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Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - New Lake Record 104lb Wels!
02/08/2020
George Bennett and his mates arrived this afternoon after a gruelling drive from Congleton, Cheshire, starting at 11pm Friday. He has been rewarded quickly this evening with a new Lake Record Wels' at 104lbs from Eagle Lake. Well done George! ....more
Birch Lake - David Done Catch Report w/c 18/7
28/07/2020
David Done Mirror carp: 19lb 5oz, 21lb 5oz, 29lb, 32lb, 35lb. Commons: 30lb, 30lb. Catfish: 3'lb, 36lb, 37lb, 37lb, 38lb, 41lb, 43lb, 76lb 6oz (p.b.), plus kittens. 21 fish totalling 633lb 6oz. Note: David only fished three full days as had to leave early. Fished no all nights. ....more
Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - Catch Report 11/7/20 - 18/7/20, Thomas Watling and Stephen Elli
19/07/2020
Tom Wels' catfish: 13 cats best 40lb 8oz, 67lb, 75lb (pb). Mirror carp: 28lb 8oz, 40lb, 25lb, 43lb 8oz (pb), 30lb. Common: 10lb 8oz. Sturgeon: 12lb 12oz. Stephen Wels' catfish: 11 cats, best 77lb (pb) Mirror carp: 35lb 4oz, 34lb 8oz, 28lb, 36lb 4oz, 46lb (pb), 29lb 12oz. ....more
Orchard Lake - August week on Orchard Lake Available
10/07/2020
Due to a late cancellation we now have a vacancy on the usually fully booked Orchard Lake for w/c 15th August 2020. Lake exclusive plus the exclusive swim-side cabin equipped with all mod cons for two carp anglers or the small family. Watch Match of the Day whilst fishing! Carp to 40lbs, cats to 9 ....more
Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - Vacancies for this year on Eagle Lake and Peters Pool
24/06/2020
Now we have sorted the rest of the season and moved many who had booked to next year due to Covid 19, we have some vacancies on the two lake venue Eagle Lake and Peters Pool for this year. These are: 4/7, 11/7, 22/8, 26/9, 17/10 and 24/10. Contact David at carp-france for info and to discuss prices ....more
Woody's Hooked in France - Rule update
04/03/2020
UPDATED RULE 2020 * NO SHOCK LEADERS OF ANY KIND * NO LEADCORE LEADERS OR SAFE ZONE LEADERS (ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THE USE OF PB PRODUCTS PRE MADE HIT AND RUN SYSTEM) These will be stocked on site. * TUBING OR STRAIGHT THROUGH * MICRO BARBED HOOKS ONLY * NO PLASTIC BAITS OF AN ....more
Oakwood Fisheries - Lake Record Mirror 54lbs 4oz Stunner
04/11/2019
I am pleased to announce that the outright lake record has fallen again this season with this stunning fish of 54lbs 4oz it was caught after just two hours into Ashleys trip after the fish had evaded capture all season long! For the 2020 we will have the full set of 50lb plus carp at Oakwood ....more
Oakwood Fisheries - Common record falls again at 48lb 5oz
26/08/2019
Im delighted to say the common carp record at Oakwood Fisheries has fallen again with a fish of 48lb 5oz. Its the third time its been broken this year with three big commons pushing the 50lb mark. 2020 should see our first 50lb plus common a rare beast even in France and we should have three ....more
Etang Tissier - Catch Report 13/07/2019
22/07/2019
Great week for John Ling and his 2 sons John and Michael. 1st fish caught 95lb cat fish to John Senior and then they just did not stop sun, sun and fish! ....more
Etang Tissier - What a fantastic start to the week!
16/07/2019
John Ling and group are at etangtissier and has had a great start to there week with John Seniors 1st fish a PB catfish 95lb ....more
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Staceys Place
06/07/2020
All my family had the most fun time. Seeing Wibly was a highlight. We really enjoyed the week, with BBQs fishing and all the other animals. We also enjoyed the swimming pool and Trampoline and Luke enjoyed practising football when he was not Fishing. Fran and Andy were excellent hosts. ....more
Staceys Place
18/07/2020
An excellent week's fishing with at times, non-stop action. The fish aren't the biggest you'll find in France but still provided plenty of fight. If you want a runs water, this is ideal. The facilities were great and Andy and Francesca were fantastic hosts and gave great advice on how and where to f ....more
Staceys Place
11/07/2020
This is a great place if you want to catch a lot of fish which is why we chose Stacey's. We had fish from 30s to 60s last year at another french lake but as you can expect it was slow. This year we wanted action and that is what you will get. If you are a family man with a couple of kids this plac ....more
Woody's Hooked in France
12/06/2020
What can I say ,...simply beautiful and idyllic surroundings met with a stunning head of prize fish all waiting to be had, The facilities are fantastic aswell from a fisherman’s lounge, on site tackle shop stocking all the important things to a delicious menu to choose from , Absolutely delighted ....more
Les Basses Berthieres
13/05/2020
Had 2 pals come over for a spot of fishing. Walter Geraud only fished the day and took 7 fish from 24lb- 35lb while the other Alan, Alan Hawkins sat biteless. Big Al and me carried on and about 9.45pm one of his rods ripped of and n almighty battle erupted with a mirror, after about 15 mins the ot ....more
Woody's Hooked in France
17/04/2020
I fished from Friday afternoon till Tuesday morning although I was working on site during the days. The fishing was brilliant. ....more
Woody's Hooked in France
17/04/2020
I fished from Friday afternoon till Tuesday morning although I was working on site during the days. The fishing was brilliant. ....more
Oakwood Fisheries
26/10/2019
Where do i start this is our 4th trip to Oakwood Fisheries and definately our hardest week. The rain was torrential every day it put so much cold water in the lake we were up against it. But like always everything was spot on food was great check out the chicken and mushroom pie wow! fresh rolled b ....more
Lac Lucie
19/10/2019
Very good absolutely loved it do not believe all you read about the crayfish only saw 2 why we were there did not affect the fishing at all ....more
Oakwood Fisheries
12/10/2019
A great place has it all, lake is a fantastic estate lake, fish are beautiful in very good condition, Food package is a must fantastic every night great facilities. Re booked ....more
Kingfisher
28/09/2019
What a fantastic venue. Amazing hosts Paul and Susan are at hand if anything is needed but also let you relax and enjoy your time here. Paul will share his knowledge of the lake and fishing tips and Susan makes the most delicious homecooked food and plenty of it. The chalet is spot on for your need ....more
Oakwood Fisheries
28/09/2019
Beautiful Estate Lake, very peaceful, great facilities, fishing and Dan is a top bloke very helpful. ....more
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Birch Lake - Great catch of Birch Lake carp!
