Planning A Trip – Part 1: Doing your homework!
Angling Lines Field Tester Mike Linstead give his insight into preparing yourself for a carp fishing trip to France.
General Interest
Brocard Small Receives 50 Carp
The Brocard Lakes are netted annually, where many silverfish, zander and roach are removed. The carp are passed back over the net and returned to the lake. This year also saw the addition of many new carp, all spawned and grown on by the lake’s owners. Here’s bailiff Mark with more information… All netting […]
Jonchery Video And Photos From Netting
A short aerial video of Jonchery during the drain down and netting this November and also photos from the stock check including a cracking shot of the big ghost carp on many anglers ‘wanted’ list! 30 acre Jonchery is drained and netted each year, small roach and zander are removed and the carp stock safely […]
The Brie Carp You’ll Want On Your Hitlist
Fifteen-acre carp lake Brie is well loved for two reasons – it’s unbeatable setting and the stunning carp that it holds. Here’s our pick of the residents you’ll want to set your sights on… The lake has been carefully and selectively stocked over the years with carp bred by the lake’s owners, the Bachelier […]
Two Superb 50lb+ Captures at Laroussi
Craig Lancashire’s group have again produced the goods at Laroussi, despite some difficult weather conditions. Here is there catch report from the week… Holiday date: Sat 8th Oct to Sat 15th Oct 2016 Name of customer: Craig Lancashire Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: Dave had 6 fish 2x 50s 1×40 2x30s and one double. I had 6 […]
Huge 62lb Common Carp at Jonchery Lake
Mitchell Keet landed a whopping 62lb common out of Jonchery last week, a new personal best. Here’s his catch report and feedback from the week… Holiday date: Sat 1st Oct to Sat 8th Oct 2016 Name of customer: Mitchell Keet Details of your catches: 29.6 common, 34lb mirror, 37lb mirror, 42lb common, 62lb common my pb […]
Bumper Week at Old Oaks Carp Lake
A trip to Old Oaks results in 28 carp for three anglers, topped off by the ‘Long Common’. Here’s Darren Garrett’s review of his third visit to this incredible carp lake… Holiday date: Sat 17th Sep to Sat 24th Sep 2016 Name of customer: Darren Garrett Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: Peg 4 – Glen Mirror Carp […]
Video: Oscar Castle (5) Breaks His PB And His Rod At Mas Bas Lake
Biggest Fish on the Smallest Rod! 5 year old Oscar Castle manages to bank a new PB carp at Mas Bas Lotus Lake after his hired rod explodes (bang!) during the fight! Excellent accommodation, swimming pool & specimen carp fishing – you can’t help but fall in love with this venue. The cottage can sleep […]
La Fonte – A New Action Packed Carp Lake For Angling Lines
Our field tester Paul Cooper explains why La Fonte is the right French carp lake for you if you’re after plenty of action!
‘The Whole Family Had A Great Time’
Vincons, complete with it’s accommodation and swimming pool, continues to provide first class fishing holidays for the whole family this year. Here’s the latest feedback… Holiday date: Sat 16th Jul to Sat 23rd Jul 2016 Name of customer: Martin Grice Number of anglers: 4 Details of your catches: 2 anglers and 2 part timers; 74 carp from 8lb 10oz to […]
Owning a Carp Lake : An Interview with Bruno Simond
During his recent trip to Deux Iles, our field tester Mike Linstead took the opportunity to find out a little more about the lakes owner, Bruno Simond and his fascinating journey towards setting up his exciting lake.
‘Literally An Angler’s Paradise’
Thanks to Ron and Barry for their excellent feedback on Deux Iles… Holiday date: Sat 9th Jul to Sat 16th Jul 2016 Name of customer: Ronald Jillings Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: 16 Carp caught in total – although we did only fish for 4 days… 7 Doubles 7 Twenties 1 Thirty (36.12) 1 Forty (41.12) […]
Lake Record Mirror Carp at Old Oaks
Here’s Mark with a new lake record mirror out of Old Oaks – 58lb 14oz! Congratulations. You can read the group’s feedback below… Holiday date: Sat 25th Jun to Sat 2nd Jul 2016 Name of customer: Karen Royston Number of anglers: 4 Details of your catches: Mark -20lb Grass carp,1 twenty,2 thirties.5 forties and 58lb 14oz Mirror Kristina- […]
Catching a Villefond 60lb+ Carp
Here’s the account of a very special 60lb capture for Villefond Fisheries manager Mark Lambert… 3:09am, Friday the 27th of May 2016, two beeps woke my sleep …… I rose from my tent and and looked at the lit up bite alarm indicating something had happened to move the line on the right had of my […]
Want a 50lb+ Common? Here’s Where To Find Them
Big common carp are fewer and further between in comparison to their mirror counterparts. They’re also most anglers prized captures as the sheer length of a common carp in excess of 50lb is something quite special. We’ve rounded up some of our favourites from Angling Lines venues… 1. Caught at Villefond, May ’16 Villefond […]
A New Lake Record For Boux
Congratulations to Stephen Marks, who now holds the lake record at Boux with this 62lb mirror. ‘I have just finished my week at boux which was last week and wanted to contact you guys with some great news. Although the first 3 days we had had nothing but spawning and a very quiet lake. Come […]
La Fonte Venue Video
The venue video is here for our latest lake, La Fonte. Mike and Matt Linstead had an incredible run of carp at the 7 acre lake in Normandy, France. Just three and a half hours drive from Calais, this lake is best described as a runs water and ideal for 4 anglers to share exclusively […]
VIDEO – Ben Austin Lands 52lb Mirror at Beaurepaire
Ben Austin had a great week at Beaurepaire this Spring, topped by a pristine 52lb mirror. Here is a short video of his week & of course that stunning capture… ‘If carlsberg made carp I think it would look somethink like this!! This must have been the hardest fighting fish in my life 30 mins I […]
2 x 70lb’ers and a new 68lb PB at Laroussi
We’ve seen some incredible fish out at Laroussi recently, here is owner Mehdi with an update… Weather has been up and down from early April to late May, we all know fishing results depend directly on weather conditions. In the last 2 months at Laroussi, about 250 fish were caught – some weeks at 20ish fish […]
Discovering La Fonte – Part 2
Mike and Matt Linstead continue their week at La Fonte (read part 1 here). With fast approaching 30 fish between them in the first few days, they decide a change of tactics is in order. Not wanting to lull the fish into a predictable pattern we decided that Wednesday would see us flip our […]
