Ian came back to Puyravaud for a second time with friends Graham, Mike and Jason. Whilst they fished Heron Lake, Ian had a go at our Kingfisher Lake for the first time.

It proved to be a great decision with regular catches throughout the week. Fish were caught during day and night as Ian started in match fishing style to get some nice fish on the bank. Developing his approach as the week progressed proved fruitful as the fish got bigger as a result. Following a number of 40’s and 30’s the 50’s started to appear as Ian introduced some pink garlic pop ups to tempt some of the bigger fish.

By the end of the week, Ian had managed to get 15 fish on the bank made up of 3 x 30’s, 8 x 40’s, 3 x 50’s and a beautiful 61.8lb mirror for a magnificent PB and first ever 60lb+ fish.  Over 685lbs in total weight and an average of well over 45lbs, shows just what a great stock of fish exist in this lovely 2.75 acre lake.

A super result for Ian, fishing on his own and proving beyond doubt that Kingfisher is fishing back to its best. We are simply chuffed its producing some lovely fish on a regular basis.

Well done Ian!!!!!!!!

During the visit by Pieter, Jacob and Margaret a new lake record was confirmed on Kingfisher Lake. In a week where Pieter and Jacob landed 11 fish for 518lbs, Jacob bagged a beautiful 64.1lb mirror to increase the lake record by over half a pound. Their catch included the 60 plus 4 x 50’s and 4 x 40’s to end up with an average weight of well over 47lbs.

A superb weeks fishing which saw multiple PB’s for both anglers.

Kevin, Chris and Charlie returned for yet another tilt at Heron Lake with Chris R trying his luck on Kingfisher Lake this time round. Weather was pretty cold for the time of year with signs the fish were moving into deeper water. Fishing was reasonably tough, but effort was rewarded with some quality fish. Kevin caught our big common for the 5th time………….yes the 5th time. Weighing in at 65.10lbs, this represented a new PB and was soon followed up with a 64.4 mirror. Not to be out done Chris chimed in with his own PB – a 65.4 mirror making it three good 60’s in the week! 9 fish in total for an average weight of 51lbs+!

On Kingfisher, Chris R was also having a quality week with a 56.12 mirror to kick things off followed by three other 50’s, the largest of which tipped the scales at just over 59lbs. 8 fish in total with an average weight of over 47lbs. Really great to see this lake back to its best, getting fished regularly and producing some lovely results. All the hard work renovating this lake over 2 years has paid off and 2022 should be a great year on Kingfisher.

All in all, a very encouraging week with 17 fish caught and an average weight of 49lbs 15ozs. Have to be very pleased with that given the quality of the catches. All 4 anglers went away happy and will be back multiple times in 2022.

James travelled to France for the first time to fish Puyravaud’s Heron Lake as part of the Plume group of 10. Fishing with his angling mate Rob, little did they know what a week was ahead.

Arriving with a mid 20’s PB, this 16 year old carp fishing nut started with a 36lb PB, Rob also breaking his previous best of 43lb with his first ever 50lb fish. James continued to catch and soon had his first 50, followed by a stunning final PB of 57.9lbs.

The duo managed 33 fish in total, over 1338lbs in weight and an average weight of 40.54lbs. Quite a first trip to France for James and one that might take a few trips to beat. Well done to Rob and James.

See you when you return in August 2023.

Rumour has it that the lesser spotted English carp fisherman has been seen in a remote part of the Charente for the first time in quite a long while!

Yes it’s true – Mark and Terry have made their way to Puyravaud as our first guests of the season. Weather has been changeable and the fishing a bit up and down for their first few days but today things came alive for Terry. Just two fish, but two record breaking fish.

First a lake record and PB grass carp of 48lbs, followed early this evening by a stunning 66lb 7oz mirror – a new overall PB for Terry by 10lbs and the largest mirror ever caught at Puyravaud. No pictures as Terry is getting on in years and did not want to get into the water for a photo. However, the fish was weighed and verified by me as the true weight before being returned to the water safely.

Instead here is one of Mark with a nice 42lb grass carp earlier in the trip. The grass carp are obviously on the feed as this is the 4th one they have caught in just a few days. Not unusual to see multiple catches of this type of fish at this time of the year, but we only have 4 in Heron and they always seem to get caught from mid June to mid July before disappearing for another year. Mark and Terry still have another 10 days of their trip, so plenty of time to try and get a few more nice fish on the bank.