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Fit looking healthy fish, very nice.As usual the summer fishing has been difficult. I had several nice barbel whilst camping at Cajarc, that was about the last time there was a reasonable flow to the river.......
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A good carp of 24lb from a difficult swim, again whilst there was still some flow........
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I had a very good chub and a nice barbel that day as well.
On camping trip downriver I had a "funny" carp close to 20 lb from a very high banked swim. I caught an almost identical odd looking "goldfish" carp just 100 metres downstream last year. Either they share the same genes or something funny is going on! .....
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During the following weeks flow dropped to nothing. August it is more like lake fishing and..... I have to put up with tourists! I have still found a few more barbel but they are generally small.
On a more positive note the big carp are being caught, just not by me!
I have a new neighbour, now a friend, who has started a carp fishing boat business. David has fished for carp in public waters in France for years, now he has set up Carp Pirate adventures. Here is a recent Youtube video......
Although I have had many carp now from this river I have also lost plenty. For the 40lb and upwards fish a boat or inflatable offers huge advantages to finding, playing and landing these tough creatures.
and his page on Facebook......https://www.facebook.com/carppiratesadventures
I have no financial interest in this business. David is a good angler with lots of energy, his boat is superb!
I wish him luck with his enterprise!