The five of us arrived at Vincons around 3pm & our first impression was “WOW… is all this just for us… let’s have a beer to celebrate!” To start with we chucked oily sticks out on 5/6 rods and unloaded the cars. Not expecting to catch the first night we didn’t put any effort […]
Having had a baby last year I was certain my angling in 2010 would be limited. My wife was keen to get away and have a relaxed week so what could be better than a week by the lake with the odd day out sightseeing and dabbling in the local fare. I was booking a […]
Mas Bas Lotus lake produced this 41lb’er for Jake Writing as the mother of Jake Carling, an avid 12 year old anger from Kent intent on spending as much of his summer holidays, (preferably ‘en France!) staking out big carp, I seized an opportunity to seek a venue recommendation from the great Danny Fairbrass during […]
Terry Banyard of the Mackinlay Party landed a 52lb catfish at 4pm on Sunday the 22nd of August at Glehias and has earned himself the “OAP’s Lake Record Catfish” award. The Maniac Moggie came from under the big overhanging Willow on the Gorse bank and was taken on a half Chilli Chocolate boilie combined with […]
Dan the Villefond catfish has come out 8lb heavier than last caught and is now 60lb
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 […]
Mark Lambert’s 39lb Villefond mirror Recently a change seems to have taken place at Villefond. Before the tactics that were the most productive and what I would have recommended would have been small beds of well placed bait. Now that seems to be changing and the most productive seems to now be a large bed […]
69.12 Laroussi mirror for 15 year old Chris Tsourou We reached Laroussi on the 24the July 2010. The weather was very hot so we set all our kit out and got comfortable before we even considered casting any lines. After marking out our spots we began baiting with the Hemp, Laroussi party mix and four different types of hook […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beaurepaire in its summer glory Rob Johnson’s party of 4 anglers has just had a massive catch at Beaurepaire. They took 121 fish; 90 carp: 1 x 41lb, 3 x 30lb+, 41 x 20lb, the rest doubles 23 cats to 41.12lb 8 x grass carp to 24lb Here’s what Rob had to say; “Every tactic […]
Mark Sidery’s new Lillypool record – 42lb (May 2010) Following the stocking’s at Lillypool I was personally unsure as to what to expect from the lake and its visitors. We have all been very pleased with the results so far, with all fish putting on weight, some more than a few pounds. Fishing slowed a […]
Why is it anglers come to France having spent good money on their holiday, owning a fortunes worth of tackle including the latest rods, reels and bivvies… only to then try to catch fish on the cheapest bait they can buy? Surely bait has to be one of the most important elements of the equation, […]
Call it what you like… a plea… a reminder… or simply just a request, please, please please any fishermen, & of course fisher ladies (although of course it’s well known that us girls are generally well prepared & don’t need reminding), coming to France for a spot of carp fishing do remember to bring with […]
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 […]
44lb common from Villefond I’d set aside a weekend to finally get my lines wet. A group of fishermen had just left the lake a week ago with a bumper haul, including three 40lb’ers, so my enthusiasm had been re-ignited. I had picked my swim furthest from the entrance; the woodchip swim next to the […]
Laroussi questions from Chris Evans; Dear Shaun, I have booked to visit Laroussi from 14th August for a week. I have booked the lake on an exclusive basis but may only go with 4 anglers. I know you’ve fished Laroussi before so I wondered if you could answer a few questions for me; Could you […]
A new lake record common as been caught at Lillypool! The impressive fish was caught by Mark Sidery at 42lbs. It’s also a new personal best common for Mark & was taken on a scopex/squid boilie fished over half a gallon of maggots, under some overhanging trees on the no fishing bank. Special congratulations to […]
Mr Fisher has broken the lake record of the most beautiful Laroussi mirror, a stunning heavily scaled mirror called ” The Fully Scaled” at 45lb 15oz. This famous fish normally only comes out once or twice a year so it was a real surprise when it put in its second appearance in a week! Tony […]
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.
