Catch report 2015
november
october to november
i know its not a fish photo but i just love this shot its father and son Keith and Mathew this is there second visit to barn-view this year we must be doing something right ,well here we go with Mathew smashing his pb at 54lb 8 oz he rigged his dad all week well Keith was having none of that and on there final night Keith caught the same fish at the same weight would you believe it ? and his new pb what i found even more strange is that this happened at a different lake a few years before ? another group of regulars returning this year our adam gareth and ben . it is always a pleasure when a group of lads that have fished many times in france come to a lake you manage and smash there pbs well ben soon sorted that out smashing his pb in less then 24 hours .adam i know very well just couldn't get his head around the fishing with a very busy work commitment for the last 18 month he just couldnt relax then bam a new pb that soon sorted his head out well done big fella gareth was toprod that week but couldnt smash his pb although he did say he lost a couple of real chunks conditions once again difficult topbait our very own barnview baits black magic thanks to both groups for the re book
september to october
this month has once again gone very well with another 15 pbs this month .the fishing has been very hard with conditions very unsettled and temperatures all over the place total fish for the month was only 115 fish which is still not bad for a difficult month .there were still 22 x 50lb + fish and 48 x 40lb + fish top fish this month was 59lb 10 oz another cracking pb for our regular french angler grassys were still playing with the top weight at 46lb 5 oz our resident catfish showed her head once again and give an awesome account of itself with an epic 45 minute battle top bait was black magic
august september
well we see pbs here all the time and this months no different with every group doing at least 3 pbs per week we had an awesome 25 pbs this month total fish this month were 140 with 40 x 40lb + fish and 35 x 50lb+ fish grassys to 24.8 kg and our resident catfish came out 3 times this month the koi were also feeding well up to 6 kg conditions were very up and down and temperatures were the same top bait this month was once again black magic followed by the hype made fresh and frozen at the lake
july to august
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well yet another great month with pbs everywhere photo of john and his buddy both holding there new pbs that's what we like to see 1 of the lads smashed his pb 3 times in 1 week that's the way to do it well done lads . the total fish this month went through the roof with no less then 274 fish with 64 x 50lb + carp and 96 x 40lb + carp .our resident catfish showed here head at a cracking 45kg a real beauty albino grass carp have also been on the munch with a top weight pb for 1 of our return anglers at 23kg conditions were very settled and very clear sky's we had an awsome amount of pbs this month 23 x pbs well done to all from us all at barnview
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june to july
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this month was a little bit slower but a lot of big fish still coming out . with many a new pb bastion pictured here smashed his pb mirror and pb common in less then 24 hours on the lake not bad for a 16 year old angler with little experience . total fish this month were 234 with no less then 71 x 50 + fish 88 x 40 lb + fish and a cracking common at 60 lb + conditions were very stable for the best part of the month with the last 2 weeks changing . we had an incredible 18 x new pb well done to all the groups and many thanks again for the re books
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april to may
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well this months been a fantastic time here at barnview with many anglers smashing there pbs to bits total carp landed this month is an amazing 247 fish with no less then 68 x 50 lbs + and 86 x 40 lbs + conditions have been very up and down but the fish are still having it big time ,this month has seen no fewer then 15 x new pbs the biggest carp a cracking common at just under 60 lbs many thanks to all those that have re booked from us all at the barn
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from this month we will be doing a monthly report
april 5th to 12th
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another cracking week here at the lake with a group of 3 lads doing very well with a new tactic that i cant tell you lets just say they hit it big time taking an amazing 84 fish the smallest being 29 lbs the best just under 60 all fish came on our very own blackmagic bait over a small bed of hemp conditions were stable and very sunny many thanks to the lads for the re book
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march week 28th to 4th
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Well what a week Damien had one of our regular French lads the weather was pretty grim during his session but he still managed to bag a few with the first two nights being very slow the weather started to stabilise and the fish started to become lore and more active throughout the week Damien along with Nicolas and Bruno managed a cracking 56 fish in total 35x30lb+fish to 39lb 9x40lb+fish to 48lb 5oz 3x50lb+fish and 9x25lb+carp to29lb4oz what a cracking week they had and have rebooked to come back for 2 weeks this year top bait this week was Black Magic a very fishy but fruity bait did the trick again .see you soon guys
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March Week 21st to 28th
The first lads on the lake this year 2 new French lads on for the week they managed 27xfish 17x 30S 5x40lb+ 1x50Lb+ 4x25lB+ Here is a stunning common took by a new French angler he managed even with the weather being up and down with alot of rain he managed to bag a few fish very well done non of the big girls and the biggest being 51lb Swim 4 the top bait this week was Barn Stormer very well done lads look forward to seeing you soon.