Trois fontaine

04/06/2024

Part of Gregors 26 fish session which started on the small lake then a move into n8 main lake then a move to n1 then n4 then back into n8 , I’ve never been so knackered watching him walking up and down the lake!😁😆 and yes I offered various times to move his stuff around the lakes as I do for everyone!
Edit: I should also mention Gregor is a regular here and is back in July for his 15th session!!

24/05/2024

Woke up this morning to see the water levels up 15+cm after a 45 minute torrential downpour yesterday evening!
As normal removed a sluice board or 2 to drop the levels and went to check the security overflow between the 2 lakes as any debris normally collects here and slows the flow from main lake into small lake and then out, to say I was surprised was an understatement to see 8-10 fish spawning!!😁
There’s been none of the usual behavior that normally precedes this amazing activity especially as this year the weather so far can only be described as wet wet and more of the wet stuff with cold in between and more of the wet stuff mixed with a few hot t-shirt days!!

This time of year/season can be stressful on the fish anyway due to their immune systems playing catch up with faster rising bacterial, fungal and parasitic levels having a head start after the winter add into this the elevated hormone levels and stress that spawning produces and well we all know what stress can cause!
If your sat on a watercourse and the fish start to spawn or are already going through their rituals leave them alone, go home or wind your rods in, their not interested in feeding anyway and watch an absolutely amazing spectacle unfold that many anglers might never see!!

I’ve been asked previously and I’m sure will get asked again what happens here if I have clients fishing and the spawning rituals starts, very simple you WIND YOUR RODS IN and enjoy the show, if the client wants to leave that’s fine with me and I’ll replace those lost days either later in the season or the following!!
After seeing what’s started I can only assume the fish will start spawning more aggressively and will add photos and videos as and when. Peace ✌️

20/05/2024

Tim and Luuk 18 fish from the small lake and 4 from the main lake!
What more can I say. 😁

18/05/2024

I’m sure many of you have met my mum here over the years and I’m sure you’d all like to join me in wishing her a very happy 80th birthday!
Happy birthday mum ###

13/05/2024

Photos and catch report from opening week by another long time regular Darryl
Fishing his regular early season session from n8 main lake.

16 fish
12kg/26lbs
12.4kg/27lbs
12.5kg/27lbs
13.1kg /28lbs
13.9kg/30lbs
14.5kg/31lbs
15.4kg/33lbs
15.5kg/34lbs
15.6kg/34lbs
15.9kg/35lbs
16.4kg /36lbs
16.8kg /37lbs
17.7kg /39lbs
18.2kg/40lbs
18.6kg41lbs
19.5kg/42lbs

Total:238kg/524lbs

12/05/2024

Barrys 14th session and all I can say is it rained, rained and rained again 🤦‍♂️
Catching 8 fish made up for the rain!
13kg/28lbs
15kg/33lbs
17.5kg/38lbs
18kg/39lbs
19kg/41lbs
21kg/46lbs
Total: 103.5kg/228lbs

Did I mention it rained!!!

30/04/2024

So last week started the same as the week before ended with cold nights, cold rain and no fish for a couple of days for Dylan and Timo.
After a couple of blank nights on the small lake they moved into n1 main lake then again into n4 and finished their session with fish of:
14.5kg/31lbs
15.5kg/34lbs
16.8kg/37lbs
17.5kg/38lbs
17.5kg/38lbs
18kg/39lbs
18kg/39lbs
20kg/44lbs
20kg/44lbs
20.5kg/45lbs

Total:178kg/393lbs average 17.8kg/39lbs

27/04/2024

26/04/2024

25/04/2024

Phil and Giulio’s fish from last week!
Amazing session!

23/04/2024

KGB Baits doing the do for Bart Hartl the other week! More to come over the next few weeks regarding KGB Baits!😉

23/04/2024

Jeeeez that was a cold night!!!

22/04/2024

21/04/2024

Week 2 got off to a blinding start with temperatures of 25 degrees over the weekend!
With Phil and Giulio arriving Saturday and Mathijs and Stoop arriving Sunday evening things were looking up after the cold temperatures and cold rain that had interrupted the fishing towards the end of the previous week.
After a quick walk along the lake and with me suggesting n1 as there’d been fish caught the week before n1 was chosen and what a good decision that turned out to be!
Unfortunately (for me 😆) Giulio’s baitboat decided it wasn’t going to play ball and open the hopper so I suggested that I’d use my boat and paddle out to bait up for them, little did I know this would become a daily exercise session for me 😆 by me baiting up it allowed me to use a sensible amount of bait spread over a good portion of the far margin and around the leaning oak tree,
At this time of the season here it’s very easy to over feed your spots as the fish are still waking up and to see how they’re reacting and feed more if needed! Remember you can’t take out what you’ve put in but can add to it as and when needed and with me baiting up for them, testing my vast amount of knowledge and skill 😆 what a test it turned out to be!
I can’t remember the order of fish caught or on which days BUT and it’s a big but something was unfolding that would be a very memorable session for Phil and Giulio unfortunately the weather decided to change my thoughts with only 1 fish being caught in the last 3 days!

