Saules :Jason Rider photos

1 61lb14 and 1 50lb+

Robin Lake : Phil Murray fishing from 05/10/13

4 people
1 x 52lb
9 x 40's to 46lb
14 x 30's to 39lb
6 x 20's to 29lb
1 double
1 koi 22l
2 tench"

Woodslake : Darryl Matthison feedback

Well as the season is now coming to a close and what a season it has been on domain de Goncourt !
Just a small write up on how my year went , so here goes !

 Well let's start on how many years I have fished Goncourt , maybe 10 years or more lost count , fished all lakes several times over, had ups and downs but this year has been the most interesting for me in my personal life and more to the point the fishing , let's start with my first trip to woods lake in April , had the pleasure of fishing with a good friend Phil Timmins on the new island with the new lodge and wow what a lodge , kicked off on the Saturday well let's say the Sunday lol fished Sunday to Wednesday ( no nights ) fished swim towards Pascale Briallart garden , had fish from the off the mark and they came thick and fast ( mostly carp) cut a long story short I came away catching 86 carps in 4 days ! and lets not get confused these were mirrors and commons , fished one rod as that was all that was possible , let me remind you this was the 10 year anniversary of Goncourt and we had a ball in the short time I was there , putting faces to names at long last , was a pleasure and a great laught to meet the southerners Steve Cole , James Harewood , etc etc unfortunately I had to leave the early hours of Thursday morning as my little boy was on his way :) , big thanks to phil for getting up with me and Pascale for getting in contact at 3 in the morning ( it was emotional ) .missed the celebrations on the Thursday night but hey ho my first child was on his way , ok so more recently I fished saule in August for the 3 rd time , was slow fishing ( 16 fish in total ) but wow they were fish , all over 40lb with my first 50 at 55lb rolling into my net ( bout time ) think I caught every 40 on the complex !!!!! So all I can say is that it's been my best season so far and thanks to everyone for making that season pascal , Maxime Briallart, Phil Timmins and the southern lot , let's see what next year has in stall as the complex gets better every year , much love darryl mattison ."

Robin Lake : 52 lb caught on 10/10/13

Robin Lake : Miles Osborne fishing from 28/09/13

5 people
5 x 40's to 48lb
12 x 30's to 39lb
16 x 20's to 29lb"

Great Lake : Groups fishing from 25/05/13

2 anglers 4 carps 39lb, 43lb7, 51lb8, 54lb3
2 anglers: nothing
2 anglers : 33lb, 34lb, 38lb, 43lb 2 lost
2 anglers 1 sturgeon 72lb, 1 sturgeon 69lb
1 angler : nothing"

Robin Lake : Lisa cocker fishing from 31/08/13

27lbs ghost
9lbs tench
36lbs mirror
48lbs mirror
40lbs mirror
32lbs mirror
23lbs mirror
40lbs mirror
39lbs mirror
36lbs mirror
40lbs mirror
30lbs mirror
36lbs Mirror
36lbs Mirror
28lbs Mirror
6oz pike
33lbsMirror
39lbs Mirror
29lbs Mirror
35lbs Mirror
34lbs Mirror
37lbs Mirror
29lbs Common
7lbs Ghost
745lbs grand total!!!
 
Hi Pascale sorry it's taken so long, thank you so much for everything we had the most incredible time you complex was more than hospitable no complaints at all:) we will definitely be visiting again:) x"

Robin Lake : Steve Goodwin fishing from 17/08/13

4 anglers
37 fish
2 x 40's to 43lb
26 x 30's 38lb

Robin Lake : Suzy Govaers team fishing from 20/07/13

4 anglers
30 fish
2 x 40's up to 44lb11
18 x 30's to 39lb"

Robin Lake : fishing from 13/07/13

4 anglers
36 fish
2 x 40's to 45lb
15 x 30's to 39lb
Another good week, 35+ degrees heat all week, Pascale fantastic host as always. See you next year. Many thank from bishop Greg, Brad and Danny x"

