You want to be sure when booking a carp fishing holiday or running a fishery that you’re using a booking agent you can trust. We’re pleased to say we have a number of customers and lake owners that are more than happy to sing our praises. Feel free to take a look at some of the testimonials below.
Customers
“The venue is basic but has some amazing fish. They were all in prestige condition. The owner was very helpful and knowledgeable about the lake. Now we have fished it we would definitely approach it in a different way. One bit of advice would be to fish with 30lb plus line due to the gravel bars and mussels, this resulted in us loosing at least 4 decent carp in mid water. The crays were not a problem and we could fish with boilies however this did result in me catching 2 of the diamond back sturgeon. Overall, great venue. Not a runs water, but we knew that and the quality of fish were excellent. I would highly recommend this venue. Only down side is no showers or running water at the lake.”
– Arnie P
“We all thought Le Glandon was a beautiful looking lake. Unfortunately for us the fishing was not as good, we think mainly because of weather. We had a few decent fish. The owner and his family were great hosts, food was very good too. 6 hrs from Calais which flew past all motorway and was a very pleasant drive. Will defo be going back at some stage. Booking with Carp Social was very easy with great communication.“
– Mick D
“We booked Lac Charmant on a lake exclusive and after all is said and done, I can’t fault it. What a week! The stamp of fish we caught was incredible. Collectively we had 31 fish, 7x 50’s to 56lb, 8x 40’s, the rest were high 30’s and a couple of 20’s. Looking back we all caught 2x 50’s each, which was a right result considering the rain was relentless this trip. I’d just like to say the owner couldn’t have been more accommodating and knowledgeable. He was very helpful and made himself available at all hours. He takes a decent picture too! The booking process with Carp Social was good, seamless actually. Highly recommended.”
– Phil C
“We are just back from a cracking week at Luxemont and as promised, here’s a full review for you!
After the Sat Nav finally located Luxemont lake, we received a very warm welcome from Steve and Della, who own a neighbouring lake and were standing in as hosts. They couldn’t have been more accommodating.
The 12.5 acre lake is beautiful, with plenty of features, albeit a couple of swims were unusable due to fallen trees and branches. Luxemont does need some time and money invested, as swims are tired, and a number of trees/branches need attention. However, this doesn’t detract from the experience. The facilities are basic but functional and it’s an added bonus that you can drive right up to the swims, so you can leave the barrow’s at home! Some of the nets, slings and cradles are well-used, damaged and/or a little small for the fish, so whilst they do need to replace some of this, you can now take your own gear, so again, it’s no real issue.
There were four of us, looking to achieve some Team Targets, as well as some new PB’s. The lake takes a bit of working out and there are some Crayfish and Poisson Chat to get past, as well as a few Cats but when you work the lake out, you can get past these with relative ease.
After a good start, we had set ourselves an ambitious target of 50 fish, between 4 Anglers. Three of us managed to beat our PB’s, with the largest specimen coming in at 03:30 am on the last day at 45 lb’s 11 oz. closely followed by 3 more high 30’s, early 40’s to achieve our target, with literally minutes to go!
The most productive swim was “Sunset”, which is undoubtedly the coldest swim on the lake but seemed to be the “Hot-Spot”, closely followed by “Red Tree” and “Frogs”. Most of the lake, being an old gravel pit, is fairly hard and whilst there’s the odd weed bed feature, you can quickly build up a picture after some leading around. The lake’s inhabitants are stunning and whilst the big fish offer great sport, the 20-30 lb fish fight like fish twice their size!!
Different approaches worked but the majority of fish were caught using “Wafter’s” presented on Ronnie Rigs. After going through multiple options, Sticky Krill and Mainline Essential Cell worked well, and minimal ground bait, just a PVA mesh bag with some chopped boilies and they do like the maize. Stealth is the key and both Baiting Spoon’s and Bait Boats can be a game changer. Spodding seemed to kill the lake for the day!! Do not ignore the margins, as they’re consistently productive and up-close fishing, especially at night, regularly proved effective.
