surface fishing

[cornishmafia]

i never seem to hear of any french carp being caught on surface baits.has anyone caught off the surface in france or know of any lakes.cheers

[pompeypitball]

ive been to france fishing,5 times now, and ive tried off the top,and zig rigs, and never once had a take, wont stop me trying, and im sure someone has caught off the top, just not me

[david1951]

I have lived over here 7 years having thought I was 1 of the best surface anglers in the 60's/70's in the UK, you just won't catch them off the top in France, trust me unless more anglers try you have no chance!!

[jemsue5]

I know a good few carp have been taken off the top at Rushes lake this year.

[pompeypitball]

excellent, ive been hearing really good things about rushes,off a few different people aswell, and hope to get there in the next couple of years, cant afford another one this year, and the wifes just booked 17 days in thailand next june for our 20th aniversary, so we'll be skint then aswell, but im sure i'll be able to persuade her we NEED to go , besides, kim and ian have been very kind and donated a weeks fishing as a prize in a fishing match im running in oct, and who ever wins that, will obviously want me to show em the way through france well thats wot im hoping anyway

[mrs_rusheslake]

20's and 30's been taken off the top, topped by a 34lb cat this week how unusual is that!

 

There is a report on this forum from notcatching about surface fishing here from a couple of months ago.

 

Just to add that the holiday was donated a few months ago so had nothing to do with recent events. Hope it raises much needed money for your charity Shaun & thanks for the kind comments.