mrs_rusheslake

are you sorted yet tugs?

If thats your definite criteria then Genesis fits the bill. See the banner and give eddy a pm. His user name is genesislake.

I have done a search on the forum and this recent thread may be of some help http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=39619&highlight=mirror+limoges

It is shocking to read that another fishery has, due to family & other reasons, closed. As far as their website says all monies will be refunded and a letter to this effect is being sent to everyone who has booked for 2010. The lake also has a booking agent which will obviously be dealing with customers booked through themselves. I am sure there will be numerous disappointed anglers, with ferries & time off work booked, facing a frantic search for an alternative venue. There are many French venue sponsors of this forum who, I am sure, will put in much effort to try and ensure that as many of these anglers find a suitable venue. If you are one of these anglers then please add to this thread your dates, & number of anglers. The carp.com lake owners will then, I am sure, help in whatever way they can.

April 3-10 Next up was Russ Brown, son Daniel and Russ’s Dad Charlie.A cold wet windy week wasn’t helped by Charlie being taken ill and Russ having to drive him all the way home to Essex on Tuesday, returning here on Wednesday afternoon.Using maize and Trigga, Russ upped his PB to 35lbs 8ozs while Daniel improved his best to 24lbs 12ozs. Between them they managed a total of 13 carp over 20lbs , which considering the weather and Russ’s unexpected trip home was a pretty good result Over the other side of the lake Richard and Kevin helped themselves to over 40 carp both managing mid 30lbers with all the others over the 20lb mark April 10-17 Neil and Dale arrived on Saturday for Neils 2nd visit and Dale’s 4th trip They soon got set up and catching although the weather wasn’t helping matters what with warm days but very cold nights meaning the fish never really settled down to feeding strongly. However Neil managed to net 14 carp up to 27lbs 4ozs and a new PB catfish of 49lbs 2ozs while Dale weighed in with 12 carp to 39lbs while managing to completely avoid the catfish which he hates catching Over in Goffees and Beatties Alan and Gordon the chef were steadily catching all week. Alan started off slowly, then got amongst the 30s with 5 to 37lbs 4ozs (common) 4 x 20s and 2 x30lbs+ catfish along with 8 doubles. Gordon had 7 x 20s and a couple of doubles although he managed once agin to lose a couple of big fish, one of which was almost certainly a catfish. Oh and he hooked a couple of trees too !! April 17-24 Then along came the Carefoot crew from Manchester and even though they are Man U fans I let them stay !!! Just as well really as they had a terrific time and ate us out of food !!! Sean loves his chocolate puds. Nick (another chef, this one with his own restaurant in Manchester) spent the week rowing out baits for the other lads and was rewarded for his hard work with 5 x 20s (each one raising his PB) then topping that with a new PB at 30lbs 4ozs common.Not to be outdone Matt had a few rig lessons from angling coach Ian Gemson who was fishing the other side of the lake and they paid off with 3 x 30s up to a new PB of 34lbs 2ozs 3 x 20lbs+ and a few doubles. Sean, when he wasn’t eating Kim’s choccy puds had 4 x 20s, some doubles and 3 x 30s including a last night PB mirror of 39lbs 5ozs. Matt also achieved an ambition with a 34lbs PB catfish and Sean caught a pike !!! Over in Blue Camp we had a visit from Ian Gemson, a professional angling coach and Paul Worstencroft from Angling Intelligence. Paul won the week in Geezers charity auction last season. Soon after they arrived Paul had a call from home telling him that his mum had had a bad accident and fallen down the stairs, leaving her in hospital requiring surgery. Understandably they left on Monday but not before having a couple of fish including a mid 20 and a 30 (see the fish on specialistangler.co.uk where Paul will be doing a write up on Rushes). Ian taught Matt and myself a lot about rigs in the short time he was here (Matt reckons his results were mainly down to a combi rig Ian had shown him) so thanks for that Hope your Mums OK now Paul and see you in July!! April 24 May 