[Joss]

Nice one Mrec, i must call ya soon Chap..!

[merc]

merc, on 05 December 2010 - 12:09 PM, said:

hi jon,thanks for the comments!! got back last week after a couple more weeks hard graft.have drained big lake down and moved the fish to a safe holding channel at a friends place.a big thanks to tench and silverback for there help.some of the elusive commons graced the net with 4 of them in the high thirties!we counted 18-20 different thirties up to 38.5. and have 4 fourties arriving mid jan. the bottom of the lake was like a world war two bomb site!!!! 40 plus carp holes up to 10 feet round and a foot deep! plenty of bloodworm/naturals there then! bookings going ok with 11 weeks sold for 2011. :thumbsup_anim: will keep updating photos on web site so have a look.
bon chance
merc

well chaps,first season off to a flyer with 78 fish first week,65 second and 80 fish third week!!! this week has seen our first forty grace the banks at 41lb; happy days!last day for the anglers today and there up to forty plus fish with loads of thirtys as well.ace baits fruity crab doing the damage.bookings going well with august and september full! hope all you regulers are well,joss big jon etc speak soon,merc

[Joss]

bigjon, on Dec 5 2010, 03:56 PM, said:

yep thats fine with me mate

do ya fancy mid/end April big fella....Gooner and Pete too....????

I cant do a full week as work pressures/targets are massive that month going into May, so we could fly down, do 4 nights...happy days!

This post has been edited by Joss: 07 December 2010 - 03:03 PM

[bigjon]

Joss, on Dec 5 2010, 11:28 AM, said:

i keep meaning to sort a date out with you jon to fly down for a few nights angling.. :thumbsup_anim:

yep thats fine with me mate

[merc]

hi jon,thanks for the comments!! got back last week after a couple more weeks hard graft.have drained big lake down and moved the fish to a safe holding channel at a friends place.a big thanks to tench and silverback for there help.some of the elusive commons graced the net with 4 of them in the high thirties!we counted 18-20 different thirties up to 38.5. and have 4 fourties arriving mid jan. the bottom of the lake was like a world war two bomb site!!!! 40 plus carp holes up to 10 feet round and a foot deep! plenty of bloodworm/naturals there then! bookings going ok with 11 weeks sold for 2011. :thumbsup_anim: will keep updating photos on web site so have a look.
bon chance
merc

[gooner]

Joss, on Dec 5 2010, 10:28 AM, said:

i keep meaning to sort a date out with you jon to fly down for a few nights angling.. :LMAO:

dont forget me ya coooooooooooornt :thumb:

[Joss]

bigjon, on Dec 4 2010, 03:21 PM, said:

Hi Merc
WOW the place looks really good now well done on all your hard graft and some stunning fish coming out too brill mate.

i keep meaning to sort a date out with you jon to fly down for a few nights angling.. :thumb:

[bigjon]

Hi Merc
WOW the place looks really good now well done on all your hard graft and some stunning fish coming out too brill mate.

[merc]

well boys and girls,back out tomorrow to get ready for the netting of the big lake 17/18 nov. we have moved 45 fish so far with 10 thirties among them! happy days so far. we have 4 more 40,s being stocked in december which when all finished should leave us with around 145 fish to go for.
weather forecast looks s--t ! no surprise there then. will keep you all posted as to some surprise captures in the coming weeks! fingers x,s.
bon chance
good luck to joss and the boys at m.p.

merc :thumbsup_anim:

[Joss]

Merc is back out at the lakes today to do lots more work, lets us know how ya get on and get loads of fishy pics

:rolleyes:

safe trip bud...

[Joss]

Mercjon gave me a call this morning for a chin wag and to ask if id put a couple of pics on here for you guys to have a scan at.....there are more piccies on his website.

