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Stephen Knight fished Old Oaks w/c Sat 1st Dec. Fishing was hard & he only had one carp all week… but surely caught in one of the most unconventional methods – on a lure! Over to Stephen to explain; “Fishing was hard as we had some bad frost’s, down to -6c. There were still fish […]
It was too cold to fish for carp at Laroussi, so Mehdi went for the perch instead… & here’s the two he caught. Both around 17 inches long, he calls them “The Twins”. Merry Christmas!
Measels at 44.04 Saturday 17th November; I arrived at Villefond just as the sun was rising which at this time of year is about 8am. By 9am I had all three rods in the water. My left rod was a small piece of meat on the bottom, my middle rod was a cut down […]
Well winter is well and truly upon us here at Villefond! The weather has been horrid with heavy winds, extraordinary amounts of rain and now towards the end of the month the cold weather has moved in. That said the big fish have been feeding well to those who have braved the elements and November […]
Congratulations to Ryan Fasson for breaking the lake record mirror at Old Oaks with a 57lb 8oz stunner! Ryan landed 5 fish – 30lb, 34.5lb, 35.6lb, 39.4lb and the the new record 57.8lb. The Long Common is still uncaught…. fingers X’d she comes out soon! Tight Lines, Mehdi Carp France at Old Oaks
The second largest common in Old Oaks has just come out at a new record weight of 53lb 9oz ! This fish was caught a month ago at 48lb so it’s really been on the munch! Makes you wonder what the weight of the long common, caught the last time at 61lb 4oz, will be […]
558.5kg As regular readers will know, the owner of Old Oaks & Laroussi, Mehdi Daho, is a record vegetable grower. Here’s photos of his last 2 pumpkins; The white one is 509kg and the other one is 558.5kg. It was the first time ever in France that a grower produced 3 pumpkins over 500kg. Happy […]
566.5kg! Laroussi & Old Oaks owner, Mehdi Daho has been at it again! Here’s his latest record beating vegetables… * Pumpkin of 566.5kg * Super squash of 425.5kg (the new French record) Well done Mehdi! Carp France at Old Oaks
Here’s a fantastic depth map of Beaurepaire sent to us by Dave Gifford. Thanks for sharing Dave! Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
Nottingham based Macmillan Nurse Roz Bexon, here for the week with hubby Neil and son Chris, managed to bust not one but two La Gléhias Ladies Lake Records!! At around 23:30 Monday evening, Roz’s middle rod ripped off from the shallow end of the Gorse Bank where it meets the reeds and landed herself her […]
Kierran Lack describes his 2012 Old Oaks session. This article appeared in Crafty Carper & is reproduced with thanks. Carp France at Old Oaks
This feedback from Stuart is full of detail & tips on how to get the best out of Vincons – so we thought we’d include it here too. Holiday date: Sat 25th Aug to Sat 1st Sep 2012 Name of customer: Stuart Olley Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: We wanted a run water and this place delivered. It […]
54lb – the new venue record Tony & Anne Larkin fished Beaurepaire w/c 11th August & Anne broke the venue record with this stunning 54lb mirror. They caught a total of 22 carp plus catfish using a variety of different baits including Quest Baits, Poacher baits & Dynamite. Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
75lb 4oz – Villefond Lake Record Catfish The unsettled weather over the last few months has seen the fish spawn in a more staggered way to usual. Usually by the end of May most of the fish have finished and are back on the munch but with the weather being hot one week and wet […]
50.08 A group of 5 anglers has just smashed all records with yet another Commons mega catch. Dickie Williams claimed a new lake record and the venue’s first ever 50lb carp with a 50lb 8oz Common. David Williams also claimed a new lake record Grass Carp at 40lb 1oz. Total catch was 111 fish, totalling […]
Holiday date: Sat 7th Jul to Sat 14th Jul 2012 Name of customer: Adrian Brown Number of anglers: 1 Details of your catches: There was just myself fishing, too many fish caught to mention here but the highlights were: pb mirror 37lb in fact 1st fish caught! Double mainline cell 18mm with mixed pellet pva bag. Pb common 21lb 8oz double […]
Will Winkles Out a Whopper!!! 16 year old Will Waterton of QES, here at Glehias for the week with his family – dad Mark, mum Claire and sister Nina from Lancaster – managed to bag himself a rather large Catfish this morning. Large enough to break the current ‘Juniors Lake Record Catfish’ at least!! […]
Paul Cooper & Jim Kelly enjoy a prolific session on Alder – 161 carp in the week! Now that really is a runs water! Carp fishing in France at Alder
Steve Inn’s recently (July ’12) spent a week on Villefond carp lake in France… here’s some of the highlights… Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
During a week of day sessions here at Oakview, Duncan de Gruchy had 20 indications, 20 carp runs and 20 carp including a new lake record. In this video he reveals his secrets. Many thanks Duncan, top angling! Carp fishing in France with accommodation at Oakview
