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We were not unemployed this winter on Ebro and Segre, and the big carps rewarded us well, without speaking about the festival of silures to the frolic and pellets!
Here some of most beautiful ones. |
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We were not unemployed this winter on Ebro and Segre, and the big carps rewarded us well, without speaking about the festival of silures to the frolic and pellets!
Here some of most beautiful ones. |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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View on Mequinenza... |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Rudi Heger, emblematic figure of fly fishing and holder of the IGFA world record of fly catfishing, taping a video in a pontoon-boat.
We had much chance with the weather (no wind) but very low and clear water did not facilitate the things by knowing that it was of primary importance (for the light) to find fish "outside" in full day...
But in spite of the difficulty of fishing, Rudi succeeded in making 6 fish.
Mission accomplished ... |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Some nice photographs from Spain! |
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Beautiful fishing with Jurgen: a carp and a silure! |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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The record mandarin catfish of 236cm and 80Kg caught by Miss Sandrine Perrier in the 13th of june 2002. |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002 (catfish caught by Reto Bonfiglioli - same fish as on pic 186). |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002 (catfish caught by Thomas Saner - same fish as on the pic 185). |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002 (catfish caught by Thomas Saner). |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002 (catfish caught by Reto Bonfiglioli). |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002 (catfish caught by Thomas Saner). |
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Some photos during the beginning of the fishing season 2002. |
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With a friend, Yury Grisendi, webmaster of http://www.pescare.com/siluro/.
Eel and bleak, buoy, 50 cm of bottom in 4m water, to month of 15m of us!
Of 22h00 at midnight - Fight the side - Spring 2000 |
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Welcome to the club of varnishes!!!
For him also, first silurid, first evening of fishing. A splendid Mandarin for my pal Raul Pastrana. |
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Jean-Paul's famous "bicolor", an Alsatian customer. His first silurid, in first evening... and near the camp...
Eel, buoy, 30cm of bottom in 1,70m of water.
2,08m but not weighted, but very strong for its length.
A fight of hell !!
Beginning of evening - April 2000 |
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Magnificent "tangerine" bicolor, very large. |
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My wife Elisabeth, and me, with one my most beautiful "mandarines". The whitest one in any case. But not a real albino!!
2,00m and almost 60kg.
Carp, buoy, 1m of bottom in 2m of water.
23h00 - April 1997 |
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Elisabeth (on the left) and Isabelle, our little wifes with their record catfish (2,20m) that they caught all alone from A to Z!
Carp, buoy, 50cm of bottom in 1,50m of water.
Un unforgettable fight! . . .
May 1999 |
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To have as many runs, a lot of fish is necessary! ... And to have a lot of fish in activity, it is necessary to feed them. And in the Ebro, believe me that there is the world at the bottom. It is not less than 100 kg of mixture of seeds (tiger nuts, peanuts, corn, hempseed), soaked and firings, + 20 kg of croquettes, 20 kg of pellets, and 7-8 kg of boilies, that are immersed 4 times each week. (And it is winter!!!....) even here!...
The "new thing", it is that now I fish with seeds (1 tiger + 1 peanut), and that seems "even" more efficient than the croquettes!... Yesterday, (Dec. 4) Elisabeth didn't succeed in throwing her rods during the first hour... We have (with my 2 rods), totalised 19 runs (and 13 fishes) from 11 to noon. |
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Another of the same day. It was November 30. Noteworthy day: 28 runs (and 24 fishes) from 11 to 14. !... (and from 6 Kg up to + 12 Kg.) But on time when I publish this, I have just beaten (yesterday!) my record of runs in 1 hour (see photo). I found something else of more efficient than the croquettes... |
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Again a beautiful "pèpère" for my friend René Weber of Berlin, who doesn't hesitate to make the displacement every year to face the Spanish catfish.
That one came "to reward" us, hardly 2 hours after our arrival on the station. |
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Here is a style of photograph which " pays of mine ".
The fish does not need to be in entirety on a photograph to be emphasized.
It is seen that it is " a large truth ". |
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Thierry Christians, of Belgium, spent its vacations in side sea to 2 hours of Mequinenza.
Knowing the reputation of the corner, and wanting to tempt the experience "silurid" once, he/it had contacted me previously to fish an evening.
Thing made, and record of the camp 2001.
2,30m and 73kg.
The small anecdote, is that we had in the boat, to that moment, this fish and another of 2,15m. (for Michel Rodriguez!)
The boat became suddenly a true rink, with more of 130 kg. of fish, and us 3! Epic! . |
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A super-complicity with Yuri, "lit" as much as me by the catfishing !
The fish: 2,26m. |
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2 of the 4 fish of one "night of madness", with Yuri in August 2001.
2,20m. and 2,26m.
The 2 other: 2,03m. and 2,15m.
Thank you for Yuri for his precious help... |
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The "biggest" and "largest" that I never saw.
2,19 meters but enormous. We had to be 2 to hoist the fish on board.
The stomach of this fish was diforme, bacause: after some hours, it regurgitated a carp of a good ten kg begun hardly has be digest! Don't tempt to use the quick of this size! |
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