29lb common for Jay the bailiff It’s Sunday March 6th and the weather is finally warming up over here. The nights are still cold, almost into minus figures, but during the day you can feel the heat in the morning sun and things are starting to wake up… animals and plants alike. The temperature has […]
If you buy this weeks Carp Talk there’s a free to enter competition to win a week at Villefond , including the ferry crossing.
I continually assess my fishing methods with a view to improving them wherever possible and I’ve come up with a twist to my glaçons or ice rigs (see Vaux BLOG Winter Carp Fishing – The Ice Rig dated 8th February 2010) as my earlier method was slightly inconvenient, owing to the fact that a hook […]
We’ve published information like this before but as the season approaches we thought it would be a good idea to do so again. So… some general information for travelling in France. If you breakdown or have a traffic accident: Immediate action Turn on your hazard lights and, if possible, pull over to the side of […]
We’re delighted to tell you that Angling Lines have been voted “Best Overseas Holiday Company in 2010” by the readers of Carp Talk. This is the 3rd successive year we have won the award. Many thanks to everyone who voted for us.
We have recently compiled a list of best advice if you unfortunately need the Emergency Services whilst you are out in France. This advice sheet has been sent out to all our lake owners & should be displayed in a prominent position at the venue… it will also be sent out to everyone who books […]
We’ve decided to commit to the WordPress “Post a Day” initiative, so our target is to make at least one post every day for the remainder of 2011. Not sure we can achieve it… but we’ll give it a go!
We recently completed the move to our new offices. We’re now on the High Street in the local village of Tibshelf … still a sleepy little village but busier than the farm location we had previously! Feel free to pop-in for a chat anytime! Angling Lines 33 High Street Tibshelf Derbyshire DE55 5NX Tel: 01773 […]
Wally, the Molyneux bailiff, explains the thinking behind his winter feeding programme; During my time at Grenville Carp Syndicate I realised just how important a carefully managed feeding programme can be. It’s vital for the carp to maintain their weights and condition to get them through the harsher weather the winter months bring. This […]
Here’s the video of 24 more carp going into Lillypool. All the carp were above 20lb, being between 20.7 lb & and 26.4 lb. You can see more photos here.
Molyneux is famous for its large Grass carp Phil asks; I’m going to Molyneux for a week for the first time at the end of March. Any advice on bait, hook lengths, pegs location, or things to take and watch out for. Will the weather be a problem? Any assistance greatly appreciated. . Roy Fulton […]
Here’s the second of our new Webcasts – monthly video news from our venues covering notable carp catches, what’s new at our venues and any offers we may be running. This issue includes footage of additional carp stocked at 5 venues, a focus on 3 of our newer waters and finally a round-up of notable […]
Between winter and summer the water level at Old Oaks goes up and down. This natural phenomenon has eroded a couple of the pegs, as mentionned by some anglers in their feedback. We have just finished the work to repair them all. We first added first plenty of big stones to stabilize the bottom […]
This article first appeared on the Quest Baits Blog in June 2010 and is reproduced here by kind permission. A few days ago we published a post posing the question “Does the moon phase affect your chance of catching carp?” This post by Shaun Harrison indicates that he thinks it does… “Big Moon Big Common” […]
Here’s an excellent atmospheric video of Shaun Harrison’s session on Laroussi
You’ll probably be aware that many people believe that the phases of the moon have an effect on animal behaviour and in particular the behaviour of fish. So is your chance of catching carp affected by the particular phase of the moon? Well, you’d be surprised to learn that many well respected carp anglers pay […]
Not worth stealing fish from here! Chips4Fish – what would you want to microchip a carp for? That is the usual question I get asked when I say what we do at Chips4Fish. The answer is simple… Identification. No ambiguity, when you put a microchip in a fish you know when you run a microchip […]
