Etang de la Botte : Neil Clay party fishing on the 07/05/11

"Hi Sandrine, 

Please find the catch report for La Botte - w/c 7.5.11.  All weights in english pounds.

Total fish -  147         
Carp  -  125 including  30 x 30's to 39.12 (mirror)  (plus 2 x 39 commons) and 1 x 40.7 common                   
Cats  - 22 to 56.12 (albino)

Good venue with fish spread evenly, they had just about finished spawning so plenty of small hungry males but I think the big girls had either not yet finished spawning or were being pushed out. But all in all a good week with many pbs broken.

The one complaint we had was that the water when showering smelt stagnant so therefore was not a pleasant experience.

Thanks and regards

Fishing the far bank swims (saules bank)

  

Collin        -        Commons  -  11 x 20's to 29

                                              1 x 31

                         Mirrors  -       3 x 20's to 25.8            Total 15 carp ?

                         Cats  -          1 x 38

Snowy      -       Commons  -  4 doubles

                                            3 x 20's to 28

                                            2 x 30's to 32.8

                         Mirrors  -      1 double

                                            1 x 23

                                            2 x 30's to 37.0            Total 13 carp

                                           

Chris        -        Commons  -  2 doubles

                                            2 x 20's to 27.8

                                            1 x 39.0

                         Mirrors  -      1 double

                                            1 x 31.14                     Total 7 carp

Darren      -         Commons  -  3 doubles

                                             2 x 20's to 25.8

                                             2 x 30's to 32.0

                          Mirrors  -      1 double

                                             2 x 30's to 39.12        Total 10 carp

                          Cats  -         1 x 6

Antony       -        Commons  - 21 and 29.8

                                             31.0

                           Mirrors  -     15 and 37.8                Total 5 carp

Fishing left hand bank (lodge side)

Jago           -        Commons  - 5 doubles

                                              3 x 20's to 27.3

                                              1 x 36.12

                            Mirrors  -     1 double

                                              2 x 20's to 28.12

                                              5 x 30's to 36.11        Total 17 carp

                            Cats  -        11 to 56.12 (albino)

Tommy        -        Commons -  3 doubles

                                              4 x 20's to 28.2

                                              1 x 34.7

                            Mirrors  -     1 double

                                              2 x 20's to 22.13          Total 11 carp

                             Cats  -        1 x 37.0

James          -        Commons - 2 doubles

                                              2 x 20's

                                              1 x 31.9

                                              1 x 40.7

                            Mirrors  -     1 double

                                              1 x 20

                                              1 x 30.5                        Total 9 carp

                            Cats   -       5 to 37.8

Fishing point swim

Daz        -             Commons -  2 x 20's

                                              3 x 30's to 35.4

                            Mirrors  -     4 x doubles

                                              3 x 20's to 23.13            Total 12 carp

                            Cats  -        2 to 43.6

Neil        -              Commons - 3 doubles

                                              7 x 20's to 29.12

                                              3 x 30's to 39.2

                             Mirrors  -    3 doubles

                                              5 x 20's to 28.0

                                              2 x 30's to 32.7                Total 23 carp

Fishing right hand bank

Wormy and Donk    Commons  - 17/21/23                        Total 3 carp

                              Cats  - 1 x 28"

HML comment : We are sorry for the water. The water comes from a borehole completly rebuilt a year ago. However, we experience a big drought in France, and this probably explains the fact the water is not as usual.