Greetings from France
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Re: Greetings from France
Soyez le bienvenu, Nicolas!
Sologne is a BIG area!
And the fishing in your part of Sologne? I suppose you may be between the Loire and the Cher?
Mike
Sologne is a BIG area!
And the fishing in your part of Sologne? I suppose you may be between the Loire and the Cher?
Mike
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For those that are interested, here is a link to a French vintage fishing tackle site.
http://jmd.vefblog.net/74.html
http://jmd.vefblog.net/74.html
What do they know of fishing who know only one fish and one way to fish for him?
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Re: Greetings from France
Hello and welcome Golden Scale.
All the best.
All the best.
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Re: Greetings from France
That's the website where I found the pictures of that rod.Coral Maestro wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:39 am For those that are interested, here is a link to a French vintage fishing tackle site.
http://jmd.vefblog.net/74.html
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Re: Greetings from France
Welcome to our haven of courtesy, sagacity and all that`s best about the gentle art of angling. My little Westie dog is a Solognat and has been with me in the north of Mayenne since I got her from the elevage. It is mostly small stream fishing around here.
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Re: Greetings from France
Welcome to the forum Nicolas.
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If you're ever heading for the Cote d'Azur, get in touch. No coarse fishing down here but lots of good wine. And of cours Socca!Golden_Scale wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:08 pm Greetings from France,
I am a young French enthusiast of the history of coarse angling in England, its literature and old tackle.
This forum is an incredible source of information. I have already spent hours going through fascinating subjects.
Thanks to all the contributors!
Kind regards,
Nicolas
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Re: Greetings from France
Thank you again for your warm welcome and your messages.
The famous carp from the Dampierre power plant pond!
I fish for different species but I have to confess that I have an obsession for carp. I appreciate wild places or abandoned ponds. I use split bamboo rods and I fish with a float or 'freelining' which is rather unusual and always raises a lot of questions from people I meet on the banks.
I knew this website but I have never seen a rod identical to this one. The brand is also unknown to me.
I was previously in the Loire Valley but I am now in Cher, on the edge of Loir-et-Cher, the region of my childhood.
I recommend a film called 'l'Ecole Buisonnière' by Nicolas Vanier which captures the atmosphere of our dear Sologne.
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Was it the restaurant called 'la Canardière' in the center of Coullons?
The famous carp from the Dampierre power plant pond!
I lived for some time near Limoges and I came regularly to this beautiful city of Brive or to Tulle. I fished trout there in beautiful places.Coral Maestro wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:28 pm Welcome to the forum Nicolas! I live in the Correze near Brive so not a long way from you. Where do you fish and what do you fish for?
I fish for different species but I have to confess that I have an obsession for carp. I appreciate wild places or abandoned ponds. I use split bamboo rods and I fish with a float or 'freelining' which is rather unusual and always raises a lot of questions from people I meet on the banks.
Hi Duebuel,
I knew this website but I have never seen a rod identical to this one. The brand is also unknown to me.
Thanks Mike!Barbelbonce wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:09 am Soyez le bienvenu, Nicolas!
Sologne is a BIG area!
And the fishing in your part of Sologne? I suppose you may be between the Loire and the Cher?
Mike
I was previously in the Loire Valley but I am now in Cher, on the edge of Loir-et-Cher, the region of my childhood.
I recommend a film called 'l'Ecole Buisonnière' by Nicolas Vanier which captures the atmosphere of our dear Sologne.
Your little Westie must have hunting in his blood. I had a Weimaraner as a companion for a long time. He had a formidable flair.Swythyn Troutbeck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:04 am Welcome to our haven of courtesy, sagacity and all that`s best about the gentle art of angling. My little Westie dog is a Solognat and has been with me in the north of Mayenne since I got her from the elevage. It is mostly small stream fishing around here.
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Thanks for the invitation! Much appreciated! We'll have a wine meeting. I'll bring some SancerreStathamender wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:50 pm If you're ever heading for the Cote d'Azur, get in touch. No coarse fishing down here but lots of good wine. And of cours Socca!
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Re: Greetings from France
Oh! My favourite Sancerre - visited there a couple of times and it is my favourite wine!
He was named John and with his wife ran the pub in Coullons. He had a small lake with catfish in it. I went several times in the late 1990/2000 with English guests night fishing the lake. Breakfast in the pub. I last visited the area and the restaurant, La Canardiere, there in about 2004. The local lake was just down the road and had carp in it - we also fished the Loire at Chatillon sur Loire near the bridge. And yes - he did get to fish that pond!!
He was named John and with his wife ran the pub in Coullons. He had a small lake with catfish in it. I went several times in the late 1990/2000 with English guests night fishing the lake. Breakfast in the pub. I last visited the area and the restaurant, La Canardiere, there in about 2004. The local lake was just down the road and had carp in it - we also fished the Loire at Chatillon sur Loire near the bridge. And yes - he did get to fish that pond!!
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