Fisherman Reveals NEW TOP LAKES IN FRANCE!

Etang de Vaumigny

Do you want to beat your Personal Best? Discover our NEW Record Lake: Etang de Vaumigny! Alex van Voorst has been fishing there for years - this year, he broke his PB once again: an astonishing 53lbs mirror. And we don’t want to mention his 89lbs sturgeon (Official Record of France)…

In this 37-acre lake, 50% of the carp are over 35 pounds! So, why wouldn’t you give it a try?

Coelacanthe - The Village

Enjoy the most relaxing Carp Fishing Holiday of your life at Coelacanthe! Amazing Carp up to 65lbs, large swims and … the facilities, too clean for carp anglers? No, you deserve it!

42 acres affordable luxury Carp Fishing in France. Book your swims NOW!

Etang de la Poitevinière - Chateau Lake

La Poitevinière is "NOT just another English-run lake, of which there are now hundreds. This is an experience in itself, a totally unique venue that is 100% unspoilt natural beauty. The scenery is simply breathtaking and I know of nobody who has failed to be moved by the lake’s striking beauty. The carp match the surroundings for beauty and spectacular condition and the whole Chateau Lake experience is one of total peace and tranquillity broken only by the screaming of the sounder box in your ear! Get on there and enjoy! I know for certain that you will not be disappointed and will, like me, be hooked by the place and return time and time again!" Ken Townley. January 2009.

Big Game Fishing in Spain

If you want to go big game fishing in Spain, you can find more information here:

www.tomscatch.com

The site is in Spanish, but they've told me that their working on the translation into English.

The picture was taken last friday. We took 5 tuna with an average weight of more or less 30kg! We saw fish all day long, dolphins etc...

just another dream that has come true!

Good fishing in France

Domaine de Brocard 

Very good week at Brocard: 69 fish, 5 anglers. Biggest carp were 19,3kg, 20kg, 20,3kg, 21,7kg and 27kg. "Hi I'm Dennis and we caught last week 50 carp from swim 3 (8/8 - 15/8). The pictures are 40 pounds mirror, a 33,2 pounds common and a 25,4 pounds mirror. I hope you can use them for the website! Thanks for the nice week which we enjoyed a lot!. Regards, Dennis" 

La Renarde 

Also very productive week: 5 anglers, 48 Fish. Biggest: 15kg, 15,1kg,15,5kg and 16,8kg 

Chateau Moulin 

Fishing gets better and better: Joe Lee Form Surrey in England landed a carp of 46.12lbs from the shaggy tail swim. This fish on picture n°1 is known as the Orange fish and he was landed from the pomme de pin swim and weighed in at 54.08lbs and it was her first appearance to the bank this year 

Etang de Brigueuil 

"It can fish very well like all the other swims as there is a large band of lillies that run between it and the chalet swim which always produces nice fish.The guy this week, Mr Klamber, has not had a huge quantity (in 34 degrees neither has anyone else) but he has had 5 fish all over 30 UK lbs." Tracey, Brigueuil 

La Horre

22 Carp caught including 5x50s, mirrors of 55lb, 55lb 2oz & commons of 57lb & 58lb 

Domaine de la Vallée

Much better week with 27 carp. Biggest was 17kg

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Etang de Brigueuil

Hi All!

The season is now well under way, a mixed bag of weather hampering the proceedings a bit for everybody. No 2 weeks are the same at the moment. Last week was particularly wet with rain every day, most of it torrential. But it is the catch reports from last week that has prompted this newsletter, we just have to share this news with you all!

We were full from Saturday April 25th to Saturday 2nd May, Ireland v Holland this time. Holland occupied the chalet swim and 9, 10 and 11 and Ireland was on the opposite side on swims 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 and of course Dan floating in between. Holland got off to a fantastic start and pulled a 46lb out of swim 9 (a PB for him on his first trip to France!) and on the same night a 45lb from swim 10. What followed was astounding. We are happy with every fish over 40lb, of course, but we were not expecting to see 8, yes eight, in a single week! Swim 11 produced 3 (2 at 40lb 11oz and 41lb13oz) , swim 4 another 45lb, swim 5 a 40lb and a 46lb on swim 7.

Unbelievable and our best week ever. Swim 8 had 46 runs and landed 34 fish, his first carp fishing holiday in France and he now has a new PB of 35lb 3oz. Swim 9 also produced a 38lb 8 oz mirror and a 30lb grass carp so his first trip to France will be one he will never forget.

We are stocking top quality frozen boilies this year from Heathrow Baits, their Cranberry and Oyster, Superstench and Red Indians and Carp Company Icelandic Red Caviar and Cranberry and many of these fish have been caught with this bait including all of the Irish guys' fish as they flew in and hired tackle and bought bait on site. We have been selling them since the start of the season and, whether it is down to that or not, we have more than doubled the amount of 30's and 40's that we have had out this year compared to the same time last year. So we are very excited for the rest of the season. Hopefully spawning will soon be out of the way and we can relax and enjoy some sunshine. So to all of you that are coming back this year, safe trip and see you soon.



