At the end of April we sent Matt and Mike Linstead to field test and film another new lake to our portfolio, La Fonte. After travelling through the night on the Friday, we hopped off the Euro tunnel in the early hours and headed south to the quiet corner of Normandy where the lake is situated. A three […]
Here’s a useful article on how to tackle baiting during the warmer months courtesy of the Quest Baits Blog… The long hot days of summer often mean relatively short feeding spells for the carp (and for many other species come to that) between hours of simply basking in the upper layers of water enjoying the warmth […]
We welcomed the Miller brothers Jamie and Grieg for our season opener at Lillypool, both of the boys on their first trip to France. It hasn’t been ideal weather for the first few weeks of the season but after a walk of the lake we all felt confident of a few fish. The guys both […]
Boux French carp lake is offering 25% off on weeks commencing 25th June, 2nd July and 9th July… Boux has had reputation for top class carp fishing in France since the 1980’s, producing many big carp for famous anglers such as Tim Paisley. That tradition continues and Boux still produces hard fighting carp at consistently high […]
Ross Hunter returns with an article on his session fishing Brocard Large, a 39 acre water that embodies everything a traditional French carp lake should be… Angling can be very hard at times, and at others very easy, seeming that you can’t put a foot wrong. Then at other times just impossible and no matter what you try, the species […]
After another long wet Winter the 2016 season is at last upon us. La Glehias regulars Richard Parks and Scott Bryant arrived yesterday morning and to kick start the new season, Scott managed to wet his net by finding a lovely 27lb Mirror within a few hours of getting a line in. Before we opened for 2016, works […]
Hi there, my name is John Allen and I am a “mature angler”, I was raised on Redmire Pool carp news (never been there, yet alone fished it). This was something I avidly read about through Angling times, when it was a massive newspaper, describing how the latest lump was caught on a worm, bread […]
A quick round-up from Nick Burrage after his recent session on Jonchery… “Starting our week with a breakdown on the M25, then four frosty nights and freezing winds, wasn’t the start we were after to be honest. Little did I know that after a very quick bite, resulting in a 49lb plus mirror; that this […]
A cracking review from Ross Hunter, who recently spent a week at 5 acre Jonchery #7, a venue ideal for 1-3 anglers to share exclusively. After getting to Jonchery #7 after 3.5 hours from Calais, I couldn’t wait to get my session started. I had fished the main lake in September this year, and just fell […]
Last week we placed all the fish back into Brocard Small. The fish were held in a lake over winter so we could do some maintenance on the lake. Along with with this we added some real corkers to over 50lb. Here’s some of our favourites from the day… Brocard Small is situated within picturesque woodlands […]
A repost from last year, this is a subject I never see covered anywhere despite mentioning it in several of my articles in the past, but it is a vitally important issue which can’t be repeated often enough in my mind. Carp are cold blooded. This means that the carp is the same temperature as […]
With so many lakes available to fish in France there is literally a lake to suit every angler. Many anglers come across a lake they love and revisit every year while others like to try a different lake each time. With such a choice of lakes available I thought as lake manager of Lac Du […]
A truly unique carp fishing lake offering plenty of space and comfort. Deux Iles is beautiful 7 acre carp fishing lake settled within a 22 acre plot in the heart of the Eure Valley in Normandy. The lake has been designed with four anglers in mind and there are two distinctly separate sections in the form of […]
Jim Kelly fills us in on the first things he looks for when winter carping… I wrote this article some years ago, but my recent post regarding what makes a good bait has bought up the topic of winter carping, so here goes. Winter carping can be one of the most sole destroying pastimes imaginable. […]
The latest blog comes from Andy Gilbert and follows his first trip to Vaumigny, a 35 acre lake known for it’s large carp, catfish and sturgeon. Here’s what he found… One of the major deciding factors for me personally when choosing a holiday venue is always the feedback and information regarding the lake. I check how the […]
Despite kicking off to slow start in terms of Anglers, those brave enough to come in March and April this year saw some decent catches in spite of the rain. La Gléhias regulars, Richard Park and Scott Bryant did their usual trick of finding a few big lumps in March when the water was still […]
Barry Oconnor has kindly sent in this write-up of the Jonchery Challenge this September, sounds like a cracking session! Ben and I were invited to take part in a carp match in France. It was on Jonchery Lake in Brevonnes. Jonchery was created by the Bachelier family who are fish farmers, the fishery is superbly […]
Laroussi regular Roy van Goor has just returned from a session on the lake this September. Despite a slow week, one very memorable mirror carp made it a trip to remember for Roy. It’s well worth having a read of the article he has written for Karperwereld below. Read the article here – Babe of the Lake… Luck Factor 2.0
This April Old Oaks welcomed FOX international for a week to film their hugely popular ‘Edges’ DVD. Lewis Porter, Harry Charrington and Scott Day were not disappointed with some absolutely stunning fish on the bank including an incredible 53lb 13oz common. Watch the session below… For more information on Old Oaks follow the link – Carp France
An interesting and detailed feedback from Frank Reid after his recent trip to Mas Bas Main Lake, a 5 acre water with lakeside gite and swimming pool… Holiday date: Sat 5th Sep to Sat 12th Sep 2015 Name of customer: Francis Reid Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 2 Anglers (Frank and Graham) caught 40 Carp in […]
