Carp Fishing Holiday
~ Canadian Carpin ~ I have some very fond memories of the time I spent with Paul and Lisa Hunt at Canadian Carpin Holidays in 2006, fishing on the St Lawrence River with my brother. It was from this carp fishing trip that he aquired his nickname ‘Disaster Caster’. The whole experience was memorable for many reasons, but none more so than that it was our first overseas carping holiday together. As inexperienced as we both were in fishing... [Read More...]
Etang de Planchon
~ Carp Fishing in France at Etang de Planchon ~ In France there are many carp fishing lakes to choose from, all offering excellent deals and huge carp, bigger than the UK where you are bound to break your “Personal Best”. The water quality is a lot better and as the temperature is a bit higher than the UK, especially the more south you go, lakes tend to have a longer, fruitful season. The water is also a lot less pressurised with the amount... [Read More...]
UK PB’s For Disaster Caster & Niblet
… On Our First Session Together In Fifteen Years This unexpected result on an unknown water proves we haven’t lost our touch. It was made all the more remarkable because of the very short space of time in which we had to prepare for the session, due to a last minute change to the booking. As it often happens when you are poorly organised, lack a plan, and are the least confident you have a red letter day like this. All quiet on peg... [Read More...]
Southwest Quest ~ Part 2
I had hoped to whack on several blogs while I was on holiday, but wrestling with the touch screen keypad of my iPhone with hands like bunches of bananas, proved to be very frustrating to say the least. Adding to this difficulty I had no phone coverage at my cabin, and in order to get a signal I had to either drive 10km into Pemberton, or do a bit of a hike up the nearest hill. Besides, my forest fishing exploits came down to one solitary, and rather... [Read More...]
Southwest Quest
It was 41 degrees centigrade as left the Perth environs. After a hot and sticky 400km drive we arrived at our rammed earth cabin; nestled in the forest beneath tall stands of karri trees, gums and eucalypts. The loud hum of suburban airconditioners, groaning in the heat, gave way to sounds of the forest insect life. With a gazillion cicadas clicking in a semi-orchestrated corus, all thoughs of city life melted away in mere moments. Just outside the... [Read More...]
Ebro Pussy
In Sept/Oct 2009 I jetted off to Melbourne to house-sit for my good fishing buddy Sean. While Sean was deeply ensconced on the Continent chasing big Spanish pussies, I kept his swim warm, and boxed on with my somewhat lesser quest for a Victorian twenty. It seemed kind of weird to be fishing on his Melbourne home water, using his kit, and dossing in his flat, while he was was on the other side of the world; a role reversal of sorts. I’m sure... [Read More...]
Cretelakes ~ I wish I was there!!!
Cretelakes is a stunning carp fishing holiday venue set in 60 acres, situated in northeast France, just 3 hours from Calais. So if you are interested in going Carp Fishing In France check out what this amazing fishery has to offer…. Carp and other coarse fish were originally stocked into these lakes twenty-five years ago, when they were excavated as gravel pits. Since then the lakes have been left alone with relatively no fishing pressure;... [Read More...]
Mildura
I drove up the 550km from Melbourne alone, armed with my tourist boilies and donkey chokers, hoping all the way that there would be a slab of gold at the end of the rainbow for me, at this last venue of the quest for a twenty? Some of Australia’s top match anglers would be there for the annual Murray Cup which is held on Friday the 16th of Oct, and the Mildura Masters, a two day event held over the Saturday and Sunday the 17th and 18th of Oct.... [Read More...]
Victorian Lumps?
[Thumbnail photo is one of the handful of singles I caught] Well, all good things eventually come to an end, and as I sit in front on my computer at home back in the land of ‘sand dwellers,’ I have a lot to think about and digest from my five-weeks of Victorian carping. And as always when returning from an adventure like this it is only natural to ponder, “could I have done better?” Perhaps I could’ve done, but... [Read More...]
100th Double Landed From Same Lake!
Yes, you did read that correctly, my 100th double! He was the last fish that came to the net on yesterday’s session in ‘Ozzie Jack’s swim with my mate ‘The Kernel.’ We’d resisted the temptation to hurl in a truck load of bait like we did the previous weekend, and instead baited our markers very conservativly indeed, with just a few boilies around each, in addition to my usual happy sack (PVA bag) modus operandi. We... [Read More...]
