Huge congratulations to Cherpont stalwart Gary “GAZZA” Little on banking “Parallels” at a new record weight of 71lbs, smashing the previous weight by 4lbs 7ozs.

We ask all our customers to please abide by the conditions of booking especially regarding behaviour towards our coach operators, we have been told in no uncertain terms that anyone deemed too drunk to travel will be refused transit to the lake. Please see Condition number 13 which has been highlighted in red. Thank you all for your co-operation.

CATCH REPORT – WEEK 26 TOTAL FISH CAUGHT: 89 35lb to 40lb: 18 40lb to 45lb: 4 45lb+: 6 TOTAL FISH WEIGHT: 2817.08lbs AVERAGE FISH WEIGHT: 31.65lbs BEST MIRROR: 50.08lbs BEST COMMON: 37lbs Continuing with the fantastic warm weather down in the Limousin Region, the fishing stayed quite consistent. Eighty Nine fish total was achieved by this week’s group, with the largest fish Lumpy at 50.08lbs, falling to 18 year old Kieran, fishing with dad Lee and friends, Cherpont regulars – Ricky, Chris and Dan, caught on the ever popular “Cell” out of “Sleepy Hollow”. Other notable catches were regular… 

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French success for young fieldtester 21 September 2011 at 01:29 French success for young fieldtester Young Mainline fieldtester, Perry Hawkins has been in touch after recently taking some time away from fishing his target water at Dinton Pastures to make his first ever fishing trip to France. L’Etang de Cherpont was the destination and it didn’t take long for the 17year old carper from Wokingham to come to grips with his first challenge across the channel. Perry takes up the story: “I’d been looking forward to this trip for just short of a year and finally the day had come… 

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CATCH REPORT – WEEK 24 TOTAL FISH CAUGHT: 66 35lb to 40lb: 18 40lb to 45lb: 4 45lb+: 3 TOTAL FISH WEIGHT: 2158.10lbs 980.95kgs AVERAGE FISH WEIGHT: 32.70lbs BEST MIRROR: 47.4lbs BEST COMMON: 39.14lbs SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN THE CATCH REPORTS, IT HAS BEEN HECTIC HERE AT CHERPONT! August was hanging on to the warm and humid weather for the Week 24 group. Fishing was slow to start but as the week progressed and attentive anglers kept an eye on the water to spot the fish, as there was no wind to follow, it gradually picked up. Malcolm, of… 

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TOTAL FISH CAUGHT: 147 35lb to 40lb: 29 40lb to 45lb: 11 45lb+: 4 TOTAL FISH WEIGHT: 4544.99lbs 2065.90kg AVERAGE FISH WEIGHT: 30.92lbs BEST MIRROR: 53.08lbs BEST COMMON: 40lbs THE LONG CAMPAIGN ENDS!! Firstly Congratulations to Gary “Cabbage” Dickson on not only achieving but surpassing his target of a 40lb but going on to bag a 51lb to boot, all part of a 23 fish haul including 18 thirtys, 3 fortys and 1 fifty. So let’s hope you give him less of a hard time, (but not much!!) The Annual Farlows Group managed a superb weeks fishing of 147 fish,… 

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Regular Darren Warbey could not resist a quick move after realising the wind was blowing down into his favourite swim “Niagara”, which promptly produced the goods for Darrens’ personal target, breaking through it and some. GREAT FISHING DARREN. Other noteable catches were Mike Bromfield who stayed steadfast in “DOGS” consistently catching, even through the dinner bell, which nearly resulted in him losing a couple of dinners to Diesel! The bait of choice this week was “Mainline Cell” and the ever faithful 20mm “TRIGGA”. Midweeks’ electric thunderstorms approached which did not disrupt the fishing although the response to the screaming buzzers… 

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TOTAL FISH CAUGHT 90 TOTAL WEIGHT 2978.48 LBS 1353.85 KG AVERAGE WEIGHT 33.09LB BEST MIRROR 54.4LB ARTHUR BEST COMMON 39LB 30-40LB 46 FISH CAUGHT 40-45LB-8 45LB+ 6 Weather here in Central France continued to be glorious with the thermometer creeping up as the week went on, with mild thunderstorms early in the week. Week 22 saw the return of a few Cherpont Warriors with a couple of new faces joining them in the guise of Matt Irvine & Dan Daboo from Peterborough, whose interest in Cherpont arose from the “Carpin On” Show back in March 2011. The majority of the… 

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CATCH REPORTS 2011 CATCH REPORTS 2010 CATCH REPORT – WEEK 21 TOTAL FISH CAUGHT: 145 30lb to 40lb: 64 40lb to 45lb: 7 45lb+: 10 TOTAL FISH WEIGHT: 4557.19 lbs 2067.1kg AVERAGE FISH WEIGHT: 31.43lbs BEST MIRROR: 64.10lbs BEST COMMON: 39lbs The weather here in the Limousin started off with scattered showers and a promise of a nice westerly blow, which promptly began on the 2nd day of the Farlow Crowd’s Annual Holiday, joined by fishing duo Brad Palmer & Dan Savill who were new to Cherpont. Phil Bevan getting Red Hot action as soon as the wind appeared down… 

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