Luxemont is a fantastic place to spend a week, with its tranquility, local wildlife, and scaly inhabitants, who offer you a great opportunity to beat your PB and experience some first-class French Carping without breaking the bank! It’s the perfect lake for four or five Anglers and depending on swim choices, great for a social trip. I’d thoroughly recommend it.”
– Chris S
“The kids loved the swimming pool, there were plenty of small fish in the lake to keep everyone occupied and the owners of Les Croix were lovely. We caught about half a dozen carp ranging from 6lb up to 42lb, which wasn’t bad going considering we only fished a few hours during the day. I’d say it’s exactly as you described it. Thanks to Carp Social for a wonderful family holiday!”
– Jamie H
“Well what can I say about Palm-Tree it was absolutely amazing. I lost count of the number of fish I caught. My first ever trip to Thailand and my first time ever fishing for big fish. The guides were amazing they really helped me. I caught lots of specimen fish including Aripaima to 180lb, Siamese carp to 200lb and another 2 Siamese carp over 100lb, lots of Redtails to 50lb and lots of other species to 50lb. The place is run very well and they can’t do enough for you. I’m definitely going to return next January. What an experience. I booked my trip through Carp Social, credit to them also. What a place this is!”
– Robert W
“It was a tough weeks angling at Leon Lake last week, which is what we’d anticipated from this big fish water. We had bites throughout the week and landed carp to 45lb+ within the first couple of days. The venue is stunning and the atmosphere was amazing. There was one other angler on the lake and he’d traveled all the way from Belgium, so the lake is popular with the European anglers. The water was 27oc and unfortunately the carp began to spawn mid week. This resulted in us catching large numbers of bream, some up to 15lb, which were obviously gorging on the carp eggs. Had the carp not spawned I’m sure we’d of had more carp bites. We also lost a couple of fish to “cut offs” over the bars and we suspect these were the larger specimens we’d been waiting for. Now we’ve got a score to settle. We’ll be back!”
– Bob B
“I booked up the lake Lac Charmant with Carp Social and from start to finish the service was great. The lake was exactly what I was told and the people at the lake was more than helpful. Having fished in storms and rain for most the week it was still a great holiday having caught a 61lb and several others. I would definitely recommend Carp Social to all anglers. Thank you again for a great holiday an I’ll be booking my next trip asap.”
– Shaun H
“This is the second year I have booked a two week fishing trip to France with Carp Social and this trip did not let me down. The hosts are both very nice people and very helpful with information about the lake which is a beautiful 2 acre lake with some stunning fish. Although I was there for two weeks I took my wife and granddaughter out during the day, so I only really fished for 9 days but managed 8 fish in total. The last two days of the trip the carp spawned again for the second time in a month but that’s carp fishing for you. The lake is difficult, not for the lazy fisherman and I highly recommend this venue.”
– Steven K
“The holiday was an amazing experience and easy to sort out thanks to the people at Carp Social and at Etang Du St Brice. We had 16 fish in total up to 25lb but didn’t seem to get any of the big girls this time around. We would recommend this lake and will book again.”
– Tom C
“Well what can I say!!! Several 40’s, biggest being 46lb 14oz common! Two PB’s for the group with the average fish weight being 30lb!. After a long journey and relaxing overnight stay at a local airbnb the night before, we arrived at the lake the next morning and were greeted by the bailiff who showed us around the lakes and facilities. The lake is just stunning, so well kept, facilities are amazing. The bailiff was so helpful and shared his knowledge with us helping us with productive known spots and supplying us with bait cooked fresh on site. Thank you so much for an amazing week. We will definitely be returning soon!”
– Daniel
“Easy, great coms, personal touch is appreciated!!”
– Cris
“Just to say thanks for all your help. We had a great time at Chalet De Lile – albeit in tough conditions! The bailiff was great and said from the outset that the weather was always going to make it a tough week.”
