Catch Reports 2002 - Etangs De Breton in France

Etangs De Breton - Catch Reports - 2002

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Here you will find an updated catch report on the fishing at Etangs De Breton.

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Dates	Lake	Captor	Capture Details	Pic - Links
19-23-10-02	Birch	Steve Robinson	36-08 mirror - fished three nights only. All these fish (13) in total moved to Poplars Lake. Birch is being re-stocked in December.	-
19-23-10-02	Birch	Steve Grace	29-08, 28-08, 28-04, 27-12, 27-08, 27-00, 25-08, 20-12, 20-04, 18-00, 17-00, 17-00 - All mirrors, fished three nights only.	-
05-12-10-02	Birch	Mike Creaghan	48lb 8oz Wels' Catfish	-
05-12-10-02	Poplar	Jason Creaghan	27-08 mirror, 25-08, 15-00 mirror. Jason also lost a big cat after playing the fish for seven hours!	-
05-12-10-02	Poplar	Mike Creaghan	23-00 mirror, 34-08 mirror	-
28-09-02 - 5-10-02	Birch	Chris Platt	35-09 mirror, 13-08 mirror, 22-00 mirror, 24-13 common, 23-08 mirror	-
28-09-02 - 5-10-02	Birch	Steve Platt	45-00 Wels' catfish. 27-04 common, 28-01 mirror, 14-00 mirror, 15-02 mirror, 25-00 mirror, 6lb grass carp, 34-08 mirror, 27-12 mirror	-
28-09-02 - 5-10-02	Birch	Jon Marshall	26-08 mirror, 26-00 common, 29-04 mirror, 13-15 mirror	-
14-21-09-02	Birch	Sean Leverett	35-04 mirror, 27-06 common, 29-06 common, 26-00 mirror, 17-08 mirror, 24-12 mirror, 25-04 mirror, 13-08 mirror, 24-00 common, 26-04 mirror	-
14-21-09-02	Birch	Mark Johnson	6-00 Grass carp, 26-12 mirror, 20-11 mirror, 25-08 common, 21-04 mirror' 16-08 mirror, 27-12 mirror. Read about Mark and Seans week on Birch - Life begins at Forty!	-
07-14 -09-02	Birch	Mark Brennan	27-00, 27-00 mirrors - both PB's	-
07-14 -09-02	Birch	Shaun Dearing	34-00, 34-00 (both PB's), 25-00, 25-00 - all mirrors	-
07-14 -09-02	Poplar	Paul Lowe	31-08 mirror and 6 mirrors between 24lb-26lb. Plus a common of 22-00	-
07-14 -09-02	Poplar	Robert Thomas	33-00 mirror and 5 twenties between 26lb and 28lb - all mirrors	-
07-14 -09-02	Poplar	Paul Marsh	24-00 mirror	-
31-8-02 - 7-9-02	Birch	Steve Jeffries	28-00, 27-00, 27-00 plus three doubles (all mirrors), 34-08 Wels' catfish	-
31-8-02 - 7-9-02	Poplar	Brian Hammond	31-10, 28-00 plus three doubles (all mirrors) and 52-08 Wels' catfish	52-08 catfish
31-8-02 - 7-9-02	Poplar	Matthew Fenables	32-10, 28-00, 27-00, 26-08, 25-02 plus three doubles - all mirrors	-
24-31-08-02	Birch	Joshua Wareing- Junior pole angler	Hundreds of gudgeon, American perch, roach, perch on the pole	Pics to follow
24-31-08-02	Birch	Paul McCormick	14-00 mirror, 35lb Wels' catfish.	Pics to follow
24-31-08-02	Birch	Michael Wareing	14-00, 16-00, 22-00, 29-08 - All mirrors. 28-00 common, 52lb Wels' catfish (best so far in 2002 from Birch.)	Pics to follow
17-24-08-02	Birch	Andy's Father	27-08 mirror and a 22-06 mirror	-
17-24-08-02	Birch	Andy Storey	27-09 common, 27-04oz mirror, 16-00 mirror, 13-06 mirror and a 12-00 grass carp We had a fantastic time and would love to come back one day. All our catches were on either Squid Octopus pop-ups or Pineapple and Banana bottom baits, mostly on quite simple hair rigs. Although the action was not constant, when the buzzers went they really put up a good fight and were beautiful specimens. We lost a further 4 fish during the week, one which looked a 30, right under the rod tip. Glen was great very friendly and mostly left us to get on with the fishing. I have only been fishing 18 months and am only 14 years old but I think our weeks fishing at Etangs De Breton will stay with me a long time and will take some beating. I hope I can return one day !!!	27-09 common mirror 1 mirror 2 mirror 3 mirror 4
10-17-08-02	Birch	Ian Kelly and family	Dear Paul, We had a total of 18 carp during our week stay on Birch Lake, with fish to 29lb 10oz (common) to yours truly. Jonathan had a mirrror of 29lb a new pb for him & Linda had 3 fish including the 26lb 10oz stalked mirror (off the top) from Poplars Lake again another pb. We all enjoyed the experience of fishing Birch Lake none more so than myself - having being dragged around it for more than ten minutes in a little boat under every form of plant, tree, & shrubbery that was ever planted on the lake, by one of your larger feline friends. I feel I sort of saw more of it than anyone else! A hell of an experience and good entertainment to all on lookers. Again thanks for everything & regards to everyone - please pass on our best wishes to Glen. See you next year - for two weeks this time! Regards, Ian, Linda and Jonathan Kelly.	Ian with his 29-10 common Ian with a 20+ mirror Ian with a mid 20 common Ian's mid 20 mirror Ian's brace of mid-twenties Jonathons 20lb mirror Jonathons 29lb PB mirror! Jonathons 25-08 PB common! Linda Kelly's 26-10 floater caught PB!
