Catch Reports related to Lac Lucie – Carp France Fisheries

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 of a new bait boat bought on their return home last year they were hoping […]

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 rest the lake regularly and just enjoy being away and fishing. This year they also […]

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 not as avid an angler as Lenny who spends much of his time ‘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 of you can relate to. Jamie came along for the holiday as the two of […]

This was my first time fishing in France, and I wasn’t disappointed beating my pb 6 times . The fish were in perfect condition. I had one of my best weeks fishing ever , and Nigel and Jo were brilliant host , they made us feel at home with lovely home cooked meals. Which were […]

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 in the area and Gill just enjoying the peace and quiet. In fact Matthew has […]

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 the comfort of the chalet as well as the dip pool and hot tub and […]

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 favourite bar, Mamie’s there before coming to the lake on Saturday lunchtime, armed with drinks […]

What a place,hosts Jo & Nigel were great. We had the food package breakfast were very good and kept us going till evening meal which was also very good you won’t be disappointed if you have this package. The cabin is nice and comfortable everything you need, the pool & hot tub was great for […]

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 young Oscar was learning all about different types of fishing and they had a friend […]

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 a great week they all had with a lot of fun and laughter, even with […]

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 down through France stopping to camp and fish on their route. With a Land Cruiser, […]

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 quiet week on our smaller lake. James is an experienced angler who likes to travel […]

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, to do a bit of shopping and to cook for the anglers. They arrived at […]

Lac Lucie – 5 stars Four of us spent an enjoyable 2 weeks with owners Nigel and Jo who were wonderful.Good company,good food,good chalet and good fishing. My son and I only fished part time but had 13 beautiful fish,inc.4-20s,4-30s and 3-40s. Highly recommended

The last week in May saw the arrival of Dave and Sue who have been to the fishery nearly every year for the last 15/16 years but have always been on the Kingfisher lake. Last year they were invited to have a walk round Lac Lucie and after not having caught very much last year, […]

Historically we have been on carp fishing holidays in France the first two weeks in September, when the children have gone back to school and the summer is on its way out in the UK but last year we decided that we would like to do it in June, when the weather in France is […]

Graeme returned to Lac Lucie with his wife for his annual fortnight fishing holiday. Having fished Lac Lucie for the first time last year he came back with some new tackle and some new hope of getting some more fish, with last year being his first time on a commercial fishery. He started his fortnight […]

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, to do a bit of shopping and to cook for the anglers. They arrived at […]

Father and son, Dave and Alex joined us this week for a session on Lac Lucie, as a treat for Alex’s 21st birthday later in the year. Nigel picked them up from the airport in the pouring rain and drove them to the supermarket where they stocked up on their supplies for the week. They […]

Mike was our very first booking when we took over here and when he contacted us he said that this would probably be his last French fishing trip so we were determined to make it memorable for him. Mike has fished all over the world and been to France on numerous occasions. Mike flew into […]

Feedback left Brilliant! Jo and Nigel excellent hosts, couldn’t do enough, nothing was a problem. Jo’s meals are great and Nigel’s knowledge of lake is invaluable. Chalet is clean and tidy and everything you need, however it needs a little TLC which I know is in hand. I was fishing alone and both Jo and […]

Steve, his father-in-law, Melvyn and friend, Ray drove from the Diss area in Norfolk to stay on Lac Lucie this week and we are not sure that they left the lake at all, apart from to come up to the house for their evening meals. With the sun blistering hot all week and with temperatures […]

Ricky and 2 of his sons, Alex and Tom, were collected from Limoges airport early on the Saturday morning and quickly set their tackle up at the top end of the lake. They were here for a holiday, a bit of time away from day to day life and to do some fishing. They had […]

Two brothers, Martin and Ronnie, and Ronnie’s son, Jamie joined us this week on the lake with their wives, Wendy and Tracey and Jamie’s cousin, Charlie, enjoying a break from work and the sun. The weather got hotter as the week went on and the family made the most of the pool and some of […]

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 […]

Terry, his son Nick and friend Matt arrived mid afternoon on the 29th after a difficult journey from Le Mans where they had stayed the night before. It is not something we hear often as most people talk about the length of the journey rather than the traffic but they had arrived and spent the […]

We were picked up on the Saturday morning from our hotel by nigel and jo who then took the girls shopping and the lads went onto the tackle shop to pick up supplies. On our arrival at lac lucie we were shown our accommodation for the week which was lovely and had the added bonus […]

Matt was originally going to be fishing Lac Lucie on his own but a few weeks before the holiday, his dad, Stephen, decided to come with him and what a successful week they had between them. Pitching up next to each other at the top end of the lake, they chose to use a mixture […]

Jason, Ricky and Charlie were on the lake this week whilst Jenny, Kayleigh and Tom enjoyed the other facilities. Jason was first off the mark but then the fish kept coming through the week, mainly at night, meaning they could go out during the day and do fun family stuff. Charlie, who is only 11, […]

