Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 26/09 to 03/10/2009

Quoted from logbook

"21 fish = 19 carp + 2 sturgeon

Sturgeon 55lb
Common 46.5lb
Grass 37lb

Had a great time on our 1st visit. Can't wait to come next year

Sam & Howard from Bolton "

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 10/09 to 17/09/2009

Quoted from logbook

"It was a good week. 50 fish caught :
2 x 40 pounds +
7 x 30 pounds +
35 x 20 pounds +
5 x 15 pounds +
1 sturgeon Rickie

Ruud and Willem"

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 05/09 to 12/09/2009

Quoted from logbook

" Kent boys + 1 London boy

110 fish in total caught
Both sturgeon 52.8lb and 60lb
Big catfish 59lb
30 fish other 30lb
10 fish over 40lb

Had a top week
Thanks to Pascale as always a pleasure.
See you again"

Catch report Etang de la Botte 04/07 to 11/07/2009

Quoted from logbook

"Thank you Pascale for your hospitality. It's been a lovely week.

41 fish caught. The biggest onees caught :

• Common 49lb 14oz
• Common 46lb 12oz
• Mirror 47lb

Plenty 20lb +

Phil, Scott & Sam Bruce "

Catch report Etang de la Botte from 20/06 to 27/06/2009

Quoted from logbook

"35lb catfish, 34lb linear, 25lb common, 25lb mirror

34lb common, 38lb 2oz mirror, 21lb koi, 17lb mirror

22lb mirror

21 lb mirror, 37.2lb common, 23lb mirror, 34.8lb common, 31lb common, 22.4lb mirror, 36.8lb mirror

36lb mirror, 31.4lb mirror, 39 3/4 lb mirror, 26lb mirror, 10lb bream

21lb common"

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 16/05/2009 to 22/05/2009

Quoted from logbook

"Dan : 44lb, 40lb, 31lb, 2 x 27lb, 23lb, 21lb

Steve : 33lb, 31lb, 25lb

Matt : - carp 17lb, 25lb, 28lb, 29lb
- sturgeon 16lb, 17lb

Sam : 30lb, 21lb, 17lb, 15lb"

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 06/06 to 13/06/2009

Quoted from logbook

Great week
25 fish between 18 and 40lb
Pascale a great host
Andy & Tommy Bird (Watford)

10 fish from 15 to 27lb
Had a great week
Thanks to PAscale
Wes (St Albans)

Great week, plenty of fish including PB mirror. Pascale excellent host
Chris (St Albans)

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 23/05/2009 to 30/05/2009

Quoted from logbook

"Total 192 carp (between 9)
39lb biggest
16lb bream
1 small catfish (12 inches)

Great week
Great fishing
Thank you Pascale
Beautiful pies"

Catch report Etang de la Botte week from 09/05/2009 to 16/05/09

Logbook extract

"The 1066 carp crew

Anthony : 36 lb grass carp, 22.08 lb mirror, 39lb mirror, 39lb common, 25lb mirror, 21 lb mirror, 28lb common, 2 x 14lb common

Doozer : 55lb sturgeon, 4 cats (1 x 40lb), 2 x 31lb mirror, 30lb mirror, 27lb mirror, 22lb mirror

Rick : 44 lb mirror, 42lb mirror, 35lb mirror, 35lb common, 27lb mirror, 25lb mirror, 17lb mirror

Pascale was perfect yet again "

Catch report Etang de la Botte April 2009

Quoted from logbook

" 37 carp in a week

54.3 lb common record of the lake
42.7 lb mirror
41.2 lb common
39.9 lb common
38.8 lb common
38.6 lb mirror
36.6 lb common
33.3 lb common
33.3 lb mirror
29.5 lb common
27.1 lb mirror
2 x 26.4 lb mirror
24.2 lb common
22.9 lb mirror
22.5 lb common
22.3 lb mirror
22.3 lb common
2 x 22 lb mirror
21.6 lb mirror
20.9 lb mirror
20.9 lb common
20.7 lb mirror
20.7 lb common
20.3 lb common
18.5 lb mirror
17.6 lb mirror
17.6 lb common
3 x 16.3 lb common
15.5 lb common
14.1 lb mirror
14.1lb common
13.9 lb common
11 lb mirror

Thank you very much Pascale. It was a nice week

Steven Van Puymbrouck"

Catch report Robin Lake week from 10/10/2009 to 17/10/2009

Quoted from logbook

"Danny, Mark, Mandy, Wendy

What a fantastic week, loads of big carp !!
Total carp for week approx 150 !
17 x 40 to 47lb
58 x 30 to 38.10lb
Loads of 20 to 29.15lb
7 sturgeon : weight ?
Now that is a week fishing !!!!

Awsome"

Catch report Robin Lake week from 19/09/2009 to 26/09/2009

Quoted from logbook

"Great week, thanks for your hospitality Pascale. You're a star.

Dave : 25 lb sturgeon, 14 lb sturgeon, 2 x 29.8 lb mirror, 3x 31 lb mirror, 34lb, 36.4lb, 36.12 lb, 37 lb, 38 lb, 2 x 49 lb

Bob : 14 lb sturgeon, 17 lb sturgeon, 34.4 lb mirror, 31lb mirror, 18lb miror, 26.8 lb miror, 31.8 lb miror, 27.4 lb miror

Jack : 28.12lb miror, 24.8 lb mirror, 29.8 lb miror, 35 lb mirror, 28.8 lb

Catch report Robin Lake week from 05/09/2009 to 12/09/2009

Quoted from logbook

" 33 carp, all mirror (DUTCH POUNDS)
44 lb ,
4 x 34 lb , 32lb, 31 lb, 2 x 30
2 x 29 lb, 3 x 28 lb, 2 x 27 lb, 2 x 26 lb, 4 x 25 lb, 3 x 24 lb, 2 x 22, 2 x 20
2 x 19 lb, 18 lb, 17 lb, 15 lb

Great week
Thanks to Pascale

Ruud and Marvin from Holland "

Catch report for Robin Lake week from 25/07/2009 to 02/08/2009

Quoted from logbook

"29 carp, all mirror, lots of fish lost in the weed :
19.6 kg
19.1 kg
17kg
17.5 kg
15 kg

Thanks Pascale, you were great and the cake was very good

Hans, Peter, Martijn & Jan"

Photos from Keith Everard fishing on Saules on 24/10/09

"Hi Sandrine,

Just back from Saules. The fishing was slow but we had some nice fish including a lake record common at 47 lb 13oz
Regards to you all

Keith"

Feedback from Dennis Carver fishing Robin Lake on 10/10/09

Dear Sandrine,

We had a great week on Robin catching 48 carp between the 4 of us. Lots of thirties and one forty. Thanks must go to Pascal, a wonderful host she called in on us every morning to ensure we were OK and enjoying ourselves. Fantastic.

Kindness regards, Dennis Carver

Woodslake has a new common carp record

The new record on Woodslake for common is now 42lb. This carp was caught this week.

New record on Etang de la Botte

Pascale informed me that the common carp record on Botte has been broken. congratulation to the angler who caugh a 53.4lb common this week.

Catches on Traque on week starting on 10/10/09

I have spoken with Mr John Linkson actually fishing on Graviere de la Traque, Goncourt. He informed me he caught a 54lb mirrror and a 49 lb 8oz common.I look forward to receive his photos

Catch report on Botte week starting on 03/10/09

" Hello Sandrine
Fishing is not bad this week on La Botte. A53lb common caught, a 48lb mirror, a 41lb mirror, some hig 30s. Really better than last week. "
Pascale forwarded to me the above information on Botte fishing on the week starting on the 03/10/09 :

Photos from James Ludlan and Shelley Conolley fishing Barn Owl on 26/09/09

Feedback from Steven Wadsworth fishing Traque on 12/09/2009

Double

44 - 08 lb

34-04 lb

Hi Sandrine,

Just returned from Traque (12th – 19th September).

As usual we were very well looked after by Pascale. I don’t think we could ever find a better fishery owner.

Regarding the fishing, this was a bit patchy. The 2 anglers in the ‘end’ swims did well but the 2 of us in the middle struggled. In addition, the 2 in the middle had a real problem with Coypu.

Have attached a sample of photographs for you.

Regards

Steven

Sandrine's reply : Many thanks for your feedback, Steven. The coipyu will be trapped and poisoned. I know there are a nuisance. We will do our best to solve this problem.

Domaine de Boux catch report from David Scott fishing from 12/09 to 19/09/09

"Simon & Sandrine

Trust you are both well.

Its been a few days since we returned from Boux but I wanted to drop you a quick mail to say the venue was still up to the same excellent standard in terms of the facilities and Philippe's own approach to owner / bailiff duties which suites our preferred style of fishery. Please pass on our thanks. Sorry, we didn't get to complete the book as the next group turned up quite early & threw us slightly !

Yes the waters down which makes the wooded bank slightly more challenging but not to any great extent that should effect peoples overall enjoyment. The crays were slightly unexpected as we haven't experienced them in Boux before but even they weren't any great problem. As were several 4oz carp taken on double boilies ! (still we always though Matt was a better match angler than carp fisherman)

Fish wise they were definitely in numbers off the right hand side of the dam wall evenly spread from 11ft in light silt all the way up to the margin in less than 2ft of water. All areas produced. I suspect that was due to the new wind which picked up during the early part of the week. As the week progressed and this switched towards Summer Point they started to spread out more making it slightly more even fishing.
Numbers wise between the four of us we ended up with 76 carp (no grassies ?), 4 x 40's, 23 x 30's, 39 x 20's and 10 high doubles. No 50's this time !!

Fish fell fairly evenly to tigers and Mainline Grange Red boilies fished over hemp & modest amounts of pellet.

I'm in the process of collating some pictures so I'll send them over shortly.

I'm guessing its going to a cracking water when the waters up & you can benefit from the works completed on the wooded bank, we'll just have to go back (yet again!)

Thanks again for delivering a superb fishery in stunning surroundings which benefits from fantastically friendly locals.

I'll get the photos over shortly.

Kind regards

Dave Scott."

Thank you to David Scott for his feedback. We really look forward to receive his photos.

Graviere des Saules photos from Mike Wilson 30/05/09

52lb 6oz Mirror

34lb Mirror

34lb 14oz Mirror


33lb 12oz Mirror


33lb 8oz Mirror


32lb 8oz Common


32lb 2oz Mirror


31lb 14oz Mirror


27lb 14oz Mirror


27lb 9oz Mirror


17lb 10 oz Koi

"Hi Sandrine,
I hope you are well.
Following my visit to Saules between 30th May and 6th June 2009, I have sent some of my pictures for the blog.
We had a great week, I personally caught 20 fish, 10 at 20lb plus, 7 at 30lb plus and a 52lb 6oz Mirror which Pascale told us was the lake record.
Best regards and thanks for a great week.
Mike Wilson"