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Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - Shelly is the Cat Whisperer!
22/07/2018
Regular visitor to the complex, Shelly Withers from Epsom, Surrey, decided to target the large catfish on her visit to Eagle Lake in July. A prolific catcher of big fish, Shelly fished with Mainline Cell boilies over House Pellet and really got amongst the fish. She banked Wels of 84lb which was a ....more
Eagle Lake & Peters Pool - Tom banks two great new personal bests!
16/07/2018
Regular Tom Atherton from Wigan has caught two stunning new personal bests from Eagle Lake. Amonst other fish Tom caught the great-looking carp known as Shoulders at 42lb 5oz - its first capture for over 12 months - along with a huge Wels' of 86lbs. A delighted Tom, suffice to say, ....more
Kingfisher - One Week Left 2018
15/07/2018
We have just one week left for 2018 Week of 13th October Fishing for up to 5 anglers - fully equipped chalet sleeps 6, Free WiFi on site, UK satellite widescreen TV - airport pick ups , tackle hire and food packages available. ....more
Maison Verre - First group at new Maison Verre
24/06/2018
Thanks for a brilliant weeks fishing at your lake. After 10 years we were a little apprehensive of what the lake would now be like but after 5mins of arriving any apprehensions soon vanished. The overhaul of the house is unrecognisable from what it used to be and the addition of the veranda/patio a ....more
Saint Amand Leisure - Exciting new film is landing shortly
12/06/2018
A big thanks to John and matt who did our film for us several years ago and agreed to come back and do a new film as the fish had grown so much since the last time they were here. They ended up fishing for about 4 days and managed to get some great footage and fantastic pictures for us. They were pl ....more
Oakwood Fisheries - New PB 49lb
04/06/2018
Just a quick post to congratulate Peter on his new P.B. with this stunning mirror of 49lbs. The fish fell to an Oakwood Fisheries rolled bottom bait fished over to the gravel plateau in swim 5. Stunning Fish. ....more
Saint Amand Leisure - 6 over 40lb
24/05/2018
This information has only just come through to us but it’s clear that the carp have woken up at Saint Amand Leisure. As one of our clients has just told us about his week in April which had some amazing captures, although confronted with extremely changeable weather, he and his father were ab ....more
Vallee Lake 2 - Double take
16/05/2018
Great picture of this double take from swim 10 on Vallee Lake 2. Biggest out this week 61lb2oz, 6 pbs and 15 out over 40lbs. Great fishing lads ... ....more
Saint Amand Leisure - New Lake Record of 50 lb
14/05/2018
St Amand Leisure's 1st 50 lb'er was caught by Lee at the end of March 2018 whilst visiting for a few days with his daughter Soraya. After 2 days of rain they decided to brave the elements and they were pleased that they did, because within an hour of casting out they both found themselves holding ....more
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Lac Lucie
19/05/2018
Great Hosts, Great Food Package - nothing too much trouble for them. Looking forward to coming back again next year. ....more
Malhere
09/07/2018
Amazing place to spend the week carp fishing I would recommend to lots of ppl ....more
Malhere
09/07/2018
Amazing place to spend the week carp fishing I would recommend to lots of ppl ....more
Staceys Place
07/07/2018
Nice location, just the right size for 2 fishermen with plenty of features to fish to. There are lots of tree roots and underwater snags, recommend you sit on your rods when fishing to these areas, the carp bolt straight to them when hooked. All the carp are hard fighting so matter what the size the ....more
Lac Lucie
07/07/2018
First time visitors for us and definitely the most pituresque lake and settings. Paul and Susan are very friendly and welcoming. Paul is very knowledgeable and full of helpful advice.Thanks for a great trip! ....more
Lac Lucie
30/06/2018
What can we say? Beautiful, relaxing, great hosts, great dogs, funny chickens, resident lizard, sunshine, really comfy pillows, lovely lake, lovely food - could carry on and on. First time in France for the wives and we have loved it. Bonus that hubby got a PB!! In the words of Arnie - WE WILL BE BA ....more
Kingfisher
09/06/2018
Great relaxing holiday - only fished 'Gentlemans Hours' No nights. Superb seting, wonderful wildlife - all fish in A1 condition. If you don;t enjoy fishing Kingfisher Lake - find a new hobby. Many thanks to the PM abd Susan for your hospitality - See you Next Year. ....more
Vallee Lake 1
11/06/2018
Stunning lake set a beautiful quiet valley only 1.2 hours from Calais. Martin the ballif is a gentleman and very helpfull, Jo on site a fantastic cook and the food package is recommended. Unfortunately we arrived during pre-spawning and spawning towards the end of the week so only saw 4 fish out all ....more
Oakwood Fisheries
12/05/2018
Very peaceful and both Dan and Cheryl are great hosts many thanks ....more
Etang Rendezvous
05/05/2018
The lake fished very hard after spawning early in the week, there were far to many catfish runs for our liking which resulted in lost fish most of the time as they were to powerful for our carp tackle, I realise many cats are landed at the venue but it didn’t work out that way for us. We have landed ....more
Hooked in France
29/04/2018
Best weeks fishing ever, pb's broken by both of us multiple times! ....more
Etang Cailleaux
28/04/2018
Four of us booked on the lake. This is about the right number for the layout of the lake. The Bailiffs came round once a day and were helpful and left you to get on with it. It was a good venue for a social. ....more
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Les Basses Berthieres - Cancellation
10/07/2018
Due to work commitments the week starting 29th September is now available, so if you want some good fishing with superb accommodation get in touch. ....more
Maison Verre - first review
24/06/2018
thanks for a brilliant weeks fishing at your lake. After 10 years we were a little apprehensive of what the lake would now be like but after 5mins of arriving any apprehensions soon vanished. The overhaul of the house is unrecognisable from what it used to be and the addition of the veranda/patio a ....more
Oakwood Fisheries - 50lb Fish due this year
04/06/2018
2018 has been an exciting time for us with 5 fish now very close to the magical 50lb mark, the latest to come out is this stunning mirror of 49lbs which is piling on the pounds being a mid forty with she came out mid way through last season. 2018 should see our first 50lb fish book your ....more
Kingfisher - Two PB's within 24 hours
29/05/2018
This weeks anglers arrived and within an hour Gaz Dutton broke his PB - followed by another a few hours later - congratulations on landing this 42lb mirror. ....more
Etang 52 - 42 Carp
20/05/2018
5th-12th May Great weeks fishing for the 5 anglers catching 42 carp. 5 x 40's 18 x 30's 16 x 20's 3 x doubles ....more
Kingfisher - Another Fifty
07/05/2018
Another fabulous fifty on the bank last week for regular Alan 2018 season is fully booked but we are taking bookings now for 2019 ....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
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