03-10-08-02	Birch	Darren Walker	27-00 mirror	-
03-10-08-02	Birch	Mrs Jane Walker	31-04 mirror	-
03-10-08-02	Birch	George Walker	34-00 mirror, 27-00 common	-
03-10-08-02	Poplar	Will 'Grandson' Atchinson	16-00 mirror, 12-00 mirror and 11-00 common	-
03-10-08-02	Poplar	Dave 'Grandad' Angel	32-06 mirror, 27-00 mirror, 27-00 mirror, 26-00 mirror, 23-00 mirror, 3 x 17-00 mirrors, 16-00 mirror	-
03-10-08-02	Poplar	Paul Ripley	26-08 mirror	-
03-10-08-02	Poplar	Raymond Salvat	33-00 mirror, 55-00 wels catfish	-
20-27-07-02	Birch	Heidi Selby	25-02 mirror	Pics to follow
20-27-07-02	Birch	Ian Barrett	31-07 mirror	Pics to follow
20-27-07-02	Birch	Mike Creaghan	26-08 36-08 mirrors, fishing two hours only	Pics to follow
20-27-07-02	Birch	Jason Creaghan	21-08 common, 25-08 common, 27-04 mirror, 27-08 mirror, 20-12 mirror, 25-01 mirror, 23-00 common, 15-00 mirror, 12-00 mirror, 7lb grass carp, 25-08 common, 27-08 mirror. Wels' Catfish 50lb	Pics to follow
06-13-07-02	Birch	Paul Rogers	25-00 mirror, 24-00 mirror, 10-00 mirror	-
06-13-07-02	Birch	Dean Scanlon	27.8 common, 27lb mirror, 25lb mirror. Wels' catfish 45lb	-
15-22-06-02	Birch	John 'Lizard' Crouch	Carp: 23-00, 25-00, 30-00 (mirrors) 43lb catfish	23-00 25-00 30-00
15-22-06-02	Poplar	Russell Kenyon	23-00 17-00 32-00 17-04, 31-04 22-04 24-02 11-06 14-00 18-01, 25-04 & 20-04 All mirrors	-
15-22-06-02	Poplar	Rob Kenyon	22-00 17-00 25-00 & 10-00 with a common of 11-00	-
08-15-06-02	Birch	Steve Pinson	26-04 mirror, 13-04 mirror, 20-00 mirror, 26-12 mirror, 19-12 mirror, 15-12 common, 22-00 common, 21-04 mirror, 29-14 mirror, 15-04 mirror	22-00 common 26-04 29-12
08-15-06-02	Birch	Laurie Wright	30-08 mirror 13-00 common. A large perch - not weighed - on floatfished worm.	30-08
08-15-06-02	Poplar	Steve Pinson	15-02 mirror, 22-02 mirror	-
08-15-06-02	Poplar	Laurie Wright	31-02 mirror, 22-00 mirror, 30-08 mirror, 27-00 mirror, 15-00 common	22-00 27-00 31-02
25-5-02 - 01-6-02	Birch	Gary Carter	25lb 12oz mirror, 28lb 8oz mirror, 39lb 12oz Wels' Catfish	-
25-5-02 - 01-6-02	Birch	Stuart Linden	25lb 8oz common, 20lb mirror, 15lb 8oz mirror, 24lb 12oz mirror, 20lb 4oz mirror	-
18-25-05-02	Birch	Rambo	24-08	-
18-25-05-02	Birch	Graham Hughes	43lb 14oz Wels' catfish. Carp of 37lb 2oz, 25lb 2oz, 25lb, 21lb 8oz. First koi of the season too!	43-14 cat 37-02 25-02 koi
18-25-05-02	Poplar	Gary Saunders	28lb 7oz, 20lb 4oz, 25lb 4oz All captures made on Pro-vit liver boilies.	-
18-25-05-02	Poplar	Peter Ray	Carp of 20lb 11oz, 23lb 8oz, 28lb 11oz, 27lb 10oz, 24lb and 32lb 1oz.	32-01 28-11
11-18-05-02	Birch	Julie Stevens	44lb Wels' catfish, 38lb Wels' catfish. Carp of 28lb, 27.8oz, 26lb, 25lb plus other twenties	27-08 & 26-08 brace 28-00 com 38-00 cat 44-00 cat
11-18-05-02	Birch	Brian Stevens	25-08 mirror, 20lb common.	25-08
11-18-05-02	Poplar	David Dobbs	6 x 20's to 28lb 8oz	Pics to follow
11-18-05-02	Poplar	Dean Ayres	29lb 8oz carp.	29-08
11-18-05-02	Poplar	Jason Banks	54lb Wels' catfish, 53lb Wels' catfish, 35lb 8oz Wels' catfish. Carp of 28lb 4oz, 28lb 7oz.	35-08 cat
04-11-05-02	Birch	Christian Fitzgerald	23lb	Coming soon!
