17/10, 2022

17-10-2022

After 3 years away, we headed back to France for a week of fishing.
After a long 18 hr drive we finally arrived at the lake. The anglers fishing the week before only managed 3 fish therefore I needed to think carefully about my approach.

After getting my preferred choice of swim, my plan was to use very light leads and back leads pinning everything to the bottom and a variety of different small pop ups as hook baits. Once I had found my spots, I baited with a mixture of CFC baits, pellet, hemp and maize. I decided to leave the rods out of the water for a few hours and not rush……

In short, it worked well with 2 fish of 21.4 and 21.5 kilo in the first evening. After keeping the same tactics all week, the fishing continued to be good for me with the fish coming steadily throughout the trip.  Overall for the week, I had nine runs and nine fished landed. The highlight of the session was two new Pb, a massive 30 kilo mirror and a bar of gold common at 24.3 kilo. Unfortunately, the camera light settings was in the wrong mode, but I could not complain about the pictures, just seeing the size of these amazing carp, is an experience itself.

Already planning our next trip. Thanks to James and Pam for creating a great fishery, and the crew on the trip for the laughs and good times.



Enjoy your fishing all and good luck / Darrell Piper