
I often hear anglers who have booked onto a commercial venue in France complain about the difficulties they face catching carp.
“It’s outrageous, I’ve paid X amount and I still haven’t have a touch!!”
Some anglers even doubt the presence of the fish in the lake!!
It is almost as if having paid to be able to fish a venue they have a certain quota of fish they expect to catch.
Unfortunately the simple fact of paying to fish a holiday venue can’t possibly guarantee that the carp will crawl up the rods. All our Angling Lines venues have good stock level and are of varying difficulty and have varying size fish. Most are however significantly more pressured than day ticket or club waters in the UK.
So What Should I expect to Catch on a trip to France, and how do I get the best out of a new venue ?
Firstly I think anglers need to appreciate that carp fishing is the same everywhere. A carp is a carp is a carp. They behave the same in France as in the UK. Most of the continental waters do contain bigger fish than their UK equivalents, but on some of the southern English waters this divide is narrowing.
What you have in fact paid for is a chance to pit your wits against some big fish…And this is where your part of the deal comes in. You have to fish well to do well. If you are blanking, then you ARE doing it wrong!! Ok, I accept there are times when the carp don’t play the game, are spawning or feeding on naturals. But the good anglers nearly always do well.
I have seen it time and time again over the last 10 years, some guys always struggled and others always do well…. Is this just good luck? I think not!!! continue reading…
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First trip to France