Robin Lake : Glen Claes fshing from 06/07/13

4 anglers
5 fish
Biggest 42lb8"

Robin Lake : Fishing from 29/06/13

3 anglers Steve : Here is my catch report... 19 fish in total - 3 x 40's ( up to 42Lb ) 9 x 30's (up to 39,8) the rest were 19 to 20+. Both me and carol would like to thank you for a great week, carol has said that she definitely wants to come again. Your complex is the best in france and you are one in million. Speak soon crazy lady love Steve x Taz and Christine : thank you for a great week on robins,chris and I had a very enjoyable week as always and your such a great person look forward to next year maybe hahaha .my catch was 1x40lb.10oz mirror carp,9x20's to 29lb & 9x30's so much love and speak soon taz & Christine xx"

Robin Lake : Lee Marks team fishing from 22/06/13

4 anglers
36 fish
4 x 40's to 47lb
Lots of 30's"

Woodslake : Roy Brett fishing from 22/06/13

7 anglers
90 fish
30 carp up to 40 lb
2 carp 57lb mandarine, 69lb
60 grassies biggest 29lb
Really good weeks, weather pants but Pascale on form as usual. Cannot wait to come again!"

Traque : Adam Clarke fishing from 22/06/13

4 people 16 fish
1 x 54lb6
4 x 30's to 37lb8

Saules : Stephen Mills fishing from 15/06/13

3 people
20 fish
2 x 50's up to 51lb
6 x 40's to 47lb
5 x 30lb to 39lb
4 x 20's to 29lb
1 ghost 18lb"

Traque : Ian Pritchard fishing from 15/06/13

4 anglers
3 Fish biggest 36lb common

Woodslake : Andy Bowhill fishing from 15/06/13

3 anglers
160 fish
35 catfish 1 x 87lb, 2 x 70's up to 73lb, 3 x 60's mandarine up to 68lb, 6 x 50's up to 58lb
8 x 30's to 34lb8
Lots of grass carp
The rest over 25lb

Woodslake : George Durrant fishing from 08/06/13

7 catfish up to 75lb
68lb mandarine and 75lb
33 grass carp up to
24lb
14 common up to 44lb
2 mirror 33lb8, 36lb
Super week, beautiful lake. Will be back next year

Saules : John fisher fishing from 08/06/13

2 anglers
13 fish
4 x 40's to 48lb14
8 x 30's to 37lb14
1 x 25lb12

Traque : Tim Walsh fishing from 08/06/13

7 anglers
28 fish
1 x 60lb1
2 x 50's to 59lb
4 x 49's to 46lb
7 x 30's to 38lb8

Botte : several groups fishing from 01/06/13

11 customers
104 fish
1 x 52lb
9 x 40's to 48lb
23 x 30's to 36lb2
51 x 20's
20 doubles

Woodslake : Steve Beaman fishing from 01/06/13

5 anglers
115 fish
8 catfish up to 84lb
12 x 30's to 37lb11"

Traque : Mark Shirley fishing from 01/06/13

7 anglers
20 carp
1 x 54lb
7 x 40's to 46lb
11 x 30's to 37lb
Good week as always."

Traque : Phil Hudson fishing from 25/05/13

4 anglers 18 fish
2 x 50's up to 59lb8
8 x 40's up to 46lb
4 x 30's up to 39lb12
Hard week, bad weather but really satisfiing week as everybody had at least 1 personal best. 7 pb's"

The Great Lake : Various teams fishing from 18/05/13

2 anglers
5 fish
2 x 40's up to 49lb linear,
3 x 30's to 37lb

1 angler
1 sturgeon

2 anglers nothing
1 angler nothing

Gravière des Saules :Neil Clay team fishing from 18/05/13

3 anglers
18 fish
1 x 62lb
1 x 50lb9
4 x 40's to 44lb4
10 x 30's up to 38lb

62lb

Robin Lake : Alan Poppy team fishing from 11/05/13

5 anglers
53 fish
1 x 51lb
14 x 40's to 48lb8 (48lb, 47lb...)
25 x 30's to 39lb (4 x 39lb)
Fantastic week, we definitely will be back."

