Catch results 5/07/08 and 12/07/08

Rouge

After hearing that their target fish "The biggun'" (or "Scarface" as it is now known), had been out the previous week, Alan and Lee opted to drop onto the vacant Bleu in the hope of being the first to bag one of the 100lb+ Cats that we are sure inhabit the lake.

Vert

For the first week of their holiday our other visiting party fished Vert. This was their first week fishing in France, and proved to be very successful! Fishing daytime sessions only, David and Julie banked plenty of carp to 23lbs 9oz and catfish to 43lbs 1oz.

The majority of the carp were caught using both our own Premier baits boilies and strawberry boilies brought from home, whilst the cats fell to triple 22mm halibut pellets (a couple of the bigger carp also fell to this rod, somehow wedging all that bait in their mouths, along with the hook!).




Bleu

Alan and Lee are definitely big catfish anglers, and every time they come to visit they seem to bag a big one - many of you will recognise Alan's face from last year's lake record Catfish. Well, this year was no exception, but it was Lee's turn (long overdue by his reckoning!), Weighing in with another monster 90lb+ specimen. The fish is one they have caught before, identifiable by a 'Split whisker', but at nowhere near this weight - proving that the cats just keep on growing in Bleu. There can be no doubt that the 100lb barrier will be broken soon on this lake.

Pictures of all the guys' catch will follow.

Having warmed up on Vert, David and Julie dropped down onto Bleu for their second week with us, and continued catching at a very steady pace. The weather was disappointing during their time on Vert, but warmed up noticeably during their time on Bleu. This seemed to spur the 'smaller' cats into action, and throughout the week David had constant action. In addition he upped his PB yet again , from 43lbs 1oz on Vert to 49lbs 7oz, along with another two 40lbs+ fish - not bad for someone who had never caught a catfish before!

The carp fishing on Bleu started out a little slower, but fish came out sporadically during the week. The two biggest fish of the holiday fell to Julie at just over the 25lb mark, congratulations!

In total, over the course of their fortnight, 15 Carp over 20lbs were banked, and 29 smaller fish. On the catfish, a total of 43 fish were caught: 16 under 20lbs, 15 between 20lbs and 30lbs, 9 thirties and 3 forties. A fantastic effort, especially without fishing nights or late into the evening. Thanks for a great couple of weeks!



Tight Lines
Will James