Lakes in France at Malvoisine

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• Sat 1st Oct - Sat 8th Oct 2011
  Stuart Stubbs
  Enjoyed it all... A really lovely place....
  
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• Sat 17th Sep - Sat 24th Sep 2011
  Keith Powell / Ray Lynam
  Our hosts were truly helpful and willing to assist any time, nothing was too much trouble. I had my dog 'cooper' with me and gigi assisted in making t...
  
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• Sat 10th Sep - Sat 17th Sep 2011
  alex grey
  Simply stunning lake to look at, as quiet and tranquil a water as you could wish for. Also was very clean with plenty of bins and bbq areas. Fishing g...
  
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• Thu 18th Aug - Sat 20th Aug 2011
  Tom Carling group.
  The owners were excellent and very helpful a very relaxed and friendly venue. The boys caught some lovely fish and jake broke his pb. The mobile home ...
  
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• Sat 30th Jul - Sat 6th Aug 2011
  TONY AND ANNE LARKIN
  We will be booking again 2012. We came april 2011 and caught two fish all week (fish were spawning). So we booked again and came first week of august ...
  
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Overview

As you drive along the causeway into the centre of the lake it soon becomes obvious that this water is one of the most unusual lakes in France you'll ever come across because Malvoisine provides the carp angler with something quite unique. 

Fishing from a two acre “island,” fishing lines radiate from the centre giving each guest the maximum angling space from the margins to the far side.  There’s definitely no competition for water here.  It’s also the most sociable of layouts.  Bivvied up together, you can enjoy a relaxing barbeque and a cool glass of the local cider on a warm summer evening, but still experience the best fishing the lake can offer.  Malvoisine really is the perfect venue for a get together with family or angling friends.

There’s a very good head of hard fighting carp present from doubles to high thirties, guaranteed to thrill any angler as they pick up your baits and make spectacular runs bow waving at speed through the shallow margins.  Large multiple catches are possible and a massive 1,600lbs of carp in a week has been achieved.

Patrick Jones and his mate fished here in April 2011. Here’s what he had to say;

“I didn't catch anything under 15lb and had 4 at around 19lb, 1 x 20 and a 30lb mirror. I had 14 fish in all & I'm not a serious angler, but I loved it! My target was a 20lb carp so to catch a 30 was excellent. My mate had about 14 carp too, biggest was 28lb, all the rest doubles and low twenties. Gigi and Pierre were wonderful; they really helped make the holiday. I would definitely recommend Malvoisine and as a novice I couldn't have asked for anything better!”

The owners Gigi and Pierre are warm and welcoming and we’ve been very impressed with the professional way they run their lake.

This is a first class venue and it’s often the anglers who get on a water early who have some of the best catches... why not make it you?

The Carp Lake

Malvoisine is a mature lake bordered by poplars and long trailing weeping willows which overhang the water’s edge, with sunken branches in the far margins adding to the carpy feel.

Flat mown grassy banks provide a perfect bivvy area and this 17 acre lake really is a delight to the eyes and one of the most attractive lakes in France you'll find. 

The water is between 1 and 2 metres deep and understandably with the abundance of bankside trees the lake bed is mostly silt, but it’s quite firm making bait presentation simplicity itself.  

Casting distances to the far margins range from 30 metres to 160 metres, so in some areas of the lake a baitboat can be a definite advantage.

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The Carp

With a very good head of carp present, Malvoisine is the perfect choice for both the newcomer to French fishing and the seasoned angler who wants a good chance of daily action.

The lake has recently been freshly stocked with a large head of fish in the 16 to 33lb bracket but there is the chance of larger resident fish being present as the lake hasn’t been emptied for 25 years and definitely contained a head of carp when the present owners took it over.

The largest specimen landed to date weighed in at over 37lb.

The Facilities

Malvoisine is an easy drive from the channel ferry ports of Le Havre and Caen and situated close to a sleepy village in the heart of the Mayenne region. The local restaurant is just a short walk away down a quiet lane and for a few Euros provides delicious three course lunches for those wanting to relax away from the action. 

For anglers requiring extra facilities and a little extra comfort than a bivvy, Malvoisine has a brand new mobile home sited at the edge of the lake within 100 yards of the fishing zone. It sleeps 2 adults (one double bed) and 2 children (2 small beds) and has a kitchen with sink, gas hob, microwave oven, fridge + w/c and hot shower. A real home from home. 

If you choose to bivvy up, a few yards from the mobile home there is an anglers’ cabin. This has a sink, w/c and hot shower.  Both  the mobile home & the cabin have mains water.

If you plan to cook in the anglers' cabin there is an oven (no hob), a microwave, steam cooker and a fridge/freezer.  However, there are no pots/pans/crockery but the owner is happy to lend the anglers what they need in terms of plates etc.  There is also a BBQ.

Conditions:

• Applies to fishing & accommodation (if accommodation normally booked separately) but excludes food, bait etc.
• Applies to a Dover - Calais ferry crossing.  Other crossings will be discounted but it may not be possible to offer a 50% discount on the ferry crossing

Lakes in France Offers

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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