Paul Cooper is one of a small band of anglers we use to Field Test our venues. Over the course of several Blog Posts he’ll take you through his 2010 trips; 36.04 mirror from Paul’s Sapphire trip From early Spring to late November with Angling Lines; Part 1 – Sapphire Lake I have been field […]
We’ve published information like this before but as the season approaches we thought it would be a good idea to do so again. So… some general information for travelling in France. If you breakdown or have a traffic accident: Immediate action Turn on your hazard lights and, if possible, pull over to the side of […]
Here’s the video of the fish which features on the front of our 2011 brochure. It’s Jake Langley-Hobbs current PB carp, caught in August 2009 from Gigantica. The mirror weighed 64lbs 8oz and is known as Staples. It fell for a Monster Tiger Nut boilie from the DB range.
We have recently compiled a list of best advice if you unfortunately need the Emergency Services whilst you are out in France. This advice sheet has been sent out to all our lake owners & should be displayed in a prominent position at the venue… it will also be sent out to everyone who books […]
We’ve decided to commit to the WordPress “Post a Day” initiative, so our target is to make at least one post every day for the remainder of 2011. Not sure we can achieve it… but we’ll give it a go!
Molyneux is famous for its large Grass carp Phil asks; I’m going to Molyneux for a week for the first time at the end of March. Any advice on bait, hook lengths, pegs location, or things to take and watch out for. Will the weather be a problem? Any assistance greatly appreciated. . Roy Fulton […]
The magnificent common, Big John, at 50lb 5oz. Caught October 2010 A Happy New year to you all! Well, it’s time for the end of year report again, it just seems to come round so fast. In 2009 we promised bigger and better things to come at Villefond and in 2010 the lake certainly delivered. […]
Here’s the video of the carp stocked at Sapphire in November 2010. A summary of the weights were as follows: * 5 fish between 41lb and 43lb * 2 fish at 44lb a piece * the top three weighed in at 48lb, 49lb… and of course the 53lb common.
We’ve introduced a Live Help facility on the Website which enables you to conduct a Web based chat with us live between 9 & 5pm, Monday to Friday. It’s one more route for you to be able to ask us any questions you may have. All these Website enhancements are designed to give you as […]
76lb – the new lake record mirror at Laroussi Richard Ward & his 6 mates fished Laroussi on w/c 13th November & what a winter session they had, topped by this magnificent 76lb lake record mirror for Richard. In total the group caught 6 carp (15lb common, 18lb common, 22lb mirror (perfect linear), 33lb mirror, […]
Angling Lines have recently been accepted by the International Passenger Protection scheme to offer cover to our customers. This means that all customers booking with Angling Lines are fully protected for the initial deposit and subsequently the balance of all monies paid to us, including repatriation if required, arising from cancellation or curtailment of your […]
Following on from the Points of Interest website enhancement we’re now ready to launch the next stage – Driving Instructions. The Driving Directions App This enhancement allows you to get driving instructions from the venue to the POI & from your home to the venue. This facility is password protected & you’ll get the password […]
We’ve been after a fish of above 50lb for Lillypool a while now, but they are as rare as hens teeth. Finally I got the phone call on Tuesday night to say she was on her way. It was a cold wet night, but at 8.30pm I had the pleasure of seeing her in the […]
Points of Interest near to Notaires As you know we’re embarking on a steady stream of Website enhancements & here’s the next one – Points of Interest (POI’s). The idea is to give you access to a map which shows POI’s near to the venue in the following categories; Attractions Eating out Supermarkets Airports Medical […]
Martin Timbers with a 46lb 14oz Genets mirror from July 2009 I have been carp fishing for over 30 years so I suppose I can say that I have seen many changes and caught a fair few fish in this time. Any way I thought that my knowledge and experience might be helpful for anyone […]
One of the reasons for using Angling Lines for your next carp fishing trip to France is because we offer a choice of over 35 top quality venues. Via our Website you can review the merits of each lake on-line at your own pace. But such a large choice can also be bewildering at times… […]
The satellite image of Molyneux – you can zoom in even closer than this! We’ve added a powerful new feature to our website – zoomable aerial maps. Courtesy of Google maps we’ve installed satellite photos of all our carp lakes. You can zoom right into the image using the “zoom slider” at the top left […]
Over the next few months we will be releasing a number of Website improvements, working up to a completely new Website planned for mid 2011. Here’s the first 2 developments… searchable feedback & photo galleries. Rather than describe them in detail you can view them here; Feedback Photo Gallery The idea behind this development is […]
