A great account by Jason Rider of four years fishing 14 acre Boux, set in the Morvan Regional Park. Famously the lake where Tim Paisley had his first fifty, it’s still a haven for carp anglers to this day… 2008 My first impressions of Domaine De Boux in April 2008 were nice enough but I had no […]
A huge well done to Cliff Jones who came away with the new lake record at Beaurepaire this May, weighing in at 56lb 1oz. ‘After a few beers some silly bugger suggested that if one of us were to catch a lake record they should be made to streak the full length of the far […]
Some really cracking looking carp are coming out of Brie this year. Here’s some of our favourites from last week and Shane Welch’s feedback to go with it… Holiday date: Sat 17th May to Sat 24th May 2014Name of customer: Shane WelchNumber of anglers: 3Details of your catches: What can we say about the week, well what a week it turned […]
Sturgeon certainly aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. However, if you do fancy the chance of catching a truly monster sized one, Vaumigny is the place to go. This one was caught in Swim 2 last month. Thankfully the lake also holds some seriously impressive carp too if sturgeon aren’t your thing. The mirror below was […]
As far as we’re aware we could well have a new world record on our hands thanks to Jason Gardiner, who fished Laroussi this month. He landed this whopping 15lb 4oz tench beating the current record by just 1 oz! It was part of a 52 fish catch between himself and a friend sharing the swim. Great […]
Good results for Steve and Sue fishing Bletiere last month despite some scorching weather, even netting the lake record common. Here’s their catch report… Holiday date: Sat 17th May to Sat 24th May 2014 Name of customer: Steve Northway Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: Commons – 3 x 10 to 20lbs, 4 x 20 to 30lbs, 5 x 30 to 40lbs, […]
Boux has had one of it’s best seasons yet so far! You only need to take a look at the feedback for this year to see that fifties are gracing the bank regularly. Here’s Andy Windmills catch report from May… Holiday date: Sat 10th May to Sat 17th May 2014 Name of customer: Andy WindmillNumber of anglers: 2Details of your catches: A […]
An enjoyable read from Salv Licata, who spent a week at Notaires and tried both traditional and modern methods to catch carp with much success! This would be my fourth trip to France and thinking back I’ve never caught a lot of fish, in fact, my first trip was an eel fest and a single […]
Paul Cooper answers an anglers questions regarding the swims and features of Brie, a 15 acre carp haven tucked away in the champagne region that is booked exclusively for up to 4 anglers… Last year I visited a number of lakes in France, all on test for Angling Lines, one of these was of course […]
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 […]
After many many big fish caught so far this year at Old Oaks, here’s the cherry on the cake. Bryan Baker did it! He finally banked the mighty ” Long common” at a new max weight 62lb10oz! Why is she called the “Long common”? Because she measures 1.20m long! Bryan wrote : It was taken on […]
Hello all and welcome to part two of my blog for the Angling Lines venue Beaurepaire, which we fished from the 5th to the 12th of April this year. Having covered lake selection, baiting approaches and swim picking in part one, part two will cover our individual tactics, baiting strategy and early week results. Just to […]
As Mehdi opened the gate to Laroussi, we got our first view of this magnificent lake. Having never been there before, myself, Pete Smith and Les Brink stood in awe at the beauty of the place. After a quick walk round and seeing a few fish I would have been happy to fish any of […]
For this years holiday, I was again going to be joined by my brother David and two ex-workmates, father and son duo Garry and Matt Clarke. Now David and Matt very rarely go fishing and Garry doesn’t get out anywhere near as much as he would like. With this in mind, I wanted a venue […]
A good week at 35 acre Vaumigny for angler Gareth Hayton. Here’s the latest feedback; Holiday date: Sat 3rd May to Sat 10th May 2014 Name of customer: Gareth Hayton Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: We fished swims 15 & 16, I had 25 takes, landing 13 carp up to 42lb, a sturgeon at 38lb and 3 large […]
Paul was recently asked to advise an angler on fishing Blue Lake. We thought it’d be a good idea to stick it up here too and share the knowledge… Hi I have been asked to give you some advice on Blue Lake by the Angling Lines team. I have fished the lake on 2 occasions, […]
My first trip to France in 2014 and I headed to one of my favourite Angling Lines venues; Bletiere, a lovely little 2 ½ acre lake located just to the east of Le Mans. This account I hope will give you a few insights which may entice you to spend a week there, and if […]
Adam and Stuart Sullivan had a phenomenal week of Specimen Carp fishing here last week at La Gléhias. They had a staggering total of 72 takes, of which they landed 52 fish with a colossal combined weight of 1288lb! Having arrived Saturday afternoon, the first 24 hours started out a little slow. They weren’t too […]
Gary Western had a prolific week at Boux – the lake that famously gave Tim Paisley his first 50lb’er years ago – this month, culminating in setting the new lake record at 54lb 10oz. Quality fishing & cracking pictures too, nice one Gary! ‘Just some photos for you and for your records from our trip […]
Following a week with no anglers at Molyneux, which I have to say is very very odd in April which is without doubt one of our better months, the fish were on the hunt for food big time. We had two anglers, Tony and Dave, arrive on Good Friday for a long weekend break. They […]
