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News from Villefond lake

Nov 2012

October Review, 6th Nov

Wow what a month October has been for fish captures!

As I reported last month the fish had finally finished what had been a drawn out spawning ritual & since then they have been heavily on the feed and are really piling the weight on.

If I had to pick a top week through October it would be the fantastic session put in by returning customer Nick Johnson and his friend Dave Proctor who between them caught 16 fish.

Their catch included;

* one double which has grown on in the lake

* 1 x 20

* 6 x 30’s to 39lb 10oz

* 6 x 40’s to 47lb 8oz

* 2 x 50’s. Arnold at a mirror carp lake record of 52lb 10oz and the Mighty Arthur at 54lb 7oz

Great fishing guys!

With Arnold generally considered to be the second biggest mirror in the lake this record could be short lived if Bennett’s makes an appearance before the fish spawn next - so watch this space!

Nick and Dave’s great week of fishing leads into the fish of the month section nicely as I have chosen a fish they caught on their final night of fishing.

Fish of the month

My fish of the month for October is a fish now named Dorian after the lead character in Oscar Wildes novel “The Painting of Dorian Gray” The link between the fish and Dorian Gray is the fact the fish is one of the lakes 2 big Grey coloured mirror’s.

Dorian was actually the first Villefond fish to officially top the 40lb barrier when she was caught by the lake manager Mark Lambert at 42lb in 2009.

She has been a tricky one to follow the growth of as after that capture she went through a spell of only slipping up once a year and this was always directly after spawning. That was the case until this year.

In 2012 so far Dorian has graced the bank 5 times, but again most of those have been at low spawned out weights with the exception of Nicks recent capture of the fish this month where she weighed in at 45lb 12oz. Being such a long fish she will almost certainly put on a little more as the fish feed up in the coming months.

Dorian is a truly stunning carp, long, lean and with linear scales from the tail to nearly half way up her flanks. She also has that slate grey colouring that makes her really stand out when spotted amongst other fish in the water. A stunning fish definitely worthy of being October’s fish of the month.

Oct 2012

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond, 20th Oct

Nick Johnson returned to our lake for the third time on the 20^th of October 2012 with Dave Procter (his second visit) and they both done brilliantly. Their amazing catch report reads as follows;

Total weight of carp caught; 635 lb 12oz

Average weight of carp; a massive 41.6lb!

Fish caught in order of size;

* 54lb 7oz (Arthur the common)

* 52lb10oz (Arnold a mirror)

* 47lb12oz

* 45lb12oz (Dorian a mirror)

* 45lb 4oz (Measles a mirror)

* 43lb10oz

* 40lb.8oz

* 40lb 4oz

* 39lb 10oz

* 38lb 12oz

* 38lb 7oz

* 38lb 4oz

* 36lb 8oz

* 33lb

* 29lb 4oz

* and a future Villefond monster - an 11lb common.

These sorts of weights is what separates Lac du Villefond from all other lakes it’s a real specimen water, and although it’s very tough, it’s worth it if you get it right and as normal all the fish are different fish no re-captures.

What makes the weights even more impressive is some of the fish like Arthur the common at 54lb 7oz were still down in weight from the late spawning at the end of August/ beginning of September. So these fish will be even heavier when at full weight and Arthur who normally puts 4lb on over winter could well come out next spring at over 60lb!

Arthur is our second biggest common and hasn’t been out since April 2012. Arnold is our second biggest mirror and hasn’t been caught since July 2012. Nick and Dave have been a real pleasure to have on our lake every time they have been and we are really happy for them and hope to see them again catching more monsters.

Mark

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 1

Dorian at 45lb 12oz

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 2

47lb 12oz

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 3

Arthur at 54lb 7oz

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 4

Arnold at 52lb 10oz

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 5

43lb 10oz

A Massive Haul of Monster carp at Lac Du Villefond - 6

Measles at 45lb 4oz

Oct 2012

September Review, 17th Oct

I’d like to start by saying sorry for the delay in getting this months review up things have been rather hectic recently, but I hope you still enjoy.

Amazingly the fish have continued spawning right up into September this year, but with this unusually drawn out process now finally over the fish have really started to get on the munch. This has resulted in some big hits of carp through September.

The catfish have also continued to feed well with a 75lber being the biggest banked in September. Some of the lakes big two toned mirrors have been banked in September as well including “son of Max”, “The Long Two Tone” and the much sought after “Max”.

This leads nicely into my next section fish of the month.

Fish of the month

My fish of the month for September has to be the highly sought after Max. Max is the biggest of the two toned mirrors and one of the most elusive. Max was down in weight for this capture after late spawning this year but still weighed in at a hefty 41lb 4oz and I for one don’t think it will be long before she reaches the 50lb plus mark.

I have not only chosen Max for my fish of the month because she is a special fish but also for the fight she put up. Max’s most recent capture reported to us that the great fish put up one heck of a tussle tacking nearly 45mins to land. Every time he thought she was read for the net the fish would go on another stripping line from the reel.

Max is definitely a worthy fish of the month for September...