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We always like to close for a week in the middle of May in the hope that all of the fish have spawned and can have a rest for the week. There were definite signs of spawning on Kingfisher at… Read More »May mini break

Another year has gone past and we are now in the swing of our 4th season here. Our Carp France Fishing anniversary on 2nd May always gives a chance to reflect on where we are and how far we have… Read More »May 3rd Anniversary

This week saw some new anglers on Lac Lucie who had travelled down from the Midlands area on Friday, across to Calais and then the road down to here. They had hired a van to bring all of their tackle… Read More »09/05/2026 Lac Lucie Duck

This week saw the annual return of Nigel’s mates from The Oliver Twist in Irthlingborough. They come for the beer and banter as much as for a fishing holiday, with three of them fishing for leisure and a bit of… Read More »09/05/2026 Kingfisher The Fools surprise

We first met Dave and his son, Alex in May 2024 when they caught nine carp between the two of them up to 50lb+ and both had new PBs. They returned in May 2025 with Dave’s brother, Matt and landed… Read More »02/05/2026 Lac Lucie Rod, Reel, Repeat

When Mike visited us in April 2024 (https://carpfrance.com/27-04-2024-lac-lucie-the-final-hurrah/) he said that it was his final European fishing trip and he had a great week with 10 carp up to 50lb 8oz that week. Nigel had been on hand to take… Read More »02/05/2026 Kingfisher The final final hurrah

We welcomed three Dutch anglers onto Lac Lucie this week and with no one on Kingfisher, Jo had travelled back to Liverpool to meet her new granddaughter, Pippa so Nigel was left in charge with a long list of jobs… Read More »25/04/2026 Lac Lucie Making Memories

En hommage à nos premiers pêcheurs français, notre compte rendu de pêche est rédigé cette semaine en deux langues. Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas pour lire la version anglaise. In respect to our first French fishermen, our fishing report… Read More »18/04/2026 Lac Lucie Les vacances

When we were contacted in January by Chris who was looking for venue for 8 anglers for a stag week we were slightly unsure as to what to expect but agreed that we could make both of our lakes available… Read More »11/04/2026 Kingfisher & Lac Lucie The stag

This week saw some new faces on Kingfisher lake with Matthew and Anthony bringing their sons Rupert, Max and Milo for their first French carp fishing experience. They arrived Saturday afternoon in glorious sunshine and that was the way the… Read More »04/04/2026 Kingfisher The TikTokers

Rob, Harry, Lisa and Bob were with us during a gloriously sunny week in April 2025 and the anglers, Rob and Harry went home with new PBs in the 30s. With 14 carp last year they bought Rob’s brother, Jon… Read More »04/04/2026 Lac Lucie Return for the 40s

Sorry for the delay in getting this out but it has been a mad couple of weeks getting everything ready for the start of the season and the final things done that we wanted to do. As we write this… Read More »March 2026 Update

Our guests on Kingfisher this week have been before – in fact this is Paul’s 6th visit to our lakes so he knows us and knows the fish. Last August the group were on Kingfisher at the same time as… Read More »28/03/2026 Kingfisher The (Calendar) boys are back again

When Chris and Liam visited us last August they could not have picked a worse week. With temperatures reaching 40°C and no rain for weeks our lakes were severely lacking in oxygen and the fish were struggling. Rebooking for the… Read More »28/04/2026 Lac Lucie Calendar starter

February has been a crazy month, leaving us in despair at times (being the wettest month ever recorded in France, since 1959 when records began) but ending with a week of sunshine and temperatures peaking at 22.8°C. And we have… Read More »Spring jobs – February 2026

Happy new year to all our readers – we hope that 2026 brings you health and happiness and of course many great fishing trips. If you are visiting us this year we will look forward to welcoming you and hopefully… Read More »Winter jobs – January 2026

We hope that you all had a restful festive period and wish you all a very Happy New Year. May 2026 bring you good health, happiness and lots of fish on the bank. December has come and gone in a… Read More »Winter jobs & Christmas – December 2025

