The Catfish Chronicles - Rock Lakes 2023

After a tough trip back in October of 2022, we returned to Rock Lakes in France during July of 2023 in the hope of getting amongst a few better fish.
Although the week was far from easy, we all managed at least one cat each over the 100lb mark, with one of 140lb being the biggest.
The last morning produced the most special capture however, with a visit from a fish high up on everybody's wish list - The Mandarin at 118lb!

[@laithe1993]

What a week you guys had. Some lovely cats there well done.😊

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

Cheers mate, was certainly an enjoyable one

[@michaeldhenry]

Wicked video mate and great angling💯 well done all of you👏👏

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

Many thanks mate and really glad you enjoyed watching

[@dannewman9306]

Hi great video, fished there before and had a great time. I really struggled to catch any live bait, any advice or tips on how to catch them 👍

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

Many thanks, really glad you enjoyed the video. The livebaits were very hard to come by in all honesty and we were pretty much fishing all day, every day to try and get something decent to put on each night. There were plenty of rudd around but the best baits by far were the small carp if you could get them. I was mainly fishing pieces of chopped worm over the top of some groundbait and keeping my fingers firmly crossed!

[@danielwood8864]

going back in september for my 2nd time there in the swin to the left of you, with a friend in your spot.. im the only carper out the bunch but had some great fights with cats too.. our biggest went to 130 i think.. hoping for bigger in a few weeks!! great vid!

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

Many thanks and fingers crossed you both have a great trip. Wish I was heading out there again I've got to admit 😅

[@lloydwatson7221]

Hi mate, Great video. Really enjoied it. Which swim did you mean was most productive? Was is farmers? I'm going in 2 weeks. Thanks.

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it mate. It was the swim on the corner in front of the lodge which was most productive when we were there but the best spot they were fishing was over towards Farmers. None of us tend to fish in Farmers itself when we go as it cuts off a lot of water for everyone else at either end then. If you've got the pick of the lake then that's probably the best swim though

[@lloydwatson7221]

Thanks for the reply mate. There's 5 of us going, which swims would you recommend to give everyone as much space as possible?

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

@@lloydwatson7221 I'd probably try and get two people up the top end where I was, one in each of the swims in front of the lodge and then one round in the bay to the left of the lodge

[@mathewwharton4578]

Where you get those pellet quck change stems from pal

[@SpecialistAnglingMedia]

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