Dorian – carp of the month Wow what a month October has been for carp captures at Villefond ! As I reported last month the fish had finally finished what had been a drawn out spawning ritual & since then they have been heavily on the feed and are really piling the weight on. If […]
Mike Dagnall has just returned from Laroussi & although he didn’t catch many… he certainly had quality. From a 7 carp haul the biggest 3 were 72lb 4oz, 53 lb and 41 lb. Take a look at the photos… Carp Fishing in France at Laroussi
The Horse – 45lbs 10oz Matt Baker has only been freshwater fishing since April and had a previous carp PB of 12lbs but at Notaires he hooked into a big fish from the dam wall which proved to be ‘The Horse’ and weighed in at 45lbs 8oz – setting a new lake record. This means […]
The wet and windswept group just prior to leaving for home Molyneux Report to 20th October 2012… After our week with no anglers and despite the almost continuous rain we had managed to make a start on the winter projects we had set ourselves. This is what many people fail to realise about our job, when […]
Arthur @ 54.07 Nick Johnson returned to Villefond for the third time on the 20th of October 2012 with Dave Procter (his second visit) and they both done brilliantly. Their amazing catch report reads as follows; Total weight of carp caught; 635 lb 12oz Average weight of carp; a massive 41.6lb! Fish caught in order of […]
Linda recently fished Vincons with partner Bill… and Bill’s a top class photographer. Here’s some of the shots he took. Fabulous! Carp fishing in France with accommodation at Vincons
558.5kg As regular readers will know, the owner of Old Oaks & Laroussi, Mehdi Daho, is a record vegetable grower. Here’s photos of his last 2 pumpkins; The white one is 509kg and the other one is 558.5kg. It was the first time ever in France that a grower produced 3 pumpkins over 500kg. Happy […]
As those of you lucky enough to have visited Molyneux will know the clearing the dead trees from large Island was one of the major tasks I had set myself this year. It has sadly been left to grow wild over a number of years. It is over run with brambles, and the trees have […]
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 […]
566.5kg! Laroussi & Old Oaks owner, Mehdi Daho has been at it again! Here’s his latest record beating vegetables… * Pumpkin of 566.5kg * Super squash of 425.5kg (the new French record) Well done Mehdi! Carp France at Old Oaks
Here’s a fantastic depth map of Beaurepaire sent to us by Dave Gifford. Thanks for sharing Dave! Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
Dave Moore with the Big Lin at 42lb 4oz Molyneux Report to 15th September 2012… This week’s anglers arrived all together at around mid-morning. Dave phoned to say he and his mate Richard were at the main gate, and asking if I could let them in. By the time I had walked round to them, the […]
Nottingham based Macmillan Nurse Roz Bexon, here for the week with hubby Neil and son Chris, managed to bust not one but two La Gléhias Ladies Lake Records!! At around 23:30 Monday evening, Roz’s middle rod ripped off from the shallow end of the Gorse Bank where it meets the reeds and landed herself her […]
Robert had already landed a forty on his first night of fishing at Notaires and had a steady week of catches. No surprise then that when he found out that the following week was free they decided to stay on. So instead of packing up on Friday evening Robert was able to continue fishing and […]
Anthony and Micky, were packed and away nice and early on Saturday morning. The weather had changed dramatically, with high winds and it was becoming increasingly wet by the minute. Perfect carp fishing weather for Molyneux !! We were due three anglers on this coming week, and two of them soon arrived, brothers, Russell and […]
Kierron’s 40lb’er from Lotus Lake The Journey Thank you to all the staff at Angling lines for the help given in arranging hotel stops. It’s a long journey to do in one day especially if you have children. We broke our journey and made it part of the holiday. On the way down we […]
Kierran Lack describes his 2012 Old Oaks session. This article appeared in Crafty Carper & is reproduced with thanks. Carp France at Old Oaks
As a party of four we have just returned from Old Oaks. On arrival we were met by Mehdi, who we found to be very polite and helpful. He gave us info. on the lake and a tour of the facilities, which are more than adequate – shower, washing facilities, electric power points and a […]
Anthony and his pb 34lb Mirror This week’s Molyneux anglers turned up nice and early having managed to squeeze onto an earlier ferry across. With no anglers on the previous week it was no problem and we welcomed them in with the usual cuppa, followed by a wander round. Anthony and Micky seemed really likable […]
Helen and I were sat on our favourite logs overlooking the lake with a cup of coffee each when the phone rang to let us know anglers for the week had started to arrive. We were expecting 4 anglers at Molyneux this forthcoming week and we were soon chatting to Reuben, and James a couple […]
