Fabulous Wildlife Photography from French Carp Lake Vincons
Linda recently fished Vincons with partner Bill… and Bill’s a top class photographer. Here’s some of the shots he took. Fabulous! Carp fishing in France with accommodation at Vincons
General Interest
Browse general carp fishing interest posts with French venue round-ups, trip planning advice, holiday tips and big fish inspiration.
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 […]
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 […]
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
2013 TF Gear Carp Fishing Babes
TF Gear Press Release; We’ve been working hard in the great weather we’ve had recently to produce more of the highly anticipated carp fishing babes! The girls have been out testing their new carp fishing tackle and have provided us with some great carpy shots. See here for more exclusive TF Gear babes – Each […]
New Carp Lake & New Challenges… The Job of an ALines Field Tester
I have been testing new waters for Angling Lines for a number of years now and each lake has its own challenges. Unfortunately with some of the new waters there is little or no information available to research for a forthcoming trip. 2nd visit to Blue Lake… what a transformation! My next visit to France […]
Barbel Fishing on the River Dove
Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him on a July 2012 Barbel session on the River Dove. Paul explains his tactics and bait and we see carp and barbel to 16lb landed. You can watch […]
Barbel Fishing Tackle
Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him as he prepares for a Barbel session on the River Dove & Paul demonstrates all the essential items of tackle required. In a few days time (14th July) […]
2 x 60lb+ Carp for Laroussi Anglers
Kenneth Anderson & 3 mates fished Laroussi w/c 26th May and had 2 mirrors of 60lb+ * 60.00 * 67.05 Full Report Here 60.00 67.05 Carp Fishing in France at Laroussi
Research, research… it pays off!
I often get ask by anglers when they arrive what are the best tactics to use, what bait catches the most, what fish are in the lake and all the other information we anglers like to know. But of course once you are here it’s too late to pack that extra rod or bring that […]
Monet’s House and Garden
Whilst our friends Oz and Caroline were visiting us at Molyneux we took a day out from the lake and decided to go to see Monets Gardens at Giverny, which is approx. 9-10km from the lake and very easy to find. It is said that Monet was travelling between Vernon and Gasny when he glanced […]
A Different Approach to Carp Fishing
A Different Approach… by Salv Licata Most, if not all, anglers head to France with a single minded mission to capture a monster carp & I suppose I’m no different… it’s something anglers all dream of and it’s something that seems to be more readily available in France. However, if I’m brutally honest, a lake record […]
Return to Blue Lake – Field Testing Tales
Last year Jim Kelly and I visited Blue Lake in almost monsoon conditions, with freshly dug swims with marl and mud everywhere, it was a trip to forget and we finished our trip early due to the adverse conditions. A view of Blue lake from swim 7 On our return to the UK we reported […]
Seen in the shallows
Sent in by James; ‘Took this one on my iPhone. I quite like it :-)’
Set in Stone… I Don’t think So! Part 2 – Bait
When Fred Wilton made public his HNV bait theory it had its doubters and still does to this day. It was pure genius and so far ahead of its time but was ultimately perfect for the time. Fred had no doubts that he was right and if he did I am pretty sure they vanished […]
Great Carp Fishing Photos
A few weeks back we published some fabulous photos sent in by Margot anglers. The subject matter was not important… they are just great photos Well, here’s one more. This was taken by Ron Key & the camera used was SLR Canon EOS 40d with a Canon EF17-40mm f/4L. Do you have any carpy photos you’re […]
Set in Stone… I Don’t think So! Part 1 – Wind
Set in Stone? Part 1 – Wind Direction by Jason Rider In the following series of articles I will challenge of carp fishing’s Ten Commandments or the golden rules that are accepted as fact in our sport. The art of angling has been practised since the birth of mankind and although carp fishing for sport […]
