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Etang Rendezvous - w/c 6 April 2013

The total weight of fish caught this week was 1409lb which comprised the following;

Carp – the best catch of the week weighed in at 45lb+ and the rest were 2x15lb+, 11x20lb+, 6x25lb+, 7x30lb+, 2x35lb+ and 3x40lb+.

Cats – the best that was managed this week came in at 68lb+ and the rest were 29lb+, 34lb+, 41lb+, 48lb+, 50lb+, 56lb+, 57lb+, 60lb+ and 66lb+.

 

Posted by Sandi Raby on 26/04/2013 14:33 Categories : Etang Rendezvous, Catch Report

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Etang Rendezvous - w/c 30 March 2013

The north-easterly wind persisted with air temperatures of between 6c-10c and water temperatures between 8c-10c.

The total weight of fish caught this week was 636lb which comprised the following;

Carp – the best caught this week weighed in at 45lb+ and the rest were 4x15lb+, 2x20lb+, 2x25lb+, 1x35lb+ and 1x40lb+.

Cats – best catch of week weighed in at 94lb and the rest came in at 60lb, 2x64lb, and 78lb.
 

Posted by Sandi Raby on 26/04/2013 14:32 Categories : Etang Rendezvous, Catch Report

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Etang Rendezvous - w/c 23 March 2013

This week we had a hard blowing north-easterly wind that would cut you in half with temperatures dropping to -3c at night.

The total weight of fish caught this week was 1,246lb which comprised the following;

Carp – the best catch of the week was a 44lb10oz. common and the rest were 5x15lb+, 10x20lb+, 3x25lb+, 5x30lb+, 4x35lb+ and 2x40lb+.

Cats – the best of the week weighed in at 109lb+ and the rest came in at 32lb+, 48lb+, 57lb+, 64lb+, 67lb+ and 93lb+.
 

Posted by Sandi Raby on 26/04/2013 14:29 Categories : Etang Rendezvous, Catch Report

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Etang Rendezvous - w/c 6 April 2013

The total weight of fish caught this week was 1409lb which comprised the following;

Carp – the best catch of the week weighed in at 45lb+ and the rest were 2x15lb+, 11x20lb+, 6x25lb+, 7x30lb+, 2x35lb+ and 3x40lb+.

Cats – the best that was managed this week came in at 68lb+ and the rest were 29lb+, 34lb+, 41lb+, 48lb+, 50lb+, 56lb+, 57lb+, 60lb+ and 66lb+.
 

Posted by Sandi Raby on 26/04/2013 14:28 Categories : Etang Rendezvous, Catch ReportUpdate

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Etang Rendezvous - w/c 9 March 2013

Temp. air – max. 10c with minus 4c night
Water temp 8c

The total weight of fish caught this week was 304lb which comprised the following;

Carp: the best catch of the week was a 46lb common and the rest were 1x15lb+, 1x20lb+, 2x25lb+, 2x30lb+ and 2x35lb+.

Cats: 1x62lb

The weather was absolutely diabolical and I consider that my fishermen were very brave to tough it out.

 

Posted by Sandi Raby on 26/04/2013 14:27 Categories : Etang Rendezvous, Catch ReportUpdate

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Lac de Laneuville - 6 to 13th April 13

The catch report resulted in 3 fish to a 47lb3ozs Common carp & a large pike.  The Common was a fish we had stocked many years ago & only a few people have had the pleasure of catching.  Looking in mint condition & I am pleased with weight gain.  It was a difficult week with excessive rainfall & cold winds. 

This week looks better for fishing & it will be interesting to see when the first 50 of the year is caught!!  Cod on!

Posted by Ross Denny on 18/04/2013 14:12 Categories : Lac de Laneuville, Catch Report

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Lac de Laneuville - Visit by Calum Kletta, Tom Oliver & Andy Loble from Gardner Tackle.

Calum Kletta, Tom Oliver & Andy Noble from Gardner Tackle visited us for 3 days on 5th March & caught 10 fish to 35lb.  The video of Lac de Laneuville can be watched on Gardner Tackle website & on You Tube. We are glad you enjoyed your stay , we'd like to thank you for visiting our venue & making the video.

Posted by Ross Denny on 11/04/2013 21:33 Categories : Lac de Laneuville, Catch Report

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Lac de Laneuville - New Stocking for 2013

40 carp stocked 9kg to 14kg in February this year.  It has been a long cold winter & still the rain falls & wind blows! The willow trees are only now coming into bloom! We have had 2 cancellations making 1st to 8th June & 14th to 21st September now available.  We also have 28th September to 5th October & 12th October to 23rd November, October is a brilliant month for fishing & the weather is still warm during the days. Gardner Tackle visited for 3 days in March & the report of their catches can be found on You Tube. There is now a flat screen TV in the Lodge!  We look forward to meeting all our clients new & returning for this 2013 season & hope to have some record breaking results! 

