Nik, the owner at Holly Pools, has managed to catch some of the lakes residents on camera feeding in the margins… I have heard the opinion stated from non-cat lovers that Wells cats “Just sit on the deepest bit of bottom all day, then surface at night and eat your 20lb carp”. Certainly there is […]
Gary Rivett, fishing Beaurepaire this month, has managed to land the new lake record catfish at 67lb 12oz+ Nice one Gary! For more information on Beaurepaire follow the link – Angling Holidays
Here are two of the monsters caught at Laroussi this month… Laroussi’s catfish and sturgeon may get less press than the lakes infamous BIG carp, but they’re certainly sizeable. For more information on Laroussi follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Gary Rivett fished Beaurepaire last week with his mate Steve & had 35 carp, including a PB mirror for Steve at 31-10, a PB grassy for Gary at 34-04 & other mirrors to 40-09… Gary also landed this lake record cat with the Reuben Heatons thumping down to the stop at 67-12; among other cats to 48-10. […]
Following on from our recent barbel fishing posts (see here) this is a recent Q&A courtesy of the Quest Baits Blog… I have recently retired and returning to coarse fishing. Always enjoy chub and barbel fishing. Luckily I live on the River Wye. I’m a bit mesmerised by all the different tackle used etc. Which […]
We often see photos popping up from our venues of some stunning Koi, here’s a round up of the best we’ve seen so far…
Another short video on barbel fishing by Paul Cooper, focusing on his rig of choice… Follow the links to watch Paul’s previous video barbel fishing on the River Dove and a short video on the essential barbel fishing tackle. You can also watch over 60 technical fishing videos on the Angling Lines website here.
Gary Western has kindly sent us these top-notch pictures from his trip to Boux last week, it’s certainly fishing well coming in to summer! The 14 acre carp lake is situated on the eastern edge of the stunning Morvan Regional Nature Park, sitting in a valley with rolling fields to one side and dense woodland […]
So, after 5 months of working around the Carp and Cats lake at Holly Pools – it’s done for this year. New swims complete, path gravelled, plants starting to grow, leaves appearing on the trees. Bearing in mind I really have done little else but work on the fishery for the last 5 months, I […]
It was too cold to fish for carp at Laroussi, so Mehdi went for the perch instead… & here’s the two he caught. Both around 17 inches long, he calls them “The Twins”. Merry Christmas!
Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him on a July 2012 Barbel session on the River Dove. Paul explains his tactics and bait and we see carp and barbel to 16lb landed. You can watch […]
Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him as he prepares for a Barbel session on the River Dove & Paul demonstrates all the essential items of tackle required. In a few days time (14th July) […]
Andy Neal discovered just what it means to be a fishing coach for a day; ‘When Sparsholt College in Hampshire got in touch to say they were running their annual FLC coaching day I just had to be there. This day is organised by Sparsholt College fishery students and is there to give other students […]
70lb Congratulations to Rick for setting the new Old Oaks catfish record with a 70lb moggy! Last time out this cat was 60lb. Carp in the 50’s and 40’s are still coming out week after week. This really is a fantastic year for Old Oaks. Carp France
It’s complex, confusing and loaded with jargon. We describe it as both a sport and a hobby, a science and yet also an art. It is as complex as the female psyche. It attracts both casual devotees and total fanatics of every age and background. Jesus did it- but then again, so did George Bush. […]
From October onwards, my fishing became very disjointed and only really came back to normal in February. The main reason was a succession of health issues within the family, which saw me missing a lot of fishing and only going locally for a few hours when I could get out. Consequently, I was never able […]
Around 160lb The Laroussi lake record catfish came out yesterday, April 1st. Of course we couldn’t have let you know yesterday or you would have thought we were just fooling around! Matthew Parker has landed the Laroussi Monster which has remained uncaught (or should we say unlanded since its been hooked & lost several times […]
A short video showing the recent introduction of 2 x 30lb+ cats into Lillypool. French Carp Fishing at Lillypool
A rare Ripsaw Niger Catfish TopCats , Thailand, is home to over 26 species fish and one lucky customer had a shock when his bait was picked up by our Niger Catfish. The take was slow and steady but once the hook was set it ripped off like a torpedeo! The lucky man was Joe […]
This week the Main Lake at Mas Bas welcomed two new arrivals, a lovely 25lb mirror and a very pretty 17lb 8oz red carp. Lets hope they both settle in well to add even more excitement to next seasons fishing.
