A Quest Baits video of Shaun Harrison’s session on Old Oaks.
Weed can be a problem on some lakes in certain years. Here’s an industrial sized solution! This service is offered by one of our lake owners, Sebastian Vasseur, for any lake over one acre in size. If you’re interested in the service his number is on the second sheet… or we can put you in […]
No matter how good an angler you are or how poor, if you have no confidence or have lost that confidence in your bait you are bound to fail. On a recent carp fishing trip to Boux, Jim Kelly and I were both armed with our confidence booster, Quality Baits HG42. With each of us […]