04-11-05-02	Birch	Paul Branch	26-06, 28-02, 35-09 mirrors and a 36-02 common, plus a 43lb cat	-
27-04-02 - 3-05-02	Poplar	Paul Cooper	Mirrors 20lb, 21lb, 23lb, 24lb, 17lb	-
27-04-02 - 3-05-02	Poplar	Keith Norris	28lb 8oz mirror, 28lb mirror, 24lb mirror. Common 17lb Wels' Catfish Bottomed scales instantly at 55lb. Believed to be 60lb minimum!	-
27-04-02 - 3-05-02	Birch	James Cooper (aged 10)	27-00 mirror and commons of 26-08 27-00 and 28-00 All PB's!	-
27-04-02 - 3-05-02	Birch	Martin Cooper	27-08 mirror	-
13-20-04-02	Birch	Michael Sankey	29-05 Mirror.	Coming soon!
13-20-04-02	Birch	Mark Ireland	14lb 6oz (Mirror) 16lb 8oz (Mirror) 25lb 5oz (Common) 33lb 3oz (Mirror) 43lb 2oz (Catfish)	33-03 25-05 43-02 cat
28-31-03-02	Birch	Paul Selman	FishingWarehouse Editor, Paul Selman, managed to fish just a total of 30 hours on Birch Lake at his Etangs De Breton complex over the Easter period, but was rewarded with no less than fourteen carp up to 31lb 12oz, plus a bonus catfish of 31lb 4oz! "I was working on the lakes, and also visiting various locations on business in the region, so I only managed to fish a few hours each day. However, the action was constant, and in fact I had to reel in several times as playing fish was interfering with working," joked Paul. " I lost the biggest fish I hooked and would have really bagged-up if I'd have been fishing properly." Paul landed mirrors of 25lb, 12lb, 18lb 8oz, 16lb 8oz, 11lb, 31lb 12oz, 12lb, 13lb, 22lb 6oz and 26lb 8oz, plus commons of 23lb 6oz, 18lb 12oz, 24lb and 26lb 8oz. All Paul's carp were caught on either Nutrabaits Pineapple and Banana readymades or Trigga fished over pellets fished to the far bank.	26-08 31-04 31-00 cat
25-30-03-02	Poplar	Patrick 'GB' Leigh and Mark 'Kipper' Bowden	Read Paddy's article on a very special venue - Can you do some piccies mate?
17-24-02-02	Poplar	Paul Selman	In a total of 26hrs fishing I landed fish of 27.8, 27, 25.12, 25.8, 24.8 plus two doubles. All on PVA bagged Nutrabaits Pineapple and Banana readymades fished over Trouw pellets. I fished the Middle Swim and most of the fish were caught at close range next to the marginal trees.	25-08 25-12 27-00 27-08
17-24-02-02	Birch	Steve Grace	Wigan angler Steve Grace enjoyed winter success on his first visit to Etangs De Breton Lakes. Fishing Selman's Swim on Birch Lake, Steve landed mirrors of 30lb 2oz (his first winter thirty), 27lb 4oz, 26lb 8oz, 25lb 8oz plus two doubles. He also bagged two 25lb plus commons. His companion Andy Cooper from Macclesfield also took a mirror of 24lb 8oz plus four doubles. All of the fish came on double bait rigs fished over pellets, with the hookbaits an usual combination of Nutrabaits Trigga and Pineapple and Banana boilies. Steve also lost two of Breton's large catfish in the frosty conditions	22-05 25-00 25-08 26-08 27-04 30-02