1 Next in line were Mick and Steve Ho from Liverpool. As always these two are great company and love their fishing (and Kim’s food) . Mick was first to score with a lovely 29lb 6 oz common, quickly following it with a 34lbs 12oz mirror. Over what was a quiet week by Rushes standards, they put together a catch of 12 x 20s, 3 x 30s and a few doubles along with Mick’s favourite, a 22lbs catfish, just what he always wanted !!! Over in Goffees and Beatties, complete with the white trainers and hoodies lol we had Essex boys Kenny, Tony and Kenny’s dad Pete. Kenny and Tony came last year with their girlfriends, but managed to escape them this year, and bought beer instead . over the week they amassed a total of 23 x20s and a couple of 30s including a PB 33lb mirror for Kenny. Tony weighed in with a 27lbs 12oz mirror amongst a load of mid 20lb fish. Peter chipped in with several 20sand a couple of small cats The weather has been very changeable so far this year, with a very cold, wet start, then warm, sometimes hot days and freezing frosty nights. Now we are having still warm days and warmish nights, although today we have the longed for South Westerly wind and the promise of rain so hopefully things are ‘about to kick off’ May 1 – May 8 The Hoopers have just arrived and on the first night Jase has had a PB 31lb mirror and a 25 so hopefully that’s a sign of a good week to come for the boys Well, the weather didn’t do the boys any favours with the cold Northeasterly wind blowing for most of the week and quite heavy FROST on the ground most mornings. Mark, fishing in Stumps had a haul including 10 over 20lbs with no less than 3 x 29lbs + fish but couldn’t quite get the thirty he wanted, along with a further 12 doubles around 19lbs Jason, in Blue Camp had a further 3 x 20s and a beautiful 34lb common whilst over in Goffees Stuart had just 3 x 20s, and some doubles. Dad Martin,next door in Beatties took 7 x 20s to 28.04 (mirror) and a lovely spawned out 26.07 common All 4 of them went away with new PBs (trouser sizes that is) after Kims cooking and we look forwards to seeing them again next year May 8-May 15 Gareth and Tim from Wales arrived next and set up in Blue Camp. Gareth being fairly new to carp fishing surprised everyone, including himself, when his first run resulted in a new PB (by 22lbs !!) common of 31.02. Sadly the fish were not playing ball in this normally productive swim and they finished the week with just a few more doubles and 2 x20s to 25.08 Dominic went in Stumps and after a pretty slow start, got amongst the fish with a 32.08 common, a further 12 x 20s up to 28lbs and 18 doubles. Finally on the last evening, the long awaited catfish picked up his double 24mm halibut pellet and proceeded to give him the run around for 20 minutes, with Dom praying out loud that it wouldn’t fall off…it didn’t and a 29lb 7oz catfish was soon smiling? for the camera..his first decent sized cat and was he ever pleased with it? Meanwhile over the other side Alan and David, who only fished til Friday due to having a wedding to attend on Saturday, had 25 x 20s to 29.06 and 3 x 30s. Sketchy reporting I know but we are still waiting for their pics and catch report (well they did have to shoot off in a hurry for the wedding) Oh yeah they also had several 20 -30lbs catfish….more news when it arrives here Join us on Facebook! Rushes Lake & join the group Rushes Lake VIP's for more discussions & photos Kim & Iain www.rusheslake.com

When I say small Im talking less than 10/12 lbs....

If you are talking about removal of small carp then unfortunately their market value is zero.... If you contact a professional fishfarmer to remove them they will have all the necessary paperwork in place to net & remove them. I would contact fatfish (on this forum). Roach would have some value but fatfish would be best placed to advise you. Unfortunately removal of fish during the summer is unadvisable but I am sure that the work you are planning is autumn/winter?

Meant to mention Genesis too!!!! (Sorry Eddy!) All links to these fisheries can be found under the 'fishing holiday' section together will all our sponsors fisheries.

I believe Carpquarry has spaces for the period you have specified, as he is now doing single bookings. Other than that its worth trying Berny at Blavet Valley.

