Recent Catch at Lillypool

Gary Lockyer was out at Lillypool this June, coming away with a handful of decent thirties including the 38lb common below…

Details of your catches: 37 total including 3 x 30′s to 38lb, 18 x 20′s to 28lb 8oz and 16 under 20′s. Lost 5.
Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Cell over hemp.
General comments: All associated with the venue were accommodating and very helpful and friendly.

38lb

For more information, feedback and photos from Lillypool follow the link - French Carp Fishing

Blue Lakes Mega Haul

We have heard news back from our anglers that travelled out to Blue Lake in June. Between four of them they had over 95 fish on the bank in 7 days; here is feedback from Jason Fox, one of the anglers on that week…

Details of your catches: 65+ fish between two of us. Biggest 41lb 4oz, 7 x 30lb+ fish, 2 x 35lb sturgeon, 40 x 20lb+ fish.
Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Particles – heavy baiting. 60-80kg particle, 30kg boilie.

30lb

40lb

For more information on Blue Lake follow the link - Fishing France

Golden Oak dishes out the PB’s

Matt Dixon and two friends were out fishing at Golden Oak in June, coming away with new PB’s for everyone! Take a look at their feedback below…

Details of your catches: 20 fish caught 4 forties to 45lb 12ozs, 8 thirties, 7 twenties & 1 double. Fantastic fish, pb’s all round! First two days were tough (32°c) then weather change and tactic change.

41.14

Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Fish tight to far margins with pva sticks and bottom baits over a bed of dicks particles, pellets, and boilies. Also, trees on dam wall are good spots.

47.12

General comments: Absolutely fantastic fishing! Over the moon with the lake, fish, jo’s help and cooking, dick’s advice and bait, wonderful accommodation for a fishing holiday!

For more information on Golden Oak follow the link - Fishing Holidays

Barbel Fishing Rig and Set-up

We join Paul Cooper bank side this week to take us through his Barbel rig and set-up...

Follow the links to watch Paul's previous video barbel fishing on the River Dove and a short video on the essential barbel fishing tackle.

You can also watch over 60 technical fishing videos on the Angling Lines website here.

Carp Fishing in France Webcast – June 2013

This edition brings you a round up of the latest news including multiple new records, an introduction to two new waters and the capture of a sturgeon well in excess of 100lb!

Carp Fishing - 59 videos to chose from!

The Lake of the Giants, this is Vaumigny – Field Testing Tales

Its the last week in May of 2013 and Ron Key and I are off to test yet another new lake for Angling Lines, Vaumigny…

The beautiful clear water of Vaumigny

Vaumigny lake is 37 acres and set in a beautiful country location to the South West of Paris. Totally surrounded by overhanging trees and woodland the lake has a very natural look for a commercial fishery. The lake is shared with Dutch, French and Belgian anglers so there is a multi-national feel to the place.

Thierry with his huge sturgeon, the same one that I lost.

The lake

Etang De Vaumigny was dug out some 80 years ago forming a 37 acre gravel pit. It is situated South West of Paris and for the last 18 years the lake and its 2 sister lakes have been owned by Frank’s family.

Blue Lake’s Summer Clothes

Ian Sweenie’s group went out to Blue lake at the end of May and took some lovely shots of the lake in it’s early summer beauty! 

The lake varies from 3ft at its shallowest running to over 15ft at its South West end.  It’s a fascinating mixture of bars and areas of sand, rocks, gravel, clay and silt – a real maze of features guaranteed to keep anglers happy whilst testing their skills.

“An excellent venue for chilling out while catching some really nice fish.”   Ian Sweenie, May ’13

You can see where the lakes name derives from…

The weedy areas tend to be located at the shallow end, in the bays and along the southern bank, providing holding areas for wary carp and giving you areas to stalk them.

15 acres of water

An avenue of mature trees borders the road which runs around the whole lake.