What a week!

Rouge

Those of you who have been following the catch reports on this website will have noticed that this season Rouge, whilst throwing up the some cracking fish, has failed to produce the sport we know it's capable of. Whilst this has left lots of very capable anglers scratching their heads, I'm pleased to say that things are making their way back toward what we would expect from this mighty lake.

Last week Rob, Steve, Craig and Dee endured some absolutely foul weather conditions to bank a total of six thirties to 35lb, along with a good number of twenties and doubles. In addition Dee managed to break her Catfish personal best with a whopping specimen of 60lb+!

The majority of the bigger fish were caught from behind the island in amongst the overhanging trees - an area that rarely see angling pressure, and perhaps holds the answer to where the lumps have been hiding out. Fish were successfully stalked from all areas of the lake, and the vast majority fell to our own Premier Baits range, 'Biopeche' was a particular favourite and helped Steve account for 5 thirties.




Congratulations on a great week's fishing, and thanks for leaving things in such a tidy state.



Vert

Well, where to start! 3 anglers fished hard on Vert and threw up some of the prettiest fish i've ever seen from the Papillon complex. On the Catfish front, the guys managed to bank 2 40lb plus specimens including a season's best 47lb lump. Whilst the larger Carp were not getting caught, the smaller specimens certainly were! Amongst their haul, of which the average size was an admirable 15lb-ish, they landed some absolutely stunning fish. I believe that if ever proof were required that size does NOT matter it's in the gallery of photos shown here. Here are my favourites:


And, of course the massive Cats:


Dates on Vert are still available for 2007! Go to our bookings page or e-mail us for details.

Bleu

Young anglers Ben and Jack set a fine example of how to get the most from a week's fishing by smashing a series of personal bests by continually adapting to the turbulent weather conditions. Ben broke both his Common and Mirror Carp records with fish of 23lbs 6oz and 23lbs 4oz respectively, whilst Jack put a new record Mirror on the bank at 28lbs 8oz. In addition, the brothers landed some huge Catfish, with Ben coming in tops at 71lbs and 69lbs - not bad for a 13 year old!

Thanks also to Mum and Dad for keeping an eye on the boys whilst they fished, and for leaving the lake in immaculate condition.



Tight Lines
Will James