Well done to Stephane Szczupak from Paris who has won the First Division Departmental Yvelines (78) series. The event was held over three rounds on the River Seine. Conditions became tougher as the series progressed, which forced anglers to use a wide range of silverfish tactics to keep bites coming. Stephane won the first heat with… Read more
Category: France
Success With Mini Catfish
Greg Sire has qualified for the France Cup at Bethune in the North of France after catching around 200 tiny catfish for a section-winning 6.34kg. This species of catfish (poisson chat) is now extremely common in many French venues. They are an invasive species and much smaller than the Wels Catfish common in Britain…. Read more
Good Sport On The Master du Gard
Benjamin Fruit has sent in some nice pics from last week’s Master du Gard event fished in the South of France. This was a two-day pairs competition held on the Canal Du Rhône in Saint-Gilles. The popular event was run by Team Milo 30 and saw 78 teams involved. Any method is allowed… Read more
Greetings From Saint-Gilles
Greg’s First Tench Of The Year
Greg Sire from France caught his first tench of 2016 during a short session after work. “I fished for two hours on a small lake near my house,” the Drennan fan explained. “I chose to pole fish at 10 metres and only used 1kg of special roach groundbait and some bloodworm. “In the first hour I caught many roach… Read more
Drennan Rive Silverfish Festival – Result
Derek Hammond is the 2015 Drennan Rive Silverfish Festival Champion after scoring a perfect two section wins and amassing a 48lb 5oz total. The experienced Oxfordshire matchman won his section on Python on Day One and then put in a great performance to win the match outright on Pollawyn on Day… Read more