Carp Care – take good care of the carp that you catch !

If you are going to fish for carp (or any other catch and release fish) then you should also learn the skills neccessary for treating them correctly on the bank and use these skills in conjunction with top quality carp care materials whish are now widely available.

Damaged fish are commonplace now on many fisheries and this is entirely down to angling pressure, inappropriate care of the fish, and sue of inadequate or inferior quality materials.

At our French lakes Les Croix and Les Levades we provide high quality equipment alongside a set of guidelines aimed at helping our fishing clients to care for the carp they catch.

The majority of fisheries have a “barbless hooks only” rule. The most damage caused by a hook is when it is removed, and a barbed hook Continue Reading

Choosing Best Place For Flats Fishing

Flats fishing is very exciting experience for anglers of all ages, whether just starting or talented angler. Flats are long, shallow water areas next to deeper water.

Flats fishing with grass or other aquatic vegetation offer food and cover for a variety of fish as well as shrimp. The mainly required after fish when flats fishing include sea trout, redfish, tarpon fish, bonefish, permit and snook. Another popular catches are Barracuda, bluefish, striped bass, mutton snapper, and cobia.

When you choosing the excellent areas for flats fishing, look for flats that are 8 feet deep or less. Flats that are more productive usually contain stumps, brush piles, grass beds or other types of cover. Flats that contain shallow ditches Continue Reading

Inflatable Boats Repairs: Leaking Seams

Aside from the overuse of cleaning solutions and the application of silicone protectant on inflatable boats, there is nothing else a boat owner can do to cause the boat’s seams to leak. Almost all leaks on seams are caused by hitches in the manufacture and unless your boat is still under warranty you need to take your leaky inflatable to an appropriate repair shop.


Wicking is the tendency of air in the inflatable to escape from the inflation chambers by following the thread from one end to the other. This dilemma is common to more expensive boats because the heavy fabrics are not completely soaked or coated with PVC or Hypalon or neoprene.  Wicking is not really a problem but it can prove to be quite an annoyance and can become worse over time Continue Reading

Carp Bait Flavours and Fruit and Spices To Improve Your Baits and Multiply Your Fishing Catches!

Flavours are such an issue with carp anglers and the fruity ones especially I thought it well worth a look into to show you a few tips that can help you improve your catch results. Whether you use readymade baits or make your own this unique article on bait flavours, impacts and components is highly stimulating and reveals a number of great insights and flavour and bait secrets you can exploit to catch loads more fish!


Fruit flavours naturally form as part of the ripening process as fruits mature. The whole point of most fruits is to be as attractive as possible to the creatures that will consume them and thus spread the seeds that are contained as they are excreted out of the creatures. Fruits are most attractive when fully rips and tend to give us Continue Reading

Alaska Fishing Guide – Keep You Safe on a Trip!

Noted as the makers of your trip, the eye of your exploration and the key to the best fishing. This words resemble an Alaska fishing guide. Knowing that not all people who pass by Alaska familiarize the place, so the fishing lodge provide accommodating guides that will help guests during their stay. On the other hand, Alaska fishing charters also offer their charter captain tat will lead the entire activity, these people are fishermen indeed, so as beginners in the field, you can ask some advise from the captain especially when it comes to the fishing equipments. In choosing the best fishing guide, one should consider the several points. First is you need to have a guide that is recommended by the fishing lodge. They must be a regular employee of the resort of the lodge. Second,  your Continue Reading

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