{"id":12,"date":"2008-01-19T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2008-01-19T12:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/do-you-really-want-to-go-carp-fishing-in-france\/"},"modified":"2013-12-02T09:14:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T08:14:31","slug":"do-you-really-want-to-go-carp-fishing-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/do-you-really-want-to-go-carp-fishing-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we go carp fishing in France ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carp fishing as we all know immensely popular now, with more and more people coming into the sport every year. This puts a huge pressure on the ticket lakes, club lakes and syndicates across the UK. Most anglers outside the \u2018A\u2019 list are faced with long waiting lists and the slim <\/span>chances<\/span> of getting on a water with big fish. Ticket lakes are often crowded and fish sizes modest.<\/span>\"lake2.jpg\"<\/p>\n

For a number of years carpers have been looking towards France. <\/span><\/p>\n

But is it the Carp fishers \u2018Eldorado?\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What does France have to offer?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Access to bigger fish: <\/strong><\/span>Well firstly in the majority of cases there are no syndicates or waiting lists to fish the top waters. You can simply book up with an agent such as Angling Lines,<\/a> or go it alone to a ticket or public lake.<\/p>\n

Whatever you choose you\u2019ll have access to bigger fish than the majority of lakes in the UK.
\nThe continental climate in France gives us just that few degrees extra average temperatures, which is enough to get the carp feeding longer throughout the year. You gain on average one degree for every 100 km you travel south. Also the strains of carp stocked into France have generally been fast growing mirrors and they can reach 30lb in just 5-7 years.<\/p>\n

2) A Lake to yourselves:<\/strong><\/span> French lakes for the most part are larger than the UK counterparts and there are lots of them. Just look at the blue spots on the map! This amount of water means you are spoiled for choice. Gone are the crowded banks. Ok your popular waters will be just that\u2026 but if you book through an agent you are guaranteed a swim. Better still you can book the venue to yourself, for you and a group of mates or family. <\/span>\"MasThis has a great number of advantages. Often it is cheaper per person to do this. You are certain that you\u2019ll not have another angler casting into your swim. These venues normally get less pressure than the public or day ticket waters so your chances of catching are better, you can fish exactly where the fish are.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) Top holiday destination:<\/strong><\/span> Irrespective of carp fishing, France is a top holiday destination that thoroughly justifies its No.1 place with UK holidaymakers. Literally millions cross the channel every year. It has the benefit of being relatively close and with the ferry and chunnel connections easily accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n

You also get the good roads (ok autoroutes are toll roads) most of which are far more pleasant to drive on than the UK motorways. Add to this the fabulous and varied countryside and architecture and you can see why France is a \u2018Top Holiday Destination\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

4) Take Family make it a Holiday: <\/strong><\/span>Carp fishing holidays have come a long way since the pioneering days when Hutchy and Maddocks went to St Cassien and the Lac du Der. There are literally thousands of possible destinations. Angling Lines offers 40 excellent venues. (See previous post on \u2018How to choose a Venue!\u2019<\/a>\"Swimming
\nThere are more and more venues offering accommodation and facilities for the family. So why not take the family and have a great time and catch some fish. Venues like Vin\u00e7ons<\/a>, Mas Bas<\/a> & Ribi\u00e8re propose top class accommodation or gites with swimming pools. You can keep the wife and kids happy while you reel in 30lb carp. Sounds too good to be true\u2026 check out the info on the website.<\/a><\/p>\n

5) Better weather: <\/strong><\/span>England & Wales are not reputed for their hot and sunny climate. Average temps are lower than most of the European continent and rain fall in most parts is higher. This gives us our \u2018Green and pleasant land\u2019 but is not ideal for soaking up the rays.<\/p>\n

Getting yourself over to France can give you a tan and catch you more carp. A top up of Vitamin D is just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to travel to the south of France either\u2026 although naturally the farther south you go the hotter it gets. Most of the time, the summer months north of the Loire are more than enough with temperatures into the 30\u2019s commonplace.<\/p>\n

6) PB more than possible:<\/strong> <\/span>I\u2019ll tell you a secret. I\u2019ve never caught a UK 20lb\u2019er. Ok I left Britain in the 80\u2019s and have not fished there since, but I\u2019ve lost count of the number of customers I\u2019ve spoken to over the years who tell their UK PB is under 20lb.<\/span>\"A
\nSince I\u2019ve been here I\u2019ve now lost count of the number of 30\u2019s I\u2019ve caught. Now this is not bragging, just fact. Last year I fished just three venues. Two produced 30+\u2019s for me, and the other managed a 27lb.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying these fish coming crawling up your rods, but you\u2019ll be fishing waters with big carp in. Rule number one if you want to set out for bigger carp and break your PB is to fish waters holding them. It sounds obvious, but we can tell you which waters will give you the chance. <\/span><\/p>\n

7) More than just fishing:<\/strong><\/span> So carp fishing in France then, is more than just fishing. It\u2019s a holiday experience. Try to enjoy every part of it, from gong to the supermarket to experiencing a good French restaurant. Have a go at using your rusty school boy French, its fun and appreciated by the locals. The wines and beers are not only cheaper but to my taste better.. or perhaps – \u00a0<\/span>\u2018I\u2019ve Just Gone Injun!!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

So after considering the above, “Can you afford not to try Carp Fishing in France?”<\/span><\/p>\n

And on a final note Enjoy your trip! And Don\u2019t Forget to Smell the Flowers Along the Way!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carp fishing as we all know immensely popular now, with more and more people coming into the sport every year. This puts a huge pressure on the ticket lakes, club lakes and syndicates across the UK. Most anglers outside the \u2018A\u2019 list are faced with long waiting lists and the slim chances of getting on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-first-carp-fishing-trip-to-france"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}