Why Angling Lines?

“Why did you choose Angling Lines as the booking agent for your venue?” As a lake owner it’s a question I get asked frequently, both by anglers and by fellow lake owners. Well something happened this morning and although it is just one of many examples I could give, it sums up Angling Lines so […]

Owning a French carp fishery… but living in England

After looking for many years for the right place we finally found it at Watersmeet. Our problem was always going to be the fact that we would be owners not living in France, so our choice had to be somewhere we could get to for a long weekend, otherwise it wouldn’t work. We run a […]

The benefits of regular netting of carp lakes

Having had Genets netted recently I thought I would put together a few words from my own point of view on the importance as part of ongoing fishery management to carrying out regular netting. We first had the lake netted in Oct 2006 to remove the bulk of the silverfish when nearly a ton & […]

Carp venue management – aeration equipment

When the long hot days of summer finally do arrive the carp can suffer due to lack of oxygen.  Here we showcase a company who have worked with a number of French fisheries to help combat the problem; Aquaculture Equipment Ltd We are manufacturers and suppliers of fish farming, fish keeping and lake aeration equipment. […]

Dealing with weed in a carp lake

By Andrew, the owner of Molyneux lake; Weed is not particularly desirable in large amounts in a carp lake for 2 reasons – it’s difficult for anglers to deal with when fishing and it can have a negative effect on the eco-system. Phytoplankton and weed are in direct competition with each other in a lake, […]

Carp Lake Management – Using Lime

David writes;  I had this Email sent to me by a French lake owner today… I thought I’d pass it on so other lake owners could either benefit or comment; ‘I recently had a meeting with a recognised fishery expert and we had a very interesting conversation about the use of lime. It is already […]