Good carp care on the bank

Another great article from Andrew at Molyneux; So you’ve just caught your personal best, you know how to use the camera but now it’s time to pick the fish up. 1. Control the carp on the mat, if the fish is playing up then keep it in the sling and lift it off the mat […]

How to take great carp trophy photos

Great photo of Paul Cooper with a Molyneux mirror A really useful article from Andrew at Molyneux; After all the time and effort we anglers put in to catching carp I do find the quality of some of the trophy shots surprising, after all it’s all we have to remember the capture of a personal […]

Molyneux still producing a high average size of carp

A good 30 from Molyneux There’s no doubt that Molyneux has produced a very high average size of carp this year.  The latest catch by Mr Napolitano proves the point; 18 carp to 33.08, including 5 x 30s, 3 x 29’s and 2 x 28’s with only 3 under 23lb. It’s quite clear that many […]

Return to Molyneux carp lake by Paul Cooper

A cracking 40.04 mirror from Molyneux As I left the gates of Etang Molyneux in March 2007, having fished through temperatures ranging from 1 degree to 18 degrees in the same week, I hoped that I would once again get the opportunity to visit this beautiful and picturesque lake under better conditions… but it was […]

Lake record common carp at Molyneux

Lake record common @ 42lb 5oz The lake record wobbled at Molyneux when the new lake record common was caught at 42lb 5oz. The huge common came from a siltly gully in front of swim 8 and was caught on a single Baitcraft T1 over a large bed of T1’s, hemp and rape seed.

Record Grass Carp from Molyneux

38lb 8oz Gary Webb, whilst on work experience from Hadlow colledge, managed to fit in a few nights fishing and caught new lake record Grass carp of 38lb 8oz at Molyneux. The huge grassy was caught from peg 12 on Baitcraft T1 fished over a large bed of T1’s, maize and hemp.

What bait should I take to a French carp lake

By Andrew at Molyneux lake; I often get asked about bait but I was a bit hesitant to write a piece about it in case people thought they could gain an ‘edge’ by doing the opposite of what I advise, but here’s what I’ve found at Molyneux.  Of course every lake varies, but these are […]

Buying a carp lake in France – a few pointers…

Continuing our series of posts from lake owners detailing their experiences of moving to France & buying a carp lake here’s a post from Andrew, the owner of Molyneux ; Learning French Maybe a strange topic for venue management but if you’re living in France it’s goes without saying how important it is speak the […]

Molyneux update…ready and waiting to go!

by Bridget Keep I was really looking forward to seeing Molyneux again. It’s a lovely setting and the Willow trees around the lake are statuesque & beautiful. Being not too distant from the ports it was relatively easy to include in 5 day trip to visit and catch up with a few of the venues. […]