All the latest session diaries and venue videos from our carp fishing in France…
An aerial flight over Lillypool, designed to give you a real taster of the venue’s layout and lake features. Lillypool is a 4 acre carp lake, 2.5 hours from Caen ferry with an impressive head of mirrors and commons to 51lb.
For more information on Lillypool follow the link – French Carp Fishing
Jonchery carp lake gets an additional stocking of 2 x 50lb+, 15 x 30lb+ and 50 x 20lb+ carp this January. We think the common at 00:34 seconds in is an absolute corker!
For more information on Jonchery follow the link – Fishing Holidays
Paul Bachelier updates us on the additional stocking at Brocard Small this January. This includes a handful of forties and fifties and a further 30 carp between 20-30lb.
For more information on Brocard Small follow the link – Carp Fishing France
The Bacheliers have been busy draining stock lakes all winter for a range of specimen. In the process they have held a number of carp from 30-60lbs in a stock lake to be re-homed within their carp fishing lakes this January. It’s Brie‘s turn today to receive some stunning target fish including 3 x forties, 1 x mid-fifty and 2 x fifty pound grass carp.
For more information on Brie follow the link – Fishing France
Next up for the Inflight series is Jonchery7, a prolific runs water set beside the magnificent Lac D’orient.
For more information on Jonchery7 follow the link – Fishing France
This edition brings you a round up of the latest venue videos, news and a special feature on a winter session at Lillypool with Steve Knight. Using some unexpected tactics, a good session was had with over 40 runs.
An aerial flight over Vaumigny Carp Lake, one of our larger waters at 35 acres. Already established as one of France’s premiere big fish waters, Angling Lines were proud to announce earlier this year that Vaumigny has re-joined them after a 10 year absence.
For more information on Vaumigny follow the link – Fishing France
An aerial flight over Jonchery, a 30 acre lake set in the heart of the Champagne region, created and run by the prominent fish farming Bachelier family. The video is designed to give you a real taster of the lake’s layout and features.
For more information on Jonchery follow the link – Fishing Holidays
Here’s a customer shot video of a 2013 Lillypool session which we love!
** WARNING; it does contain swearing **
An aerial flight over Beaurepaire, designed to give you a real taster of the venue’s layout and lake features.
Beaurepaire has been a well kept secret by many who have fished it. It’s a beautiful natural gravel pit, just 2½ hours from Calais that’s stuffed with carp to high 40’s and catfish to 50lb+. Ideally suit a group of up to six anglers looking to book a lake exclusively… but individual bookings are welcome too. There are no designated swims but there’s plenty of room to bivvy up.
For more information on Beaurepaire follow the link – Angling Holidays
This edition brings you a round up of the latest winter captures, news, videos and a special feature on the sprawling venue ‘Castle Lake’ being netted and stock-checked.
For over 60 other technical carping videos follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Paul Cooper goes through a few tips on his rod and rig set up as the onset of Winter approaches.
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As part of our Inflight series, here is an aerial flight over Brie, designed to give you a real taster of the lake’s layout and features.
Want to know what Old Oaks is really like? This episode is a short aerial flight over the lake, designed to give you a real taster of the lake’s layout and features. Over the past year this lake has really proved itself and stepped in to the same big fish league as it’s sister lake Laroussi.
For more information on Old Oaks follow the link – Carp France
Next up in our Inflight series is an aerial view of Bletiere lake, designed to give you a real taster of the venue’s layout and lake features.
Bletiere is a beautiful little venue in the heart of the French countryside where you can have a well stocked carp lake all to yourself and stay in a high quality gite on the banks of the lake. The 2½ acre lake sits in 16 acres of woods and fields giving you real seclusion. You reach the property down a long track and it is not over looked at all – the feeling of exclusion & tranquility is palpable.
For more information on Bletiere follow the link – Fishing Holidays
In this video series Mark details his 2013 winter fishing campaign at Lac Du Villefond. Find out the tactics employed on this mature big fish water right from the person that knows it best.
For more information on Villefond follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Next up in our Inflight series is an aerial view of Molyneux lake, designed to give you a real taster of the venue’s layout and lake features.
This 13 acre lake is around 40 years old, spring fed and the banks are lined with fully grown willow trees which have had plenty of time to mature. There’s a big head of 30lb+ carp with 40’s to go at too. Only a couple of hours from Calais, Molyneux is also running ‘out of season’ offers this year with 50% off.
For more information on Molyneux follow the link – French Carp Lakes
This edition brings you a round up of the latest news, venue videos and a first look at a brand new lake being created!
For over 60 other technical carping videos follow the link – Carp Fishing in France
Two of our field testers, Shaun Harrison and Ron Key, travelled down to Brocard Large last week. Our camera man Martin met them there and filmed some of their captures and thoughts on the venue.
You can also view their full catch reports here.
For more information on Brocard Large follow the link – Carp Fishing France
Leads must eject safely from a carp fishing rig in the event of a break-off or a carp becoming snagged – if they don’t it can result in death for a tethered carp…
In this video Ron Key, Chairman of the British Carp Study Group, explains how to construct a rig from which the lead will detach safely & then goes on to demonstrate a couple of variations.
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