After almost nine years and many snapped off anglers, Jess from Morley is the first angler to bank the Notaire’s elusive catfish setting a new lake record. Our Facebook comments show that many anglers have fond encounters with the cat. Jess came to Notaires targetting the uncaught catfish and fished using a giant 50mm home […]
Mark Lambert explains how he found the right combination to catch carp on a very tough week out in France recently… Recently in mid August I had an opportunity to spend nearly a full week fishing Lac Du Villefond. This is a hard lake with some very large fish and August on any lake is one of the hardest […]
Another good result for angler Tony Chilton who has just returned from a carp fishing trip to Blue Lake, here’s his feedback… Holiday date: Sat 25th Jul to Sat 1st Aug 2015 Name of customer: Tony Chilton Number of anglers: 8 Details of your catches: For 1 angler – 1 x 41lb mirror carp, 1 x common […]
Last week Lillybelle welcomed team Ashima’s Emily Blake and Martin Earlam. A very productive week was had by both anglers, but Emily took all honours with most fish banked and biggest fish of the week too. To cap it all Emily also broke our current ladies record not once but twice, with a new pb […]
Here are our picks of the October offers available from our venues, whether you are looking for a drive and survive carp lake or top class lakeside accommodation, you’ll find something to suit… 1. Lillypool This beautiful 4 acre lake is available on an exclusive booking basis for up to five anglers. Combine this with an […]
One week, two anglers and an incredible seven acre gravel pit just two and a half hours from Calais. Here’s an updated venue video showing you everything you need to know about this much loved water (…and we even managed a pretty special 50lb’er too) For more information on French carp fishing at Beaurepaire follow […]
Laroussi has been fishing it’s head off recently, with some truly incredible carp captures. Here’s lake owner Mehdi with the latest news… It has been very hot at Laroussi early july with record temps up to 38°C. We used to think that hot weather is not ideal for catching fish but here’s a good example why we are […]
Many of you will have spoken to Linda over the phone when organising your holiday with us. She took a week out in July along with partner Bill and friend Alan to fish Lillybelle. Here’s a humorous round-up of the week’s highlights from Bill… We arrived late morning after the overnight crossing from Portsmouth to […]
Lee, Kevin and Alex enjoyed an action packed trip to Lillypool with 38 fish between them last week, here’s their highlights and feedback report… Holiday date: Sat 18th Jul to Sat 25th Jul 2015 Name of customer: Kevin Timney Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 38 fish to 40lb 6oz including pb’s for Lee at 40lb 6oz […]
One of our favourite anglers, Terry Cheesman, has just returned from a week long escape to Bletiere, a small tranquil lake with stone gite accommodation. Here’s his review… Having not been on a trip to France since October 2014, my regular fishing partner Steve and I were very much looking forward to our first trip of […]
Here’s the latest feedback from the beautiful 4 acre exclusive venue Lillypool… Holiday date: Sat 4th Jul to Sat 11th Jul 2015 Name of customer: Emma Morgan Number of anglers: 5 Details of your catches: 60 fish to 40lb 8oz. All fish in good condition and give a good fight. Nice to see Mirrors, Commons, Cats & Grass carp. […]
Mike and Matt Linstead recently spent a week carp fishing at French gravel pit Blue Lake. Here’s their video diary. A bit more about the lake… Blue Lake is 15 acres and roughly triangular in shape with swims cut into the tree line. The stocking of fish is impressive with carp up to 50lb+. It’s […]
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 […]
Mike Linstead travelled out to French gravel pit Blue Lake on May 23rd this year. Here’s his account of the 7 days that followed… Imagine your ideal French carp lake. What do you see? For me it would be a natural and quiet water that is very picturesque with plenty of room, ideally between 10-20 acres. […]
Katie and Kevin had another good session on Laroussi last week, topped by Katie landing a new ladies record on her birthday! Kevin took a nice 57lb 8oz mirror but Katie topped off the trip by landing the 56lb 8oz mirror. What a great present. Between the two of them they also had a 20lber, 30lber, 40lber (including […]
15 acre Blue Lake didn’t disappoint James Amer on his fishing holiday recently, with a total catch of 30 fish. Here is partner Katy with the couple’s feedback; Holiday date: Sat 30th May to Sat 6th Jun 2015 Name of customer: Katy Mccall Number of anglers: 1 Details of your catches: 1 sturgeon 45 lbs, 25 carp – […]
Villefond‘s ‘Arnold’ has come out again at a massive 59lb 8oz, but what is so impressive about this capture, apart from the great pictures, is the time of year. He has come out right after spawning when some of our big girls are over 10lb down in weight. Being a male he doesnt drop as much weight but […]
Here is the new Old Oaks lake record caught this morning by Terry Morewood. Terry’s previous PB was 32lb. He had this week 20lber, 30lber, 3 x 40lber up to 49lb 14oz, 2 x 50lb up to 53lb, 1 x 60lber at 65lb 2oz (the Long Common). Terry said earlier this week, my target of the […]
Some great feedback from a successful trip to top class accommodation venue Bletiere. This lake is just the most beautiful setting for a fishing trip, and the carp ain’t too bad either! Holiday date: Sat 23rd May to Sat 30th May 2015 Name of customer: David Fielder Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: […]
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 […]