Fishing has been good, plenty of fish and the biguns havent even been caught yet...anyway...have a look at these stunners

Chief with a lovely 37

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/057.jpg

a lovely high 20

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/068.jpg

keep up the good work Jon..... :LMAO:

[merc]

well boys and girls,first punters arrive 10th july.website has been updated and advertising started,if anyone mailorders fishing gear from the tackle box then you will recieve the flyer that we have done.
house is complete and sky tv works all in time to see us beat the germans!!!!!!! fish are on the munch big time with french growth rates living up to there name!! flydrive people will have the latest tackle box rods,scarab bivys,nash pods,wychwood mats etc etc. transfers from the airport can be arranged and its only 30 minutes away. :thumbsup_anim: will keep all updated as to catch results which should be very good indeed and will see what weight the fortys have achieved? bon chance. :(

[Joss]

Mercjon called me the other day, excited to say the least, his new venture is taking place. lots and lots of work been done, solar power, fridges, freezers, all the creature comforts complete within his house on the side of this.....not a bad office at all... :thumbsup_anim:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/francecarptripmay10057.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/francecarptripmay10070.jpg

The fish are stonking on the weight now, its producing lots of 30's and the 2 x 40's havent been caught yet...!

38

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/francecarptripmay10103.jpg

Jons invited me over in sept sometime for a few days, fly down 1.5 hrs...so i may well take him up on it... :thumbsup_anim:

[scorch]

Just been speaking with John and he is starting to get excited now.
The house and services are now complete and the fishing is looking promising to say the least!
He has just had a couple of friends stay for a few days, Simon and Darren are bikers and wanted to use John's site to pitch their tents whilst they toured the region. Simon has never fished and Darren is a self confessed "maggott basher"
Well their plans went awry and no touring occurred as they never left the site.
They were stunned at the beauty of the surroundings and decided just to sit and chill with the odd glass or three of wine and sleep in the lodge.
Surprisingly(lol) John got involved in the chilling process and offered to throw out a couple of rods for them to share takes which they did for two afternoon sessions with the following results:-
16 fish in total.
2 Doubles
8 @25+
6 @ 30+ up to 38.5
Not bad for twelve hours fishing with 2 rods!

So Simon left with a new pb Mirror of 38.5 and Darren with a pb Common of 30lb and ounces.
After the guys left one of John's neighbours came down with their 6 year old son to fish the small lake and were well chuffed when he caught a 6lb common on float gear. They were even happier when the ledger rod roared off and he landed a 27lb mirror!
Can't wait to get back over there later this year with the family. :thumbsup_anim:

[Joss]

Jon's been working non stop...and things are going well for him and the lakes....good on ya buddy

House is all but finished

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/010.jpg

37

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/007.jpg

32

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/Jossf/023.jpg

[scorch]

Spoke to John yesterday evening and he was buzzing.
He added some more fish recently and decided to see if they had settled in, so at the end of a hard days graft he stuck a couple of rods out for half an hour and landed four fish to high thirties.
He tells me all the fish looked to be thriving on the feeding programme he has started.
The house is just about complete now and looking very nice, the last of the works to the lake and water supply are due to start in the next week or two so all is on track for the arrival of the first guests. :thumbsup_anim:

[merc]

well just got back from two weeks graft!!! plus a bit of fishing.weather still up and down like a yo yo.
the fish caught were all in stunning condition. :thumbsup_anim: tryed to upload a photo of the 32.5 common but file to big? lodge taking shape with all shower room bits delivered and fitting next week.
carp pellet orderedand feeding plan sorted.interesting thing on the fishing front was that all fish came from the shallower area at far end of lake?not from tree line which looks cock on for takes all day long!back out on wednesday so will keep you lot updated with further progress reports. :rolleyes:

[scorch]

Just been speaking to John.
In between breaking his back , getting the place ready for the first visitors, he has been managing to put a few carp to low 30's on the bank from both lakes.
Looks like the new residents are settling in and starting to get hungry.
Watch this space! :thumbsup_anim:

[Smog]

merc, on Feb 18 2010, 04:40 PM, said:

our you coming to visit smog? you are more than wellcome. :lol:

thanks for the invite, needed the postcode just for future reference. My works a bit all over the place at mo, maybe next year Merc, although the way its going within the construction industry, its meant to be gettin even worse next year :lol:

[merc]

our you coming to visit smog? you are more than wellcome. :lol: