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Fishing France at Oakwood
St Malo
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£227
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5 anglers. Lake exclusive. Minibus crossing.
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Oakwood Feedback
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Sat 7th Apr - Sat 14th Apr 2012
Robert Earnshaw
Stunning lake with many features. The weather was very changable caught all our fish after the rain had stopped when they started showing again. To h...
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Sat 19th Nov - Sat 26th Nov 2011
Rick
As always a beautiful place to fish it was a bit colder than when i normally come and it was nice to see the lake looking different in her winter colo...
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Sat 1st Oct - Sat 8th Oct 2011
Terry Ingram
A very friendly and well run fishery. Lovely looking lake and great condition fish and some right stunners! Dan is a great help and always willing to...
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Sat 24th Sep - Sat 1st Oct 2011
Paul Heneke + Nigel Potter
This venue has the potentially to be an extremely good venue, the fish were in cracking condition and large framed, so can well grow considerably bigg...
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Sun 4th Sep - Tue 6th Sep 2011
Rick
Beautiful lake,great hosts well thought out swims and great food, i will miss my bacon and egg baguette in the morning!...
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Weather at Oakwood
Wind: N at 9 mph
Forecast
- Tue 8th May 2012 - Brad and Dan’s 12 Hour Session (April 20th)
- Sat 28th Apr 2012 - A Walk Round The Lake
- Wed 11th Apr 2012 - Swim Renovation Completed
- Tue 10th Apr 2012 - First Carp of the Season... A Brace of 30's
- Fri 6th Jan 2012 - More lily pads – the final area of the lake gets the treatment!
Overview
A typical English estate lake located in Brittany? It sounds strange but it’s true. Just 30 minutes south of Rennes and an easy 2½ hour drive drive from the ferry port of Caen lies Oakwood. Deep in the Breton countryside Oakwood is a stunning four and a half acre tree lined lake created in 1862 for the local chateau and then left to elements for generations. It sits in its own secure and peaceful 19 acre grounds with its sheltered swims surrounded by aged oaks, stands of mature trees and masses of colourful rhododendrons.
If you were brought up on a diet of Bernard Venables, Dick Walker and Chris Yates you will love Oakwood. Nestled in a quiet valley, surrounded by woodland, with lilies forming tempting bays and providing a haven for the carp. It’s everything you will have dreamed of.
Les, Phil & Adam fished here in April 2011 taking 16 x 20's and 7 x 30's to 37lb 4oz. Their comments were;
“Enjoyed the visit, an excellent week. Nice fish, good owners and the food was fantastic every night. Bang on, see you next year!”
The week before Bill Holcombe had fished the lake taking 10 x 20's and 2 x 30's. Here are his comments;
“Food was excellent, home cooked means home cooked & very well too. Breakfast baguettes were awesome! Stay near your rods as all the takes were one-toners! I think the fish have been fed on steroids... they fight like demons and take off like trains as soon as they feel the hook!”
Oakwood is perfect for getting away from everything... fishing France and taking in the beautiful surroundings.
Click here to check for availability.The Carp Lake
Oakwood is a new carp fishery, having never been commercially fished before 2009.
It's a tree lined 4½ acre lake with an average depths of 5 to 6 feet which offers many attractive fish holding features including two islands. The lake bed is hard clay with some silt patches.
The banks are easily accessible and mainly laid to lawn with 6 purpose built swims, carefully selected to provide each one with interesting features. There is one large & one small island, with reeds & overhanging trees on all banks.
There’s also the option of double swims if you want to be more sociable.
The lake accommodates 5 anglers maximum.
Click here to view the lake photos.The Carp
There’s around 130 carp present, the average size mid-twenties, with very few carp below 20lb. Oakwood contains some of the most amazing long linears you will ever see.
There are very few nuisance species and no poisson chat.
The most recent stocking occurred in November 2010 when a further 30 carp were stocked, all the fish were between 25 - 41lb. They were a mixture of mirror and common carp, all stunning fish and fast growers, being only 6 - 8 years old.
An unusual characteristic of the Oakwood fish is that, despite all the popular myths about French carp, they will take floaters, so go prepared and experience some arm wrenching action.
Click here to view 123 fish photos.The Facilities
There’s a newly constructed toilet & shower block incorporating a hydrostatic shower - so if the aches and pains of hauling big fish gets too much, jump in the shower and have them massaged away!
There are electric points for charging phones and baitboats, plus there’s some space for frozen baits (please reserve freezer space in advance). Unhooking mats are provided and your litter bin will be changed daily for you.
The lake is English owned, and Dan and Cheryl live on-site and are therefore available for advice and you’ll find them very friendly and helpful. They are carp anglers and carried out all the recent development work themselves, so you can be sure they know every fish holding feature in the lake.
They sell bait, tackle, food & drinks on-site, and Cheryls home cooked meals are definitely an essential part of your stay. They are open 52 weeks of the year, offering some great winter rates too.
General;
The local village is just 5 minutes away and it has a good selection of shops, bars & a supermarket, everything you could possible need for your stay.
If you plan on bringing your partner, and have promised some days out, the coast is only a 75 minute drive. The coastal towns of Nantes & Saint Nazaire offer lots to do as well as great beaches... or alternatively perhaps a shopping trip into Rennes, only a 30 minute drive away.
Click here to view the facilities.Click here to view 10 Points of Interest.
Meals
A full breakfast baguette & home cooked evening meals are available daily.
The breakfast baguette (12 inch freshly baked baguette with either bacon or sausage and fried eggs) is delivered to your swim each morning & the evening meal is served in the cabin at a time to suit all anglers. Tea and coffee making facilities are also provided for your use in the cabin.
The cost of the full food package (breakfast & evening meal) is £110 per person.
Please note; if you book the food package you will be asked to pay a 10% deposit to Angling Lines and a balance of 100€ to the lake in Euros when you arrive. Please note that due to fluctuations in the exchange rate the balance you pay when you arrive may not equate exactly to the remaining 90% in £’s sterling – it may be slightly more or less due to a change in the exchange rate.
Click here to view more info on meals.Carp Bait
Important note; as the lake owner wants to keep this venue & fish stock in the best condition possible, there are some bait restrictions.
- Only only fresh/frozen boilies can be used
- Pellet & particles must be purchased on-site
The lake stock a selection of Bait Craft boilies in various flavours. 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.
- Baitcraft boilies... 55€ / 5kg
- Carp pellets... 25€ / 10kg
Please note; Bait orders are made directly between you and the lake owner. 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 the owner 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.
Carp Tackle Hire
You can hire the following at Oakwood;
- Baitboat fitted with a graphic echo sounder and 2 sets of batteries
- £120 per week for 2 people sharing
- £100 for single use
Conditions:
- Applies to fishing 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
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Fishing 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 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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