There is a new addition at Laroussi and it’s a little smaller than the usual leviathan residents! No it’s not a carp, nor indeed one of Mehdi’s giant vegetable, but Caroline has given birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy, weighing in at just over 9lb. Mehdi says he simply could not be happier at […]
12.04 Tench from Laroussi – what a fish! 69 carp out this week and a new lake record tench at 12lb 4oz Here’s the Tench info; Mr Adrian Manks Caught from Le Chene at approximately 40 yards onto a silt/sandy bottom. Bait: 15mm Rahja Spice tipped with pop-up corn. Hook: size 6 T-6 Raptor. Hooklink: […]
He’s at it again! Mehdi with his record watermelon! Mehdi Daho, the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks, tells us he claimed another vegetable prize in the summer. This was for a watermelon, which was a French record, EGVGA record and the best in Europe in 2010. It weighed a massive 107lb!
Richard Ward with the current Laroussi record at 76lb The owner of Laroussi, Mehdi Daho, keeps meticulous records of the carp caught at Laroussi. He’s just updated us with his stock summary & we thought we’d reproduce it here too because it makes very impressive reading; There are; * 350 commons & mirrors * Lake […]
Wayne & family… plus a big Laroussi 50! Laroussi has a well established reputation as one of the best big carp waters in France… but what a lot of anglers forget is that you can now stay in accommodation at the lakeside & take your family. Laroussi regular Wayne Naylor did just that last week […]
Here’s an excellent atmospheric video of Shaun Harrison’s session on Laroussi
Mark Oakes experienced some true winter carping at Laroussi just before Christmas (w/c 26th November 2010). As you can see from the photo above he experienced around 6 inches of snow and had to come home 2 days early because the lake froze over! Did he catch? He sure did…. a 43lb carp & […]
As reported on this Blog several times over the last few years, Mehdi Daho, the owner of Laroussi & Old Oaks, is a champion vegetable grower. He’s normally known for his record pumpkins but this time he’s grown a record radish. Weighing in at 12lb it recently took the European record for a radish. Well […]
76lb – the new lake record mirror at Laroussi Richard Ward & his 6 mates fished Laroussi on w/c 13th November & what a winter session they had, topped by this magnificent 76lb lake record mirror for Richard. In total the group caught 6 carp (15lb common, 18lb common, 22lb mirror (perfect linear), 33lb mirror, […]
Wayne Naylor with one of his Laroussi carp Wayne Naylor has just proved that cold water carping at Laroussi really is worth the effort. Fishing the first week in November he took 34 carp in total… 1 x 52lb mirror, 1 x 54lb mirror, 1 x 44lb common, 3 x 30lb+ commons, 1 x 30lb […]
Anyone who has visited either Laroussi or Old Oaks will know that the owner Mehdi Daho is not just famous for his monster carp.. but also his pumpkins! To prove the point he’s just won the French pumpkin weigh off with this 1,130lb monster! This is the second year on the trot he’s won the […]
Having had a baby last year I was certain my angling in 2010 would be limited. My wife was keen to get away and have a relaxed week so what could be better than a week by the lake with the odd day out sightseeing and dabbling in the local fare. I was booking a […]
69.12 Laroussi mirror for 15 year old Chris Tsourou We reached Laroussi on the 24the July 2010. The weather was very hot so we set all our kit out and got comfortable before we even considered casting any lines. After marking out our spots we began baiting with the Hemp, Laroussi party mix and four different types of hook […]
Laroussi questions from Chris Evans; Dear Shaun, I have booked to visit Laroussi from 14th August for a week. I have booked the lake on an exclusive basis but may only go with 4 anglers. I know you’ve fished Laroussi before so I wondered if you could answer a few questions for me; Could you […]
Mr Fisher has broken the lake record of the most beautiful Laroussi mirror, a stunning heavily scaled mirror called ” The Fully Scaled” at 45lb 15oz. This famous fish normally only comes out once or twice a year so it was a real surprise when it put in its second appearance in a week! Tony […]
Laroussi is one of the best known big carp waters in France with 60lb+ carp regularly gracing the banks. New for 2010… you can now hire a chalet right at the waters edge which sleeps up to 4 anglers. For anyone who’s been to Laroussi before this chalet was the owners chalet before he built […]
63lb Hi Bridget, Just returned from a great week on Laroussi. Mehdi has the full catch report but in summary we had the following: 1 x 63lb carp (caught by me I am very happy to say J ) 5 x 50lb + carp 5 x 40lb + carp 5 x 30lb + carp 2 […]
Amanda Groves 54lb mirror Amanda Groves certainly showed her male colleagues how to fish Laroussi on a recent trip landing 3 x 50lb+ carp in 24hours! Amanda takes up the story; Arriving at this venue for the first time, we were all taken back by how lovely the lake and surroundings are. However, being the […]
63.09 Congratulations to Paul Cummins on his 71lb 12oz mirror, Patrick smith for his 63lb 9oz and Mr Sawyer for his 62lb and his wife’s 54lb! Well done too to Mr Fisher… he beats the lake record fully scaled at 45lb 15oz. I believe the smallest mirror caught since February is 34lb! Tight lines, Mehdi, […]
