Fishing Fury » France

Seagull Steals GoPro

Jonathon Marshall — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:42:11 +0000

While this young videographer was attending the Cannes film festival in France he puts his GoPro camera down in front of a seagull for a closer perspective. What happens next will both shock and amaze you.

Timelapse Photography Aboard Flight Captures Northern Lights

Jonathon Marshall — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:17:41 +0000

This two minute timelapse (over 2,000 photos) of a flight between San Francisco and Paris is absolutely amazing, even without the surprise cameo of the great northern lights. All shot with a Canon 5Dmk2.

Fisherman Catches Legendary Giant Goldfish in France

Jonathon Marshall — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:30:18 +0000

Raphael Biagini didn’t know what he was getting himself in to when he set the hook on a fish in the south of France. As it turns out he had hooked in to the most legendary fish in the lake, and after a ten minute gruelling battle, he stepped in to the water and lifted this huge 30lb orange koi from the water. This fish was no stranger to the locals, in fact some had spent over six years trying to catch the legendary “giant goldfish.”

via Daily Mail

Epic Carp Battle Photo!

Jonathon Marshall — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:12:09 +0000

Quite possibly the most epic fishing photo I’ve ever seen, certainly one involving carp. A lot of people think of carp as a garbage fish, but in reality they pack some of the most intense freshwater battles you’ll find.

French photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta captures the hour- long battle between a 15kg (33lb) carp and his brother at a small lake near Montpellier in southern France

via Guardian.co.uk, thanks to Biz

Awesome Shark Tattoos!

Clive Mathias — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:48:59 +0000

It’s not often that I see shark tattoos with this level of detail. Even in black and white, these shark tattoos look awesome!

Tattoos by Mike @ Art Tattoo Studio, France

via TattooArtisits.org

Le Mouching- Now With angloPhone Support!

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:29:52 +0000

Our good friends at Le Mouching wrote to us to say that they are now posting bilingually in French and English!

Despite the fact that I took French throughout elementary school (in the US, not Canada for those interested), I can only say a few phrases with confidence* and as I’m sure many of you were I read Le Mouching through Google translate. The new english publication of Le Mouching is much more enjoyable to read, and I can even try brushing up on my French vocabulary at the same time!

Right now Le Mouching is also having a photo contest where you can win a two day guided fly fishing trip in France (airfare not included of course). So far my favourite photo is one that doesn’t even have a fish in it!

Keep up the good work guys!

* Believe it or not my French is even worse than my Spanish, at least I can understand Spanish!

French Walleye

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:32:17 +0000

I know them as Walleye, some people call them Pickerel. Pierre, a fisherman from France who sent in this of his catch calls them Sandre. What other names can you think of for this wonderful meaty game fish?

Hi all.
Thanks for your web site . That’s the best one i’ve found when it deals with fishing.
That’s an everyday life pleasure to glance at the incredible pictures you digged up.
Here is the picture of a Sandre (in french), i think the proper translation is Pike Perch or Zander
That’s not a monster but I don’t think you already have one picture of this species on your website, it looks really similar to Walleye.
I’ve caught this Pike perche of 3.5kg for 71 cm in a small river of Normandy two days ago.
I wish you the best
Regards
Pierre

Beautiful photo Pierre! It’s nice to see that the fall photos are coming in too. Not that you would know here in Toronto. Not to mention google is saying its going to be 19C for the rest of the week.

Two Pound Tench

Clive Mathias — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:30:32 +0000

I’ve received a few reader submissions lately, and I’m trying to get caught up on posting them, but October has been a busy month! Here great looking tench from France submitted by Nicolas. More to come soon!

Hi, I’m Nicolas of France. Your site is a marvel, with very nice photographs.
This is a photo of a small Tanche of 2 pounds (tench in English)…

Thanks Nicolas!

The End Is Nigh, Maybe

Clive Mathias — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:16:39 +0000

If the naysayers are right, by tomorrow night (in the western hemisphere) you will no longer be able to read Fishing Fury. You will no longer be able to read. You will no longer be able to get go fishing. You will cease to exist.

Luckily I’m a glass half full kind of guy, and this whole thing probably wont even be as bad as Y2k was. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, on Wednesday September 10th, 2008, a Large Hadron Collider will be activated, sending protons traveling at extraordinary speeds in the opposite direction in massive 17-mile underground loop located beneath the border of France and Switzerland. What does it all mean? I have no clue, but it sounds pretty cool. Speaking as a ~~scientist~~ fisherman, I think there is zero chance that the world will end.

If by some bizarre twist of fate they forgot to carry a one and we don’t make it, so long and thanks for all the fish!

Mystery Pike No More

Clive Mathias — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:50:05 +0000

I got an email the other day with some info on the mystery pike we posted last year. Looks like this beauty was definitely caught in Italy as we had first believed. The second mystery pike was caught in France! I can’t confirm yet if they are 100% true, but at least its a start!

I only wanted to tell you that the monstrous pike in the photo in the attachment has been caught in the 2006/2007 winter in the Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy and it was released after the photo.

This fish was caught in France. It was in a lake which name is Pareloup (in Aveyron). The lucky fishermen were Philippe COSTE and Arnaud FOISSAC and the fish’s weight was 19,4kg (43Lbs) and the length was 1.37m (53.9 in)