Phi and Giulio
13 fish including 1 recapture!
30:00lbs / 13.6kg
32:08lbs / 14.8kg
41:04lbs / 18.6kg
41:10lbs / 18.7kg
43:01lbs / 19.4kg
43:05lbs / 19.7kg
44:07lbs / 19.98kg
46:05lbs / 20.8kg
48:08lbs / 22.1kg
49:00lbs / 22.2kg
49:05 / 22.4kg
55:05lbs / 24.97kg
Total: 524lbs / 237.6kg
Average: 43lbs / 19.8kg

Mathijs and Stoop decided to start their 5 day session on the small lake as it was empty and not to disturb Phil and Giulio, with Mathijs fishing left towards the house and Stoop fishing to the right it only took 5 minutes for him to bank his 1st fish a cracking common of 14kg/30lbs with Mathijs catching his 1st fish Monday morning but this time a mirror of 15.3kg/33:07lbs
After 3 nights and 10 fish they moved into n8 main lake catching 3 fish with the biggest being a 22.7kg/50:4 mirror
I’m waiting for Phil and Giulio’s photos and videos so until then here’s Mathijs and Stoops fish.

16/04/2024

Bit of a late update for the opening week of the 2024 season! Still waiting for photos and catch report but will add them as and when I get them!

The season got underway on Friday April 5th with the arrival of Michel and his wife followed by Darryl who has fished here since 2009!
With Michel and wife opting to fish n1 and Darryl dropping into n8 (his usual swim at this time of the year) it only took a few minutes for the 1st fish of 2024 to be caught, an immaculate common of 17.7kg/39.02lbs for Darryl
Michel and co got off to a good start catching a couple of fish overnight (no weights supplied) what was looking like a promising start was interrupted by a France wide orange weather warning which was saying 110kmh/70mph winds, hailstones, torrential rain and 1 of the best electrical storms I’ve witnessed! Unfortunately during this storm Michel had a run and a serious soaking!
Michel finished with 7 fish during his long weekend trip
Darryl finished with 13 fish (no photos yet) I’ll do a separate update.
Tuesday morning saw the arrival of KGB baits team member Bart who very kindly delivered a bait sample for me, dropping onto the small lake for a few nights catching 7 fish with the biggest being 16kg/35lbs I think
So not a bad start to the season!
This weeks anglers have got off to a flyer!

06/04/2024

1st fish of 2024 for regular Darryl 17.7kg/39lbs, he also lost another fish 🤦‍♂️
The other anglers in n1 main lake have had 3 fish but I don’t know the sizes yet Ol and they lost a fish as well🤦‍♂️
With warm weather expected over the weekend and into next week I’m hoping to see a few more caught!

05/04/2024

Well that didn’t take long!
Rods went out at 5pm
1st fish of the 2024 season
17.7kg/39lbs common
😁😁😁

05/04/2024

1st clients are 45 minutes away!😳

Edit: message saying they won’t get here till 13:00 😅

01/04/2024

5 day countdown to the 2024 season!

Had to drop the water levels Thursday due to a lot of rain (hasn’t really stopped raining all winter!!) that flooded the front of swim 1 main lake, luckily I forgot to put the boards back into the sluice yesterday as what water drained was replaced last night/this morning!

14/03/2024

Sunrise and dragon clouds!😳

23/02/2024

Millions of litres of water have gone through the sluice!!

23/02/2024

Little update after the fun and games of yesterday!
Managed (again 😉) to match the inflowing water to the outflowing without any bad flooding but then again after 17yrs of living here I should know what I’m doing by now!😆 must admit I expected more tree damage around the lakes although I’ve not been down the main lake (can’t see any trees in the lake from the dam wall) yet as the sound of trees coming down in the forest was impressive to say the least and I’m sure my chainsaw will get a workout over the next few days clearing up!

Many thanks to you who sent stay safe messages it means a lot!

22/02/2024

Jeeez another hour of the wet stuff to add to the 65mm of rain overnight and today with winds gusting to 60+kmh and I can relax, 5 trees down so far but expecting more strong winds tomorrow oh the life of a fishery owner!🤦‍♂️

14/02/2024

Alarm goes off and I’m greeted with this!😍

16/01/2024

Not saying it’s cold here but I’m buying this ❄️🥶😆

15/01/2024

Winter wonderland!!
Well that’s my winter fishing finished for the moment!!
Weather report is saying 10 degrees during the day Wednesday and rain!🤷‍♂️

10/01/2024

Winter has finally arrived at TF!!
I won’t be skating or skiing just yet though!😆

01/01/2024

Happy new year to 1 and all! 🍺
Let’s hope 2024 brings joy,happiness and big fish!
Mine has started with a bang!! and the fecking starter motor on my van has decided to shat itself and retire!
Oh what joy! 🍺

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas 1 and all 🍺

18/12/2023

Sun ups and sun downs!