first trip to france reccomendations

[muscle20]

me and a mate are looking to go to france next year. would like the following.

carp in the 20-40lb range and not too hard.

no craYFISH OR POISSON CHAT

reasonably close to calais say 2-4 hours

no need for a bait boat

 

any suggestions based on actually having fished there recently and what month of the year would you go.

[welder]

Rushes Lake, Les Nouys, Vire en Champagne.

 

Any time of year but August suited me fine, thank you.

 

You WILL catch carp between 20 and 40 pounds, lots of them.

 

Unfortunately ( ) you'll also, probably, catch large catfish, Fascinating, enigmatic creatures that they are.

 

4 hours from Calais/Bolougne.

 

No need for a baitboat, no snags, no weed problem, no need to cook as the food package is to die for.

 

The tranquility is complete. I wish I lived there.

 

Google Rushes Lake, you'll be glad you did.

 

Ian

[muscle20]

it is one that ive seen the ads on here for. nice to get recomendations from a carp.com regular. thanks ian

 

keith

[welder]

it is one that ive seen the ads on here for. nice to get recomendations from a carp.com regular. thanks ian

 

keith

 

Keith, you're welcome.

 

Ian

[dangling]

woodslake could be an option too any time of the year.

http://www.thecarpspecialist.nl/betaalwater/woodslake (sorry text is in dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves).

[leggs007]

Rushes Lake, Les Nouys, Vire en Champagne.

 

Any time of year but August suited me fine, thank you.

 

You WILL catch carp between 20 and 40 pounds, lots of them.

 

Unfortunately ( ) you'll also, probably, catch large catfish, Fascinating, enigmatic creatures that they are.

 

4 hours from Calais/Bolougne.

 

No need for a baitboat, no snags, no weed problem, no need to cook as the food package is to die for.

 

The tranquility is complete. I wish I lived there.

 

 

 

i can second that and am looking forward to aug 2012 when i return for my second visit but definitely not the last

[welder]

And I'm going with him!

 

Leggs went there following my description of the place and the whole deal, fishing, food and friendly, helpful owners.

 

Next year there's a bunch of us going so we should add laughter to the above description.

 

Ian

[slimysime]

Ian for a week there with food and ferry crossing how much roughly would it be, not taking alcohol into thought

[welder]

Ian for a week there with food and ferry crossing how much roughly would it be, not taking alcohol into thought

 

Sime, work on a figure around £750-00 and you'll get your bait too. A little cheaper if you get enough people involved to book the lake exclusively.

 

Cheaper still if said number of people have access to a minibus with enough room for anglers and tackle, as you'd be "saving" on multiple ferry costs and road toll fees. Fuel costs, too.

 

As regards alcohol, I took Strongbow with me. Lots of it, you'll be surprised to hear. Turns out I could have saved money by buying locally. Not Strongbow but some good locally produced cider, as well as a serious host of other drink, is available at the huge supermarket around 6 miles from the lake.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Ian

[slimysime]

Cheers ian, im off france in 6months, and already excited if i catch it will be a bonus, but now you've told me the ciders cheaper over france than here, well it dos'nt matter if i catch at all

[welder]

You know it makes sense.

 

You've certainly got your priorities right.

 

Ian

[slimysime]

Going in may so the weather should be warming up i hope bbq every nite and lots of cider to wash it down, and hopefully a fish or two on the bank

[syddallj]

I went to Rushes in late May two years ago and the weather was fantastic. It was so hot finding shade was the problem! We did have some rain - it came down like proverbial stair rods - and I got a run right in the middle of it

I used some cell there and they seemed to like it although not one of the normal baits used.

Can't wait 'till next August!!

[jemsue5]

Rushes is a fantastic venue for a first trip to France. Looking forward to my visit next year and it sounds like a party is in order on the friday night at the ends of Welders and Co. week.

[windmilllakes]

Hi Muscle20, why not check us out, 2 lakes with a choice of plenty of runs with carp to 35lb plus the excitement of massive Cats in the Cat Lake or big Carp to 48lb+ in the Carp Lake with the chance of a stunning Grassie.