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57lb common Only the week after the lake mirror record was smashed with a 57lb carp the next group of anglers have managed to break the Lake record for a Common Carp with Gary Gordons capture at 51lb 06oz. This is an amazing start to the season for Old Oaks with this being the fifth […]
Josef’s 45lb 8oz PB. Josef Tubby, age 9, on his first fishing trip to France has become the youngest angler to bank a carp over the 40lb mark here at Genets. Fishing with his own 2 rods during the daytime, he was very happy this afternoon when he landed a 24lb 8oz Common, his first […]
Boux has kicked off to a great start, the lake has produced over 60 carp in its first week. Derek Ryley who took Josh (19 yrs), Liam (17 yrs) and Louis (13 yrs) with him to the lake says that each of them has caught a 50lb+ carp. Josh also had 7 x 40’s inc […]
11.04.12 Matthew Taylor on La Chene swim at Laroussi has just landed a 72lb mirror. Bait was Quest Rahja Spice, 140 yards out. More details & photos as we get them.
Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Over the last few years since I first stocked Lac Du Villefond I have been witness to a lot of changes at the lake not least how the fish have grown into absolute monsters in a relatively short space of time. As the carp have grown in size they have become accustomed to more and […]
Our Webcast brings you carp fishing video news every month from our 35 French carp lakes. In this edition we bring you up to date with all the new season captures… & there’s been some fantastic ones. 3 lake records & a magnificent 72lb’er from Laroussi! Carp Fishing in France
The first 2 anglers to fish Blue Lake this year are having a great session. They have had 45 carp so far… biggest was a 35lb mirror & the majority are 25lb to 30lb+, with a good mix of commons and mirrors. They’ve also had 3 sturgeon to 30lb. They’ve been fishing mixed pellets and […]
Paul Cooper gives you tips on how to get the best out of a gas bottle in winter;
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via this video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine for a trip to Blue Lake. Part 2 below (Part 1 is here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4U6stV_utQ)
Mick’s Mirror at 43.04 Quick Review During January Villefond owner John Lambert, Lake Manager Mark Lambert and a friend Gavin Rose have spent a few short sessions on Lac Du Villefond field testing the range of baits that are available to our customers. Despite the cold winter weather the Villefond fish have been feeding well […]
A short video clip showing a 49.02 mirror carp being stocked at Blue Lake on 26th Jan ’12.
43.01 – who says carp don’t feed in the winter! We arrived at the lake at 7.30am just before it got light. There were three of us fishing, Myself (Mark Lambert) the owner (John Lambert) and our friend Gavin Rose. Just as it became light enough to boat the rods out I put my three […]
A winter caught 40 from Villefond January 11th saw myself (Mark Lambert Villefond fishery manager) and a friend get a chance to fish on Villefond for a quick 24hr session. I had been feeding the fish on our brilliant new range of boillies all winter and knew from previous catch reports the fish loved it […]
Following on from the 86 carp stocked in November the owners of Blue Lake have just added another 186 carp including; 6 x 40’s, 80 x 30’s and 100 x 20’s. Plus a handful of large grass carp to mid 30’s. Adding the two stockings to test angler estimates of original stock, we estimate that […]
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.
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;
After months of planning and preparation it was finally time for me (Steve) to head from Manchester to Bristol to pick up the others. On arrival at Bristol I picked up Andrew (Angler) and Kerry (non-angler) and spent the night at James’ to get a fresh start to head to Dover first thing in the […]
Having fished lakes and rivers all over Europe for the last 25 years it would be hard to pick my favourite venue, having said that I would have to say Domaine De Boux is very near the top. The lake is about 10 acres and is a 6 hour journey from Calais and is situated […]
