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
Dave has given us our heading this week. He says ‘This week’s fishing trip was like a Netflix series, a slow start…good bits in the middle but after thinking it would be a dull finish, a few twists bought it… Read More »31/05/2025 Lac Lucie Just like a Netflix series
May is invariably a time when the temperatures start to rise and the water gets warmer and the carp spawn and so we close for a week to hopefully coincide with this annual event or to give the fish a… Read More »Spring break 2025
We don’t usually take bookings for day fishing but as both lakes were available for half term week and we had had an enquiry we decided that we had nothing to lose. Glynn, Jo and their sons, Ben and Josh… Read More »26/05/2025 Lac Lucie A taster session
We had five work colleagues from Manchester on Kingfisher this week who had travelled over the channel on the overnight ferry on Thursday night and stayed the night in Cognac on route to us. Whilst they were there they had… Read More »03/05/2025 Kingfisher The fab five
Dave and his son, Alex had visited us for the first time last year https://carpfrance.com/04-05-2024-lac-lucie-off-to-a-flyer/ and despite the weather then they had had a fantastic week with a 50lber in the first hour of fishing and 9 fish out in… Read More »03/05/2025 Lac Lucie Small fish matter
We took over the lakes here on 2nd May 2023 and have loved every minute of our two years here. We always have a list of things that need to be done as well as things that we want to… Read More »Second anniversary
It’s not work, work, work here all the time and if there is a lake free and the weather conditions are not too bad Nigel likes to fish a night or two. We thought we would run a blog through… Read More »Nigel’s catches of 2025
This week saw the return of Paul, his son’s Oliver and Thomas and his friend Dave on their fourth visit to us and Paul decided that this spring they would give Lac Lucie a try. Generally we recommend only 3… Read More »12/04/2025 Lac Lucie The boys are back
The first (paying) guests on Lac Lucie arrived in the middle of the Saturday night having had to change their travel arrangements and having to have frequent stops on route for their 4 year old rottweiler, Opal. Nigel was still… Read More »05/04/2025 Lac Lucie The 30s club
We have now started our third season here and for the most part our guests have all come from the United Kingdom, so we were thrilled to receive a booking from Germany last year. Peter, Stefan, Marco and Mathias drove… Read More »29/03/2025 Kingfisher Opening week in metric
One week until the 2025 season starts and we welcomed son-in-law, Matt and his mate Adam onto Lac Lucie for a pre season fish. We were interested to see what might come out with the weather having been quite chilly,… Read More »22/03/2025 Pre season fishing
With less than two weeks to go until the 2025 season starts we are looking forward to being able to produce some new catch reports instead of news of what we have been up to…after all that is why you… Read More »Final Countdown
The new daffodils we planted are starting to flower, the cranes are heading back north and the fish are starting to show again. As is often the case in life, time is running away with us and we are now… Read More »Spring is on it’s way
Happy new year to you all and we hope that you had a great festive period and have started 2025 off well. Time is passing very quickly here and we cannot believe we are already mid January and only 10… Read More »January jobs
When we took over Carp France we also carried on with the renting of a 5-acre stock pond, about 10 minutes drive from us. It made sense to us to carry on with this whilst we got to know the… Read More »Christmas Stocking
We are just back home after a couple of lovely weeks in the UK, delivering Christmas presents to family and friends and stocking up on all the goodies we cannot get over here. With everyone spread from Kent to Liverpool… Read More »A trip to the UK
With the weather staying nice and warm for the beginning of November, Nigel decided to have a few nights fishing on Kingfisher, watching the stars and enjoying the morning sunshine. Despite several sessions on the lake since we moved here,… Read More »Autumn fishing
Our season finished on 19th October when we said goodbye to our last guests. We have spent the last few week shutting both of the chalets down and giving them a good clean, making sure that there is nowhere for… Read More »2024 season at a glance
Jethro had booked a week on Kingfisher for himself, his brother, Barney and his friend, Will. Unfortunately right at the last minute Jethro was unable to come so with everything packed up in their Mercedes van Barney and Will made… Read More »12/10/2024 Kingfisher From scorching sun to showers
Steve has been coming to France carp fishing for a number of years with various members of his family and he and his dad, Dave, like to book a good long session so that they can take their time and… Read More »28/09/2024 Lac Lucie 3 weeks of peace
Chris has been to France carp fishing for many years and used to go with some friends but in recent years his wife, Ingrid has been with him to help and support and enjoy the peace and quiet that comes… Read More »28/09/2024 Kingfisher 10 days of hard fighting fish