Gravière de la Traque : Sam Anderson team fishing from 11/05/13

5 anglers 2 x 50's up to 54lb05 3 x 40's to 49lb04 7 x 30's up to 39lb 6 x 20's up to 29lb04 2 doubles Fantastic week once again, weather not so great.. But as always your hospitality was superb along with the apple pie xxx"

Woodslake : Dik Holger team fishing from 11/05/13

7 anglers
60 fish
5 catfish biggest 76lb
1 x 55lb12 common  NEW LAKE RECORD
9 x 40's up to 46lb4
11 x 30's up to 39lb
Nice place, many fish. Really clean."

The Great Lake : various teams fishing from 04/0513

1 angler :
64lb8, 50lb2, 50lb2, 41lb12, 32lb, 20lb4, 35lb, 35lb4

2 anglers :
1 x 50lb2

2 anglers :
7 fish

3 anglers 1 sturgeon 24lb

Gravière des Saules : Stephen Aulton team fishing from 04/05/13

4 anglers
25 fish
6 x 49's up to 46lb8 (46lb4 grass carp)
10 x 30's to 36lb
Great fishing

Robin Lake : Jurgen Van Derstromme team fishing from 04/05/13

4 anglers
 1 x 50, 10x 40's

1 angler :
8 fish
37lb67,44lb, 41lb8, 40lb7, 2 x 34lb, 34lb17, 34lb67

2 anglers
14 fish
24lb, 41lb6, 25lb, 40lb78, 40lb, 41lb8,36lb,41lb12,41lb,36lb15,31lb, 41lb14, 26lb, 2 x grass carp : 39lb68, 38lb

1 angler :
7 fish
53lb27, 29lb, 34lb83,24lb, 32lb, 40lb5, 1 grass carp of 27lb

Gravière de la Traque : Colin Hutshinson team fishing from 04/05/13

7 anglers
24 fish
1 x 54lb
2 x 40's to 44lb
10 x 30's to 39lb12
Slow fishing due to cold weather

Woodslake : Darryl Mathison team fishing from 27/04/13

2 anglers exclusive
Darryl  : 76 fish. Carp and cats. Carp to 42lb common. Mirrors to 37lb.
Pascale :  35 carp and cats. Cats to 52lb carp to 37lb.
Super weeks fishing. Only fished the days as too many runs at night.
The new chalet is a must have. Everything you need for a relaxed weeks fishing in France. Pascale, you are the best just like your complex

Etang de la Botte : Martin Faulkner team fishing from 27/04/13

29 carp
4 x 40's to 44lb
3 x 30's to 32lb
11 x 20's
11 doubles
3 catfish up to 64lb

Etang de la Botte : Tim Walsh party fishing from 20/04/13

14 anglers
72 carp
5 x 40's to 47lb
12 x 30's
30 x 20's

The great Lake : Various teams fishing from 27/04/13

Martin Faulkner
5 fish
1 x 56lb12, 1 x 40lb4, 33lb10, 35lb grass carp, 34lb grass carp

56lb12 Martin Faulkner

Timo Koppermann 2 anglers
2 fish
42lb8, 40lb8

19 kg 4 Timo Kopperman

Allen
1 sturgeon 66lb13

Robin Lake : Nigel Powell & Dave Perrett team fishing from 27/04/13

5 anglers
14 fish
4 x 40's up to 45lb
7 x 30's up to 39lb
Lovely lake, great time

Gravière des Saules : Mark Shirly team fishing from 27/04/13

5 anglers
11 fish
1 x 54lb
4 x 40's to 44lb
1 grass carp 45lb
Slow fishing, weather up and down

Gravière de la Traque : Alan Boyd team fishing from 27/04/13

5 anglers 35 fish
2 x 50's, 53lb12, 59lb
11 x 40's to 49lb
Lovely week, 3 personal best

