62.15 – what a fish! Alexander Juszczak has just had the session of a lifetime at Laroussi (w/c 13th August) smashing his PB twice : first a 58lb 8oz mirror followed by a 62lb 15oz mirror ! He also lost a couple of heavy fish & had a huge catfish, over 2m long, which was […]
Dale, Lee & Gary had a great week at Beaurepaire a couple of weeks ago (w/c 6th August) catching the new lake record at 51lb 10oz !!! They had 11 fish in total…9 carp to 51.10 and 2 cats (one at 50lb and one at 39.05) Father & son, Dale & Lee, had a fantastic […]
Here’s Wally’s Molyneux report to 2nd July 2011… We had three anglers due on the lake in the forthcoming week. They arrived just as Helen and I had finished tidying round and mopping out the shower block and anglers cabin. The first to arrive were old friends in the shape of Spencer and Yvonne Powell. […]
When you’re carp fishing 2 takes at the same time is quite a rare occurrence… so surely it can’t happen twice in one day? Well, as this video shows, it did at Notaires last week…
Here’s a tour around the lake & gardens at Bletiere in summer… looks superb! This is part of John’s Blog – the personal diary of a French carp lake owner.
Just received these photos from Jean-Francois at Boomerang of the recently completed bivvy angler facilities. These facilities have been provided for those anglers who don’t hire the on-site accommodation.
Just a quick video showing you how some of the plants I’ve introduced at Bletiere are getting along.
73.07 Dave, Janet and Dan Johnson have just enjoyed a truly fantastic week’s fishing at Laroussi taking mirrors of 73lb 7oz, 51lb 7oz, 45lb 4oz ( fully scaled), 44lb 5oz, 43lb 8oz, 39lb, 37lb… commons of 26lb3oz, 18lb, 17lb 4oz, 14lb… catfish of 64lb… crucian carp of 5lb and a fantastic new French and lake […]
We tried earlier in the year to grow a wild flower meadow here at Bletiere. This is an update of what happened which is basically not a lot. It’s been the least successful projects we have tried but there’s always next time.
Hi Danny, If you have a moment or two free I’d like to ask a few questions about your lake in France, Gigantica. My name is Kevin and I live about ten minutes drive from Blackpool in Lancashire. I’ve been course fishing for around 28 years now but moved over to carping when I was […]
Nigel’s 30.09 mirror With Roy, and his party finishing breakfast, and starting the loading of the various vehicles, which begs the question, if you can fit it all in to come over, why is it always such a struggle to find room for the same gear, minus of course the bait for the return journey. […]
Hi Dan I’m book on a trip to Gigantica in August. Could you give me some tips for the lake. How does the hot weather effect the fishing? What amount of bait would I need as I’m trying to work out a budget for the trip? Do you allow tiger’s? What is the cost to […]
An long distance casting article inspired by the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks – Mehdi Daho, master caster! Read the full article here.
Father & son, Dave & James, experienced some prolific fishing at Lillypool, w/c 11th June 2011. By the time our cameraman joined them on the Thursday they’d caught 64 carp. In this short clip we share some of the action, plus get an insight into the tactics they used.
When Paul Blakeley visited the Notaires Lakes with his family, he had only intended to float fish for the roach and the perch. However, lake owner Chris persuaded him to have a dabble with the carp. On the Friday Chris set up two rods for Paul, fishing to the trees […]
A really useful tour of the Molyneux swims viewed from the water in a boat in the company of bailiff Wally. And there’s an unexpected event too!
54lb & 32lb for father & son, Paul & Peter Mersh Paul & Peter Mersh enjoyed a fabulous Laroussi session (w/c 14th May) taking; Paul : 60lb 2oz carp ,22lb carp, 30lb carp, 16lb carp, 33lb carp, 43lb carp, 54lb carp , 36lb mirror, 40lb 3oz carp. Two sturgeon 57lb, 56lb 26lb grass – PLUS […]
There is a new addition at Laroussi and it’s a little smaller than the usual leviathan residents! No it’s not a carp, nor indeed one of Mehdi’s giant vegetable, but Caroline has given birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy, weighing in at just over 9lb. Mehdi says he simply could not be happier at […]
The owner of Bletiere , John London has sent through this list of Frequently Asked Questions; The lake is relatively silt free and what silt there is definitely does not cause problems. . The water is cloudy due to the high number of fish stirring up the bottom of the lake. . There is little […]
Paul Cooper is one of a small band of anglers we use to Field Test our venues. Over the course of several Blog Posts he’ll take you through his 2010 trips; Alder Lake Alder Lake was to be my last trip of the year and was planned for mid October with Jim Kelly. Unfortunately France […]
