With no customers on Rouge this week, and having watched it fish steadily for the past three weeks, i was gagging to get down there and have a few out myself. The lake holds so many surprises, and has a real character, even though i’ve fished it countless times, i still always look forward to […]
Now that our season is upon us (the first guests at Etangs Des Papillons arrive today), it’s time to pull off the lake and hang up my rods for a while…well, a few days at least.
I fished my last session on Rouge on Tuesday night and had another 4 runs. Of these, one broke my […]
After a blank on Thursday night, where i got snapped up by a catfish (to be expected on light mono hooklengths) and pulled out of another fish, i made amends early on Friday evening. Reasoning that the warm SW wind might have dragged the fish far up into the shallow water to my left i […]
Well, after an easter break in Barcelona I was itching to get back on the bank, so despite having had only 4 hours sleep aboard the night train home to Limoges, and pouring rain outside i managed to catch a window of dry weather and race down to the lakes. Just as I got the […]
I have to mention the stunning capture of this 83lb 8oz catfish by David ‘Pooch’ Newsham on tuesday night. Pooch was fishing with me after helping out down at the lakes during the day, and picked up this beast just around sunset.
I had a run too but unfortunately the fish came off - to be […]
Well, it’s been a long time since i got out on the banks. After taking most of November December and January off for various reasons I finally started getting out a little in February in preparation for my trip to Morocco. The idea was to give myself some confidence, and this came in the perfect […]
As you might have guessed, not too much to report!
Due to uni and other commitments i only got to fish another 4 nights - but all arriving after dark and leaving at sunrise.
Managed 1 more at 21lb 14oz, and then lost another 3.
Still, better than kipping indoors!
Despite the previous night’s success, the few hours i fished this evening were a total blank - not even a beep, nor a hedgehog.
There are still fish showing, and i think perhaps it’s time for a wee change…
A fantastically clear afternoon, led to an equally clear and beautiful night. In between, exactly in between as it happened, this 28lb 10oz carp took off with my Shellfish boillie and fought hard all the way in to the net. Although that was my only Carp of the session (alongside a couple of Bream), it […]
With a long day at university looming, i only fished a few hours into darkness tonight. As it turned out, my only action was a series of bleeps on my left hand rod. Being the coiled spring, ever-ready-for-action sort that i am, i quickly struck the rod, only to find a rather sheepish looking hedgehog […]
