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My personal Carp fishing blog.

Day 4

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…

2007 11 07 Will Etangs Des Papillons Comments (0)

Day 3

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 […]

2007 11 06 Will Etangs Des Papillons Comments (1)

Day 2

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 […]

2007 11 05 Will Etangs Des Papillons Comments (0)

After hours: Day 1

Now the season’s finished I’m camped out on our ‘Rouge’ lake for a couple of weeks, fishing as much as possible in between work and uni. Got started last night with this lovely 16lb 4oz Mirror.

(Finally got a decent pic, after a few…ahem…technical difficulties with the new camera)
Caught at sunset on Essential baits Shellfish B5, […]

2007 11 05 Will Etangs Des Papillons Comments (1)

Some fishing, and more on the horizon!

It’s been a bit of a lean spell in terms of time on the bank for me over the last coupe of months. In September i started a course at the local university to improve my French, and this has meant that any free time has been spent with my head in a dictionary and […]

2007 10 29 Will Other Venues Comments (0)

Big fat blank!

Another short overnighter ‘Up the Grand’, resulting in a disappointing blank. A clear and chilly night, followed by a heavy dew and a fabulous misty dawn brought only one small liner. I had hoped for a little more action, since there were fish (not necessarily carp though) crashing around my end of the lake.
Interestingly, there […]

2007 08 18 Will Le Grand Etang Comments (0)

Thursday night’s fishing…

A quick and dirty blank up at ‘The Grand’ (the new water i’ve been fishing, see previous entry). I think i let my spot go quiet for too long, with nearly 2 weeks since my last session there. Still, i baited heavily before i left on Friday morning so hopefully next time they’ll be in […]

2007 08 11 Will Le Grand Etang Comments (0)

What the hell have I been up to?

Rest easy, this is not another abandoned blog! However with work commitments I’ve found little time to update the site with my exploits, but here’s my attempt to recap the past 6 weeks or so…

2007 08 06 Will Le Grand Etang
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A one night stand…

I had been waiting for the chance to fish Rouge for a couple of months, since around about the time it became clear that it wasn’t easy water. Watching anglers struggle to find the monsters that swim within the 4.5 acres really got my juices flowing. Whereas i had once regarded this water as a […]

2007 06 23 Will Etangs Des Papillons Comments (1)

Back in the saddle, and how!

As you will have no doubt noticed, things have been quiet on here recently, largely due to holidays and a general shift away from Carp fishing, in favour of a spot of course fishing. No harm done though, as now, after a break and a battery recharge, i’m well and truly back onto my […]

2007 06 22 Will Other Venues Comments (0)