Aidan helps his dad with his 45lb 8oz Catfish With Molyneux and its surroundings tidied and trimmed we were ready to welcome our latest guests on Saturday morning. Majid and his two sons Ben and Aidan had travelled all the way down from Glasgow to be with us, and after all the travelling we knew […]
Ollie and his 40lb 2oz common Saturday morning and once again the telephone summoned us to the Molyneux gates to welcome the weeks anglers. On arrival I was greeted by only one car containing two anglers and a very poorly looking corpse like figure huddled in the back. Expecting a group of six anglers […]
Jason with a spawned out Big Lin at 41lb 10oz After a frenetic few weeks we had only two anglers on Molyneux this week. Good mates Jason and Andy from London arrived mid-morning after a pleasant journey across. Tea was taken and the usual wander around the lake began. I explained the week that the […]
Whilst our friends Oz and Caroline were visiting us at Molyneux we took a day out from the lake and decided to go to see Monets Gardens at Giverny, which is approx. 9-10km from the lake and very easy to find. It is said that Monet was travelling between Vernon and Gasny when he glanced […]
When Helen and I arrived at Molyneux the start of last year the Catfish record stood at 45lb. All through last year we had a number of 40lb plus captures but again the largest for the season weighed in at 45lb. This puzzled me slightly as surely there must be larger in the lake? This […]
Molyneux Report to 12th May 2012; As I mentioned at the end of last week’s report, we were expecting some very important guests at Molyneux… our very good friends Oz and Caroline were travelling over to spend the week with us. We have known them both for a few years now as we used to […]
Molyneux Report to 21st April 2012 The Dawson party, were packed and away fairly sharply in the morning. Helen and I busied ourselves preparing for the next group of anglers. They arrived around 10.45am, once the cup of tea was out of the way we had a good look around the lake. The party consisted […]
42.12 – The lake record Common Molyneux Report to 14th April 2012; Saturday arrived and after an early breakfast, Paul was on his way. Living Ooop North, means he has an awful long drive from Dover, so he set off in plenty to get home during daylight. Our next anglers consisted of two parties of […]
James Wilcox with Big Lin @ 45.02 Hi David, Please find attached a picture of my recent capture of ‘Big Lin’ from Molyneux in April 2012. She came out a week earlier at 46lb so did not make lake record for me by a few oz’s … but I think you will agree that she […]
46.08 – the new lake record! Well after all the hard winter work we have put in here at Molyneux to get the lake ready for this year, we had our first group of anglers arrive last Saturday morning. The South Coast Crew, of Sam, John, Steve, Tom, Glen and Lee and of course the […]
Helen and I had the honour and priviledge of welcoming back some good friends to Molyneux in the shape of Big Jack Cuthbertson, and his dad Alan to the lake last week. They came over with Alex who we hadn’t met before, but who is a lovely guy and we were soon getting onas though […]
The new facilities in the Molyneux cabin Work on the cabin has continued through the latter part of the winter with a view to improving the overall package for those that deide they would like a little more comfort and self sufficiency during their stay with us. We have installed a mini kitchen unit comprising […]
46.08 Our first anglers of the season arrived on Saturday (17.03.12) – a party of six anglers and one non-angler. One of them, Sam Bowers, wasted no time at all, and within 8hrs of casting out, the first carp of the season proper was on the bank….. and what a fish! Affectionately known as the […]
We will be continuing to stock Quest Baits in 2012 as they proved to be so successful last year at Molyneux. We have also extended the range of flavours available. These will of course include the ever faithful Ghurka Spice which caught more fish last year than any other boilie. I’ve added to this Rhahja Spice, […]
A video of photo stills created by the Mr Sansford party (AKA The Carp Hunters) who fished Molyneux in 2010…
A Frozen Molyneux Well the temperature dropped to -9 overnight here at Molyneux and the cold stiff Siberian wind dropped off causing the lake to freeze up. It is currently -5 outside, although the skies are a gorgeous blue. It really is a beautiful sight! This is only the second time I have seen it […]
Molyneux in its winter clothes Well like most of Europe we are feeling the biting Siberian winds over here at Molyneux. Temperature today is -4 with a wind chill it is nearer -11… and after our wander around the lake this I can confirm that it is truly bloody cold. Thankfully the lake is still […]
A session with Paul Cooper & Paul Brookes on Molyneux last Spring (March 2011). Full article here.
Well finally our first year at Molyneux is drawing to a close. Helen and I are busy making ready to head back to the UK to spend Christmas and the New Year with friends and family. It has been a fantastic experience, one which we wouldn’t have swapped for the world. We have worked very […]
Molyneux in its Autumn colours The Molyneux bailiff, Wally, tells us about an October overnighter; It has been rare this year for the lake to be devoid of anglers, so when recently I found myself with the lake to myself it was too good an opportunity to miss. We were busy strimming brush and cutting […]
