Current lake record catfish of 131lb
The complex record catfish was smashed this week when Maidstone angler Clive Holbrook banked a giant 131lb (59kg) moggie from peg 11 on the Tortue Lake of the Croix Blanche Complex. Clive from Maidstone in Kent, UK tempted the giant fish on double halibut pellet, but using specific catfish tackle. During his week he banked several other specimens over 80lb.
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Big carp fishing lakes in France Big carp fishing lakes in France: The initial stocking of carp into the lake was carried out by the original owner in the early 1990s and consisted of 250 two to three-year-old carp. By the time I purchased the pits with a view to…
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French lakes : Big Catfish These French lakes have a really good head of big catfish to over 100lb. The current record stands at 131lb. These hard fighting fish give a really good account of themselves and can be handled on regular carp gear as long as you use a…
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Fishing in France on the Tortue lake takes place in the larger of the two waters which is situated at the far end of the complex. It is marginally larger than the Croix lake at around 8 acres.. It consists of eight numbered swims from 8 to 15. Again the…
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Other Species of coarse fish : Croix Blanche It is probably not that well known but there are a good number of other species of coarse fish in Croix Blanche Lakes. Moist of these grow to specimen size. Pike The lakes contain a large head of pike and some really…
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