This week saw the return of Nigel and Carol who had fished Lac Lucie the last two years and had a total of three carp out in these previous visits. They had not given up though and with the addition… Read More »21/09/2024 Lac Lucie Pepperpots in the rain
Lenny and Michelle chose Lac Lucie for their first French carp fishing holiday and what a week they had, enjoying the peace and quiet (apart from the rutting deer) and making the most of the sunny days. Michelle is certainly… Read More »14/09/2024 Lac Lucie Taring down’t river
James and Jamie are two brothers from Nigel and Jo’s neck of the woods back in the UK and had never been to France fishing before. James is an avid angler who works to fish which we are sure many… Read More »07/09/2024 Lac Lucie The brothers
Matthew and Gillian were originally booked for 2023 but due to health issues they had to postpone it so this was a long awaited trip. The couple spend about 5 weeks in France every year, with Matthew fishing various lakes… Read More »31/08/2024 Lac Lucie A fine angler
Last July we told you about 3 lads from Borehamwood who fished Lac Lucie and Darren, Danny and Sam knew they would be returning this year. With Darren and Danny having also been out in March to help us with… Read More »31/08/2024 Kingfisher A very social week
Michael, Emma and their two daughters, Freyja and Eryn arrived on Kingfisher on the Saturday afternoon ready for a family holiday with some fishing for Michael and Freyja. Michael has done a lot of carp fishing in France before and… Read More »24/08/2024 Kingfisher Challenging but rewarding
Barry, his son, Bjorn and his friend Paul arrived from North Yorkshire on the Leeds flight on the Friday, hired a car and made their way to our friend’s B&B in Montamboeuf for a night, enjoying a meal at our… Read More »24/08/2024 Lac Lucie The Yorkshire Flowers
Eliza and Stanley bought their mum and dad, Jess and Alan, and granny and grandad, Anne and Dave with them from North Yorkshire for a family holiday on Lac Lucie last week. With Alan and Dave fishing the others enjoyed… Read More »17/08/2024 Lac Lucie A record week with lots of fun
Andy and Karen have been together for a few years but have never fished together before they came here. Andy has always loved catfish and has fished for them in France before but had not had his rods out for… Read More »17/08/2024 Kingfisher The honeymooners
Paul, Michael, Oliver and Thomas had fished Kingfisher in 2023 and gone away with several PBs and plenty of soakings. This year they left Kiona at home and bought Dave with them, a family friend who had not done much… Read More »10/08/2024 Kingfisher The bank stick
When we bought the property last May, Jo’s sister, Julianne was talking to Nic, a colleague/friend about it as her husband, Gary and son, Oscar did a bit of fishing in North Wales where they live. Not carp fishing but… Read More »10/08/2024 Lac Lucie Catching the bug
Since we have been together we have always had a big family holiday every couple of years, usually hiring two caravans by the seaside where we would sleep in one with the grandchildren, leaving the other one for the children… Read More »A week with the family
Chris, Kelly and their 3 teenagers, Danni, Charlie and Ashleigh booked on a last minute cancellation with the intention of combining some good fishing by Chris and Charlie with some quality family time. Whilst they were here we asked if… Read More »20/07/2024 Kingfisher The Southwood family holiday
Martin, Ronnie and Jamie joined us from Dover for a rematch on Lac Lucie last week, along with Wendy, Tracy and Charlie and Charlie’s girlfriend, Jess who had come again to enjoy the chalet, pool and hot tub and what… Read More »27/07/2024 Lac Lucie The souls return
Sam, his uncle Bob and their respective better halves, Katy and Rachel, joined us on Lac Lucie this week, along with Badger and Bonnie, their lovable Frenchies. Sam and Katy had left North Yorkshire earlier in the week and travelled… Read More »20/07/2024 Lac Lucie The Yorkshire Frenchies
James and his wife, Jasmine joined us on Lac Lucie this week for their first wedding anniversary. Leaving their son and dogs in their families capable hands, they drove from Somerset, via Calais and down through France to enjoy a… Read More »13/07/2024 Lac Lucie A first anniversary
Tom, Curtis and their partners, Tia and Sophie joined us from Somerset this week for their first carp fishing trip to France. They flew from Bristol to La Rochelle, hired a car and drove the couple of hours to us,… Read More »13/07/2024 Kingfisher Cats, carp & monkeys
Alan and his son, John, joined us for 2 weeks on Lac Lucie for their first carp fishing trip to France. They were accompanied by Jo, Alan’s daughter and Kim, his partner. The ladies came for the peace and quiet,… Read More »29/06/2024 Lac Lucie Where did that come from?
As there will be no catch reports this week we thought we would do a little post about what Jo and her sister, Julianne got up to in the two weeks that the Divvys were fishing. With Julianne and Dean… Read More »The Bivvy Girls