Lake Depth Map for Beaurepaire
Here’s a fantastic depth map of Beaurepaire sent to us by Dave Gifford. Thanks for sharing Dave! Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
How to catch carp 2 – tight lines and shocker rigs
In part 1 of this series Duncan de Gruchy demonstrated how to catch carp using slack lines and running rigs. Here in part 2 Gary Hewes demonstrates how to achieve similar results using tight lines and shocker rigs. Gary is fishing the same spots from the same swim that Duncan fished 3 weeks before. It […]
Carp Fishing in France Webcast – September 2012
In this edition we bring you up to date with our latest videos plus all the big carp captures – including a magnificent 61lb common from Old Oaks. Plus there’s an extended update on Billy’s trials and tribulations as he navigates through French red tape & neighbour objections as he continues to work towards an […]
Roz Sets Two New Ladies Records at French Lake Glehias
Nottingham based Macmillan Nurse Roz Bexon, here for the week with hubby Neil and son Chris, managed to bust not one but two La Gléhias Ladies Lake Records!! At around 23:30 Monday evening, Roz’s middle rod ripped off from the shallow end of the Gorse Bank where it meets the reeds and landed herself her […]
Poor Old Mr Rat
One visitor who’s sure to spoil your enjoyment on a carping session is Mr Rat… you just can’t forget them once you know they’re around. Consequently all of our venues makes every effort to eradicate them, as any responsible owner would, and usually we get very few reports of rats. However, over the last few […]
Our Family Carp Fishing Holiday at Mas Bas
Kierron’s 40lb’er from Lotus Lake The Journey Thank you to all the staff at Angling lines for the help given in arranging hotel stops. It’s a long journey to do in one day especially if you have children. We broke our journey and made it part of the holiday. On the way down we […]
The Carp Session of a Lifetime at Old Oaks
Kierran Lack describes his 2012 Old Oaks session. This article appeared in Crafty Carper & is reproduced with thanks. Carp France at Old Oaks
61lb Common from Old Oaks
As a party of four we have just returned from Old Oaks. On arrival we were met by Mehdi, who we found to be very polite and helpful. He gave us info. on the lake and a tour of the facilities, which are more than adequate – shower, washing facilities, electric power points and a […]
Wild Carp Fishing
My usual trips to France usually consist of a group of anglers armed only with carp fishing tackle. We set our hearts on fishing a group of venues which we alternate each year. What’s the point in returning to the same lake year in year out, right? After catching many fish from Sky Lake I […]
A week on Mas Bas Lotus Lake
There was just myself fishing and to be honest I caught too many fish to mention… but the highlights were: PB Mirror 37lb in fact 1st fish caught! Double Mainline Cell 18mm with mixed pellet PVA bag. PB Common 21lb 8oz Double Mainline Cell 18mm Lots of 10lb + and mid twenty Mirrors and the […]
Carp Rigs – The Sliding D Rig
Whilst our business is all about providing great carp fishing holidays in France we do also have a great on-line video library of carp fishing hints & tips.You can find 54 videos here – https://www.anglinglines.com/videos/technical.php Subjects covered include long range casting, feature finding, bait storage, tackle & tactics – it’s a really useful resource for […]
Stuart’s French Carp Session – Lots of Hints & Tips!
This feedback from Stuart is full of detail & tips on how to get the best out of Vincons – so we thought we’d include it here too. Holiday date: Sat 25th Aug to Sat 1st Sep 2012 Name of customer: Stuart Olley Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: We wanted a run water and this place delivered. It […]
Beaurepaire Carp Record Broken with a 54lb Mirror
54lb – the new venue record Tony & Anne Larkin fished Beaurepaire w/c 11th August & Anne broke the venue record with this stunning 54lb mirror. They caught a total of 22 carp plus catfish using a variety of different baits including Quest Baits, Poacher baits & Dynamite. Angling Holidays at Beaurepaire
Carp Fishing in France Webcast – August 2012
In this edition we bring you up to date with our latest videos… a new venue video for Genets & Villefond and two new tackle & tactics videos. Finally we feature the summer netting at Margot & how it affected the fishing a few days later. As you’ll see – it didn’t affect it at […]
Can you tell me what the lake bottom is made up of at Boux?
Paul with a Boux 50 from an Oct 2011 session Here’s a question we received from a customer; Can you tell me what the lake bottom is made up of at Boux? Paul Cooper answers; Hi Terry The lake bottom in Boux varies, depending on what part of the lake you decide to fish. The […]
Getting carp bait out there!
There’s no easy way to get your chosen boilie out, no matter what the size or shape, unless you use some of the following. Throwing Stick These come in variable sizes and diameter depending on the brand you use. I find that a throwing stick gives me a better spread pattern of round bait for […]
Tactics To Catch Over 100 Carp in One Session!
A view from the dam to the bays on the Southern part of the lake As with any lake, it is important to do your research as best you can prior to your arrival at the venue. With the venue that I am going to talk about, I was fortunate enough to have previously fished […]
Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Here’s the new Villefond venue video… Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Carp Rigs – The Line Aligner Rig
Paul Cooper shows you how to construct the Line Aligner rig. Note from Paul; “The Line Aligner rig was first used in the early days of carp fishing and was introduced by Jim Gibbinson. This rig has accounted for the capture of thousands of carp and when fished in the right situation is exceptional. I’ve […]
Carp Fishing in France – Villefond July Review
75lb 4oz – Villefond Lake Record Catfish The unsettled weather over the last few months has seen the fish spawn in a more staggered way to usual. Usually by the end of May most of the fish have finished and are back on the munch but with the weather being hot one week and wet […]
