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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a slow start to the year, Villefond has come bouncing back with some really great carp out on the bank. Earlier this month we had a new lake record at 59lb and now a great feedback report from Danny Parkins group; Holiday date: Sat 27th Sep to Sat 4th Oct 2014 Name of customer: […]
After a really long spawning here at Villefond this year our fish are unusually really down in weight with some of the big girls 10-11lb down. They are now feeding like mad trying to pack the weight on and get to their normal weights before winter! Most of our 50lb+ fish are down in the […]
Arnold, our biggest resident male at Villefond and one of the top 3 biggest fish in the lake has finally been caught again and has now broken the lake record at a massive 57lb 4oz!! Not only that but on the same week to the same angler two more different 50’s were landed! Have a […]
With the capture of Slate Grey last week I have decided to delve into my archives once again to give you a little bit of history on this mighty old warrior. Slate Grey got her name quite obviously from her grey colour which coupled with her massive size makes her an easily recognisable fish. Another […]
Slate Grey was the biggest fish of a fantastic weeks fishing on Villefond last week at 53lb 2oz. Well done to the guys; you can see their feedback below… Holiday date: Sat 5th Apr to Sat 12th Apr 2014 Name of customer: Matt Drury Number of anglers: 5 Details of your catches: 1 x 50, 6 x 40, 5 x 30, 3 […]
A good week at Villefond for forties, here’s the catch report and some lovely looking carp… Holiday date: Sat 29th Mar to Sat 5th Apr 2014 Name of customer: Nigel Nancarrow Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 2 x doubles, 4 x 20’s, 3 x 30’s, 6 x 40’s and 1 x tench (the lakes first). Your best tactics/bait/rigs: House Plum boilies, simple bottom bait […]
Chris Blunt was out fishing at Villefond last season with 3 friends, here’s his account of the busy week following… Take a look at this little 8 acre gem I fished with 3 of my mates, Carl ‘Bob’ Byworth, Terry ‘Trigger’ Jennings & Chris ‘de Burger’ Goddard who had never picked up a rod let alone […]
In this video series Mark details his winter carp fishing campaign at Villefond. This week Mark catches a previously unknown 54lb carp. Find out the tactics employed on this mature big fish water right from the person that knows it best. If you missed part 1 & 2, you can find them here. For more information on […]
Here at Villefond we keep a photographic record of each fish capture reported to us by the anglers fishing the lake. This is done so that we can track the progress of each fish regarding weight gains (which are phenomenal) and so on. Anyone interested can take a look at these photographic records via our […]
Here’s your step-by-step guide to handling big carp. Originally written by Mark Lambert for anglers fishing Villefond, it’s worth a read if you’re targeting those french carp. Firstly don’t panic, once the fish is hooked it shouldn’t come off so relax and play the fish. Very large carp won’t be bullied, you will just end […]
It has been a real pleasure to watch Villefonds fish grow into some real monsters and it has been discussed for a long time about which fish are going to be the next biggest caught so I decided to compile a new list detailing the top 5 to date, as of February 2014. Our lake’s […]
In this video series Mark details his 2013 winter carp fishing campaign at Lac Du Villefond. Find out the tactics employed on this mature big fish water right from the person that knows it best. If you missed part 1, you can watch it here. For more information on Villefond follow the link – Carp Fishing in […]
Mark and John Lambert spent a few hours on the bank at Villefond last week, here’s what they came away with below… ‘A great mornings fishing, I had a 15lb 10 oz villefond baby and the ‘Son of Max’ at its heaviest to date – 44lb 10oz. Then my dad turned up for literally a […]
November 9th 2013 and Nick Johnson and Dave Proctor return to Villefond. This was Nicks forth visit to our lake, being the last booking of the season the same as the year before. On their last visit to Villefond they landed 1 x 20, 6 x 30’s to 39lb 10oz, 6 x 40’s to 47lb 8oz […]
In this video series Mark details his 2013 winter fishing campaign at Lac Du Villefond. Find out the tactics employed on this mature big fish water right from the person that knows it best. For more information on Villefond follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
The next installment of our Inflight series provides an aerial view of the features and layout of Villefond big carp water… Villefond is a serious big fish water and the carp are wising up quickly so they will really test your angling skills. A mature 8 acres with atleast 35 40lb+ carp going right up […]
Rob Inns braved the chilly weather this spring and it sure did pay off! If you’re considering a late or early season trip, have a read below… In March 2012 I was lucky enough to be invited to Lac Du Villefond for the filming of the Angling Lines venue video. It turned out to be […]
