Here it is, the venue video for our newest addition, Lillybelle. This was filmed over a very enjoyable 5 day session at the end of April…. This lovely 5.5 acre carp lake created by carp anglers for carp anglers and opened in Spring 2015. Set in utterly tranquil surroundings, the lake is rectangular in shape and […]
Well, april is now done, and all I can say is WOW! The number of fish caught is excellent, the weights and the growth are even better! From 11th april to 9th may, the biggest fish of each week were 64lb, 64lb, 69lb6oz and 70lb8oz! Along with numerous forties and fifties. The combination of the new young […]
Hello fellow anglers, it’s been a while since I’ve managed to put fingers to keyboard and write anything carp related. A recent trip to Brocard Large has re-invigorated me to blow the dust off the PC and hopefully blog about something of interest for you good readers. I won’t focus on my trip too much […]
Cracking video put together by Tom Sharpe fishing Glehias with his dad Kev and mate Nobby in mid April… ‘Great place for a week’s fishing. Everything you could ask for. Can’t think of anything to find fault with. Food was spot on! Must have put on half a stone!!! All in all well worth a visit. […]
Early 2015 saw a stocking of new young smaller fish at Villefond in the hope these will be good sport in between the far bigger residents. The recent catch reports are shown these fish are very hungry and doing their job. Catch reports have been great starting the year and the experienced anglers have managed […]
A great start to the season at 15 acre gravel pit Blue Lake, here’s the feedback from the group of 7 that took over the lake last week… Holiday date: Sat 11th Apr to Sat 18th Apr 2015 Name of customer: Shawn Weller Number of anglers: 7 Details of your catches: 4 sturgeon biggest 58lb, […]
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 […]
Nick Cooper, on his third trip to Glehias, landed this stunning 37lb common last week. Here’s the feedback from his trip below… Holiday date: Sat 28th Mar to Sat 4th Apr 2015 Name of customer: Nick Cooper Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 37.4 Common, 34.5 Mirror, 30.3 Mirror, 36.4 Common, 28.4 Mirror, 28.2 […]
Rob Inns talks about those difficult winter carp fishing sessions and how he spotted an opportunity to improve his catch rate at Villefond this winter… Hi guys it’s been a while since I’ve written anything for the blog so do forgive me if I’m a bit rusty. I wanted to write a small piece on those tough sessions […]
Here’s the latest feedback from Brie. The first week in March turned out to be extremely testing conditions for Ron Key and Dean Randle, who still managed some absolutely stunning carp by the end of the week… Holiday date: Sat 28th Feb to Sat 7th Mar 2015 Name of customer: Ron Key & Dean Randle Number of […]
Paul Cooper shares his advice to those of you travelling to venues located further down in to France… Travelling to France can be a tedious affair. Especially with venues further down the country, lakes such as Mas Bas or Holly Pools, where you enjoy the warmer southern climate. With a long tiring journey more often than not you […]
Both Jonchery and Brocard Large have some space available this March so if you fancy nipping over the channel then take advantage of this offer for the weeks commencing 14th & 21st March. These two lakes have an excellent reputation for seriously good French carp fishing and are home to carp to well over 50lb. Last week […]
Angling Lines field-tester Paul Cooper answers an anglers questions regarding the features and lake depths for each swim at Blue Lake. The lake is a 15 acre gravel pit and varies from 3ft at its shallowest to over 15ft at its South West end. It’s a fascinating mixture of bars and areas of sand, rocks, gravel, […]
Mark Lambert, fishery manager at Villefond, has been busy this week having welcomed a new batch of young stock in to the notorious big fish water. Certainly ones to watch for the future! Here’s Mark with a bit more information… In total we had an additional 27 carp introduced last week, all young stock average around 19.75 […]
Bletiere welcomed it’s first anglers this week, and it’s off to a flyer! Here’s owner John with the latest… What a start to our season with David and Rick here for their first trip to France fishing and their first time having a weeks session for carp, but after setting their gear up and getting the […]
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 […]
As one of our venues that is perfectly suited to a family holiday as well as lots of fishing action, Vincons is a long standing favourite. We’ve updated the venue video using footage taken last Autumn on our annual lake visits. This beautiful spring fed 12 acre lake is available for exclusive booking for up to […]
Each year Brocard Large is drained and netted to remove small fish and check on the stocks. The scale patterns on many of the fish at Brocard Large really are something to be seen! Linears, fully scaled mirrors and big lean common carp all feature in the short video below… For more information on fishing at […]
The carp stocks at both Lillypool and Lillybelle are going from strength to strength. Both lakes are run by Richard and Martin who spent yesterday at the Bigot fish farm choosing some absolute stunners to join their existing stock. Here’s what they had to say; After another long but very enjoyable day at the Bigot fish […]
A couple of days ago we featured an article on Brocard Large, written by Mike Linstead after his September session. Here’s a fantastic wee video diary he’s put together from that trip… Read Mike’s original article here Brocard: A French Adventure. You can also see more of his articles and videos on his website www.underthesurface.co.uk, well worth checking […]
