I often get ask by anglers when they arrive what are the best tactics to use, what bait catches the most, what fish are in the lake and all the other information we anglers like to know. But of course once you are here it’s too late to pack that extra rod or bring that […]
30.12 the new record Leather carp for Bletiere Glen and Dave visited Bletiere (w/c 26th May) and despite some very mixed weather (and the carp finishing off spawning) they caught some good fish. Glen had already broke his pb when he outfoxed the new record leather for Bletiere. At 30lb 12oz it broke the previous […]
Having now seen the back of a very wet and cold April I thought I would just have a quick look at the catch reports. Despite some awful weather where some of the anglers did not even fish but sat in the gite in the dry, we have had a pretty good month. It seems […]
For the first time since we opened we have had no visitors booked here at Bletiere during March,I think due to the weather, but it has given us a chance to get some more jobs done. Today I’ve been lucky to borrow our friend Normans mini digger and dispite Lesley’s groans and look of horror […]
John does a quick tour of the lake showing us that everything is ready and waiting for the 2012 season at Bletiere . Fishing holidays in France
During the hotest day of the year so far Damon banked this beauty at 41.02! Damon had a 26lb 8oz mirror out early in the morning and at 12.30pm, when it was 80 degrees in the sun, he had a screaming run that produced a lovely 41lb 2oz mirror – our first 40lb’er of the […]
NEW FOR 2012 – The Owners Annex Room New for 2012 at Bletiere is an additional accommodation option – the Owners Annex Room. It comprises a shower & bathroom on the ground floor, then up the original wooden staircase you arrive at the spacious double room with views over the lake. The Annex has its own entrance, […]
35.04 As the weather has been so good this week and wanting to get some fishing in before our visitors start to arrive here at Bletiere I decided to work all morning and fish for a couple of hours in the afternoon. It had been quiet up until today with only a few single bleeps, […]
John shows you the work he’s done to improve the swims plus we see Lesley’s dry stone wall building skills! Fishing Holidays at Bletiere
“Do you feed your carp in winter?” I often get asked this by guests taking their fishing holidays here at Bletiere – with what and when do I feed the carp, especially in the winter, and how do I know how much to put in? Luckily I had a lot of experience in the uk before […]
Just to remind our visitors (and probably of interest to any one else thinking of coming over to France for an early trip) that every Saturday I will be posting on our Forum pages the air and water temperatures here at Bletiere. This will obviously only be a reading from our lake and it will probably be […]
John London, owner of Bletiere carp lake, gives us a quick tour of the swims, all ready in preparation for the 2012 season.
John London is the owner of Bletiere and through this Blog section he’s going to keep a diary of the daily life of a French carp lake owner. Having had a very mild and dry winter up to now we’ve managed to get the lake spring clean finished a lot earlier than usual. This is really good […]
Now that the last of our Bletiere guests has left it’s time to start the big clear up and make sure we’re ready to go next spring with everything looking good and refreshed. Lesley has started to get the veg plot cleared and get the cover over it to kill off the weeds and get […]
A personal thank you from Bletiere owner, John London, to his 2011 customers.
As we come to the end of another season I will just take time to review what has been a great year for us as the fish and catches just get better every year. I have to start by saying a big well done to Darran who was our last booking and came over with […]
43.10 The Bletiere record was broken recently with this 43.10 mirror. Over to owner John London to tell the story; ” This week (w/c 23rd Oct) our guests are Darran and his son Jamie and his friend Jack. Darran is not as big on carp fishing as the two boys are, but he likes his fishing. […]
Owner John London gives us an update on the new swim at Bletiere.
41lb – the new Bletiere record Richard and Becky were with us at Bletiere (w/c 27th August) as part of their honeymoon and what a week they have had. Richard did not fish nights and went to Paris for a day but still managed to catch 36 fish which included the new lake record mirror […]
Here’s a tour around the lake & gardens at Bletiere in summer… looks superb! This is part of John’s Blog – the personal diary of a French carp lake owner.
