Fishing France at Blue Lake

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• Sat 5th May - Sat 12th May 2012
  Dave Rowell
  A good place to put a bend in your rod. Very scenic and very spacious pegs....
  
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• Sat 5th May - Sat 12th May 2012
  Andrew Moseley
  Lovely lake. What fish we had, were in great condition, had a great week with my son and grandson....
  
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• Sat 28th Apr - Sat 5th May 2012
  Andy Wellen
  It's a great lake. I will come again....
  
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• Sat 21st Apr - Sat 28th Apr 2012
  Mark Aughton
  Great runs water with fish feeding allover the lake regardless of wind direction and weather.if these fish grow on anglers baits this will be a top f...
  
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• Sat 14th Apr - Sat 21st Apr 2012
  Bill Holcombe
  Nice venue, helpfull owner, lots of fish and some pretty commons too, just need to be a little bigger and that will happen as they are hungry....
  
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Overview

Fishing France at Blue Lake

With so many carp anglers searching for that perfect venue, it’s very rare that you get the opportunity to fish a lake where no one has cast a line for many years.  Blue Lake is such a place.  

Blue was originally stocked in the eighties and then abandoned and left to its own devices until it was rediscovered by Sebastien Vasseur. Sebastien is a member of a successful fish farming family who have plenty of experience running successful carp fisheries.   

A team of lucky Angling Lines field testers were the first to sample Blue Lake and try to discover what it might hold.  Already carp in the high twenties have been captured; long lean creatures with massive tails and pectoral fins that strip line off your spool and punish the clutch on your reel.  In the words of Sebastien they are “savage”.  After only a week’s fishing it’s difficult to assess what the lake's original stock might be, but they deffinitely saw carp of over thirty pounds crashing out of its depths.  

However Sebastien's plan is to create a premiere carp lake so significant stockings have already taken place, details of which you'll find below.

A brand new carp lake with virgin carp almost always means fantastic catch reports in the first few seasons. Add to this the mystery of the lakes unknown original stock and everything we know tells us that Blue Lake is going to be one to watch.

The question is do you want to watch the first ever catch reports come in... or do you want to be one of those who create them?

The Carp Lake

Blue Lake is 15 acres and roughly triangular in shape with swims cut into the tree line.  The water is crystal clear and bright blue as it reflects the clear blue skies.  Fishing France in such attractive surroundings as this is a rare opportunity.

It’s let on an individual or exclusive basis with room for up to 8 anglers. This leaves plenty of spare swims for anyone wanting to move and experience the whole of this intriguing lake. 

The lake varies from 3ft at its shallowest running to over 15ft at its South West end.  It’s a fascinating mixture of bars and areas of sand, rocks, gravel, clay and silt - a real maze of features guaranteed to keep anglers happy whilst testing their skills.  The weedy areas tend to be located at the shallow end, in the bays and along the southern bank, providing holding areas for wary carp and giving you areas to stalk them.

There are 11 newly constructed swims.  They are 10 large flat double swims and a single hidden away on the point at the end of a newly constructed road.  All are surrounded by mature trees to provide cool shady areas for you to relax in while anticipating that smoking run. 

You can watch a short video clip of all the swims here.

An avenue of mature trees borders the road which runs around the whole lake.  This gives easy access to the swims and there is parking adjacent to all of them.  The whole complex is fenced and gated.

The Carp

The exact number and sizes of the original stock is unknown but our early field testers landed mirrors and commons to 28lb in the limited time available to them... and bigger fish were seen.  There are no poisson chat and whilst there are a few crayfish, they didn't cause the field testers any problems during their visit. There are also pike, perch, black bass and bream present. 

The complexity of the lake bottom and the variation in depth make it impossible to net and the nearby lakes on the same water table mean it cannot be drained. So, until they are caught we will never know what the lake holds... surely an exciting prospect for any angler!

However, what we can be sure of is the carp that have been added.  The first part of a major stocking programme took place in November '11 with the addition of 86 carp from the Vasseur family's own fish farm. 

A total weight of 2,500lb was stocked comprising;

• 33 x 30's
• 52 x 20's

with an average weight of just over 29lb.

Following on from this another 186 carp were added in December including;

• 6 x 40's
• 80 x 30's
• 100 x 20's
• plus a handful of large grass carp to mid 30's.

Adding the two stockings to test angler estimates of original stock, we estimate that Blue Lake now has between 350 and 400 carp, with a huge head of 30's and at least 6 carp in the 40's.

In Jan '12 a 49.02 mirror was stocked.

You can see the list of each fish stocked and videos of each stocking in Fishing France News here.

The Facilities

Blue was acquired in June 2011 and there has already been extensive work carried out to create a brand new shower and toilet block with electricity and hot water.

You will find Blue Lake south west of Paris between Normandy and the Loire Valley in the department of Eure et Loir, just one hour from Paris by car.  There are excellent road links to the major Channel ports and Caen is just 2½ hours away and Calais only 4½ hours.  On your journey you will drive along the Route de Ble and pass the rolling expanses of wheat and the ancient windmills of Beauce, known as the bread basket of France.  

All the shops, bars and restaurants you might need are only 2km away, and if you do need a break from the action the historic cities of Chartres, Tours and Le Mans are close by. 

Carp Bait

Bait is available to purchase on-site.  To order bait please contact the owner direct. The owners Email address & phone number can be found on the directions sheet which will be made available to you in your Customer Area on our website when your holiday has been paid for in full.

• Prepared maize - 10€ / 5kg

• 10mm carp pellets - 50€ / 20kg

Please note; Bait orders are made directly between you and the lake owner.  We (Angling Lines) cannot be held responsible for any problems that may subsequently arise.  If you order bait to be waiting for you when you arrive we strongly recommend you telephone or Email the owner a few days before your arrival to make sure it will be there for you.  In 99% of cases this will just be purely precautionary, but bait is such an important part of your holiday that it’s only sensible to take every step to avoid problems.

Fishing France Offers

Return visits;

Visit this carp lake 2 (or more) times in the same calendar year & get a 10% discount on the return visits!

We have lots of customers who make more than one carp trip with us and we want to reward that loyalty. Certain venues have agreed to participate in a discount scheme for return carp trips. This carp lake is one of those taking part… so book a return trip and get your 10% discount!

Conditions:

• Applies to carp fishing only & excludes accommodation (if normally booked separately), food, bait etc.
• Applies to ferry crossing for vehicle only (excludes trailers, cabins etc)
• Members of a group booking who have not visited twice will not be eligible for the discount
• This offer is only valid for return trips taken in the same calendar year and cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer or special discount applied to this lake

Want a price for this carp lake based on your particular requirements?