We had Kevin fishing here at Bletiere the last week in May with his son Chris and friends Clint and Paul. 3 days in to their trip and 3 of them had broken their pbs. I received a message at about 9 pm, the guys called me down as Kevin had broken the lake record […]
Duncan De Gruchy talks us through the new Monster Carp Cradles provided at Bletiere and tips on fish care once your catch is on the bank. For more videos from Bletiere click here.
We have our first visitors of the year to Bletiere with Duncan and his wife Sharon here for two weeks. Duncan took advantage of us being empty last week and arrived on Thursday night to give him a couple more days fishing. On the Friday the cold front hit and we woke up in […]
Craig with his new PB – 39.02 Following a week-long visit to Bletiere, I described the venue in my feedback as being a wonderful place. That simply doesn’t do the place justice and I felt compelled to give a more detailed account. My brother, Greg, and I spent a week as the guests of John […]
It’s that time of year again when we start dreaming of our summer holidays in France. The days are starting to draw out and it’s time to start dusting down the rods and think about planning our trips. I have been to La Bletiere four times over the last four years and have booked a […]
For our non-fishing guests at Bletiere I supply a folder of things to do & this year I have added a list of brocantes (markets) in the local area. The brocantes take place on a Sunday and last most of the day and they range from a small village to the bigger towns where all the […]
I’ve started to put on the forum the water temperatures for Bletiere for this season. A lot of anglers like to see this as it’s a good guide to what other lakes temps may be over here and also shows when it’s getting near to possible spawning time. I found a weather site the other […]
We’ve just added 3 new videos for Bletiere ; Winter Lake Tour Swim Update Winter Feeding Regime You can watch them all here. Here’s the Winter Feeding regime video… Fishing holidays in France at Bletiere
41.12 – John’s new Pb! As any of my regular guest here at Bletiere will know, I have never been blessed with a 40lb’er out of the venue. Well I’m afraid the day has now come when I’ll no longer have to listen to the usual ribbing when another 40lb’er comes out! Having been working […]
Translation to help with particle baits… Most Angling Lines venues will be happy to prepare particles for you and then have them waiting for you when you arrive, as I do here at Bletiere. but if your booked venue doesn’t offer this service then this will help you buy particle baits in the shops over […]
John shows us the improvements he’s made to the middle swim at Bletiere… Fishing holidays at Bletiere
I have been trying to master a new video camera without a lot of success and do not seem to be getting very far with it, but I will keep persevering with it and hopefully will get there. In the meantime I thought I would just give you a quick update on how the works […]
As I explained on my last Blog I’m luckily enough to have Norman’s digger here at Bletiere for a couple of weeks and not wanting to miss the opportunity I decided that, along with all the other jobs, I would repair one of the rotten bridges. These are the ones that cross the stream at […]
John gives us a quick tour of the lake as the 2012 season ends. Fishing holidays at Bletiere
A lot of our guests comment on the Blogs I have done in the past and they like to see what’s changing here at Bletiere, so I will be again filming and going a Blog all winter. However, before I start I have to say that the filming part will follow as soon as I […]
For the 2013 season to help our guests with space and smell in their cars we will be supplying a nash carp cot and a weigh sling in the swims at Bletiere . Tight lines, John Fishing Holidays at Bletiere
For the 2013 season at Bletiere I will be again supplying carp cots and weigh slings for all our guests to use free of charge. I have decided to re start this as it not only saves guests the space and the smell in their cars but also this year some of the unhooking mats […]
John shows us just how gloriously remote & quiet Bletiere is! Fishing Holidays at Bletiere
A quick tour of Bletiere French carp lake in its summer glory! Fishing holidays at Bletiere carp lake
We have Tyler here at Bletiere this week with his dad Heath and after a quiet start he smashed his pb in style today. He played the fish in like a true carper & landed this 31lb 8 oz common. With 3 whole days left hopefully he will smash his new pb too. He was […]