– Bill
“The venue was amazing, couldn’t of asked for better for my first time out there, food was exceptional and facility was very clean and tidy all the time and most of all the hosts were very welcoming and friendly also a massive help to get among the fish by putting us onto known spots etc…”
– Jay
“After struggling to find a decent carp only lake in mid France I got in touch with Carp Social. They managed to get us booked on Lac Charmant for October 2023.
We had a fantastic week!
Lac Charmant is a great lake with all the amenities needed and a lovely ballif. We ended the week with 24 carp including 4x 50s, 13x 40s (4 of which were 49lb), 6x 30s and the iceing on the cake, Mr Bubbles at 76lb 2oz! We are some very happy carp anglers and I’m sure it’s a place we‘ll be back to in the future.
Cheers to Carp Social from the Northern Monkeys.”
– Nigel
“Thanks for all your help and advice. I enjoyed fishing Leon Lake. It was a challenging water to fish and I managed to catch 3 carp. A 33lb mirror, 39lb mirror and a 51lb Common, a PB for me!”
– Glyn
“We had a lovely time at Lac Claudette and the bailiff is a nice guy. We had 23 fish between the two of us and lost 9. My best fish was a 53lb mirror and the Mrs trapped a beaut 41lb 6oz common.“
– Nick
“Just got back from Chalet De L’ile. What can I say about this lake and its owner? Only that the lake is stunning in its lovely surrounding’s and the owner is totally amazing and helpful to the tenth degree.
The fishing last week was hard due to the hot weather but the bailiff was brilliant at locating spots for us to fish to. Listen to the guy as he knows his stuff and will put you on fish. Also don’t over complicate thing’s as simple tactics will catch you fish.This lake is up and coming and by no means easy but hard work and effort will reward you. Use the lakes bait as the fish seem to love it.
This is a proper survive and drive with just the basics but us fishermen have all the mod cons to make life a little easier on the bank.
All in all we had a fantastic week and everything you need for provisions is only a few miles away. We will definitely go back to this lake in the future.”
– John
“I’d just like to say thanks to Carp Social for arranging an excellent holiday. We will definitely be booking through them again. Thanks!“
– Dan & Matt
“We booked a carp fishing holiday directly with a lake owner but on arrival it became obvious the size of the lake was not as advertised and the venue was not suitable for the number of anglers in our group. After a few phone calls to Carp Social we managed to book another lake 1.5 hours drive away on a lake exclusive basis with carp to 60lb+. A massive shout out to Carp Social for booking us in at such short notice.”
– Roo
“Carp Social went out of their way to sort me a fishing location as I was passing in my motorhome. They found me a swim I could fish from the motorhome and I had a great few days fishing. Perfect communication and checked in to make sure all was ok. Many thanks. Recommend their services.”
– Gary
“Had a great time and caught some amazing fish. It was hard going with the weed and heat but once we located the spots they were happy to feed on we started getting runs. I think the end total was 28 carp to 45lbs and I also bagged two cats at 22lb and 27lb. The fish were stunning and all in great condition. The bailiff was very knowledgeable and helped lots throughout the week pointing out spots and offering advice. We would definitely think about coming back to give it another go.”
– Lee
“We had a great week at Lac Claudette landing a dozen fish between us. All the carp were over 20lbs with the biggest being 43lb and all were in fantastic condition. The lake owner was very helpful and we learned a lot about distance fishing.”
– Mark
“Me and Len have both had a top weeks fishing at Lac Claudette. The owner was spot on, very helpful and a great guy. The fishing wasn’t easy but we both worked hard and the results came. At the end of the week we’d had 4 PB’s between us and 3 were for myself. I had 8 fish of 21.8, 25.8, 38.10, 26, 45.8, 61, 9.8 and 21 and lost 5 in the snags. Len had 4 fish of 25.6, 22, 38.14 and 31.8. Thanks to Richard for making the trip easy to book and providing information. Great setup. Definitely use again for our carp fishing holidays.”
