Paul Cooper is a very experienced carp angler with many successful French trips under his belt. In this article he takes you through the tackle he takes. He’s produced a 4 part video diary of all his preparation considerations – you can watch Part 1 here What tackle do I need? Do I need a […]
Boux has kicked off to a great start, the lake has produced over 60 carp in its first week. Derek Ryley who took Josh (19 yrs), Liam (17 yrs) and Louis (13 yrs) with him to the lake says that each of them has caught a 50lb+ carp. Josh also had 7 x 40’s inc […]
Electricity now on-site at the cabin swim Jean-Francois has let us know about a few improvements he’s made at Boomerang. The toilet block has now been completed, he has added a couple of benches, electricity has been added at the swim nearest the mobile home and he has now added the English name to the […]
James Wilcox with Big Lin @ 45.02 Hi David, Please find attached a picture of my recent capture of ‘Big Lin’ from Molyneux in April 2012. She came out a week earlier at 46lb so did not make lake record for me by a few oz’s … but I think you will agree that she […]
11.04.12 Matthew Taylor on La Chene swim at Laroussi has just landed a 72lb mirror. Bait was Quest Rahja Spice, 140 yards out. More details & photos as we get them.
Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
For the first time since we opened we have had no visitors booked here at Bletiere during March,I think due to the weather, but it has given us a chance to get some more jobs done. Today I’ve been lucky to borrow our friend Normans mini digger and dispite Lesley’s groans and look of horror […]
John does a quick tour of the lake showing us that everything is ready and waiting for the 2012 season at Bletiere . Fishing holidays in France
57lb – the new Old Oaks record! Dave Dodds is already living the dream at Old Oaks and he’s only 3 days into his holiday! First time in France & he’s already caught 9 carp – all within 36 hours! All mirrors, weights as follows; 35lb, 42lb, 33lb, 32lb, 47lb, 33lb, 23lb, 42lb … and […]
Over the last few years since I first stocked Lac Du Villefond I have been witness to a lot of changes at the lake not least how the fish have grown into absolute monsters in a relatively short space of time. As the carp have grown in size they have become accustomed to more and […]
Around 160lb The Laroussi lake record catfish came out yesterday, April 1st. Of course we couldn’t have let you know yesterday or you would have thought we were just fooling around! Matthew Parker has landed the Laroussi Monster which has remained uncaught (or should we say unlanded since its been hooked & lost several times […]
A short video showing the recent introduction of 2 x 30lb+ cats into Lillypool. French Carp Fishing at Lillypool
46.08 – the new lake record! Well after all the hard winter work we have put in here at Molyneux to get the lake ready for this year, we had our first group of anglers arrive last Saturday morning. The South Coast Crew, of Sam, John, Steve, Tom, Glen and Lee and of course the […]
Jason Fillingham & his cousin had a good week on Old Oaks taking a 50lb common, 40lb mirror, 7 x 30’s and 3 x 20’s. His comments; ” We only had 1 fish at night. It was very cold & the fish are still not switched on properly… but a great week. As usual the far […]
During the hotest day of the year so far Damon banked this beauty at 41.02! Damon had a 26lb 8oz mirror out early in the morning and at 12.30pm, when it was 80 degrees in the sun, he had a screaming run that produced a lovely 41lb 2oz mirror – our first 40lb’er of the […]
72lb Chris Griffiths had a fantastic opening week at Laroussi banking a stunning 72lb mirror plus back-up fish of 47, 38, 48, 45, 40, 25 plus a common of 25lb. More details here. Carp Fishing in France at Laroussi
Helen and I had the honour and priviledge of welcoming back some good friends to Molyneux in the shape of Big Jack Cuthbertson, and his dad Alan to the lake last week. They came over with Alex who we hadn’t met before, but who is a lovely guy and we were soon getting onas though […]
The new facilities in the Molyneux cabin Work on the cabin has continued through the latter part of the winter with a view to improving the overall package for those that deide they would like a little more comfort and self sufficiency during their stay with us. We have installed a mini kitchen unit comprising […]
NEW FOR 2012 – The Owners Annex Room New for 2012 at Bletiere is an additional accommodation option – the Owners Annex Room. It comprises a shower & bathroom on the ground floor, then up the original wooden staircase you arrive at the spacious double room with views over the lake. The Annex has its own entrance, […]
35.04 As the weather has been so good this week and wanting to get some fishing in before our visitors start to arrive here at Bletiere I decided to work all morning and fish for a couple of hours in the afternoon. It had been quiet up until today with only a few single bleeps, […]