Posted by Ross Denny on 11/04/2013 20:23 Categories : Lac de Laneuville, New Stock

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So far so good

 It's been a mixed start to the season with some venues having the best start to a season they have ever had, namely Vallee Lake 1 with umpteen 50's and several 60's (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/ValleeLake1) The weather has been unprecedented with the relentless cold weather. For many lakes, the water temperature has remained well below 10 degrees, where normally you expect to see double figures by now.

The general concensus is that the prolonged cold spell will push spawning back and in some cases this maybe toward the latter part of June....the weather can do funny things though and it only takes a hot spell like we had at the end of March last year to bring things back in line with normal business to resume. For all thoses who took a calculated risk this season with spawning in mind....if you get it right this year, you've worked miricles!

Back to the fishing...It's been a very succesful start at Ultimate Lake (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/UltimateLake) which also found itseld under a foot anf a half of snow in March still managed to produce some fantastic fish. Jim at Le Moulin du Mee (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/LeMoulinduMee) has kept us all updated with what's been going on further south, and the fish are starting to come now it seems with the latest report for this week seeing 5 x 50's, 7 x 40's (4 over 45lb), 10 x 30's, 2 x 20's and a single.

Keeping to the southerly quarters, The new lake Forest Pool, managed by Nikki and Julian of Birch Pool Retreat got off to a flyer with 30 Carp landed including 10 x 30's, very impressive for a 2.5 acre lake which has only just opening for business. As for Birch Pool Retreat (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/BirchPoolRetreat), what can I say, 2 PB's already this season in the shape of a 53lb common and 51lb Mirror.

Again, The Retreat (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/TheRetreat) exceeds expectations with a wonderful review from Peter Brewer who has recently returned from a 10 day stint. March proved to be good for Lake Juvanze (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/LakeJuvanze) too with 50's and 40's coming out in abundance and Juvanze Blue (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/LakeJuvanzeBlue) producing some great fishing too.

Eagle Lake (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/EaglelakePetersPool) is currently bearing the brunt of some soggy weather but it's keeping the lads on there this week very busy with 20's and 30's coming out all the time. Luckily with the wet weather comes the milder temeratures....but it's still not T-Shirt weather by any stretch of the imagination. Birch Lake (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/BirchLake) has also produced well with 3 x 30's and 6 x 20's coming to Simon Palmer last week.

More great reviews coming in for Hooked in France (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/hookedinfrance) which started off really well in March with 50 fish being banked in the first 2 weeks including a cracking 50lb+ common.

That's all for now, please don't forget to send through your feedback and photos.

All the best.


 


 

 

Posted by David Gordon on 11/04/2013 10:32 Categories : Catch Report, Update

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Birch Lake - Simon has great catch: despite the weather!

Last week Simon Palmer from Chicester, West Sussex, had a great catch on Birch Lake in a very cold week, with rain, snow and frosty mornings: just about the worst conditions for catching carp! Simon’s catch was made up of three thirty pound commons with a best of 33lbs, two mirrors of 31lb and 33lb, six big twenties and two 19’s - plus he lost a monster catfish! With the very cold conditions Simon opted to use the minimum of bait, which was the correct approach. Many visitors to this small estate lake put in far too much bait at the start of a session rather than opting to fish for a single fish at a time. Start with minimal baiting, then if you then find the fish start to feed strongly during the session that unfolds, you can then bait more heavily to maintain the feeding spell. Once you have put your free offerings in, you cannot take them out! Simon also relied on bright hookbaits in the murky water, fishing popped-up corn or White Chocolate pop-ups with just a few free offerings around them. His hookbaits were very visible to the carp. He placed his hookbaits and freebies by hand from the small rowing boat we provide clients with. Although we recommend bait boats on Birch and these are a great aid, you can never achieve the accuracy of placement with a bait boat which you can achieve by placing by hand from a boat. His catch also shows you don’t need to fish bivvy sessions to be successful on Birch because Simon fished for just a few hours every day, resting the swim of lines for some of the day. Even if your lines are pinned down, it often pays to rest any swim for a few hours in the quiet part of the day so the carp can mooch around the baited areas with more confidence. Birch is a tricky little water and I know this is why it has so many devotees who return to the lake year after year. It is not one of those easy waters where you are pulling fish out one after the other day or night, it is one on which you need to think and where every fish caught is meritorious.

Posted by Paul Selman on 09/04/2013 16:13 Categories : Birch Lake, Catch Report

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