Comments on: French carping – what should I expect to catch? http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/carp-fishing-abroad-what-should-i-expect-to-catch/ News from all our French carp lakes plus general info useful to carpers everywhere Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jon Perkins http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/carp-fishing-abroad-what-should-i-expect-to-catch/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Jon Perkins Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:13:10 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=361#comment-965 Personally I think it is fair to expect more than you get in the UK when coming to France on Holiday - otherwise why bother ? I think anglers can reasonably expect to find ; 1. More space/less anglers 2. Waters that are more heavily stocked 3. Average size of fish much higher. Yes you still have to fish well if you want to catch well ! As for pressured lakes, I would never book onto a pressured water in France - whats the point ? You spend all year fishing for pressured fish on crowded lakes in the UK, do you want to spend your one weeks holiday doing the same in France ? If you book a big fish water like Rainbow, La Horre, etc then you will be fishing for extremely pressured carp in big waters and as Gareth says so rightly, don't expect too many takes. On the other hand if you are prepared to keep going back time and time again to these lakes, then eventually you will be in the right place at the right time and you will have a good catch. My idea of French Carp Holiday Heaven is a quiet water, preferably with no other anglers present, a lake that has a good head of fish with a few carp over 40lbs present, and hard fighting fish that are in immaculate condition with perfect mouths. 3 or 4 fish a day (preferably all in the day and none at night) would be just perfect for me ! Personally I think it is fair to expect more than you get in the UK when coming to France on Holiday – otherwise why bother ?
I think anglers can reasonably expect to find ;

1. More space/less anglers
2. Waters that are more heavily stocked
3. Average size of fish much higher.

Yes you still have to fish well if you want to catch well !

As for pressured lakes, I would never book onto a pressured water in France – whats the point ? You spend all year fishing for pressured fish on crowded lakes in the UK, do you want to spend your one weeks holiday doing the same in France ?
If you book a big fish water like Rainbow, La Horre, etc then you will be fishing for extremely pressured carp in big waters and as Gareth says so rightly, don’t expect too many takes. On the other hand if you are prepared to keep going back time and time again to these lakes, then eventually you will be in the right place at the right time and you will have a good catch.
My idea of French Carp Holiday Heaven is a quiet water, preferably with no other anglers present, a lake that has a good head of fish with a few carp over 40lbs present, and hard fighting fish that are in immaculate condition with perfect mouths. 3 or 4 fish a day (preferably all in the day and none at night) would be just perfect for me !

]]> By: Will James http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/carp-fishing-abroad-what-should-i-expect-to-catch/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Will James Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:49:30 +0000 http://www.anglinglines.com/blog/?p=361#comment-822 Wise words indeed Gareth - if only every carper planning on fishing in France would take this on board, our jobs would be much easier! Wise words indeed Gareth – if only every carper planning on fishing in France would take this on board, our jobs would be much easier!

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