Hello from France !

[Anthony Block]

Hello everyone,
first of all, I apologize for my English, as I speak French.

I live in France and mainly fish the Moselle River, as well as the Saur River in Luxembourg.
I discovered barbel fishing this year, and... wow!

It's a fantastic fishing. I mainly fish with a feeder.
The rivers I fish are very productive for barbel, and I've already had some nice catches.

I practice rod building. I've even ordered a Chimera 3 blank that I'll be building this winter.

I joined the forum after reading it for several weeks. Because, let's face it, English anglers are much more passionate about barbel than anglers in France, where this fish is too often forgotten.

I'm happy to explore the forum sections and exchanging ideas with you all !

 

[Nigel Whittingham]

Bienvenue!
Don’t worry about your ‘english’ it seems better than some of ours
Some nice Barbel there! Enjoy the forum, everyone is very helpful & friendly and will be interested in any tips for perhaps where to fish for weekends away

 

[Jim Gregory]

Hi Anthony, great to see someone reaching out from France.
I use to fish the meuse frequently a few years ago , and doubles were very rare...
You're barbel all look doubles to me..
Keep up the good work

 

[Edward Adcock]

Hello Anthony - great photos and well done. It would be interesting to see some images of the rivers.

 

[Etienne Harvey]

Welcome Anthony,
You will find a wealth of information here and also a great community of like minded people with a passion for barbel. Looking at your pictures, you are catching some lovely fish.

 

[Barry Peck]

Bonjour ... (in the style of Derek Trotter)

 

[Anthony Block]

Thank you for your welcome !

I find it very interesting to exchange ideas with foreign anglers about techniques, rivers, and tactics.

Here are some photos of the Saur River, where I mainly fish.

And also of my two biggest barbel caught there, which unfortunately had tumors on their mouths.

 

[Jim Brook]

Welcome aboard Anthony, I look forward to seeing some more pictures of the venues that you fish as I’m hoping to come visit France to fish sometime in the near future

 

[Anthony Block]

If you'd like to see more of the rivers I've fished, you can always check out my videos on YouTube (in French... I'll try to add English subtitles in the future ). There are only two videos so far about barbel fishing, as I'm just starting out this year, but I hope to add more in the coming months !

 

[Edward Adcock]

Nice video! You are very lucky to fish such a feature packed river in a picturesque setting which appears to be easily accessible. Taking your friend with you is special as well. Have you tried float fishing for barbel? The site has lots of information on the topic. Do you catch chub?

Bonne chance

 

[Anthony Block]

Never tried float fishing
So far, I never caught chub on the Sauer River (while barbel fishing, I did when I fished with my fly rod).
And yes, fishing with my goldie (her name his "Fly" ) is very nice, she loves to be with me on the bank !

 

[Gavin Burt]

Cracking fish thy are.

I fished the Meuse (Fumay) this year and absolutely loved it. Was way out my comfort zone, due to the size of the river, but still managed to catch.

That river you fish looks beautiful and similar so the type of river I fish in the UK.

Will check you YouTube vids out tomorrow - you way want to add the word “Barbel” to your video titles as will probably pick up more UK viewers.