The Great Lake : several groups fishing from 20/04/13

4 anglers
1 x 41lb88
1 x 31lb

Gravière de la Traque : Brian Johnston team fishing from 20/04/12

6 anglers
10 fish
1 x 56lb8
4 x 40's up to 48lb, 44lb common
Top week but hard work

Gravière des saules : Robert Hurrell team fishing from 20/04/13

4 anglers
25 fish
6 x 40'a to 48lb
10 x 30's to 39lb13
Slow start

Woodslake : Eric Geraerts team fishing from 20/04/13

6 anglers
10 catfish biggest 83lb7
4 mandarines ones biggest 68lb14
10 carp biggest 42lb

Robin Lake : Steve Hensher team fishing from 20/04/13

3 anglers exclusive
69 fish
5 x 40's to 47lb
19 x 30's

42 lb 7

Gravière des Saules : Neil Hutchins fishing from 13/04/13

3 anglers
13 fish
4 x 40's to 47lb
3 x 30's to 39lb
6 x 20's to 29lb

The Great Lake : Martin Faulkner fishing from 13/04/13

9 anglers
3 sturgeons, 1 really big
1 x 55lb"

21lb pike

Woodslake : Tim Ives fishing from 13/04/13

3 anglers
24 carp
3 x 30's to 34lb7
19 x 20's to 29lb
2 doubles
5 catfish 87lb, 82lb, 3 x60's
Lovely lake, good fishing"

Robin Lake : Chris Archer fishing from 13/04/13

4 anglers
2 people fishing by the caravan
22 fish
1 x 47lb mirror
11 x 30's to 39ln
9 x 20's to 29lb
1 double

2 people fishing the other side of the lake :
12 fish
1 x 42lb14
5 x 30's to 39lb14
6 x 20's to 27lb14

Good host, nice weather, some fish still had leeches"

Etang de la Botte : several groups fishing from 06/04/13

1 angler : 1 sturgeon 56lb5 2 pikes
1 angler : 1 fish 45lb
1 angler : 31lb : 3 x 40's up to 45lb, 15 x 30's to 39lb
1 angler 6 fish 1 x 30lb, 5 x 20's up to 25lb
1 angler : 1 fish 22lb
1 angler : 1 sturgeon 56lb5, 1 mirror 44lb6
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish
1 angler : no fish

The Great Lake : Arnold Samsen fishing from 06/04/13

1 angler
1 x 56lb 32
1 x 50lb7 linear

Robin Lake : Tony Porter fishing from 06/04/13

6 anglers
16 fish
1 x 43lb
14 x 30's up to 39lb15
Average of the fish 38lb
Very cold start then it rained...

Woodslake : fishing from the 06/04/13

2 anglers
23 fish
Smallest 23lb biggest just under 40lb, 14 x 30's"

Gravière des Saules : Phil Pohl fishing from 06/04/13

3 anglers
19 fish
1 x 56lb mirror
7 x 40's to 48lb
9 x 30's to 38lb
Fantastic fishing considering to the weather conditions

Gravière de la Traque : Steve Hook fishing from 06/04/13

4 anglers
33 fish
4 x 40's up to 44lb
8 x 30's to 37lb
Hard fishing due to really bad weather. Rain and strong wind.
Never fished in weather like this before.

42lb caught on 12/04/13

Etang de la Botte : 6 anglers fishing from 30/03/13

- 2 anglers : 27 fish
1 x 50lb2
6 x 40's to 48lb
5 x 30's to 38lb10
13 x 20's to 29lb
2 doubles

- 2 anglers : no fish

- 2 anglers:  6 fish
3 x 40's to 48lb
1 x 35lb
2 x 20"s up 29lb"

