Bobs crusade for Night fishing in La Creuse:

September 2008. Armed with several sheets of A4 filled with facts and figures, from other departments in France, Bob recently attended a local meeting of the Federation de Peche to discuss the fishing facilities in St Dizer Leyenne and the surrounding area.
At this meeting Bob pointed out to the committee that the difficult and somewhat ludicrous rules surrounding night carp fishing 'Peche de Nuit' in La Creuse were dissuading European carp anglers from coming to the region to fish and ultimately denying local communities of income.
   The committee were  astounded at the huge numbers of European Carp Anglers who come to other regions of France where Legal Night Fishing rules are more relaxed, and equally amazed at the sizes of some of the Carp caught.
   Thanks to the big impression Bob made at this meeting, the committee took his facts and figures away with them with the intention of presenting them to the annual meeting of the Federation de Peche of La Creuse being held later this year.

Lets hope Bob has done something positive to alert the Federation de Peche of La Creuse of the ridiculous rules on Legal Night carp fishing. Its just a start, this is France and it could take sometime before any impact or changes, if any, get made. But Bob will keep you updated to any news..

   Camping

IMPORTANT NOTE: Bob has decided that from 1st JUNE 2009 he will not be taking any further B&B Bookings

. Camping is still available.

Previous guests wishing to return as friends are more than welcome to stay anytime

Thank you

Bob & Jan

 

    Equipment for sale (was for hire)

With Bobs decision to stop B&B-ing he has also decided to sell all the Carp fishing equipment which he had saved for hiring. Below is just some of the tackle and other items he is selling. Please contact Bob if you are interested.

  Use this button to request  details via  Email

 

Tackle:

Rods Nash 13ft 3Lbs TC
Reels Shimano 4500/6500's
Line Maxima 15lb
Rod Pods Various
Optonics Delkims
End Tackle Various

In addition to the above Bob also has for sale:

Bivvies, Bedchairs, Unhooking Mats, Nets, Cooking equipment, lights

 

 

 

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Useful info  Tip: Floating lines      Baits & Preparation     Fishing knots

 

WEIL’S DISEASE

Pronounced as “Viles” disease, latin is Leptospirosis. This bacterial infection is contracted via contact with Rat urine. It can develop into 'Jaundice' in humans. Although this acute form is rare, mild attacks are common throughout the world.  Rats live in waterside banks scavenging for food and of course urinate on both the bank and in the waters edge.  Another good reason not to leave litter and bait around!

Early symptoms after 4-10 days of contacting Weils disease are similar to influenza 'Flu': Fever, chills, muscular aches and pains, loss of appetite, and nausea when lying down. Later acute symptoms include bruising of the skin, anaemia, sore eyes, nose bleeds and jaundice. The fever lasts for approximately five days, then a significant deterioration follows.

Anglers should wear splash proof clothing and especially gloves. Cover scratches, cuts and sores with waterproof elastoplasts.

Wash your hands before you eat or hold food in a wrapping. Dispose carefully of any food you have held in your hands.  Keep your fingers away from mouth and nose when fishing. Do not touch or pick up dead fish by hand, animals or birds at the waterside. Leave no rubbish to attract Rats!

Hook, Line & Sinker?
When you load your reel with new line, often you'll find that the line will not sink. This is obviously not a problem to a float fisherman, but if you are casting your bait out at long distance, on the bottom, the last thing you need is for the line to be trailing on top of the water. Ducks on the lake can occasionally bump into your floating line and give you “false” bites.

You can combat this by squeezing a small amount of washing up liquid on to a rag. When you start put the new line on your spool, let the line pass through the washing up liquid by dragging the line though the rag.

BAITS

Due to the bait and particle preparation section growing and growing, as well as being very popular with visitors, we have set up a separate page for your use

See new  page on preparing Baits & Particles correctly

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 FISHING KNOTS

ARBOR KNOT

BLOOD BLIGHT LOOP

TUCKED HALF BLOOD

BLOOD KNOT

DOUBLE BLOOD KNOT

DOUBLE GRINNER

DOUBLE TURLE KNOT

FIGURE OF EIGHT KNOT

DOUBLE BLOOD KNOT

NEEDLE KNOT

SINGLE GRINNER KNOT

SURGEON KNOT

THE TRILENE KNOT

BLOOD LOOP

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Bobs fish

 

Click on Bobs Photo to see some of his catches over the years

 

 

 

 

LINKS

www.talkingcarp.com  Great forum, well worth a look