Catch Reports related to Kingfisher Lake – Carp France

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 with fishing, away from the hectic life of a care worker which Jo understands well. […]

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 the long journey from the south west of England over to Roscoff and then drove […]

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 some of the winter jobs they had already had a stab at Kingfisher, albeit that […]

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 about 8 years and Karen has fished in Australia but has been caring for her […]

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 carp fishing for several years but was obviously very fond of the lads and the […]

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 has managed to persuade Freyja to take up the hobby alongside him. We have had […]

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 they would like to write their own catch report/summary of their two weeks with us […]

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, arriving at about 7.30pm. Keen to get started the lads quickly got their bivvies and […]

This week saw three old friends from our local, The Oliver Twist, back in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire come over for a weeks fishing. Before we talk about the fishing we will introduce you to them. The most senior of the 3 is Dave, a member of the GAGAs, the Grumpy Angling Geriatric Association, of which Nigel […]

We welcomed back Jon (AKA Rambo), Rob and Greg last Saturday onto our Kingfisher lake. The trio fished Lac Lucie last June and thought Kingfisher would be more of a challenge for them. They are all highly experienced and very enthusiastic carp anglers and fish a lot in the UK. They look at their week […]

The second part of the annual Divvies in the Bivvies fishing trip was spent on Kingfisher lake and having had a good week on Lac Lucie Nigel and Dean were hopeful that they would continue but Kingfisher is harder with only two anglers as the fish just move to a quiet place. Nigel set himself […]

This week saw the return of one of our guests from last year, except this time he had bought 2 mates along with him rather than his family (although he is coming back again with them in August). So there was hope for some new PBs and more buckets of water. The three of them […]

Our opening week and we were looking forward to guests returning to our lakes and catching some carp again. With the weather a bit hit and miss the week before we were not sure if they would be feeding again, although we had started to see signs of them coming to the surface and showing […]

Steve, Mick and Carl had all been to the fishery before and had decided to return to see what else they could get out of Kingfisher. Mick also bought his son, Haydon, who was just after a week off of work to chill in the peaceful surroundings. They arrived on the Stansted flight on the […]

Again the weather played a huge part in the fish activity this week with temperatures plummeting, frosts and a bitter wind affecting both the anglers and the fishing. They never gave up hope all the week and really appreciated Nigel’s advice about fishing in the silt. Chris and his 3 brothers, Tom, Joe and Mike […]

Had a great week but no fish to report the weather of up to 38 degrees and the fish didn’t want to play. Jo and Nigel were very helpfully and couldn’t do more for us I would recommend a visit to the lake for sure

Dad, Paul, with sons, Oliver and Thomas, and nephew, Michael joined us with Paul’s wife, Kinona, for a cooler week on the Kingfisher lake and what a week they had. After a scorching week before where the temperatures were in the high 30s we were now seeing morning temperatures in single figures and starting to […]

It was a strange first French fishing holiday for Frank, Tony and Matt from the North West of England, starting with their flight being diverted to Bordeaux, where we collected them, eventually getting back to the lakes at 4.30am. All were so excited to be here though and all hoping to beat their PBs before […]

Nick, Ian, Paul and Richard flew in on the late Manchester flight on the Saturday and got their heads down when they got here so that they were fresh and raring to go on Sunday morning. After a full English breakfast up at the house they drew their swims and quickly got set up, with […]

Andrew and his brother, Lee have been to Carp France several times before and decided to do a return trip with Lee’s wife, Sarah and his sons, Thomas and Ethan. Their evening flight from Manchester was delayed on the Saturday and they were hiring a car so it was nearly midnight before they arrived at […]

Jake: 48lb cat 44lb 8oz mirror 38lb 10oz cat 33lb common 32lb 7oz cat 32lb common 31lb 3oz common 31lb common 35lb 5oz cat 28lb common 24lb cat Sub 20 cat Sub 20 cat Dan: 44lb 7oz Mirror 40lb 7oz Cat 35lb common 30lb Cat 25lb mirror 24lb 5oz common Sub 20lb cat Sub 20lb […]

Tony and his son, Luke have been coming to Carp France for a number of years under the previous owners, fishing on both lakes over this time. This year they joined us having spent a week at another lake, along with Caron, who was in charge of the cooking for the first four days before […]

It was a perfect week for the seven who joined us from Surrey last week with a bit of sun for the girls to enjoy and some cooler days for the four lads on the lake. This was their first trip to France although they all fish on the same syndicate back home in the […]

Four men from the Welsh valleys joined us this week organised by Phil. He was accompanied by Paul, Josh and Kane, who is hoping to get into the Welsh carp angling team next year. If the report for this week is anything to go on he is certainly ambitious and spent the least time out […]

Andy last fished the Kingfisher lake about 12 years ago but decided to return again with his wife, Jo and children Cormack and Grace. Within 10 minutes of arriving the children were enjoying the pool and the family soon unloaded and relaxed after their long trip from Ireland. Andy is an experienced angler both in […]

Kingfisher saw Lee and Michelle along with friends Andy and Sharon this week. Lee has been carp fishing in France for 20 years and spent a leisurely week driving here in their motorhome, with their gorgeous Jack Russell, Cody, so they were well rested on arrival. Andy and Sharon took a flight to Limoges from […]

Dave and Sue have visited Kingfisher for two weeks just about every year for the last 15 years so see this as their home from home. They use their holiday to relax and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the location and occasionally do a bit of fishing! Fishing starts around 9am and then stops […]

