[Blavet Valley Lakes]

just a quick update

The weather here over the past few days has been great, although the nights have been cold we have had brilliant sunshine, today the thermometer in the sun reached 26 degrees.
It was wonderful to go down the lake and see the fish making an apprearance on the top, they were everywhere, looking really stunning.

Being fed twice a day with the automatic feeder has bought them on a treat.

Looking forward to another great season and to seeing all our regular and first time visitors.

all the best Berny and Gordon

[Joss]

:rolleyes:

Cracking commons.....especially the one on the right, the darker coloured one.. :rolleyes:

[Blavet Valley Lakes]

Hi All,

Hope you all had a great Xmas and New Year.

The latest update from us all at Blavet is that between Christmas and New Year Gordon decided to go and wet a few lines. On Tuesday he caught 1 x 23.8 and 1 x 25.4. Went down for a few hours on Wednesday and about 7.30 p.m. he called me on the radio to come down with the camera as he had a big fish sacked up, I went down to find him playing another fish - he landed it and ended up with 2 x commons 1 x 53.9lbs and another 55.2lbs - in absolutely stunning condition, we knew they were in there but we supprised how big they had got, and who knows how big they will get before spawning. As you can imagine we are both extactic with these catches, no only are they our first commons over 50lbs but both are new p.b.s for Gordon as well. (caught from the Rails swim)

The fish are moving about well and the fish feeder (feeding the fish every 12 hours) helps no end.


With regards to everyone that has been emailing regarding how Gordon's recovery is going after the stroke he suffered in September, well he is making fantastic progress and we are nearly ready for the start of the new season. Thanks to you all for your best wishes.

All the very best - Berny, Gordon and Ross

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[Joss]

:thumbsup_anim:

So glad to hear Gordon is back on form...and well done on his latest captures..!!!!

Happy new yr Gordon and Bernie...hope you have a great 2010

[MarkS]

Well it certainly seems like Gordan has recovered well....."a little too well" to quote Bernie. He's just had a 55lb Common and a 53lb Common. Good effort Gordan well done mate. Looking forward to seeing you both in June. Hope that big flat screen is still working and England are still in the World Cup. Get the pics up soon!!!! :thumbsup_anim:

[neo]

Dont shoot the messenger.......... i did say it was unconfirmed......... :unsure: :blink:

Get well soon gordon....... :rolleyes:

[bert]

big get well soon to gordon and a speedy recovery

most if not all lakes lose fish in the winter they seem most shoal up in the the silt but there`s always gonna be a few that don`t winter very well and die
the problem is they sit on the bottom all winter and seem to all pop up together when the water starts to warm up
i think the average is about 5 fish for every 8 acres
but you always get the people who see a dead fish and think that all the fish are dieing these are normaly the type of people who dont catch many fish during thier trips or any other that they go on and then write up that there`s been a big fish kill and thats why they didnt catch or there`s no fish in the lake ect :rolleyes:
these types need to spend there monies on fishing lessons and not on trips to quality french waters i know my first ever trip to les quis the fish just wasnt feeding but i damm well knew they were there

so take no notice of crap like this on forums berny as your time is better spent getting gordon well than worrying about idle gossip

i do wonder what site and people this originated

atb

bert

This post has been edited by bert: 28 September 2009 - 05:55 PM

[Joss]

First of all,

I hope that Gordon recovers soon as possible.

Well done for coming on here in person to answer the rumour mills, not many fishery owners actually do that and you know what forums are like, everyone adds their ten penith worth.....i blame neo...ahahhaha

Good luck to you all at Blavet

Joss

[Blavet Valley Lakes]

Hi All,

Sorry for not replying sooner - Just had an email from Mark S and here is a part of the reply I sent to him .....

Thanks for bring to our attention our thread from the forum, I have not been on for a couple of weeks as I have not had time because Gordon suffered a stroke just over a week ago, he was semi paralised and his speach was affected but he is doing ok - I thought I was going to lose him, we are just glad that it happened in France and not in England as I am sure he would have died.

With regards to the forum I just wish that if anyone hears rumours that they would contact us direct as this is news to us and with regards to a fish kill last year (2008) there were 5 dead wildy commons during the first week of the season that had been dead a while.

People are dealing with our lively hood and can honestly say that this is a load of lies and I wish I knew where the rumours stemed from.

Thanks again Mark.

All the best Berny and Gordon

Sorry to copy and paste reply - but to be quite honnest we are still very busy and all my spare time is with Gordon - Its a good job my son is here - thanks Ross.

[Joss]

Bloody shame if true mate

[neo]

Joss, on Sep 25 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

Do you know what and how many fosh they have lost this time round mate

Will speak to my friend and see what he says...... :rolleyes:

[Joss]

Do you know what and how many fosh they have lost this time round mate

[neo]

Joss, on Sep 25 2009, 06:13 PM, said:

i hope not for their sakes mate

Is a shame if true........they lost fish last year....... :rolleyes:

[Joss]

neo, on Sep 13 2009, 11:52 PM, said:

I have heard blavet have suffered a fish kill again..........not confirmed though......... :unsure: :rolleyes:

i hope not for their sakes mate

[neo]

I have heard blavet have suffered a fish kill again..........not confirmed though.........

This post has been edited by neo: 16 September 2009 - 07:00 AM

[neo]

MarkS, on Jul 29 2009, 05:50 PM, said:

It would appear from reading previous posts that Blavet has come on dramatically in the last 3 years in terms of the quality of fishing and the facilities. I strongly suggest that anyone who went years ago should give it another try.

It certainly has, loads more fish in there from when we went..........you couldnt get a take from open water when we went or even find any fish in openwater.......... :ph34r_anim:

And there is to many other places to go nowadays that tick the boxes for me rather than returning.......each to there own though....... :LMAO:

[MarkS]

Thanks for the warm welcome lads. Joss thanks again for the Poacher bait it just never lets me down and they certainly loved it at Blavet. It would appear from reading previous posts that Blavet has come on dramatically in the last 3 years in terms of the quality of fishing and the facilities. I strongly suggest that anyone who went years ago should give it another try. Although I'm a first timer to France I met some top blokes over there who had fished France several times before and they were chuffed with the place, so much so that they've rebooked for next year too. I caught fish from open water as well as the margins so even if you did get an open water swim you can fish with confidence. Good luck to anyone going. I'm sure you won't regret it. One bit of advice....LISTEN TO GORDAN he's there to help and he's a top bloke.

Fingers crossed for Sept at Foxholes eh Joss!

[neo]

Joss, on Jul 29 2009, 09:20 AM, said:

sorry, i forgot we have all turned over a new leaf.. :thumbsup_anim:

:thumb: :Tongue:

[Joss]

neo, on Jul 29 2009, 09:14 AM, said:

well stop it........ :Tongue: :thumb:

sorry, i forgot we have all turned over a new leaf.. :thumbsup_anim:

[neo]

Joss, on Jul 29 2009, 09:12 AM, said:

i'm teasing ya fella

well stop it........ :thumbsup_anim: :Tongue: