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Fishing France at Commons
St Malo
£250
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6 anglers. Lake exclusive. Inc accommodation. Minibus crossing.
Commons Feedback
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Sat 11th May - Sat 18th May 2013
Paul Newman
Very nice social venue. Great time had by all. Most fish came through the night. Left hand side swim from caravan fished the best. Best common car...
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Sat 4th May - Sat 11th May 2013
Neil Williams
Perfect week, good facilities. ...
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Sat 27th Apr - Sat 4th May 2013
Neil Bexon
Nice social venue. Good time had by all. Laurent very helpful, new common carp pb's had by all. Will look forward to coming back in the future....
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Sat 20th Apr - Sat 27th Apr 2013
Andy Talbot
Will revisit + good social venue...
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Sat 13th Apr - Sat 20th Apr 2013
Anthony Steele
Right hand margin produced under trees. Cell bottom bait over particle. Most fish came through the night....
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Commons Availability
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Next Full Availability is
Sat 5th Oct 2013.
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- Sat 4th May 2013 - Monster trio for the Bexons
- Sat 20th Apr 2013 - Commons Lake Record goes again
- Wed 10th Apr 2013 - 51lb 2oz New Lake Record
- Tue 9th Apr 2013 - The common touch
- Fri 5th Apr 2013 - Commons Lake gets a new swim
Overview
Fishing France at Commons Lake.
Following the fantastic success of Morgane lakes fish farmer Michel Bigot decided to open a second lake, Commons, just 1km away. Situated in the Mayenne region, near Laval, in the lush agricultural countryside of rural north western France, it is about 2½ hours from the ferry port of Caen.
He’s replicated Morganes as closely as possible – a lake you book exclusively for up to 6 anglers, complete with mobile home accommodation and stuffed full of large, pristine carp. Morganes is virtually booked out 12 months in advance so we had no reason to suspect that Commons would not be the same... and so it’s proved.
Here are a couple of feedback quotes from 2012;
Get on the weights and supplements early as your arms will ache! Very well run venue with an excellent static caravan. Bailiff very helpful & Angling Lines staff brilliant.
Gareth Bradbury, August ‘12
The only time we reeled in was with a fish on! Constant action - 1,942lb in total. Keep it simple and enjoy. Fish days and just into dark with no nights... you can't if you want some sleep!
Geoff Matthews, June ‘12
The Carp Lake
Around 5 acres in size the lake is roughly square in shape. Overall depth is fairly shallow with an average of 1.5m to the left, shallowing up to around 1m on the right hand side. The lake bed while silty is fairly firm and clear.
There are no snags or weed beds, but the far and right hand margins have over hanging trees that act as good holding areas for the carp.
Access is possible to the mobile home by car and on foot all around the venue. The right hand side is flanked by fields and fishing is not possible from this bank.
Venue Siret No; 39 78 73 60 50 00 18
Click here to view the lake photos.The Carp
Like its sister lakes, Morganes & Margot, Commons Lake is owned by one of France’s largest fish farmers, Michel Bigot, so the carp stocks are excellent.
As its names suggests, the stock consist of 80% common carp and these include several 40lb+ specimens – a relative rarity in most lakes. The majority of the carp are 20's and 30's and there are a number of 40lb+ mirrors too.
Catches of 60+ fish in the week are common... and 100+ not unknown! Fishing France at its best!
Other species include around 15 catfish to nearly 60lb, several of which are the rare Mandarin variety.
In total the stock numbers over 120 fish, ensuring excellent action as well as the possibility of banking a few superb specimens.
Click here to view 484 fish photos.The Facilities
When you book this lake you get full use of the mobile home which sits right at the water’s edge. This is a brand new 28ft x 12ft mobile which was installed in January 2011.
It has a fully fitted kitchen (with fridge freezer, cooker and oven), shower and toilet with hot water. It has two bedrooms (one twin and one double), shower room, separate toilet, kitchen with gas hob and a spacious dining area. It also has plates, pots, pans, cutlery, microwave, kettle... everything you need to make for a very comfortable stay.
The tap water is from a well, but perfectly safe to drink if you boil it first.
Outside the mobile home is decking and a shelter with garden furniture that provides a perfect social areas while fishing the near bank.
Michel Bigot has arranged with the local baker to visit Commons every morning, except Wednesday, with fresh bread, cakes, croissant etc. Anglers will also be able to order Pizzas for collection in the evening at the bakery.
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Carp Bait
This venue stocks Quest Baits and Quality Baits. 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. Please order at least 4 weeks in advance. You pay the owner in Euros when you arrive. Please note; the Euro to £ sterling exchange rate does fluctuate throughout the year.
Boilies;
Quest Baits;
- Ghurka Spice, Rahja Spice, Special Crab 20mm. Shelf-life. 1, 2 & 5kg bags. 10€ / 1kg
Please note; The lake only stocks the above Quest products. Large orders (min 25kg) of other flavours are available if you pre-order with a minimum of 5 weeks notice.
Quality Baits;
- HG42 in 18mm - Fish meal based... 10€ / kg
- CM60 in 18mm - Coconut based... 10€ / kg
Other items;
- Hemp cooked... 10€ / 5kg
- Maize cooked... 8€ / 5kg
- Pellets... 10€ / 5kg
- 16mm pre-drilled Halibut Pellet... 8€ / 2kg
Please note; Bait orders are made directly between you and the lake owner and/or Quest Baits. 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 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.
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Return visits;
Visit this 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 trip with us and we want to reward that loyalty. Certain venues have agreed to participate in a discount scheme for return trips. This lake is one of those taking part… so book a return trip and get your 10% discount!
Conditions:
- Applies to 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
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