Catch Results 31/05/08

One party booked out the use of the complex this week, and on Saturday 9 anglers converged on Etangs des Papillons from the UK and Spain. Competing for the coveted, and according to Liverpool airport almost-too-dangerous-to-take-aboard-a-plane, 'Daddy Cup' the anglers switched swims daily, rotating between all three lakes to give everyone a fair chance at the bigguns.

Rouge

Rouge produced the biggest fish of the week to Steve, in the shape of an 80lb Catfish that earned him the 2008 bragging rights. The fish was taken on carp gear from the chalet swim (Or 'Casa Cookie'as it's now known). Congratulations mate!

The lake also produced four fish over the thirty pound mark, including this fantastic brace of 33lbs and 35lbs on Friday morning. Well done lads, one of my favourite photos from this year!





Vert

We let the guys have a crack on Vert to give everyone an equal chance of catching, and the lake threw up some cracking fish as normal. Following from Liam's excellent haul of twenties in an afternoon the previous week, I was hardly suprised to discover that, on arriving at the lakes by mid morning one angler had already bagged three twenties!

Vert also gave up some of it's prettiest specimens in the shape of these three fully scaled and heavily scaled mirrors.





Bleu

It didn't take long for Bleu to start producing fish. On Saturday afternoon, when the bivvies were still in their bags, Strotty managed his new PB with a lovely 21lb mirror that was determined to destroy the marginal lilies around peg two. They've just about grown back now :-)

As well as several carp over the 20lb mark, Bleu also gave up some lovely cats up to mid-thirties.



Many thanks to all the guys for a very entertaining week, and thanks to Carl for orgnaising the trip, we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Tight Lines
Will James

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