Laroussi produces a 12lb tench!
12.04 Tench from Laroussi – what a fish! 69 carp out this week and a new lake record tench at 12lb 4oz Here’s the Tench info; Mr Adrian Manks Caught from Le Chene at approximately 40 yards onto a silt/sandy bottom. Bait: 15mm Rahja Spice tipped with pop-up corn. Hook: size 6 T-6 Raptor. Hooklink: […]
Friday the 13th produces TWO 50lb commons at Villefond
Arthur smashes past Big John to take the title of biggest fish in the lake. Arthur came out at a whoping 53.06 and a spawned out Big John at 50.02 . Both 50+ fish came out off the same spot about half an hour apart!
Carp tackle hire now available at Lillypool
To save you taking up valuable car space tackle is available for hire at Lillypool. It’s all top brands including Shimano, Nash, Trakker, Delkim, Waverunner, Prologic, Viper, etc. You can hire the following; 3 rod set-up with bait runner reels, bank sticks and bite alarms… £60 (£50 returnable deposit) Bedchair and sleeping bag… £20 (£20 returnable […]
We’ve won a Blog award!
We’ve won an award!
Spawning Stops for Superb Fishing at Glehias!
30lb+ common for Steve The Mead Party from the Basingstoke area have enjoyed some fabulous fishing here at La Gléhias over the last week; the four anglers managed to bank a staggering 42 Carp up to 36lb plus two Catfish to around 13lb. Jack Mead (16), who fished days only, went home a happy chappy […]
April Webcast
Monthly video news from Angling Lines covering notable carp catches, what’s new from our venues, plus any offers we may be running. This issue highlights some fantastic early season fishing which has been experienced at most venues and includes some great action footage & interview with the first anglers to fish the new pontoon swim […]
Tackling Pressured Day Ticket Carp Venues
Tackling Pressured Day Ticket Venues By Josh Bennett Whether home or abroad, carp fishing is becoming more popular. This has a knock on effect with the amount of pressure that venues are seeing week in week out. After a fair few years of fishing this type of venue, there are a few tips and pointers […]
New lake record for Old Oaks – 49.01 mirror carp
The new Old Oaks record – 49.01 Attached are the photos of the new lake record from Old Oaks that I had on Thursday night. Here’s a few details; 49lb 1oz mirror Fish caught at 2.25am Peg 3 8 inch combi rig, size 6 Kaptor Kurv hook, blowback style Quest Fruity Trifle 15mm hook bait […]
Floater fishing for carp – Part 2
Part two of our how-to video series on floater fishing for carp.
Floater fishing for carp – Part 1
Part one of our 2 part how-to video series for carp floater fishing.
When Did Carp Fishing Start in France?
Readers question; When did carp fishing start in France? Answered by Shaun Harrison of Quest Baits; Paul Regent was the first English angler I’m aware of to fish Cassien and certainly the first one to report a fish from there – a 35lb’er which appeared on the front cover of the C.A.A. magazine in ’84. […]
Crayfish, Poisson Chat & Carp Fishing – How to Combat Them
Several posts ago we published an article on combating crayfish. We thought we’d give you access to this Quest Baits video covering the subject too.
Warringtons wonder! The new junior record for Lillypool carp lake
The junior lake record was smashed at lillypool by youngster Ben Talbot aged 11 from Warrington, with a superb 34.3lb mirror. A fantastic result for him and I’m sure it won’t be long before he’s catching up with his dad. The 3 angler trip had a great week 9th to 16th April and accounted […]
French carp venue owner is champ vegetable grower too!
He’s at it again! Mehdi with his record watermelon! Mehdi Daho, the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks, tells us he claimed another vegetable prize in the summer. This was for a watermelon, which was a French record, EGVGA record and the best in Europe in 2010. It weighed a massive 107lb!
Lillypool seasons off to a flyer with a new lake record mirror carp
To get the 2011 season underway Lillypool opened its gates to Andy, Mark and 12yr old Ben. When they arrived it was turning into a blistering hot day for the 9th of April, infact it reached a high of 72f. Anyway, tea made, we made our way around the lake so they could choose their […]