Our third successful season ended in the middle of October and we are now in winter mode until the end of March. Closing for a few months gives us the opportunity to relax a little, catch up on some repairs… Read More »Winter jobs November 2025

Nige and Carol have fished on Lac Lucie every year since we took over and came once before that, with Carol’s brother, Andy and a friend. This year they bought Andy back to show him the changes we have made… Read More »11/10/25 Lac Lucie Blankety Blank

Callum and his brother Luke were due to fish at the same lake as our guests from last week and when they had heard that Team Hornby were coming here instead, Callum contacted us to see if we had their… Read More »11/10/25 Kingfisher Team Lewtas

When we got a call at the end of September from Ray saying that his lake had unfortunately had to cancel their trip we were only too happy to help him and his family. Ray, his wife, Jenny and lads… Read More »04/10/25 Kingfisher Team Hornby

Tony, Jake and Andy joined us on Lac Lucie last week which proved to be quite a challenge for all. Tony had never been to France fishing before but fishes a lot in the UK, Jake had been to France… Read More »04/10/25 Lac Lucie A funny old week

With only a few small catfish out last week but a distinct change in the weather conditions we were wondering how this week would go for our four anglers from Liverpool. The cold, wet weather from the week before had… Read More »27/09/25 Kingfisher Big cat troubles

When Jerry first contacted us about having a week on Lac Lucie he thought we might be a bit far to drive all the way from Cheshire but we suggested flying into Limoges and he told us that his fishing… Read More »27/09/25 Lac Lucie Catching up

Mike and Chris have never been fishing in France before but, along with their better halves, Marie and Donna, frequently go off in the UK for short fishing trips. Mike had originally booked to come to Kingfisher under the previous… Read More »20/09/25 Kingfisher Cat report

Sean, Sally and Lola joined us from Peterborough this week for a few days of peace and quiet, away from the busy lives they lead in the UK. Sean and Lola go fishing a fair bit back home and Sean… Read More »20/09/25 Lac Lucie A cold, wet week

Natty and Gordon have been carp fishing together in the UK on many occasion and were thoroughly looking forward to their week in France together. In Gordon’s words ‘Natty has taught me everything I know about carp fishing’ and they… Read More »13/09/25 Kingfisher Trials and Tribulations

Andy and Tracy have not fished on a lake exclusive in France before although they fish a lot on different lakes in the South East of England and have also fished on the rivers and public lakes in France. They… Read More »06/09/25 Lac Lucie On tour

When four policeman turned up on our doorstep last Saturday they thought our pig (affectionately known as George Michael) had been deliberately put on the decking for them, but we were not to know that our new guests on Kingfisher… Read More »06/09/2025 Kingfisher It’s a fair carp

Last year we welcomed Lenny and Michelle to Lac Lucie for their first French carp fishing trip https://carpfrance.com/14-09-2024-lac-lucie-taring-downt-river/ and they had a fantastic week with 23 carp on the bank between them and new PBs all round. They booked to… Read More »30/08/25 Kingfisher Cats and bait boats on t’river

We first met Mick last April when he came with his nephew, Carl and mate, Steve on Kingfisher, https://carpfrance.com/13-04-2024-kingfisher-and-then-it-turned-cold/ but he had also previously fished Lac Lucie with Andy and bought his wife, Jeanette and Andy’s wife, Nicola that time… Read More »23/08/25 Kingfisher To chase or not to chase

You may remember last August we had a young angler on Lac Lucie who had never done any carp fishing before and had come out with his family and Jo’s sister, who was a friend of his mums. This year,… Read More »23/08/25 Lac Lucie Chivalry is not dead

Steve has fished at Carp France many times before with weeks on both of our lakes but had never bought his family with him before. August is an ideal time to combine fishing with a family holiday and we are… Read More »16/08/25 Lac Lucie The fish whisperer

Lee and Lisa have previously owned land on the bank of the river Ebro for a number of years and used to organise fishing trips for people on there, frequently landing catfish over 200lb (ebroxperience). They returned to the UK… Read More »16/08/25 Kingfisher Not quite the Ebro

