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Under pressure

High pressure, to be exact. Summer has well and truly landed in this part of the Dordogne, and whilst it great to have clear, hot sunny days, it’s not helping the fishing. However, that’s not to say it’s been a totally barren week.

2008 06 29 The Barrage
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Appreciating the finer details

After two fish in two sessions, I was understandably keen to get back out on the bank as soon as possible. The hectic social schedule of an eligible young man in the rural Dordogne meant I had to wait fully 24 hours until a window opened up.
Passing the lake on the way to and […]

2008 06 21 The Barrage
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And the feat goes on

It was fully 16 days after my first capture from the barrage, before i could wet a line there again. The absence was enforced by the broken down car, followed by a week away for my birthday. However, I still found time to visit the lake and out a bit of bait into the spot […]

2008 06 19 The Barrage
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An ever deepening obsession

The end of that first session gave me a taste of what was to come over the following weeks, when just before packing up, the swinger on my right rod dropped sharply. It was only once the rod was in my hand with the familiar ‘nodding’ of bream on the other end, that I […]

2008 06 15 The Barrage
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The Barrage: Back for more

After the previous session on this monstrous lake had left me feeling a little battered, I’m not ashamed it took me a while to work up towards fishing it again. When the chance for some easier fishing on Rouge came along the following week, I snatched it and temporarily let myself forget about the barrage […]

2008 06 04 The Barrage
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Pastures new: The Barrage

For the last couple of months I’ve been searching for a regular venue to fish. Now that the season has started on our Etangs Des Papillon complex I’m in need of something local to get my regular fix of bank-time. As you can read on this blog, I’ve started taking weekends away to get into […]

2008 06 03 The Barrage
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RIP Le Grand Etang

Those of you who are regular readers of this blog will remember that last year I spent a lot of time fishing a public lake, where I had several small carp and a couple of high doubles. At the time I remember the euphoria surround the capture of these ‘wild’ carp, and looking back I […]

2008 06 02 Le Grand Etang
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A Tale of Two Rivers… Part II

Having gotten my first session on the river out of the way and gained a bit of confidence, I jumped at the chance to get out again. This time, I fancied a different stretch. Referring back to the google earth map I put together of all the local nigh fishing spots, I soon found the […]

2008 06 01 Carp Fishing Session Blog Comments (0)

A Tale of Two Rivers… Part I

Since I last fished on Rouge I’ve been out trying to broaden my horizons a little bit. This has involved taking up the challenge of fishing some of the superb French rivers, with the target of tyring to catch my first river carp. River fishing for carp is something I have never done before, and […]

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links for 2008-05-18

CarpForum Thread : HNV theory wrong? : Carp Fishing Forum
A very interesting thread on bait

Carp-Forums.com Forums-viewtopic-Running Rigs and Indication
A cracking thread on bite indication and running rigs

2008 05 18 Today's reading Comments (0)