Bas Van Zundert 50lb2

Woodslake : Luke Wilkinson fishing from 30/03/13

6 anglers 
22 fish 
9 x 30's up to 39lb
Very cold weather making it really hard

2 more 40s on the last night 
45lb
40lb

Gravière des Saules : Jason Rider fishing from 30/03/13

3 anglers 
- 1 x 63lb14
- 1 x 50lb03
- 2 50s
- 8 x 40's up to 48lb09
- 5 x 30's up to 36lb05
- 2 x 20's up to 29lb
Very cold week, water temp 6 degrees. Hardly any fish showing and leeched up from winter hibernation. Most fish early morning. Special plastic bait

On the last night : 7 more fish caught

50lb caught on 01/04/13

Gravière de la Traque : Andy Gaunt fishing from 30/03/13

4 anglers 
15 fish 
- 3 x 50's : 56lb12, 53lb, 56lb
- 3 x 40's up to 48lb
- 4 x 30's up to 36lb
Very cold and slow fishing but quality fish

Graviere des Saules : Stephen Lawrence fishing from 30/03/13

Steve Ross caught a 63lb14 on the 01/04/13 too on Saules. A fish that they call Jumbo. Picture will follow soon.

One angler of this team caught this beautiful 50lb on the 01/04/13

50lb caught on 01/04/13

Etang de la Botte : several teams fishing from 23/03/13

- 2 anglers : 48lb, 26lb, 21lb
- 1 angler nothing 
- 2 anglres : nothing
- 1 angler : 20lb
- 2 anglers : 30 fish 3 x 40's to 48lb, 4 x30lb up to 38lb
1 sturgeon 56lb caught 3 times

Graviere de la Traque : Mark Shirley fishing from 23/03/13

6 anglers 
14 Fish 
1 x 51lb
2 x 40's up to 41lb 
6 x30's up to 38lb
5 x 20's up to 27lb
Slow week because of cold weather but enjoyed it.

Robin Lake : November 2012

Fish caught in November 2012 on Robin Lake
The biggest was 48lb

Woodslake : new chalet photos

 More photos about Woodslake inside chalet

This new facility is available for the groups of anglers who have booked this lake on exclusive. It was decided to leave the choice to the anglers to rent it as an extra option (£30 per person) or not depending their desire and so as not to increase the base of the fishing price for the eventual non interrested ones.

Graviere de la Traque facilities

Chalet inside with american fridge and freezer

New BBQ

Chalet outside with beautiful wooden table for enjoyable meal between friends

Graviere des Saules : Paul Grice team fishing from 16/03/13

2 people 

5 Fish 

1 x 47lb, 

2 x 37lb, 

1 x 32lb, 

1 x 26lb
10 tench

37lb mirror

Etang de la Botte : several groups fishing from 16/03/13

3 anglers : 1 sturgeon 56lb
2 anglers : 27lb common, 26lb common
2 anglers: 32llb common, 38lb common
2 anglers : 28lb mirror

Cold weather, lake water 5.5°C

Woodslake : Catch report Dani Mai team fishing from 16/03/13

7 anglers 
39 fish 
15 x 40's up to 47lb common
Smallest fish 24lb
1 pike 1 meter 10 24lb
Bad and cold weather. No small fish.

36lb common

Goncourt complex : bait available on site for 2013 fishing season

Maize cooked : 10 euros per 5 kg bag
Hemp cooked : 14 euros per 5kg bag

Boilies :
 They are all rolled and ready to fish. The are all fresh boilies. They are in the freezers ready now. These are the new baits added this year. The triple P's ( peach & peppers) from previous years are still available.

GLM : 40 euros/ 5 kgs 
A proven fishmeal mix which has worked well on domaine de Goncourt. This mix is made up of a high quality fishmeals,top quality proteins and attractors with the addition of high levels of green lipped mussel extract.
This mix doesn't need a flavour and relies on the unique pulling power if the GLM. 

LT60 40 euros/ 5 kgs
This is totally new bait for 2013 on domaine de Goncourt. We have taken our proven protein fishmeal mix and added a coconut mix into It. To this we have added a few special attractors which aid the palatability of the bait. This produces a lovely irresistible creamy coconut boilies that is guaranteed to catch fish this year.
The mix has already caught some large carp in the UK over the last few years and we are sure it will do the same in France.