Paul, a member of the Calendar Boys, visited Lac Lucie in the spring with his friend, Dave and his sons, Oliver and Thomas. He returned this week for his fourth go at Kingfisher and bought Michael, his nephew who fishes… Read More »09/08/25 Kingfisher The boys are back again

All experienced anglers know that the summer is not great for fishing. Like humans, when they are too hot, the fish do not feel like eating and just want to lie around a do as little as possible. High temperatures… Read More »09/08/25 Lac Lucie Sleepless nights

After a week on Lac Lucie with 31 carp out in total the 3 anglers moved, along with their lovely assistants, to Kingfisher, amidst the chaos that is Saturday mornings here at Carp France Fishing. With temperatures expected to soar… Read More »02/08/25 Kingfisher Life and souls of the party Part 2

This week was a last minute cancellation and was soon snapped up by Andy, his wife, Clare and daughter Freya who also bought along her boyfriend, Ruben. Andy has done a lot of French carp fishing before but had not… Read More »02/08/25 Lac Lucie A family holiday

Our family of seven from Dover rejoined us again this year, choosing to spend two weeks with us to make the drive worth while. Having fished Lac Lucie for a week the last two years this time they decided to… Read More »26/07/25 Lac Lucie Life and souls of the party Part 1

Frank, Tony and Matt fished Kingfisher in our first summer here https://carpfrance.com/19-08-2023-kingfisher-from-disaster-to-pbs/ and managed to catch 5 fish between them mainly due to the very high temperatures. They rebooked for this year and included their mates Dave and Wilbur and… Read More »26/07/25 Kingfisher George and the responsible adults

Cookie, James and Callum had booked this week on Lac Lucie in 2023, just before we took over, and so had had a long time to get prepared and excited for it. Cookie has fished all over the world (except… Read More »19/07/25 Lac Lucie Cookie & his squadron

Generally speaking people are under the impression that French carp do not feed off the surface. Or do they? When this angler booked a week on Kingfisher and asked for some floating pellets to be sent to us we were… Read More »19/07/25 Kingfisher Perseverance pays off

With no one on the lakes this week we decided it was a good time to come up for air, get a few jobs done and catch up with some friends. With our Saturday guests waved off we cleared the… Read More »12/07/25 July break

Nigel always reckons if you catch one fish a day when you’re carp fishing you’ve done well, especially if you are not using a bait boat. So for young angler, Billy, this was an amazing week. Paulette, Keith and Billy… Read More »05/07/25 Kingfisher A mega week

Graeme and his wife returned for their third visit to Lac Lucie and in the midst of a heatwave, with temperatures at 35.1°C, so they chose to set up camp on the main bank where there is more shade throughout… Read More »28/06/25 Lac Lucie A very hot fortnight

Douglas and his wife, Rita, visited us for the first time fishing in France this week and it was set to be very, very hot and like most of the lakes in the area, a tough one for catching fish.… Read More »28/06/25 Kingfisher Finding the shade

You may remember us writing a catch report last June for three of Nigel’s friends form The Oliver Twist in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire…..https://carpfrance.com/01-06-2024-kingfisher-only-fools-and-carp/. Well they returned last week and bought another member of the GAGAs with them, John, who loves his… Read More »21/06/25 Kingfisher Only fools return

Friends Jaden and Ricky joined us on Lac Lucie this week with their better halves, Eden and Beth, along with Ricky and Beth’s son Charlie. They had both fished in France before, Jaden comes over a couple of times a… Read More »21/06/25 Lac Lucie After the storm

Sean and Mike have been fishing together in the UK at least weekly for a number of years but have never been to France fishing before and never seen a catfish. They had PBs in the high teens and were… Read More »14/06/25 Kingfisher Magic number 3

Dave and Sue returned for two weeks on Lac Lucie – their 16th visit to the fishery in total and how different the weather was this year compared to their previous trip. Last year we had had 108mm of rain… Read More »07/06/25 Lac Lucie The Warwickshire Wafters – sponsored by Savlon