17/07/2026
π«π· Gavin Boyd Catch Report π«π·
What an incredible 16-night trip to France!
The first week was all about adventure, spending 8 nights exploring public waters across central France. With very little information to go on, we fished canals, a 30-acre pit, a 480-acre reservoir and a 20-acre gravel pit. Armed with Nuti-B and tiger nuts, we managed to tempt a carp β not a monster, but landing one from such unknown waters made it a fantastic experience.
The second week was a completely different story! Despite only managing 6 daysβ fishing due to my arthritis flaring up towards the end of the trip, the action was unbelievable. I had 20 takes, landing 16 fish, including 10 grass carp with four topping the magical 50lb mark, the biggest weighing an incredible 56lb.
The icing on the cake was a stunning 48lb 4oz mirror, backed up by another cracking 40lb mirror, three more 30lb+ carp and a 28lb 8oz common.
All the fish fell to 18mm JH Baits Nuti-B, washed out in lake water and fished with plenty of Nutti-B Liquid Food and lake maize.
An unforgettable trip, and the countdown is already onβ¦ just 11 weeks until Iβm back exploring the French public waters again! πππ£π«π·