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