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Etang Marolles - A beauty in Poor conditions

16/05/2012

Despite the bad weather conditions last week 41 fish out between 5 anglers was not too shabby! One of these was a 40.8lb a stunning grass carp."   ....more

Birch Pool Retreat - Another lake record !!

15/05/2012

With the fish still spawning, on their arrival The Smiths weren't too optimistic. However son Martin lifted their spirits with a cracking 51lb Common, this means we have now had 3 different 50lb +  Carp landed with only 6 weeks of season gone. Exciting times ahead ....more

Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - September Cancellation Week Available!

14/05/2012

Due to cancellation we now have the week 22/9/2012 - 29/9/2012 available on the lovely Eagle Lake and Peters Pool. Both lake are runs waters producing many carp to over 40lbs (averaging 25lbs plus) a...nd cats to 60lbs every week of the season. With brand new comfortable accommodation just fifty ya ....more

La Petite Martiniere - Running a small fishery is not just about fishing

13/05/2012

Running a small fishery is not just about fishing this week i have been a Taxi Cab, Party Organiser,RAC and also a Recovery Man when they got the van stuck in the mud and a Breakdown Man For a Jump start to get them home ..to me this is all part of the job to help make your week with us th ....more

St Leonards - St. Leonard's Updates

12/05/2012

It's been fantastic fishing for the last two weeks here at St. Leonard's despite all the rain. We can also claim that there's been at least one 40lb+ fish out every week for the last 7 weeks!! This week has seen more than 35 carp caught on the main lake weighing over 600lbs in total weight! Bes ....more

Les Burons - New Lake Record

10/05/2012

 Well done to Trevor who caught a New Lake Record this week, Mirror weighing in at 48lb 8oz. 1 of 4x 40lbs caught this week so far! ....more

Lake Juvanze - Juvanze's first 60lb+

27/04/2012

The ever reliable ‘Strawberry’ has topped 60lbs! Mike Chisholm Junior landed the lump this morning fishing in peg 2. I was delighted to be there to help with the weighing and witness Juvanze’s first 60+ at 61lbs 3ozs! The group have had 30 fish so far including 5 40s. Juvanze Blue ....more

Vallee Lake 2 - 14th - 21st April....The Round up

24/04/2012

Bad unseasonable weather still dominated the fishing with tempertures still not above 7-8c with cold water temperatures not inducing the fish to feed well . However Nathan Defosse, a regular who fishes lake 1, decided on a change and fished swim 3 on lake 2 . Nathan, not disssapointed with his choi ....more

Etang Rendezvous - Rain, rain, more rain, sunny, hailstones

23/04/2012

The weather was horrendous all week. The water temp dropped 4c from 15c to 11c! Despite this a grand total of 2,880lb of fish was caught, which comprised; Carp - 2x40+, 11x35+, 16x30+, 19x25+, 33x20+, 19x15+ Catfish - 1x85 and 1x25 An exceptional catch for an extremely hard week.   ....more

Vallee Lake 2 - 7th - 14th April '12

20/04/2012

Unseasonably cold weather with frost saw the beginning of April , Patrick Philipo's party took fish early hours fishing the deeper areas of the lake fishing with lake boilies over pellet / parti blend taking : 43lb, 42lb,36lb , 36lb , 36lb , 36lb , 35lb , 35lb , 34lb , 35lb , 34lb, 34lb, 33lb, 33lb ....more

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Lac de Laneuville

05/05/2012

First trip to lac de laneville and was impressed with how the complex looks like. Felt like i could of been on an english lake. The fishing wasen't as easy as i thought it would be,but the weather didn't help either and I'm sure the fish have wised up to rigs and bait. ....more

Etang Cailleaux

28/04/2012

An excellent weeks fishing including 3 Cats over 100lbs (biggest @125) with a much bigger Cat lost on the bank (bit Seans fingers!) Biggest Common at 51lbs 6oz's, biggest Mirror @ 38lbs, biggest Sturgeon @ 46lbs. A total of over 2500lbs caught between 4 anglers. Weather was horrendous and the banks ....more