Catch report 20th May 2023. We had five Leicestershire lads on the Kingfisher lake last week who fished hard but got some great results including two mirrors of 50lbs 12oz and 51lbs from Michael – PBs for him so congratulations! Over 12 fish out in total – 2 at 50+, 1 at 40+, 6 at […]

Catch report 13th May 2023. We welcomed 4 anglers from London on Kingfisher last week, all experienced anglers and know how tricky fishing can be be sometimes. The fish did not come out in great numbers but the 2 of them who had not been to France fishing before both managed to land decent fish […]

6th May catch report. We had 5 military veterans on the Kingfisher Lake last week and they certainly came prepared with all the mod cons you could wish for in their bivvies. They started well but after the rain mid week the fish went into hiding. Maisie certainly enjoyed their company, giving her ball to […]

A cracking week for Ryan Bourne and his group , lots of fish on the bank during the first half of the week, but towards the end of the week the carp were spawning although they still winkled a few out. Some great photos and a couple of PBs. Top Rod goes to Corey!!

The last week in April and Jason Crowley and group had some beautiful fish on the bank. Here’s some of the photos

A great weeks fishing for returning guests on 16th April, having previously fished Lac Lucie, they gave Kingfisher a try, and all four went home with new PB’s!

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Last few photos from last week. It was great to see the lake fishing so well after such a long enforced break! . Over 50 fish caught with both guys setting PB’s. 3 x 40s 19 x 30s 7 x 20s 2 x upper doubles

We are very pleased to see the news that the French are now allowing non essential travel from the UK: Hope to see many of you here fishing with us this year. Stay well, Susan and Paul

First of all; what a great looking lake!!! And Paul and Susan are perfect hosts. Weather was 30 degrees every day which made fishing that little harder but the five of us still managed to land some cracking fish. All hard fighting. All in All a really good week with really good facilities A+++ Look […]

Great Place! Susan and Paul lovely hosts, fishing great and my two sons broke their PBs. Food package great. Lovely places to visit round about. Have already booked for next year! Lynne Smith and family

Kingfisher Lake is amazing ! As a non angler I loved the peace and quiet. My favourit part of the lake was watching all the Kingfishers dart about, so many, so quick! Graham is usually a river angler, but did love carp fishing in his teenage years. That passion has now been reignited!!! ( we […]

Had a wonderful week here thenks to Paul and Susan, second visit, first time was on Lac Lucie: Broke my PB at 41lb 8oz. Clare, Chris and Emily, NORFOLK

NoW Available – SEPTEMBER 19TH 2020 due to cancellation for Covid 19, our guests can’t make it, so we have just this ONE week left this year.

Fantastic session. 5 carp off the surface over the course of the week, 33lb, 36lb, 40lb, 42lb qnd 52lb. weather sunny but cool, rained one morning: This is my 4th stay at Carp France and I will be back again for a 5th thanks to Paul and Susan for a great time as always Chris […]

Our second visit to Kingfisher Lake, we didn’t break the lake record but here are beautiful fish. thank you for the nice holiday, we enjoyed it again. Paul and Sue, you are really nice people 🙂 Hisem Family, SLOVAKIA

Our second trip to Kingfisher Lake it was hard going but with some excellent results. Alex Broke his PB twice!! Paul and Susan were lovely as ever and the food was brilliaznt. I really can’t wait to be back again to have another crack at this wonderful lake. The Northern Campers

We were greeted by a beautiful serene lake drizzled by a gentle spring rain. As soon as we started unpacking the heavens parted and made way for sunshine. Early May so the temperatures dropped a bit but our spirits never did. A bit of a rocky start with no fish to show for the first […]

LOTS OF RUNS FROM CATS AT THE START OF THE WEEK BEFORE SWITCHING BAIT TO THE MAPLE SYRUP ; THE CATS LOVE THE SPICY FISH BOILIES ENDED THE WEEK WITH 15 CATS AND 6 CARP WITH THE BIGGEST CARP AT 51.08. A BIG THANK YOU TO PAUL AND SUSAN FOR THEIR WONDERFUL HISPITALITY

Great week had by both of us. Chris had 8 carp to 54lbs and 5 cats qnd Craig had è Carp to 39ls and 13 cats. The lake and hospitality have been excellent and the breakfasts were the perfect way to start the day. Thanks again:

First guests of the season, weather was decent but water temperature still cold and proved to be a tough start to the week. Fishing switched on in the week and two of us caught our PBs. Paul and Susan were very nice and helpful to us. Look forward to coming back soon: Recommend to anyone […]

Great chalet, great hospitality, great lake, the place is a credit to Paul and Susan. The fishing was difficult but at this time of year it is always going to be hit and miss. We both caught our French PBs Nqtqlies 40.2 mirrir carp qnd Davids 41.08 Mirror. Looking forward to coming back in March […]

Didn’t fish until Sunday and nothing much happening on Monday but made up for it bu Tuesday with my new PB of 61.4. Had two more fifty’s out during the week but fishing was hard as the weather was hot with high pressure, not what I expected in May

A GOOD 2 WEEKS HERE AT kINGFISHER WITH TWO OF US BREAKING OUR PBS. GREAT DAY OUT AT ORADOUR SUR GLANE. PAUL AND SUSAN WERE GREAT SOME GOOD TIPS WITHOUT BEING CONSTANTLY ON SITE. BOOKED ALREADY FOR NEXT YEAR FPR RUND 2