Steve Inn’s French Carp Session at Villefond
Steve Inn’s recently (July ’12) spent a week on Villefond carp lake in France… here’s some of the highlights… Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
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A Weeks Carp Fishing at Villefond (July ’12)
Mark Lambert recently spent a week fishing his own venue, Villefond, and recorded it in this short video clip. We see carp to 40lb+ and Dan the catfish makes an appearance at 75lb. Superb fishing! Carp fishing in France at Villefond
Villefond May Review
Finger Painting @ 39lb Wow the weather in May at Villefond has been a little crazy the torrential rain of April carried over to the start of the month and was quickly replaced almost over night with really high temperatures. The inevitable effect of this was that the fish turned there attention away from feeding […]
50lb Carp Capture – Tackle & Tactics
Rob Inns describes the tackle & tactics he used to catch Bennett’s at 51lb from Villefond … Carp Fishing in France
April Review from Villefond
The DIY Ghosty @ 44lb 1oz The fish are yet to really get on the feed at Villefond but this hasn’t prevented anglers from having some amazing catches and some really special fish have been caught which has made picking a fish of the month really difficult. A lot of the lakes real characters have […]
Villefond March Review
A quick review by owner Mark Lambert; There’s been a lot going on at Lac Du Villefond in March partly due to the fact that the lake was frozen for almost the whole month of February. March has seen the finishing touches completed on the new mobile home accommodation and this is now available for […]
Reward For The Capture Of Big John at Villefond
Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Carp Rigs to Catch a Monster Carp at Villefond
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 […]
50lb Carp Landed at Villefond – & It’s All On Film!
One of the Villefond Big 5 Carp has just become the lake’s latest 50lb’er. Our cameras were there to capture the whole sequence as angler Rob Inns banks his first 50 – ‘Bennetts’ at 51lb 1oz. This is why we go carp fishing! Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Talking Carp Tactics with Mark Lambert of Villefond
Here’s a new feature we’re going to run… interviews with our owners. This week it’s Mark Lambert from Villefond; 1. What are the 5 main features you look for in selecting a swim; 1. When selecting my swim I always wait until I arrive at the lake as pictures and maps can never really give […]
Carp of the Month at Villefond – Mick’s Mirror
Mick’s Mirror at 43.04 Quick Review During January Villefond owner John Lambert, Lake Manager Mark Lambert and a friend Gavin Rose have spent a few short sessions on Lac Du Villefond field testing the range of baits that are available to our customers. Despite the cold winter weather the Villefond fish have been feeding well […]
A day winter carp fishing at Villefond
43.01 – who says carp don’t feed in the winter! We arrived at the lake at 7.30am just before it got light. There were three of us fishing, Myself (Mark Lambert) the owner (John Lambert) and our friend Gavin Rose. Just as it became light enough to boat the rods out I put my three […]
Villefond’s big 5 carp list
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 list detailing the top 5 to date, as at January 2012; 1. BIG JOHN […]
24hrs winter carping at Villefond
A winter caught 40 from Villefond January 11th saw myself (Mark Lambert Villefond fishery manager) and a friend get a chance to fish on Villefond for a quick 24hr session. I had been feeding the fish on our brilliant new range of boillies all winter and knew from previous catch reports the fish loved it […]
The swims at Villefond carp lake in France
A customer shot video showing the swims at Villefond (shot in November 2011)
Over 30 different 40lb+ carp identified at Villefond in 2011!
Big John The 2011 season at Villefond has seen some really amazing fish and some really interesting characters on our banks. The lake was pretty solidly booked all year and despite the big problem in some areas of France from the lack of rain, our lake still exceeded all expectations. The lake experienced the full […]
50lb 10oz mirror carp from Villefond
Villefond saw its first 50lb mirror grace the banks with a fish called Arnold at 50lb 10 oz, caught 26th Oct 2011. This makes a total of 3 different 50lb fish to come out this year!
Good week at Villefond with 7 x 40lb+ carp
Villefond continues to return really good catches of big carp… we really think it’s one to watch for the future. Mr Bachelor’s party (w/c 3rd Sept) had 29 carp; * Arnold at 47lb 5oz * Bennets at 45lb 6oz, * 5 other 40’s, * 15 x high 30’s * and 7 x 20lber’s Pretty good […]
A year in the life of an Angling Lines Field Tester – Pt 3
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; Part 3 – Lac Du Villefond It was late September when I visited Lac Du Villefond with Paul Brookes. Our task was to try […]
Friday the 13th produces TWO 50lb commons at Villefond
Arthur smashes past Big John to take the title of biggest fish in the lake. Arthur came out at a whoping 53.06 and a spawned out Big John at 50.02 . Both 50+ fish came out off the same spot about half an hour apart!