Lac Lucie had had a couple of very quiet weeks with very few fish out so we had our hopes pinned on Darren, Dan and Sam this week and they did not disappoint. It was Sam’s first time carp fishing in France and he was also head chef for the week so a quick stop […]

Graeme has been fishing in France for a number of years but this was his first year at Carp France and his first at a commercial fishery, having fished on more private lakes previously. Graeme was accompanied by his wife, Yvonne, who came to enjoy the peace and quiet, swimming and her books on the […]

Despite some very hot days and some very dramatic thunderstorms Lac Lucie produced some great fish last week. Jon, Rob and Greg joined us for the week and fished hard every night but enjoyed the location and the pool as much as the lake. We learned some useful information about the weed in the lake […]

Catch report for Lac Lucie 27th May 2023. We had a lovely family from Hull with us this week, father and son fishing whilst mother and daughter enjoyed the hot tub, some walking, reading and the glorious sunshine. The big fish seemed to be hiding this week but they did have 6 fish out between […]

First time visiting this lake and meeting the New owners Nigel & Jo Was a Pleasure, It took a couple of days to work out the fishing but when we did is was great, As Maize is banned from Lac Lucie we decided to use Sweetcorn & hemp mixed with party mix, We always take […]

Catch report 20th May 2023. Two brothers were on Lac Lucie this week although they did not fish the full week due to other commitments. Some good fish out though despite a further spawning episode. Paul had 4 of decent sizes, the biggest being a 33lb mirror. He didn’t manage to photograph the last 2 […]

There is no real catch report for Lac Lucie last week as we had no guests. In between unpacking more boxes and doing a bit of maintenance Nigel sneaked in a nights fishing and landed this 44lbs 7oz common which he was very happy with 🎣

Catch report 6th May 2023. Our first full week and a mixture of sunshine and showers with a hail storm on Friday which cooled the water down. Ashley and Alan joined us on Lac Lucie this week with a total of 24 fish and 2 cats caught between them. Some smaller fish came out but […]

After the fish finished spawning, Paul and Carol had a second week of fishing, although not fishing through the night, and unusually hot day time temperatures, Carol managed to up her carp PB Twice during the week as well as her first ever, and PB Cat earlier in the holiday ! Congratulations Carol

Toby Mason was fishing with us the first week of May, and it was a difficult week as the fish were just coming into spawning time. Still managed a few nice fish including one out of Kingfisher.

A couple of weeks ago we had first time visitors with us on Lac Lucie. Here are a few photos from Simon Taylor and his group.

Lake very nice owners lovely and very helpful, only had 2 fish as weather horrendous

We are very pleased to see that the French government have announced that the border to the UK is now open for non essential travel. We look forward to welcoming many of you to our lake this year. Stay safe. Susan and Paul

Lovely lake, although the weather made fishing hard going but landed my PB, a 34lb common: Gem and Jason

We had a lovely week, fishing mainly at night as the weather was HOT! Great lodge/location and we made use of the pool! Paul and Susan are great hosts and make you feel very welcome. Thanks again and hope to be back:

A fabulous start to our season following closure for Covid 19. Our returning guests this week, back for their second trip to Lac Lucie, banked 21 carp, lost 8 and a 30lb Cat. Their haul included new PBs for them both. Well done to Cheryl and Bill, we look forward to seeing them back again […]

wHAT A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY WE HAVE HAD ESPECIALLY MY HUSBAND CATCHING A 46LB CARP. WE CAN’T WAIT TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR; THANK YOU PAUL AND SUSAN FOR MAKING US FEEL SO WELCOME AND RELAXED WE HAVE TRULY ENJOYED YOUR VENUE AND COMPANY? THANK YOU. TWENTY YEARS OF FISHING AND FINALLY CAUGHT PB 46LB STEPH […]

My 4th year on Lac Lucie! I had a new PB at 44lb 8oz, so happy!!! 🙂 Listen to Pauls advice, he knows his water! Susans food is second to none and you won’t go hungry! Great hosts, very helpful and will accommodate you any way they can.

Listen to the qdvice Paul gives you and you won’t go far wrong and also watch the water and experiment with baiting. Well done to Sue and Paul for helping us break our PBs and 40lb mirror and 42lb Common for me and 35lb mirror for Luke while stalking Tony and Luke

We have had a lovely time and a PB 29lb carp. Definately coming back next year hopefully for the big one. Paul and Sue are great hosts. Thanks Ellie and Tony

Had an amazing week here at Lac Lucie and will definitely be back next year. Best fish landed 50lb 8oz Common, but also lost 2 other big fish: Our hosts Paul and Susan were absolutely nothing less than amazing with great food served every day. Take time to get to know them both. Thank you […]