They say it’s an ill wind that blows no good and the north wind certainly blew in with ill intent here at Notaires recently, freezing the upstairs pipes and causing havoc with the heating. Even the drain pipes froze up overnight as the temperatures dropped below -10 each night for two weeks, even reaching as […]
Cute but contemptible! Constant battle with contemptible Coypu! Here at Mas Bas we have a running battle with Coypu so here’s an update showing just what damage they can do! Every 2 years or so we have to rebuild the walkway between our beautiful carp lakes, because they have burrowed and collapsed areas the bank. […]
A video of photo stills created by the Mr Sansford party (AKA The Carp Hunters) who fished Molyneux in 2010…
As yesterdays post referred here’s the first part of the video diary;
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Trevor Reece asks: Which bait and size do you think I need for my Laroussi trip in April? Shaun Harrison answers: Definitely take some Rahja Spice with you. It has been a firm favourite at Laroussi for many years, particularly in the smaller sizes too. The Laroussi fish like 10mm’s but it is worth mixing the […]
It has been a real pleasure to watch Villefonds fish grow into some real monsters and it has been discussed for a long time about which fish are going to be the next biggest caught so I decided to compile a list detailing the top 5 to date, as at January 2012; 1. BIG JOHN […]
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 […]
A session with Paul Cooper & Paul Brookes on Molyneux last Spring (March 2011). Full article here.
A customer shot video showing the swims at Villefond (shot in November 2011)
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 […]
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 […]
Another great Boux video – see the June ’08 one posted on December 7th. This guy knows how to make a carp fishing video!
Big John The 2011 season at Villefond has seen some really amazing fish and some really interesting characters on our banks. The lake was pretty solidly booked all year and despite the big problem in some areas of France from the lack of rain, our lake still exceeded all expectations. The lake experienced the full […]
A customer shot video of Mas Bas – Willow Cottage & Lotus Lake;
