Carp Lakes in France

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Carp lakes in France, the amount, type, sizes and location of carp lakes in France can make the choice of where to go impossible. The carp lakes in France can be placed in to two catergories, large open water lakes and smaller exclusive lakes. Every carp fisherman is going to have their own preference on what type of carp lake they want to fish and therefore the decision is even more difficult.

The amount of carp lakes in France increases year after year as more and more people think that they can simply stick a few carp in a pond and sell it as a carp fishery, dont get me wrong there are a lot of absolutely stunning carp fishing venues that open each year that have been stocked well and offer great facilities, but for every good carp fishery there is a bad one and finding the right one for your party is achieveable once you know what type of carp lake you are looking for.

When choosing a carp fishery get together with your party and write down 1 main thing that each person wants, now the obvious one is plenty of carp so we are looking for 3 or 4 other things that your party wants for their fishing holiday. It could be a carp lake with accommodation or drive and survive. It could be a small runs water or large specimen lake. It could be fishing with a food package or without. It could be less than 4 hours drive, i think you get the point.

Once you have the 4 main things you are looking for in a carp lake you can then start to discount a large proportion of them. I would now suggest that you narrow your carp lakes down to 3 lakes and call all of them and get a feel for the lake and the owners, dont feel pressured to book because the dates are running out, ask the questions that relate to your 4 main criteria and gauge the owners response. You can normally figure out the lake owners who are enthusiastic and helpful and the type of carp fishing venue you get will be a reflection of the owner.

Booking any holiday is the same as booking a carp fishing holiday, there is no guarantee and you can only research so much and then you have to take a chance but we believe with some simple research and effort the chances of picking the right carp lake in France is greatly improved