Discover expert guides and owner interviews on buying, stocking and developing carp lakes in France. Get practical insights to turn your dream fishery into reality.
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to the people that run them. We asked Gérard who together with Carla owns Cerises & Duquesne two small and exclusive carp lakes in France a few questions.
Our website features an outstanding collection of lakes, and each one is a credit to the dedicated people who run them. With this in mind, we spoke to Thomas, the owner of Carrouge Carp Lake, and asked him a few questions, to learn more about his journey.
We often get asked the same question many times in the office here at Angling Lines – “How do I go about buying a carp lake in France?” – this article should point you in the right direction. John London bought the popular little French carp lake Bletiere back in the early 2000´s. He kindly […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to our brilliant owners and all their hard work. Today we are introducing Cyril, who along with brother Sebastian, runs four excellent carp lakes in France – Lepinet, Blue Lake, Cailleaux and Autels. As well as running these stunning lakes, the […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to our brilliant owners and all their hard work. Today we introduce Constant, a well regarded angler and French FOX consultant, who created Fullys Carp Lake.
If you’re starting your carp fishing lake business, stocking carp in a french lake is likely to be one of the biggest money outlays you make. Here’s the things I have learnt; 1. Before you even start to think about buying a lake and running your own carp fishery sit down and work out your finances The bigger […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to the people that run them. We asked Gary, who together with Angeline, own Eau de Vie South & North, the best and worst bits of the job. The Eau de Vie complex consists of two fantastic small exclusive carp lakes […]
We’ve resurrected this blog post written by Gareth Watkins a while back. We get a lot of questions passed our way regarding how to run successful carp lakes in France, this blog post helps to answer them… One of the subjects I see come up again and again on the web forums and one I […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to the people that run them. We asked Mark who, together with Debbie and John, owns Villefond a few questions. When did you discover carp fishing and how did you come to be here at Villefond? I discovered fishing as a […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to the people that run them and all their hard work. Today we are introducing Richard, bailiff at Lillypool & co-owner of Lillybelle, two very popular lakes for small groups wanting a lake exclusive… When did you discover carp fishing and […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to our brilliant owners and all their hard work. Today we are introducing Tony, who with wife Kim, runs Landes, an idyllic 4 acre carp lake with accommodation and a pool. 1. When did you discover carp fishing and how did […]
What should I be looking for when searching for a carp lake? We are regularly asked this question by anglers who are looking to realise their dream of becoming a lake owner in France. Here are a few top things to consider…
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.
Lee & Tracy have been developing great additions to the Glehias lakes. In 2014 they completed the wonderful floating cabin and now they’re paying particular attention to the swims on the lake… Last winter, over a cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows, we discussed what lake projects and general maintenance projects would take priority this year. Due to water […]
In the February of 2010, I was thrown into the deep end by taking on a local estate lake and running a carp syndicate on the lake. I had been a member of the syndicate for a number of years and had fished there since 1985. When I first fished the lake there were 12 […]
Over the nine years we have now been here, I get asked a lot of times what sort of French carp fishing lake we are in the respect of whether we class ourselves as a runs water, intermediate water or a hard big fish water. The simple answer I give is that I do not […]
Here’s the first carp going into the brand new Lillybelle lake… & what cracking carp they are! The carp were stocked on 17th December ’13. In total 104 carp were stocked, average size of mid 20’s & the largest was 31lb. Around 80% of the fish stocked were mirrors because most of the original stock […]
After a total of 40 long days’ work in weekends and many evenings over the winter period, our ambitious Floating Cabin project was finally finished at Glehias just in time for the start of our open season. All powered with gas and solar panel, it is fitted out with an oven, hob and grill, fridge, […]
Paul Cooper answers a reader’s question regarding liming carp lakes. ‘Hi Paul, Sorry to disturb you. I read your great article on the Angling Lines website about Winter Carp Lake Maintenance and want to pick your brain about the liming. The venue I run is very similar in size and all the reasons you list […]
Like many British carp anglers, the thought of one day living and working in France as an Owner or Bailiff on a carp fishery has never been far from the forefront of my future thoughts and aspirations. Four years ago, whilst on a fishing trip to France, I met Martin, one of the owners of […]
