Laroussi Catch in Carp-Talk
‘Mr Sixty’ Wayne Naylor has bagged half a page in the new Carp-Talk for the 67lb Mirror caught at Laroussi in February this year. For more information on Laroussi follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Carp News
Weather to Fish?
This winter & spring is getting everyone down… rarely have we felt so depressed and it’s no wonder is it? The meaning of the saying ‘under the weather’ suddenly becomes clear. We can’t enthuse ourselves to get out of bed at the moment, never mind getting our heads around the fishing where in normal circumstances […]
For those of you travelling out to Beaurepaire any time soon…
We have just had an update from Bernard at the lake. After a really cold winter including snow up to this week, the weather finally looks to start getting milder from now on. The heavy rains over the winter period and the snow mean that we begin the season with high water levels with the […]
Latest on fridge, freezer and plugs at Blue Lake
Blue Lake Owner Sebastien has just confirmed there is now a 300 litre freezer and a large fridge on site at Blue Lake . Plus there are a few spare plug points and some kind angler has left 2 UK plug adaptors at the venue. Can’t guarantee some not-so-kind angler will remove these though, so […]
Spring Flowers at Notaires Carp Lakes
Winter has been long and wet though not particularly cold this year, so it is a pleasant surprise to see the crocuses starting to come through so early at Notaires. The ‘warm’ wet weather has been good for the fish as the aquifers are refilled after the drought of the least two years and there […]
What a Start at Laroussi – 58lb & 67lb Mirror Carp!
Huge congratulations to Steve Knight! He was the last angler on both Laroussi and Old Oaks & caught the last carp of the 2012 season (mid December). Steve, loving the challenge, came back early February 2013 on Laroussi to try to seduce the first carp of the year and he did it with […]
Villefonds New Carp Bait Range
42lb mirror falls to the new Villefond 2013 bait The 2012 season saw the Villefond bait range really excel and it definitely landed more fish than any other bait. Every winter I feed the fish with a new flavour boilie and ever improving quality bait. I choose new flavours because over the year the fish […]
Villefond End Of Year Report for 2012
Arthur @ 54.07 (Oct 2012) 2012 has once again been a great year for the lake and for meeting some great guys and great anglers. The lake was once again pretty solidly booked and saw lots of characters on the bank breaking personal bests and enjoying their break from work, all trying to catch one […]
The Most Unusual Carp Capture of 2012?
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 […]
Merry Christmas from Laroussi
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!
A Day Session on Villefond
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 […]
Villefond November Review
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 […]
57lb Mirror from Old Oaks
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
New 50lb Common Carp for 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 […]
Carp Lake Record Broken at Notaires
The Horse – 45lbs 10oz Matt Baker has only been freshwater fishing since April and had a previous carp PB of 12lbs but at Notaires he hooked into a big fish from the dam wall which proved to be ‘The Horse’ and weighed in at 45lbs 8oz – setting a new lake record. This means […]
Rain, Rain… and more Rain!
The wet and windswept group just prior to leaving for home Molyneux Report to 20th October 2012… After our week with no anglers and despite the almost continuous rain we had managed to make a start on the winter projects we had set ourselves. This is what many people fail to realise about our job, when […]
More Record Pumpkins
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 […]
Mehdi’s New Record Vegetables!
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
Lake Depth Map for Beaurepaire
Here’s a fantastic depth map of Beaurepaire sent to us by Dave Gifford. Thanks for sharing Dave! Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
The Perfect Storm… but incredible carp angling!
Dave Moore with the Big Lin at 42lb 4oz Molyneux Report to 15th September 2012… This week’s anglers arrived all together at around mid-morning. Dave phoned to say he and his mate Richard were at the main gate, and asking if I could let them in. By the time I had walked round to them, the […]