La Petite Martiniere

05/05/2012

Many thanks had a lovely time we enjoyed it from the minute we arrived will be keeping in contact 25 fish at 384.3Lbs Murry 5 at 105.3lbs with a new PB Common of 33lb Lewis 10 at 121.5lbs Top rod Kevin 10 at 157.5lbs and the £40 pot the lads had going ....more

Birch Pool Retreat

05/05/2012

Ray's 2nd trip but for the rest of us it was our 1st trip to France, we wanted to beat our UK pbs both Carp & Cats. Just like to thank you nikki & julian on a fantastic trip. Not only was the fishing absolutely awesome but to say you both go above and beyond the call of duty is an understatement. N ....more

Beausoleil

12/05/2012

Once again a warm welcome from Matt & Irène. Fantastic venue and surroundings. Would recommend taking Matt’s advice on locations & tactics. Many Thanks to Matt & Irène. See you again soon! ....more

Hooked in France

05/05/2012

Great venue, great food, alan very helpfull, cant wait to come back next year ....more

Les Burons

05/05/2012

Another great weeks fishing. Back next year. This is one of the best kept lakes in France. ....more

Happy Valley

21/04/2012

If you want a fishing HOLIDAY then this is the place to go. A lake to yourself with some pristine 40+lb carp loads of 30's and 20's to go at, a fantastic host and good nearby facilities. It's too easy to get caught up chasing monster carp in France, worrying what every Tom Dick & Harry has done/is d ....more

Etang Rendezvous

28/04/2012

Great fishing trip on a peaseful lake. fishing was above average, weather was rubbish, and fish then spawned?? George the owner was very helpfull and kind. Ee will be returning next year to get that fifty??. ....more

Poplars Lake

21/04/2012

Me, my fiancee and baby spent the week at poplars on 21st april, we had a fantastic week aside from the weather, Paul and Hazel were the perfect hosts and I would definatly return. ....more

Hooked in France

28/04/2012

Alan - great host as usual, will be back, very trying week ....more

Lake Juvanze

30/04/2012

Superb fishing! 61lbs (twice), 9 x 40lb+, 16 x 30lb+, 7 x 20lb+. Due to a cancellation my brother Dan and I fished for 4 nights (Monday evening to Friday afternoon). Later in the week as the fishing was exceptional I invited the 4 guys fishing on Juvanze Blue to move over and enjoy Lake Juvanze at i ....more

Lake Juvanze - Blue

28/04/2012

This was our third visit to Juvanze. Jeff and Ale are top hosts. This time we fished Juvanze Blue for 5 days before Jeff and his brother invited us to join them on Lake Juvanze for the last 2 nights. (See Jeff's report for the Lake Juvanze catches). Jeff's always on hand for help and advice and Ale' ....more

Vallee Lake 1

20/04/2012

Nice looking lake, fantastic head of carp, moderate (difficulty), work for em and you'll catch em! ....more

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Etang Marolles - Catch Report for week ending 12th May '12

16/05/2012

Catch Report for this week > > W/E > 12/05/12 > > Weather > Rain but milder > > Bar Pressure > 1015-1028 > > Max Temp > 19 > > Min Temp > 9 > > No. of days fished > 7 > > No. of anglers > 5 > > No of fish los ....more

Etang Marolles - First guests on the Caravan Lake

16/05/2012

Our first guests on the caravan lake had a busy time with over 50 carp ranging from doubles up to 32lb "Fished the caravan lake this week (6-12 May 2012). Caught some nice fish although the weather was bad at times. Loads of action, so much I did not even fish at night. Thanks for another ....more

Birch Pool Retreat - Bushy Boys did good

15/05/2012

Not knowing exactly what to expect when you know 3 young lads are fishing your lake for the first time we were very pleasantly surprised.  Lewis, Sam and Luke were the perfect guests showing absolute respect to us, our fish and their surroundings, their parents should be very proud of themselve ....more

Etang Rendezvous - The Sun Has Got Its Hat On - Maybe?

