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I am going to Roseau to fish the large lake in March. I have never been fishing in France so I don’t know what to expect. Could someone give me some advice please? Also am driving there myself and have never driven in another country before. Thanks.

David replied;

Hi Michael, thanks for your question. I’ve asked Roy Fulton who controls the fishing at Roseau to give you some pointers but before he does can I suggest you take a look at our Forum. I’ve posted your question under the Roseau section here. There’s also a complete section dedicated to driving in France & you can find that here. Right over to Roy….

Hi Michael,

The best advice I can give for fishing Roseau is to keep things nice and simple, don’t over continue reading…

For the last 4 months I have been making regular weekend trips to Roseau to renovate the lodge area. When I took over Roseau I knew I had a job on my hands to regain the trust lost by the anglers due to the previous owner. Although the work that needed doing was always going to be hard it would benefit Roseau and everyone concerned in the long run.

As you can see from the pictures it was in a bit of a state but now we have a brand new kitchen installed and I have also appointed a fully qualified chef to cook your meals. Lillian, our chef has been in this industry for many years and is a great cook, your meals will be cooked fresh on site and the bar area will be open 7 days a week from 7am to closing (def. after 8pm).

Freshly made sandwiches will be made daily for those that get a bit hungry along with chocolates, drinks, cigarettes etc.

The customer shower block has been freshened up, we now have an area within the block for all customers to charge their boats, phones and lap tops. Please note that there are now English plugs so no need for converters, again just something to make things a little easier for the customers.

Look forward to seeing you on the bank

Roy Fulton
Clearview Carp Tours

Andy asks;

How would we travel to some of your fishing hoildays if we dont drive?

Hi Andy,

If you are on your own or a small group the first place to look at is the Roseau lakes on the all inclusive trips (max 8 persons). Great fishing at a great price, Roy picks you up from Dover and takes you to the lake, this includes a full English breakfast and evening meal, fishing for the week and return trip. The cost is £495 per person and at least one or more week in each month is allocated for this type of trip. Bait is available at the lake as well as the restaurant is open all day. Roseau is only 2 hours from the Calais ferry port so it won’t be long before you are settled in fishing.

You can also fly to the following venues Beaute, Oakview, Alder & Notaires – all these owners will collect you from the closest airport and take you to the lake. They have tackle for hire when you get there you only need to take your end tackle and clothes etc. The other alternative is to hire Roy at Clearview with his driver, van and trailer (if required) to take your group to any of our lake fishing venues.

Do not hesitate to call for further info.

Regards Linda

Jordan Lamb wrote;

I spoke to Fran on the phone on 18th november about budget fishing around Calais for 3 to 4 people in May.  All info welcome…ps excellent service

Hi Jordan,

We have some cracking venues which are relatively inexpensive.

Beaurepaire around 2- 2.5 hours from Calais is cracking but already full for the whole of May. We do have 17th April still free? For three guys bivvy fishing the week with a transit sized van crossing on the ferry would work out around £762 = only £254 each. Water levels here do vary, So the peninsula swims have, early season been underwater as the Seine is close by, but  2009 ended with very low water levels so we are not expecting them to be high at the start of next season. I’d definitely give it a go.

I also have to say that Roseau is also near to the ferry port and is a super venue with plenty of runs and carp to over 50lbs. Back to former glories this lake is well worth a look. w/c 15th May is available and for 3 anglers in a van inc ferry again works out at less than £312 each. If you go in March there is a free food package included special offer!! If your budget is really tight look at Lillypool available only for w/c 22nd May. This lake can be booked exclusive and for 4 anglers with a van/minibus on the Dover to Calais ferry works out at around £240 each and it’s exclusive!!

There are some great early and late season offers to be had in March and October but with May being effectively prime season for fishing, cheap bargains on good lakes simply don’t happen. These lakes are very competitively priced and you only have to look at the feedback section on the website to see what I mean.

Finally I’d look at Malvoisine. 4 anglers fishing here with a minibus on the Dover to Calais ferry would be just under £235 each in May! Molyneux is also a great option but around £50 dearer pp. Check out his latest stocking addition in latest news!

Plenty of options but just give us a call for more details… we are there to help you choose the right holiday. After all a bargains not a bargain unless you enjoy it!

Keith Platt wrote:

I was wondering if you had any info on Roseau small lake?

Has there been many people fishing it, and if so, what are their catch reports ? We’re going on 6th of June (can’t wait). We went last year an had a great time, we had 8 x 30’s an loads of high 20’s hoping for a forty this time!

Any info appreciated, thanx.

Keith

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your query. The fishing on most of the French venues we deal with got off to a very slow start this year due to the prolonged and persistent rain. Roseau suffers particularly with this and it used to be marsh land before it was a fishing complex.

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