06/08/2020
There have been some tidy anglers on the lakes already this season not least Dean Cook who had a great haul of carp from Birch Lake a couple of weeks ago - leaving aside his catfish captures. His best carp was a mirror of 37lbs 1ozs and a common of 35lbs and he had some other superb fish. ....more
Lac du Val - FIRST 50 POUNDER!!
11/05/2020
💥💥 BOOM 💥💥 Lac du Val produces its first 50 pounder of the season at ➡️ 54lb ⬅️ on the button. 💯✅🔥💚❤️💪🎣🎣🎣 A full post of yesterday’s highlights fishing the museum swim will be posted soon on our Facebook Page. 🟢🟢🎣🎣 Here’s a sneak preview!! ....more
Les Basses Berthieres - Lockdown
05/04/2020
Taking advantage of lockdown here, had an afternoon's fishing as weather warmed up and managed to bank a couple of mirrors one of just under 38lb the other dead 30lb. Hope to be seeing you all soon. ....more
Les Basses Berthieres - Lockdown
21/03/2020
Due to the lockdown here , thought i'd have a couple of afternoon sessions on lake. First fish lost at net then next fish a new mirror PB of 43lb, following day just a 31lb 6oz, next day 32lb 8oz and a 37lb 2oz all mirrors.Hope this does not last too long as i'm sure our clients w ....more
Lac du Val - LAC DU VAL'S SECOND MAJOR STOCKING!!!
22/02/2020
Well. We must admit that our posts have been a bit few and far between recently but I'm sure your not interested in the amount of trees that have gone into the lake, due to the recent storms we have all experienced etc. 😫😫 Is anyone interested in "Lac du Val’s" stocking prog ....more
Woody's Hooked in France - Taz lands a 50!
06/10/2019
A great start to a new week with a cracking common of 53 9. ....more
Woody's Hooked in France - A good week
05/10/2019
The week started slowly but a change to the recommended house bait and the boys had 19 fish. Some excellent angling. ....more
Saint Amand Leisure - April
30/05/2019
Great weeks fishing with 72 carp between 2 anglers during our 1 st week. The biggest went 48lb 12oz with 2 other fish over 40lb and a shed load vof fish over the 30lb mark. ....more
Woody's Hooked in France - 64 08 for Phil.
09/05/2019
It's been a tough week for the boys with the lake fishing really slow. But as they say... The best things come to he who waits! Oddscale up in weight at 64 8. Smashed his Pb by 40lbs!! Good job Phil! Fish was caught on Premier bottom bait with a wicked whites topper. On a simple KD style r ....more
Woody's Hooked in France - Immaculate 56
27/04/2019
Happy birthday Ryno Balcarres. What a way to celebrate with this stunning 56lb Pb common. After losing a big fish late into the night Ryno made the effort to redo his rods properly as he felt it had turned on after a slow couple of days. Ryno had created his own spot which he slowly fed with bai ....more
UPDATE
08/10/2018
So since we took ownership the lake has been fishing its socks off. One week in September saw one angler Rob land 20 carp 5 of which were over 40lb. The same week saw Odd scale out at 62lbs. Personal bests have been beaten then beaten again... and again. ....more
Etang des Landes
04/02/2014
New to carp-france.com….'Etang des Landes' http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/etangdeslandes An absolutely stunning new addition to the carp-france.com portfolio offering a beautiful 4.75 acre lake in the loire valley for exclusive use for up to 5 anglers. David and Tina will welc ....more
Christmas Message
27/12/2013
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from carp-france.com What a fantastic year it's been, with record numbers of PB's being caught with results getting better and better as the season went on. This year saw the most amount of 60's and 70's being banked, well done to all those who managed their per ....more
So far so good
11/04/2013
It's been a mixed start to the season with some venues having the best start to a season they have ever had, namely Vallee Lake 1 with umpteen 50's and several 60's (http://www.carp-france.com/Venue.aspx/ValleeLake1) The weather has been unprecedented with the relentless cold weather. For many ....more
Changes to Facebook
26/10/2012
So Facebook have been moving a few bits around, this means you won't always get to see our updates, and most importantly what's been banked at all our venues. If you don't want to miss out on our latest news, visit our facebook page and you will see a little cog in the top right hand corner (next t ....more