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August
Our friend Benoit Aurélbenmatagat Désaphy and family had a little 48 hours fishing session at Barnview resulting in catching 5 carp 34lb, and a little common grower for the stockpond, well done Benoit, Thank you for a nice weekend, great food & great company
Notre ami Benoît et sa famille ont passé 48 heures à pêcher à Barnview et ont attrapé 5 carpes 15kg et une petite carpe commune pour aller dans l'étang et grandir .
Bravo Benoît ! Merci pour ce super week-end, les bons repas et la compagnie agréable
July
Few weeks ago we saw yearly repeat anglers for two weeks brothers Martin Armstrong Daniel Armstrong and Uncle Tim. Taking our fly package for ease with tackle.
But the boys needed to brace themselves for some hot weather, what had already been few weeks running , was set to continue to be hot
So we weren't expecting to have alot of catches in the heat
with some decent weeks previously too.
The boys set themselves a challange to try to better last year with 34 takes 27 landed
The whole time the boys were here the temperatures just kept rising, until the middle of the second week, along came the storm one evening.......it was crazy from very very high winds that ripped poor Daniel Armstrong's abode for the week into pieces, the rain was soo hard it couldn't get away fast enough and made trenches in the pathways, as a result made a river through his bivvy soaking everything through, trees came down on the fencing, the swimming pools that were here from the trout season, got tipped up and blown into the stockponds, the halestones although not the same size as the storm the week before (like icecubes/or brussel sproats as Richard Moody discovered lol) cut you to pieces when it hit you and the end result was like a winter scene
But the boys were fantastic they are like famly.....helping clear it all up, dry it all out, and within 30 minutes it was like nothing had happened calm, sunny and warm again.......i think they quite enjoyed the excitement lol...... but on a serious note Thankfully no one was hurt and we just wacked another bivvy up and the fishing continued, nothing was stopping them..... and woow were we wrong initially about the heat the boys had a fantastic 2 weeks turning into probably the most catches we have ever had, catching 50 fish in total with some new PB'S.
Martin having 21 fish including his first grassy at 31lb new PB Grassy and loads of 30lb+'s and 39lb Common, Dan having 10 including popeye and Uncle Tim having 19 with several 40's to his new PB Common 40.08lb & 34, 35, 38lb Commons, all fish caught on lake bait Garlic and Robin red Carp PB Boilies and towards their second week they tried out our new trial lake bait Carp PB Boilies and had 5 fish on it, weve called it pink mocca chocca .
Well Done guys, and Thank you as always for an amazing week with loads of laughs, plenty food and drink.....although the boys before they came are working out and on a diet decided they were on holiday and relax it
Thank you, well done and see you next year for more adventures.
July
Last week saw our yearly repeat anglers Richard Moody and Trev Barker.
Starting their journey to a slow arrival in UK, got to the airport, with Richards car nearly giving up the ghost on the motorway
Arriving in France to forecast crazy high temperatures continuing for their 12 day stay.
This taken into consideration they did great, and had a great time as usual whilst they were here.
Helped by trying to keep them cool supplying fans for their bivvies, aircon in the indoor dining area......well supplied with refreshing beers ( of course with Mr AKA Corona man lol)great food, and loving my perfect poached eggs with the cooked breakfast and having lots of at one with nature the whole stay.
Richard saved a fledgeling woodpecker...soon to return accompanied with Mum and Dad sat on the fence right behind his bivvy to say Thank you for his efforts, helping it fly off to its Mum.
He saw several kites (birds)and again looking after it from the crows, move some food for it onto the bank out of the water, to save it getting stuck in a tree when diving for it lol, then when the crow realised there was some free grub to be had .......you can imagine yes Richard went and moved it closer to him so he could see off the crow......and it worked
He took some lovely sunrise pictures too Thank you
Back to the fishing whilst all this is going on, with sweltering temperaturesone dinner time we had a horendous storm for half an hour, gale force winds nearly blew them both away holding on to the bivvy, then came the down pore of rain which then turned into cubed ice sized halstones....which Rich described as the size of brussle sprouts and they were absolutely crazy.
The boys caught 14 fish in total, though no big girls playing ball Richard having 12 upto several 31's, he had both grass carp 31lb and 50lb- but now we think maybe Kenny the big grassy whome Richard named Kenny, has decided it is a female and the smaller a male, so its now Kenny and Dolly lol very apt, and still the big head carp have evaded capture,
Trev having his 2 fish to 27lb and lovely beauts too You worked hard to bank it too Trev,treding water for 3 days lol
The boys were using lake Garlic and robin red Carp PB Boilies, lake pellet and a bit of maize and sweetcorn.