Have done a search for you Joe & found these threads:- http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=41114 http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=38699 Hope these will be of some use

hi Iain @rusheslake here most of our anglers use around 5k of boilies in a week oh how I wish they would all throw 20-30k in, my fish would love it and get fat..lol seriously though, 5k is plenty, backed up with some maize/hemp/pellets as feed. Preferred baits are Trigga/Trigga Ice, or our own locally made baits.These are quality fishmeal based boilies, made fresh to order at 45 euros a 5k bag delivered here and ready for you on arrival. We can also supply Baitcraft T1 at 10 euros a kilo. Hemp/maize/partiblend is also available here, just need a weeks notice if you need particles.

Yes Jez just replied. Dont know if it might be worth contacting one of the companies that do this already... worth aa try worse they can say is b...... off LOL.

Sorry but not being pedantic BUT... its not a group of mates sharing the costs is it? Its you running a business driving people in your vehicle to France, much the same as (only on a much smaller scale) to any taxi, coach company etc. There was a case last year? or maybe the year before where an angler got killed after being picked up from the airport for an Ebro trip and it sent rumblings through the 'trade' over here regarding this whole question. I do wish you luck with your venture but feel that it is far more complicated than on the face of it.

If you are planning on 'hire or reward' then it is no longer a private motor is it? You obviously would be getting all the 'crossing the t's and dotting the i's' with proper insurance cover etc I presume.

Sounds like you are having a fantastic time..... ave itttttttttttttttttt

Luckily, as in the past, our anglers are still catching indeed 4 spawned out 30's in the past 24hrs. Like I said before Gordon I do believe there are other factors involved that triggers spawning. I am amazed that you are spawning given the huge depths you have there.

There is already a thread running on Val Dore... if you would like to post on that one I am sure someone will help. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=45793

Try pm'ing Jemsue5... he went there in 2009.

After one day of very warm sunny weather yesterday, woke up this morning to crashing all over the lake... Spawning The water temperature has NOT been 18 degrees for a week, not even 18 degrees now. We thought maybe the very harsh winter may have held the fish off spawning during their usual last 2 weeks of April but no...

It isnt open this year. However they are undertaking work on the house and lakes, some major work by all accounts. As the OP is in this line of work maybe a great opportunity for him to do the work & prepare for opening in 2011. Also as he has a family 'settling' in time? I am sure that maybe, if they get the right people, perhaps they could be persuaded to open later in the season... Worth a try if living the dream is your dream! PM Matt & Melissa its worth a try!

The weather, like at most french venues this week, has been horrendous, gale force winds & constant heavy rain. Chris & Terry visited us although Terry had a few days where he couldnt fish & they managed to winkle out a few decent fish and Chris must, as always, be congratulated on the amount of effort he put in. 9 x 20-25lbs 18 x 25-30lbs 3 x 30-35lbs 5 x 35-40lbs 1 @ 40lbs 4 oz Common 3 cats 1 under 20lbs, 1 @24lbs, 1 @ 34lbs

Just thought I would take this opportunity to wish all my fellow lake owners a successful & rewarding new season. And to all of those members venturing to France this year a great, relaxing holiday.

No problem Alan If you have any questions you'd like answered just email the lake owners. Most would be only to happy to answer anything. The length of time they take to answer, and how they address your questions might also be an indication of their customer service. Good luck & if you need any more help pm me Im here to help

OK... Have 3 good options for you Le Queroy..... stunning lodge & highly recommended by many gets booked up quickly so 2011 dates might be limited Moulin de Passais .... stunning gite & lake or as has been mentioned before CarpQuarry Gordon really has worked hard on the lake and restoring the lovely house, its a gem Wont post the first 2 links but google them. CarpQuarry has already been posted. Good Luck

Just a couple of questions to help me with recommendations... Will all 9 of want to sleep in the accomodation? So you need 3/4/5 bedrooms? How many of you will be fishing & how many rods between you? What port would you be using?