Andy, Tracey and Dan

Chateau Moulin

Fishing was good and several carp over 40lb came out: 46.04lb and 50.04 lb. The own house bait “Chateau Moulin Fish Mix" is doing very well.

Domaine de Brocard

124 fish caught by 12 anglers. Biggest carp: 18kg, 3 x 19kg, 19,5kg, 2 x 21kg and 22 kg.

La Renarde

8 anglers pulled 50 fish out: 44 carp and 16 sturgeons. Biggest carp were: 3 x 15kg, 16kg and 17kg

La Horre

80 Carp caught including 23x40s, 7x50s up to 59lb 15oz (common) & a 64lb 8oz mirror. The biggest grass carp of the week was 57lb

Lac de Grosley

Good week at Grosley with 78 carp on the big lake and 57 carp on the small lake. Biggest carp on the big lake were 20,8kg and 8 fish between 16 and 19kg. The small lake was very productive with 9 carp over 15 kg and a new PB for Mr. de Ruyter with a 22,5kg fish for his birthday! Nice present… by the way this fish was caught in January 2008 and was 17,8kg…!

The restocking has a positive effect. Fishing is now more difficult, but the fish are much bigger now. Over all the anglers are happy.

Domaine de la Vallée

52 carp (19,5kgs, 19 kgs, 14kgs, 13kgs...) and 11 sturgeons

Lac de Moisson

Several big fish came out on swims 3 and 10: oa 18.5kg, 16kg, 12kg ... A Frenchman caught last week a 26kg Moisson Carp. The fish are feeding during daytime, but we believe that this will change as the water temperature will rise… But at the moment the nights are calm.

“just come back from carp fishing holidays at moisson, wonderful place great scenario
we have been unlucky with the weather because we arrived after a cold period and during the holiday another storm came in and the temperatures (air and water too) fell down. only 3 days and a half have been good for fishing (all carps taken from friday24 to monday27) the rest of the time the entire lake was completely blocked. i have talked with other anglers from france and poland and they didn't catch carps too. we all together landed many tenchs, 3 silurus glanis and 5 good fishes between 12 and 19,6kg, definetly not so good for 11days of fishing.... but not so bad for the first time in moisson anyway.” Marco, Italy

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French State invests 6 million in Lac de Moisson

Last week we were invited by the new director of Lac de Moisson to know each other and to prepare the 2009 season. He said he had a surprise for us…

 

At our arrival at the lake, we were surprised by the action on the property: there were vans, trucks, and bulldozers all over the place. Gardeners were busy planting trees and builders were placing the latest bricks.

 

A little further a man was waving at us with a big smile on his face: Mr. Labert, the new director. During our conversation, he told us that the French State had invested six million Euros in the venue!

 

First of all, a new modern reception was build to receive the clients at their arrival. Chrystel, a nice lady, welcomes the clients and briefs them about the facilities, food and beverages, regulations,  etc.

 

Next to the new reception, a fantastic restaurant has been built with a terrace that provides stunning views over the lake. Excellent food is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. To give you an idea, the daily menu costs only 10,30 Euros!

Here, the anglers can get their bread, croissants, beverages, etc.

 

Another part of the investment went to the brand new rooms and studios. The finishings are nice and the views over the lake are amazing. The studios have 2 beds, a completely fitted kitchen, chairs, table and a spacious bathroom. Towels and sheets are included in the price. A studio costs 40 Euros per night. The rooms have two or four beds and a bathroom. Towels and sheets are included in the price. Price ist 15,50 Euros per person per night. It’s possible to order breakfast in the room.

 

In this new building, new WC’s and showers are available for the anglers.

 

Security is very important for the management. Now a security agency controls the lake with two to four agents and a dog. By night the whole venue is closed to the public.

 

And, last but not least, the management restocked the lake with plenty of new fish to keep the impressive stock of Lac de Moisson in balance.

 

We must say we were overwhelmed by these improvements and we think our clients will love them. Anglers that like to make a trip to France with their family can lodge the non-anglers in a studio, while they stay in their bivvy on the banks. Some anglers like to sleep in a room when it’s still cold outside. We also remind that Lac de Moisson is a very attractive lake for the real specimen hunter. If you have already been at Cassien or Lac de Der, you will surely enjoy this lake! Several carp are 30kg+ and the record of the lake is 32kg…

 

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Catch Report French Carping 14/04/2009

Dear Friends,

Here are the latest catch reports from France where our clients had very good catches this week. At Domaine de Brocard we had 107 carp out with 40% of the carp over 15kg!!!
Etang de Brigueuil

Good week with nice catches from Mr. de Groot: 32,7 Pounds (dutch) and 33,9 Pounds

Chateau Moulin


Domaine de Brocard

Fantastic week at Domaine de Brocard with 107 fish in total: 5 grass carp (biggest was 17,5kg), 2 catfish (max. 36 kg) and 1 Koi.