Great weeks as always guys Thank you, Thank you for our yearly supply of honeyit was great having you here longer than normal, Thanks for the pork scrachings and gin and mums teacakes
But then on returning to airport had a massive delay....from bird strike, then on returning to uk they endured car problems again, only to have one thing after another and didn't get home until Friday Morning so sorry the end of the holiday turned out like thatto spoil your good weeks
See you next May
June
Last week saw yearly visitors to Barn View from Plymouth Simon Patchett David Land & Steve Bealey
The boys had a great week, with Steve Kicking it all off with the first fish 30lb Mirror, then Dave with his 32lb Mirror, surprisingly unlike usual times Simon went for a few days with nothing just utilising his fandangled bait boat
Then Steve having another..... 25lb Common
Dave already feeling none too impressed after only last week ending up in hospital.... was drinking none alcohlic drinks...and after just cooked breakfast the first morning began eating fruit and all bran he loved the cardboard, then caught the grassy -he's out again.....clearly on the munch....this time extra fysty lol....Dave calling his friends on their radios to come and help with the beast....but no-one came ( radios on charge lol) as Dave goes to zipup the sling....out pops Kenny the grassies head and bumf... away it wentinto the water....Dave didn't get it out or weigh it but obviously saw it and knew its the big grassy- the great escaper- he,s getting good at this nowas you can imagine...Dave a tad upset, but he'd caught it, so was allowed to claim the last caught size at 57lb
Then Simon started to pick things up and starting joining in catching lol Simon catching 5 upto 43lb Mirror no commons this time......and then on Saturday packing up to go home, boom off his rod ripped.....and guess who's on the end of it Kenny the grassy again, so this time everyone desended to help....so Dave could get his picture with it too.....and it made it Simons biggest grassy so far aswell, but looking like she's spawned because she weighed in at 50lb exactly....so a great finish to another great week with the boys.
and again the boys using lake bait Carp PB Boilies maize and pellet.
Thanks guys for another great week and my goreous bottle of gin, take care and see you next year.
May
Few weeks ago we saw 2 anglers Steve Daykin returning after being here at Barn View a very long time ago, and a friend for his first time to France fishing.
The weather was up and down temperatures varied a lot....the fish showed signs of spawning again.....but it didn't stop them making the most of fishing, filming, photographing and generally having a great time....We laughed until our sides hurt, they ate until they burst, including a family barby .....and my isle flotant ( floating island - went down a treat lol....but didn't float too much it just stayed put on my, shall we say not so runny custard ( creme Anglais)it might be a French dessert, but i'm keeping custard as it should be lol but my lovely French husband Christophe Bouricaud says different ...We remeninised....Steve was very fond of my late Dad and visa versa, it was wonderful to catch up
They caught 8 fish between them Steve Bungle lost a few too, and they were a bit lively sometimes...Steve had the two grass carp 35lb and the 57lb jumping out of his arms, just as he started having a photo and another departed rapid too, 47lb mirror were amongst his captures, and Zippy having 2 x 23lb mirrors The boys using lake bait garlic and Robin red Carp PB Boilies, lake pellet & maize, as well as their hookbaits
Well Done guys and Thank you for everything....See you again next year if not before.
May
Fantastic weeks for the last 2 weeks at Barn View Lake Carp Fishing France with repeat yearly customer Andy Card taking our fly package, with the quality tackle and food package.
Andy worked the lake so good, the weather very changeble all week, from baking sunny days, thunder, winds, hard downpours ,he watched the water, movement of the fish and changed accordingly and it rewarded him well, and always at certain o'clock lol meal times I played gilly and photographer after his 3 double takes too
He had 36 fish in total for the 2 weeks including 5 x 40lb + to 45lb Mirror 2 x 40lb Commons one he named shadey
Using lake boilie garlic and robin red Carp PB Boilies with maize and pellet and his chosen hookbaits
Andy emersed himself in with the Frenchwith our friends , trying some french food and having a little fish with the family.
Thank you for a wonderful week, fantastic fish care and respect for the fish, lake and the environment, and leaving everything immaculate.
Well Done
See you again soon next year
April
The increase in temperatures last week, brought the fish on to spawn Barn View Lake Carp Fishing France but for our 48 hour French angler, Sulyvan Mauger this didn't matter he caught Kenny our resident grass carp - Sulyvans first grass carp at 24kg well done, and also his first taste of an English breakfast I think I converted him lol. A super young man, well mannered, a respectful angler of the fish and environment Thank you - see you again soon, to catch the big carp
La hausse des températures la semaine dernière a déclenché la reproduction des poissons Mais pour Sulyvan notre pêcheur français de 48 heures, cela n'a pas eu d'importance ! Il a attrapé Kenny, notre carpe amore blanc résidente – sa première amore blanc de 24 kg ! Bravo ! Et c'était aussi son premier petit-déjeuner anglais Je crois que je l'ai converti, lol. Un jeune homme formidable, poli et respectueux des poissons et de l'environnement. Merci – à bientôt pour attraper de grosses carpes !
April
Whilst doing some finishing of more bistro work Barn View Lake Carp Fishing France yesterday, a quick little rod popped in, resulted in the capture of Kenny our grassy at 53lb caught on the lake garlic boilie Carp PB Boilies. Well done and Thank you as always my love Christophe Bouricaud
Résultats du travail et de la pêche
