Arthur at 55.04 Winter Review Lake Manager Mark Lambert has taken full advantage of the quiet winter period here at Villefond to test out the new tweaks and flavours made in the house bait range which includes the new plum nut bait which has already had great results. Fishing just short sessions through out the […]
Part 1, Part 2 Angling Lines have asked me to put together an itinerary of the tackle that I use for my carp fishing in France, and to talk about tackle in general for the angler just setting off for his or her first French carp fishing adventure. In part 1 I covered the most essential parts […]
Lac Du Villefond‘s Arthur at a Massive 55lb 4oz caught by Mark Lambert on 30/01/2013. Mark used a 16mm pop up on a size 8 curve shank hook over a bed of 16mm venue sold boilies. You can read the story here. Carp Fishing in France at Villefond
Reproduced from the Connexion – France’s English Language Newspaper January 24, 2013 THE government has delayed the full introduction of the controversial breath-test law, which would have penalised them for not carrying an unused kit in their vehicle. Interior Minister Manuel Valls has postponed “sine die” – indefinitely – the start of €11 fines for […]
Translation to help with particle baits… Most Angling Lines venues will be happy to prepare particles for you and then have them waiting for you when you arrive, as I do here at Bletiere. but if your booked venue doesn’t offer this service then this will help you buy particle baits in the shops over […]
Part 1, Part 3 Angling Lines have asked me to put together an itinerary of the tackle that I use for my carp fishing in France, and to talk about tackle in general for the angler just setting off for his or her first French carp fishing adventure. In part 1 I covered the most essential parts […]
Part 2, Part 3 I have been asked by the management at Angling Lines to put together a few blogs which contain sufficient information to assist new and existing customers, in their quest for carp in France. In these blogs I will suggest what I would list as the most appropriate tackle for the job in […]
Congratulations to Ryan Fasson for breaking the lake record mirror at Old Oaks with a 57lb 8oz stunner! Ryan landed 5 fish – 30lb, 34.5lb, 35.6lb, 39.4lb and the the new record 57.8lb. The Long Common is still uncaught…. fingers X’d she comes out soon! Tight Lines, Mehdi Carp France at Old Oaks
Being an Angling Lines field tester has its ups and its downs. New lakes are coming on to the French angling scene all the time, with new owners purchasing lakes or lake owners needing the helping hand of companies such as Angling Lines. The huge inaccessible part of a magnificent lake After the initial enquiries […]
There are so many options available but if you want to get a quick start then consider these simple questions… Size of carp? Ask yourself realistically what size of carp would you be happy to catch? Of course we all want to catch 60’s eventually, but if your UK pb is 23lb surely a lake […]
The second largest common in Old Oaks has just come out at a new record weight of 53lb 9oz ! This fish was caught a month ago at 48lb so it’s really been on the munch! Makes you wonder what the weight of the long common, caught the last time at 61lb 4oz, will be […]
Mike Dagnall has just returned from Laroussi & although he didn’t catch many… he certainly had quality. From a 7 carp haul the biggest 3 were 72lb 4oz, 53 lb and 41 lb. Take a look at the photos… Carp Fishing in France at Laroussi
Arthur @ 54.07 Nick Johnson returned to Villefond for the third time on the 20th of October 2012 with Dave Procter (his second visit) and they both done brilliantly. Their amazing catch report reads as follows; Total weight of carp caught; 635 lb 12oz Average weight of carp; a massive 41.6lb! Fish caught in order of […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
