France in may

[Gray-Catchpole]

Hi all

my self and plod are off to passais in france in may, im really looking forward to it, we are staying and fishing here! it has carp of course, but also has catfish and sturgeon, i would love to catch either one of those, just wondering if anyone has fished the place, or have any tips for cats and sturgeon.

 

i know a member of AN only lives 20 miles away , so some info would be great,

 

cheers all

[Newt]

Sounds like a great trip Gray.

 

Re: catfish and sturgeon - will you be purely shore based or will you have access to a boat?

[Gray-Catchpole]

cheers Newt i cant wait

 

Im pretty sure all fishing will be bank based, as far as i know we do have acess to a boat, but purely for transport around the water(not 100% on that though, will confirm)

[Gray-Catchpole]

Just thought i would bring this back to the top, as im off on friday, he he he,

Edited April 30, 2007 by Gray-Catchpole

[big al]

gray last time i was in France either big halibut pellet or luncheon meat were the killers for sturgeon .tiger nuts for the carp .would suggest using the on site bait as lots must go in .good luck have a great trip big AL

[Gray-Catchpole]

gray last time i was in France either big halibut pellet or luncheon meat were the killers for sturgeon .tiger nuts for the carp .would suggest using the on site bait as lots must go in .good luck have a great trip big AL

 

Cheers Al, long time no speak

what sort of size for the meat, the sturgeon go to about 15lb, around the same size as the donkey choker pellets?

[Gray-Catchpole]

off in the morning, all packed up trailer full, four of us going, should be great fun, and hopefully a few fish to boot, will give you all a report when i get back.

[Gray-Catchpole]

Hi all

sorry for the late report, stuff n fings you know.

 

had a cracking time, we had so many double fig fish we lost count, and non of us are out and out carp fellas, but we all hit 20+ my best was 23.12, as was pauls wife dians, pauls best was 22.04 and his uncle jims was 21.02, had countless tench to 4lb, wonderfull, one day we had a three hour match, and all got over 10lb of small carp and nice rudd, unfortunatly no catfish or sturgeon showed, but what a lovely place,here are some pics

 

the lake

 

me and 23.12

 

lil fella

 

our house for the week

 

the devils table

 

on our way home we visited Pegasus bridge, the cafe is still run by the same family as it was when the bridge and the cafe was liberated by john howard and his men 5th/6 June 1944.

 

 

Major John Howard

 

 

the cafe

 

 

this is one of the guns looking back towards the cafe

 

 

and this is an original picture from the cafe side, you can see the glider , also, where the geep is, is where the first man fell, The lift bridge spanning the Orne Canal was captured by British 6th Airborne Division glider troops in the first few minutes of D-day. The three Horsa gliders, visible in the top right brought Major John Howard and his troopers in on time, accurately placing them in position to seize the bridge by rapid surprise. Lt. Den Brotheridge, the first allied death on D-day was killed where the Jeep is standing as he and his men rushed across the bridge from the eastern side. A Bedford 4x4 engineer's truck is returning from the airborne headquarters area to secure supplies from Sword Beach. The drivers, although in Europe, are still driving on the left side as in England.

 

 

 

the company was great, the fishing was great, but, my limited time in france only gave me grace to see one place, and i can say i was touched by what i saw on the pegasus bridge.

Edited May 22, 2007 by Gray-Catchpole

[Elton]

Fantastic photos, Gray. Cheers.

[Newt]

Thanks for the report Gray. Sounds like a trip any angler would have loved.