14/05/2012

w/c  05 May 2012-05-14 This week started off cold and wet but improved significantly towards the end.  The maximum water temperature for the week was 20.5c with a changeable wind. Total  weight of fish caught this week was 2041lb+, which included: Carp – The largest catch thi ....more

La Petite Martiniere - Stuck in the mud

13/05/2012

Day 1 With the days forecast for rain and thunderstorms Lewis Murry & Kevin from sunny kent must have dragged some over with them because its the best day here for 3 weeks..Lewis has got one of the giant fox bivvys down at swim 5..Murry is at swim 4 and his dad Kevin is on swim 6 the cabin..afte ....more

Beausoleil - You can’t beat local knowledge

13/05/2012

Last week we welcomed Steve Deppe on his first trip to France. Steve was a new member of Martin’s party and was in good hands as this would be Martin’s 3rd trip to Beausoleil. After taking a break of three or four years from carping, Steve had really got back into his fishing recently. I ....more

Beausoleil - You’re never too old for France!

13/05/2012

Last week we welcomed back Martin (on his 3rd visit to us) and three new members of his party (on their first trip to France). Among them was our first octogenarian carper, Bert, aged 82. Mark, his son is an experienced carper and was determined that his dad was going to catch. He worked hard to hel ....more

Les Burons - New Lake Record

10/05/2012

New Lake Record 48lb 8oz Mirror caught by Trevor at Les on 7/5/2012 using The Cell boillies over a bed of  carp pellets. The fish came from a feeding hole just off the island.  1 of 4 x 40lbs also 16 x 30lbs & 3 x 20lbs so far this week. Weather has been very changeable  ....more

Etang Rendezvous - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

08/05/2012

w/c  28 April 2012 This week’s catches were as follows: CARP – The largest caught this week weighed in at 47lb 2oz (common).  Other catches came in at 5x15lb+, 20x20lb+, 8x25lb+, 5x30lb+, 4x35lb+ and 1x40lb+ . CATS – Individually, 93lb+, 85lb+, 62lb, 58lb+, 54lb, 52lb+ ....more

Le Moulin du Mee - A new lake record - 70lb 6oz.

05/05/2012

 We have had another good week here at Le Moulin du Mee and although the carp were starting to spawn the lads still managed to winkle out 42 fish comprising carp of 70lb 6oz, 54lb 8oz, 49lb 8oz plus another 8 x 40lb+ carp, 16 between 30 and 40lb, 9 x 20's and a couple of doubles. We also had 4 ....more

A little bit more Breathalyser info for you.

04/05/2012

As the French Law becomes enforceable in November this year, it's wise to get prepared. Up to now we have found the Alcosense Breathalyser to be the one which is most recommended. Here's a link for more info and how to go about getting hold of one: http://www.alcosense.co.uk/alcosense-singles.html ....more

'Mega' week at Ultimate

13/04/2012

Danny Windust and his party had a week to remember. More PB's than you can shake a stick at!! Possibly too much info for you, but for your reference: 41 Mirror pb 37 Mirror 29 Mirror 47.12 Mirror 16.10 Pike pb 53.14 Mirror Arthur pb 43.06 Mirror pb 37.02 Mirror pb 16.10 Pike 46.06 Mirro ....more

Juvanze Lakes Roundup

06/03/2012

 The season is off to a flyer on the Juvanze Lakes: Firstly, let's talk about the newcomer which is Juvanze-Blue. We've have a lot of interest in this lake, with particular interest in the early months as guys want to be the first to fish a virgin water with many unknown originals plus, of cou ....more

New Breathalyser Law in France

28/02/2012

 We've had several people contact us regarding the New breathalyser law in France. Here is a small article we found in the Telegraph which sums it up: Drivers planning on heading to France this summer are being reminded that they will be required by law to carry a breathalyser in their car, wr ....more

Prepared for Driving in France?

14/02/2012

We're often asked what you need to have with you when you're driving in France. As you may know, this seems to change like the wind, but here's a list of the latest required by French Law: Driving Licence Vehicle Registration Document Certificate of Motor Insurance Letter of Permission to use th ....more