Explore Angling Lines’ carp fishing lakes in France, with detailed guides to venues, fish stocks and recommendations.
Lac Du Villefond has been fishing really well recently and with a gap in the bookings I decided to take the opportunity to spend some time catching the monsters that swim our waters… I wasn’t able to fish a whole week so I decided I would at least pre-bait for a few days on the […]
May has been a mad month at Old Oaks with plenty of big fish, here’s the round up below… Earlier in April, Des Chapman landed 3 fifties up to 54lb, almost in a row, with a plenty of forties and high thirties. Andrew Hooper’s team had a super week with 33 fish including the Long […]
The fishing has well and truly warmed up along with the weather at both Laroussi and Old Oaks. The 3 biggest resident commons at the lakes have been caught… and all in the same day! The ‘Long Common’ at 59lb and the ‘Pizza Common’ at 52lb in Old Oaks and a 50lb 2oz in Laroussi. Will […]
Jonchery is a stunning 30 acre lake set in the heart of the Champagne region, created and run by the prominent fish farming Bachelier family. This lake has a great reputation, stretching back many years, for offering superb carp fishing holidays… The lake is shaped like an Xmas stocking, with swim 5 tucked neatly on the dam wall […]
A couple of days fishing at Villefond for fisheries manager Mark Lambert saw a few nice carp on the Bank, all falling to the house bait… To view more videos from Villefond follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Brie is a truly beautiful lake which was originally known as Etang au Bois (Lake in the Woods) and established as a carp fishery by well known carp angler Ron Woodward. Ron was a well respected figure in the angling world but sadly passed away in 2012. He discovered Brie and went on to set it up to his […]
Scott Fry was out at Boux this month coming away with 28 carp including these two cracking 52lb’ers, here’s a round-up of his feedback… Details of your catches: 28 carp caught with two 52’s(common and mirror), seven 40’s, fourteen 30’s and five 20’s including the bright orange koi. Your best tactics: Few caught on singles cast to showing […]
If it’s action and the chance of some real lumps you’re after then this could be the lake for you. Jonchery 7 is owned by the prominent fish farming Bachelier family and is set close to the dam wall of the Lac d’Orient. The lovely 5 acre lake sits on the same complex as its […]
We received this picture through from Mr Downer who was fishing Beaurepaire as part of a group of six anglers this May. Beaurepaire is a natural gravel pit of seven acres fed directly by the water table, just 2½ hours from Calais. Details of your catches: Eleven cats to 49lb, six grass carp to 35lb, thirty […]
Gary Western has kindly sent us these top-notch pictures from his trip to Boux last week, it’s certainly fishing well coming in to summer! The 14 acre carp lake is situated on the eastern edge of the stunning Morvan Regional Nature Park, sitting in a valley with rolling fields to one side and dense woodland […]
Roy van Goor is a Laroussi regular, having landed a 61lb mirror on a previous trip, he returned for more this May. Roy has kindly provided us with a great write up of his recent trip to the lake and the capture of the 62lb ‘Le Grand Male’… Big fish on the feed After […]
Lee Johnston, our Lake Owner at Glehias, recently answered a query about the Catfish in the lake, a good read if you’re going out to the venue this year! Hi, beginning to plan for our visit at the beginning of July, hoping to have a go at the catfish as well as the carp, any advice or […]
Last week Chris Pink went out to fish Blue Lake, a 15 acre lake where the water is crystal clear and the depth ranges from 3 foot to over 18 foot; containing loads of underwater features. Details of your catches: 14 fish, 1 sturgeon, 2 grass carp, all others were king carp up to 40 1/2 lbs Your best […]
We received these pictures through from Mr Lee, who fished at Lillypool this April. Lillypool is a 4 acre spring fed lake with average depths of 3 to 8 feet with features that include lily pads (of course!), extensive reed beds, shallow and deep margins and an island. This lake offers quality carp up to 49lbs in […]
In March we stocked two new 50’s here at Mas Bas and it certainly hasn’t taken long for one of them to make an appearance for our anglers. Franck Consato was the clever/lucky angler to land one of the mirrors this week at 53lb 2oz! For more information, videos and feedback on Mas Bas follow […]
What a cracking photo! We received this from Curtis Todd, who fished Old Oaks recently and caught this big scaled mirror at 44lb 6oz. For more information, photo’s, feedback and articles on Old Oaks follow the link – Carp France
Boux produced a beautiful mix of 40lb+ commons and mirrors for Andrew Gilbert’s party fishing this April. See the rest of their catch pictures here. For more information, articles, photo’s and feedback from Boux follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
After a long and cold winter, spring is finally here. In fact, we had the wettest winter in France for 20 years! Fishing has been slow but things are better and better now with the warmer temperatures. Forties, fifties and sixties have been landed so far. Last week, a special fish came out. Mr Diment’s […]
Still looking for a family friendly venue in summer? Consider ‘Glehias‘ Great for families (limited space still available in school holidays) & 1 hour from Beaches. Great for groups of 1 to 4 anglers, with the luxury of having the lake exclusively to yourselves. Traditional 3 bedroomed french farmhouse, with all the mod-cons Home-cooked meals available […]
Andrew Edwards was over at Glehias for a week at the very end of March, coming away with a trio of eye-catching thirties… Details of your catches: 8 carp – 1 x 4lb, 4 x 25lb-30 and 3 x 30lb+ Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Raja over pellet at shallow-end. General comments: Brilliant week with excellent fishing, just wish it […]
