A New Lake Record Catfish For Molyneux
A new lake record catfish for Brad Thomson this week on Molyneux. The lake’s very first triple figure catfish. Here is Brad with the story…
A new lake record catfish for Brad Thomson this week on Molyneux. The lake’s very first triple figure catfish. Here is Brad with the story…
Molyneux has seen some fantastic fish on the bank and some very happy anglers over the last two weeks. See the full report from bailiff Wally below…
If you are looking for a French lake that is home to both carp and catfish then the following seven venues are well worth a look.
A good week was enjoyed by our first full booking of the season, with all catching carp and one particular angler having a blinding week with 21 fish to his name….. There were six anglers in the group, Matt in Barn swim, Harrying his his dad Mick chose double, Roy social 2, Ray chose Stones […]
This has been the first year that Molyneux have arranged a full two weeks of work parties… and boy did they make the most of it! Here’s bailiff Wally with a round-up of all the improvements and of course a few captures along the way…
The following three carp fishing lakes in Northern France are all under three hours drive from the port of Calais. So if you don’t fancy a long drive on the other side, they might just be the right lake for you…
There have been some very big Catfish caught recently at Molyneux. The first of these was a New Lake Record of 87lb 10oz and was caught by Nick Syms… I was fortunate to be alongside Nick when he got the take and have to admit to being impressed that he managed to get it in at […]
I have just received the annual video compiled by good friends and regulars at Molyneux lake, The Cockney Carpers. A cracking bunch of guys who enjoy their fishing, and are great fun to have over, never failing to make us chuckle. Please enjoy this lovely look back at their week in the sun… ‘What a […]
No sooner had the previous weeks weather arrived, causing mayhem in it’s wake, than it started to dissipate. Saturday morning dawned bright and clear, and the prospect for the following seven days was for it to remain that way, with warmest temperatures of the year so far… More importantly the night time temperatures were high […]
After the work party of last week we were looking forward to welcoming our first guests of the new year at Molyneux in the shape of a lovely bloke Jack, who has visited us a number of times now. He brought with him for his first trip his brother in law Jamie, a fairly […]
Here’s a report from bailiff Wally on a busy week at 13 acre Molyneux Lake… Another Saturday we had been looking forward to for a while, our good friends Clive and Alex were revisiting and it is always a chuckle when they are around. Sadly Paul and Adam, who normally come with them, cannot this year […]
Ding ding….Round 2….. Orphaned chicks, Status Quo roadies, Roland Rat, ‘Astro’, diesel spills, Russian Prince’s, blah blah blah matey, Wham! and a few Carp……. We had only waited for 364 days for Saturday 18th April to finally appear. Months and days of non-stop chatter about swim choice, bait, rigs and could we wear socks with croc’s […]
This is a round-up of the week commencing 28th March at Molyneux. This week’s anglers consisted of a couple of old friends and some newcomers to the lake. Colin Gates who has visited us in the past had returned for another week. We also welcomed back another old friend in the shape of Tom Judd, who brought […]
The first angler of 2015 has arrived at Molyneux to brave the conditions. Here is the lake’s bailiff Wally with the latest; Another year and another fantastic start to the season here at Molyneux, With conditions very wet and extremely windy at times, our sole hardy angler Kyle Williams has started his season and […]
A few photos and feedback from Mark and Jason’s trip to Molyneux on the 4th October. A couple of really nice guys, they fished Jack’s swim and caught a few lovely carp between them during their stay… Holiday date: Sat 4th Oct to Sat 11th Oct 2014 Name of customer: Mark Browne Number of anglers: […]
Regular guest Steve Moore, has just broken the Catfish record at Molyneux with a chunky beast of 78lb. Steve previously held the catfish record at 69lb 10oz, until earlier this year when Paul Fairman topped that with a 75lb specimen. Upon his return to the lake Steve said Jokingly that he was back to reclaim […]
It seemed to be the night of the big cats last night (August 4th) with two being caught almost simultaneously. Barry in Barn landing a 56lb catfish around 11.30-12pm, whilst at the same time Paul in Stones was battling his own demon in the shape of another monstrous cat… This one led him a merry […]
While we were over filming our ‘Molyneux – A week carp fishing in France‘ film, we caught up with the other anglers on the lake including Marc Wheatley, who landed this mid-twenty just in time for our cameras… Molyneux is a tree lined lake of 13 acres situated in rural Normandy. It’s very easy to reach […]
Two of us recently escaped the office for a week to travel out to Molyneux, a beautiful tree lined lake of 13 acres situated in rural Normandy. David only fished up to Thursday but had 12 carp & 2 cats. 5 of the carp were 30’s (largest 33.05)and the others all averaged around 25lb, so a good […]
Quite simply one of the most humorous accounts of a week fishing in France we’ve ever read. This was sent in by Tim Hayes, who fished Molyneux last month, and it’s well worth taking a few minutes to have a look through… Socks with sandals, one broken rod, Plonker of the Day, Only fools and horses, Top […]