Browse general carp fishing interest posts with French venue round-ups, trip planning advice, holiday tips and big fish inspiration.
We’ve been waiting with baited breath this year for Old Oaks to produce its first 70lb+ carp, with the long common teetering on the edge for some time now. Last week saw Gary Mardle bank this huge carp at 71lb. We’re absolutely over the moon for angler Gary and also lake owner Mehdi, who stocked […]
Gearing up for your next French PB carp… We all have our reasons for ‘crossing the pond’. For some it’s all about the ‘R&R’: first and foremost, a holiday; a break from the mundane; a precious chance to chill in the enchanting French countryside; either in blissful solitude or in a luxurious gite with family […]
With over 40 premier French carp fishing destinations under management, Angling Lines is your ‘fast track’ to your next PB. But, with visiting angler numbers on the rise, the resident carp are wising up. How can you, as a holiday angler, stack the odds in your favour? Once upon a time, France was regarded as […]
With the 2018 season coming to an end we thought we could write a small piece to touch on some of the great things over the year. Firstly we would like to thank everyone that came to fish at Lac Du Villefond and spent time in our little slice of carpy heaven. 2018 as always […]
Reading through catch reports and photos from happy anglers is easily the best bit of the job. Here are five captures that really stood out this year. Kevin Hayward with a stunning 52lb 4oz common at Lillypool. One of 18 fish for the group of 3 anglers. “We had a hard week with willow fluff […]
We’ve really seen Blue Lake come into its own the last couple of seasons. It has always been well regarded as a good action packed water with plenty of 20lb+ carp on the bank each week but this year we have seen many 40lb and 50lb+ carp landed too.
Thanks to Pete Castle for his video review of Landes, a French carp fishing venue that ticks plenty of boxes for anglers and non-anglers alike!
Mark Price, fishing Old Oaks this week, caught 5 fish on the bounce on Wednesday. This included – for the first time this season – the mighty long common at 69lb 12oz!
This really is invaluable advice for any carp angler, big thanks to Jamie Simpson for these tips on how to avoid Weil’s Disease whilst fishing…
A new lake record on Villefond. Jamie Ramsey landed ‘Arnold’ at 71lb 02oz, on Dstr baits nut trix, fishing from swim 3. Congratulations sir!
Last week saw the Carter party have a very successful week at La Fonte, topped off by a new lake record of 50lb 8oz, and a common at that!
Vincons really is a carp fishing venue that ticks all the boxes, and with the recent additional big carp stocked, it is well worth considering for your French carping holiday…
Congratulations to Daniel Smith’s group who had a total of 22 fish last week on Old Oaks, including an incredible 7 x 50’s, 5 x 40’s and 6 x 30’s. Here’s their feedback…
They don’t come much better than this! Some of the new carp stocked into Jonchery #7, all fish that have never seen a bait or hook and weighing between 24-30lb.
Beaurepaire welcomed its first sixty last week. Simon landed a pristine 61lb mirror, proving that waiting until later in the season can really pay off.
Take a look at the carp fishing lakes in France offering substantial discounts in the run up to the end of the year…
Ian Barwick landed Blue Lake‘s new record mirror carp at 55.10lb last week. Congratulations! Here is the full report…
Rob Johnson’s party had an excellent session on Old Oaks two weeks ago with 3 x 50’s, 8 x 40’s and 12 x 30’s on the bank. Here is the full feedback and photos…
Mehdi, owner of the famous Laroussi and Old Oaks carp lakes, gives us an update on how our anglers have faired at Laroussi so far this season…
Congratulations to Simon Terrell who has landed the huge long common at Old Oaks carp fishing lake in France. A new record weight of 69lb 10oz.