There were 41 carp 15kg+: 3 carp were 18 kg and there were stunning mirrors and commons of 19kg, 19,1kg, 19,5kg, 19,8kg, 20kg, 21kg, 21,3kg and 23,2kg …

La Renarde

Very Good week at La Renarde with 13 carp. Biggest were 15,5 kg and 16,5 kg. Also 2 grass carp came out. Biggest was 14,3 kg.

Jonchery

Maurepaire

Etang Remy

La Horre

Just as we expected, this week was a good week at La Horre: 21 fish caught. the biggest was a grass carp 56lb 5oz the biggest carp 49lb 8oz.

Lac de Moisson


Grosley


Domaine de la Vallée

This week 14 carp caught on swim 3, 15 lost on swim 10. Strangely enough no carp came out on swim 4 and 5.

Iktus

"Fishing gets better and better with lots of carp over the 13kg barrier. Some belgian clients broke the record with a stunning 27,5kg sturgeon last night. They are really happy because they also caught a 16kg carp and a massive 40kg catfish. They say they want to come back in late summer" Jérémy, Iktus

Plashuis

Good catches at Het Plashuis. Lots of high 20's. No top catches until today, but they will come out soon because the warm weather is helping a lot... Best swim until now is n°6.


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Nice pictures from Maurepaire

Here are some pictures from Maurepaire

Depth maps from Lac de Moisson and Iktus

We proudly announce that we are now able to offer professional depth maps from our venues. Our clients love this idea because they don’t have to lose any time studying the bottom. Now, they arrive at the lake and they can immediately start fishing the strategically chosen spots.

Although most of our venues have a flat bottom, there are some lakes that have a very irregular bottom. Through these depth maps we discovered that Lac de Moisson and Iktus have a very interesting bottom with lots of hidden fishing spots. The architects that made these maps, discovered that at Lac de Moisson, there is a very interesting plateau in front of swims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 about 200 meters from the bank. We recommend taking enough line on your spool to be able to fish this spot.

At Iktus we immediately saw that there were huge holes, hard sandy and stony patches and plateaus. We are completely convinced that these depth maps will make fishing a lot easier, and they will bring more catches. The anglers will fish spots they’ve never fished before.

ORDER A DEPTH MAP HERE.

Château Moulin - 5 star carp fishing in France

It hasn’t been easy, but we have finally managed to find a new awesome carp fishing lake, and we are proud to present to you: Chateau Moulin.

Surrounded by luscious oak and pine forests, this established 42-acre lake is a well-stocked carp venue, with 18 swims. A maximum of 10 anglers are able to fish the lake at any one time, which gives you the option to move around a little. All this, combined with the fantastic service that the owners provide, will make your vacation a great one, with a fantastic atmosphere and some great carp. We invite you to come and experience the thrill of fishing this beautiful, unspoiled haven for carp.

Château Moulin is five star carp fishing in France!

More information HERE.

Professional Depth Maps

Lila Depth Maps and Fisherman Holidays started a unique joint venture to offer an even better service to our customers. Now, you can buy professional depth maps from our lakes in France. These maps will give you the opportunity to find the best spots, various depths, different types of bottoms, etc. Oder your depth map of your favorite swim on the website of Fisherman Holidays. They cost 25 Euros each and I'm sure it will make fishing even more exciting!

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French Carping

Carp Fishing at Lac De Grosley in Normandy

Having never fished in France before both me and my son-in law (Ade) booked a week’s fishing with Fishermans Holidays which was arranged with Thomas from their main office the support and help given to go was 1st class and very informative with lots of advice.

On getting to Grosley we were greeted by Eric and his wife who made us very welcome with a complementary cup of tea.

We were then shown around our swims and give some tips on how to fish. Although we were tired from the travel from Cornwall via Dover we very quickly got set up and fishing with four rods each and I soon had a bend in my rods with a nice fish 28.5lbs.

We had set ourselves a target of one fish a day and this was blown away with some fantastic results with 67 Carp between us in total, 6x 30+ (35.10lbs) biggest by Ade. 45 x 20lbs plus and I (Neil) caught a lake record Sturgeon of 19.12lbs
A big thanks goes to the help from Howard at Nutrabaits in selecting the bait for the trip nearly all the catches came from Trigger and Salmon-Caviar and Black pepper Boilies. The time spent at the bait centre was well worth all the time prior to our trip.

Eric and his wife also provided excellent food throughout the week and the need to take your own food is not required, the site facilities are excellent.

As you can see we had a fantastic time and would recommend this experience to any one reading this we are definitely looking forward to going back again in May next year, I have some great photographs that got better the end of the week.

More information about carp fishing at Lac de Grosley in Normandy - Click HERE