I have recently returned from a Carp Fishing Holiday at the above lake booked with http://www.hookedonfrance.com and wanted to share my experience with you.
Myself, Brother and 3 mates and 2 wives set off on a Friday evening for a ferry crossing with Speedferries from Dover to Boulogne. The crossing was efficient as usual and we were booked into a Formula 1 hotel in Boulogne as my mates had travelled down from Manchester already.
When we eventually found the hotel after wanting to strangle the satnav woman on quite a few occasions for wanting to send us the wrong way, we found the hotel to be basic but an adequate place to get heads down for a couple of hours. For 29 euros per room we couldnt complain.
We set off around 08.00 on Saturday for the trip down to the lake which is not far from Le Mans. The journey itself was straightforward only going on about 3 roads for the journey which took about 4 hours.
It was my second visit to this lake and upon arrival the lake looked as stunning as it did before and after the usual warm welcome from Kim and Iain the owners and a cup of coffee we were gagging to get fishing.
The week was a hectic one fishing wise with myself and my brother sharing a swim taking 69 fish over 14lb during the week up to high 20's. At one point i even considered taking my rods out of the water in order to get some sleep.
The rest of the group did nearly as well but didnt fish all the nights as their wives were with them so they wanted a break. In fact one of their wives caught the best looking fish of the week a stunning linear carp over 27lb. One of the other guys with us hooked into one of the big catfish that reside in the lake on the Tuesday evening and battled with it for 30 minutes before it slipped the hook about 10 yards from the bank.
Having witnessed the fight i was gutted for him. We were on the food package which included breakfast and evening meal. That was more than enough to keep us going through the day as the food is fantastic and there is so much of it you need to go on a diet upon return home.
Saturday soon came round and so came the end of another great trip and so began the trek home after bidding farewell to Kim and Iain.
All in all the experience from booking to returning home was a great one and i look forward to booking again next year.
