Browse general carp fishing interest posts with French venue round-ups, trip planning advice, holiday tips and big fish inspiration.
Huge congratulations to Stuart Lemon, who landed the Long Common from Old Oaks, at a whopping 62lb… Old Oaks is a 34 year old virgin gravel pit of around 5 acres, around 3 hours from Caen. It had never been fished before 2006, being left wild and undisturbed since it was dug. A delightfully pretty […]
Jim Kelly explains common issues when field-testing completely unknown lakes, and why the majority don’t make it on to the Angling Lines books… Why Are Some Chosen And Some Not? The Selection Process Angling Lines has a fine portfolio of lakes catering for the needs of most carp anglers, but how did the list evolve? Is […]
We’ve got some great news for all of you planning to use Brittany Ferries for your next Angling Lines trip… Book your 2015 holiday before 16th October 2014 and take advantage of up to £70 off the mid-season Portsmouth to Caen, Portsmouth to Cherbourg & also Plymouth to Roscoff sailings (does not apply to Fastcraft or […]
After a really long spawning here at Villefond this year our fish are unusually really down in weight with some of the big girls 10-11lb down. They are now feeding like mad trying to pack the weight on and get to their normal weights before winter! Most of our 50lb+ fish are down in the […]
A 62lb mirror, 53lb mirror and a 57lb sturgeon for Gary Flavell’s party, proving that a slow and tricky weeks fishing was well worth it at Laroussi… Holiday date: Sat 23rd Aug to Sat 30th Aug 2014Name of customer: Gary FlavellNumber of anglers: 4Details of your catches: Was a hard week due to the rising temps throughout the week.Thomas – 53lb […]
This video documents a carp fishing trip to Boux made by three of the Angling Lines team – David Keep, Jim Kelly and Paul Cooper. Boux is a French carp lake that’s had a first class reputation for big carp since the 80’s. Our trip ended with a total result of 26 carp including 4 x […]
Anglers Mail editor Tim Knight recently spent a week at Mas Bas, here’s his article following the trip… EVER tried finding and then enjoying a holiday where you get enough good fishing in, and the non-angler/s with you are equally well catered for? It isn’t always easy to get the balance right! I can put […]
A huge well done to Cliff Jones who came away with the new lake record at Beaurepaire this May, weighing in at 56lb 1oz. ‘After a few beers some silly bugger suggested that if one of us were to catch a lake record they should be made to streak the full length of the far […]
Great news! If you’re booked on a holiday with us this summer you are entitled to a complimentary CC Moore & Co Ltd discount code. To claim it, just send us an email (including the venue, your name and the name your holiday is booked under) to support@anglinglines.com
As far as we’re aware we could well have a new world record on our hands thanks to Jason Gardiner, who fished Laroussi this month. He landed this whopping 15lb 4oz tench beating the current record by just 1 oz! It was part of a 52 fish catch between himself and a friend sharing the swim. Great […]
Boux has had one of it’s best seasons yet so far! You only need to take a look at the feedback for this year to see that fifties are gracing the bank regularly. Here’s Andy Windmills catch report from May… Holiday date: Sat 10th May to Sat 17th May 2014 Name of customer: Andy WindmillNumber of anglers: 2Details of your catches: A […]
After many many big fish caught so far this year at Old Oaks, here’s the cherry on the cake. Bryan Baker did it! He finally banked the mighty ” Long common” at a new max weight 62lb10oz! Why is she called the “Long common”? Because she measures 1.20m long! Bryan wrote : It was taken on […]
An interview with Spencer Wright, sponsored angler and CC Moore consultant. Matthew Fleet from Carp Marathon asks the questions… Before I begin this interview I would like to say a big thank you to Spencer for finding the time to do this interview, it really is appreciated, right then let’s begin… So then Spencer, when did […]
Gary Western had a prolific week at Boux – the lake that famously gave Tim Paisley his first 50lb’er years ago – this month, culminating in setting the new lake record at 54lb 10oz. Quality fishing & cracking pictures too, nice one Gary! ‘Just some photos for you and for your records from our trip […]
Arnold, our biggest resident male at Villefond and one of the top 3 biggest fish in the lake has finally been caught again and has now broken the lake record at a massive 57lb 4oz!! Not only that but on the same week to the same angler two more different 50’s were landed! Have a […]
With the capture of Slate Grey last week I have decided to delve into my archives once again to give you a little bit of history on this mighty old warrior. Slate Grey got her name quite obviously from her grey colour which coupled with her massive size makes her an easily recognisable fish. Another […]
Two of the best looking carp we’ve seen in a while! We’re still awaiting the full feedback report from last week’s anglers at Brie but in the mean time Paul, bailiff at Brie, sent us these two pictures of carp caught from the venue last week. Set in a Nature Reserve, 15 acre Brie is booked […]
An interview with Joe Morgan, avid carp angler and presenter of the popular monthly release Carp TV. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… I have been a big admirer of Joe, his angling and his presenting skills, for some time now. So when this opportunity became available I grabbed the chance with both hands. I […]
Slate Grey was the biggest fish of a fantastic weeks fishing on Villefond last week at 53lb 2oz. Well done to the guys; you can see their feedback below… Holiday date: Sat 5th Apr to Sat 12th Apr 2014 Name of customer: Matt Drury Number of anglers: 5 Details of your catches: 1 x 50, 6 x 40, 5 x 30, 3 […]
An angler interview with Steve Whitby, Carpology contributor and the man behind ‘The Carp Catcher’ Youtube channel. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… So then Steve, when did your passion for angling begin? When I was about 5. Mum would buy my elder brother Andy and myself ‘nets’. This was a 6 inch mesh […]