– Josh
“It was a tough week in April at Lac Charmant. We had 7 fish between our group of 6 up to 57lbs, which wasn’t bad going. Then, whilst packing away on the final morning my rod was away and shortly after a short battle a 60lb mirror hit the back of my net! That’s a PB for me, i’m over the moon and I was on cloud 9 the whole way home. Thanks to the guys at Carp Social for arranging the trip. An excellent service and i’d happily recommend them to anyone.”
– Andre
“The weather was too hot for the fish at Lac Charmant, temperatures hit 36oc but that said I still had a 31lber, 49lb and 42lb carp so was well happy with the result. Great lake, lovely people and i’m looking forward to coming back in April.”
– Wayne
“We both thoroughly enjoyed the week at Etang Des Petits Chien. The hosts were great, helpful and full of advice. The location and lake was fantastic, full of wildlife including kingfishers, woodpeckers, plus the friendliest ducks, moorhens and cats I have ever met! The weather was hot and sunny. The carp just ‘turned off’. We had only one decent run all week. Our only catch was a small perch I somehow tempted on some sweetcorn when I reeled one the lines in. Apart from that it was very relaxing and enjoyable, if a little frustrating. C’est la vie.”
– Steve
“We had a excellent week at Chalet De L’ile on our Lake Exclusive booking. It took the lads a while to get used to the style of angling but after a couple of days we’d got to grips with it and went on to land 20 carp between us. Gravel spots in the margins were the real hot spots and did most of the bites. All fish landed were in pristine condition. Oh, and the bailiff was superb!”
– Shawn
“We had a great week on Leon Lake, 7 of us with the lake to ourselves. Even with the 40oc heat we managed to get 3 PB carp out the lake that were over 40lb. Plenty of silver fish and catfish to have a go at too. Would definitely recommend to others in slightly cooler weather. Well worth the trip but would recommend using a boat to fish with.”
– Kayne
“We booked Euro Aqua with Carp Social for June 2022 in Peg 1. We knew it was potentially the trip of a lifetime but after landing 40 carp to 79lb between the pair of us it far exceeded our expectations. The lake, facilities and our hosts were amazing from start to finish, we’ve booked to go again next year.”
– Richard & Billy
“We booked Leon Lake in April 2022 with Carp Social. Stunning lake, friendly owner and good facilities. Would recommend.”
– Luke
“I fished Leon Lake in April with a friend. It was a spare of the minute booking and Carp Social really helped us out. I lost a carp on the last night but it’s an awesome lake and we hope to be back again soon.”
– James
“Been a great trip with using this great company. All needs accommodated for and couldn’t do enough for us. Would definitely 100% recommend to anyone.”
– Martin
“It’s a lovely lake and the owner and his wife are very friendly. We’ve now re-booked for August with Carp Social.”
– Wayne
“We quickly found a venue using Carp Social. Very easy to use website, would highly recommend.”
– Ady
“I fished Le Grande Pierre in August 2019 landing 9 fish with 5 over 40lb. Big thanks to Carp Social for arranging the booking and to Daniel for the incredible food package.”
– Alan
Venues
“The first thing I asked our new client was their experience with Carp Social. I’m pleased to say that it was all positive, one thing that I was especially pleased about was the fact Carp Social were able to impress on the client the fact we don’t allow just anyone to come to Les Croix and that we prefer experienced anglers but also polite respectful people.”
– Les Croix
“We’ve been working with Carp Social booking agency since 2019 and are extremely happy with their services, professionalism and the customers they’ve provided us with. Would highly recommend.”
– Etang Des Petits Chien
“We have been with Carp Social since 2019 when we started the fishery. They’ve been a great help to us, continually booking customers and filling up our diary. It’s just one less thing for us to worry about.”
– Lake Ruby
“We use Carp Social to fill the remaining weeks in our diary. As an established big carp fishery most lake exclusives are repeat bookings but they do a good job at filling the remaining weeks. I am happy with their service and have already recommended them to other fishery owners in the area.”
– Lac Charmant