Peach and Pepper : 40 euros/ 5 kgs

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION FOR GONCOURT ANGLERS

Dear Anglers,

Many thanks for having booked a fishing holiday with us. We have had an official inspection from the waste disposal authorities on Saules, Traque, Robin Lake, Great Lake and Botte. Given the important quantities of waste handling there, they have imposed on us a much more important fee. Unfortunately that fee is so consequent that we have no other option but to ask our guests (anglers and non anglers) to contribute. We are asking you that when you arrive on site each member of your party gives Pascale Briallart (owner/manager) the sum of 10 Euros.

We remind you that only food and drink packaging rubbish is allowed in the specified containers.

Bivvies, gazebos, broken boats, chairs or other voluminous items should not be placed in the bins. Please either take them back home with you or contact the fisheries owner/manager to give you the waste treatment plant adress or agree for that waste to be handled on you behalf at the pro rata of what we are being charged for these lakes.

Many thanks for your understanding on this matter and your help in keeping the lakes clean so as to greet you in the best conditions.

Woodslake : new confortable and luxuary chalet on the peninsula

As you know, the owners and ourselves are doing our best to improve our fisheries every year. Pascale had the great idea to provide more comfort to the Woodslake anglers.
After having amenaged the pensinsula on Woodslake so as to allow the anglers to fish from it (exclusive booking only), she decided to add a new facility to this lake.
A beautiful and confortable chalet was built end of January 2013 directly on the peninsula. This new facility is available for the groups of anglers who have booked this lake on exclusive. It was decided to leave the choice to the anglers to rent it as an extra option (£30 per person) or not depending their desire and so as not to increase the base of the fishing price for the eventual non interrested ones. But, we have no doubt that this chalet will be very in demand considering all the confort it provides.

The chalet can be left wide open in the hot summer

A gate will also be added at the entrance of the peninsuala so as to forbid the entrance to the persons who are not booked on Woodslake and give more privacy to the Woodslake anglers .

Arrival of the new chalet for Woodslake island

Building start

Building start

Building start

Almost done

Almost done

For a relaxing time between friends

With view on the swims

With view on the swims

With view on the swims

Goncourt update : from Pascale

Winter time is here again, time to relax but time to think of what improvements can be made to the complex also. As you know I am always trying to find a way to improve the Domaine de Goncourt complex.
This year it will be the turn of Great Lake and the Goncourt 3 Lakes. I know I had promised you facilities on Goncourt 3 Lakes but with the bad weather we had last year and with people having trouble driving around the lakes, I thought it was more appropriate to concentrate on the roads around the lakes. This way all my customers can fish comfortably without having to worry about the weather and they can just fish. It is going to cost more than putting in toilet and shower facilities but I believe this will be money well spent for the future of Goncourt 3 Lakes. The most important thing for me this year is your safety driving to and from the lakes.
About Great Lake now. The toilets and shower facilities are really old, so it is time to have some new ones !! I have also thought that if I replace the current facilities with larger and more modern ones the Goncourt 3 Lakes customers will be able to use these also. I will also have fridge and freezers available within the new block. This will help customers who do not want to drive to the Goncourt Lodge everyday. So, hopefully this benefits everyone on both Domaine de Goncourt and Goncourt 3 Lakes.
Robin Lake will also have improvements made to the Mobile Home with the new work surfaces, sink and cooker. These will be installed by the start of the season along with a new table outside with seating for 6 people. The fish in Robin lake fish continue to grow and I am hoping for some new 60's to come from this lake this year.
I would like to remind everyone again of the tax we have pay for refuse collection. As you know this will be collected on arrival at the lakes and is not included in the price of your trip. This is a tax imposed by the local authority and I have no control over this, sorry.
I am continually striving to produce some of the best fishing and facilities available for all my customers whether they are old or new customers. I appreciate your loyalty and friendship over my 10 years at Domaine de Goncourt.

Pascale. x"