Le Chêne Vert

Carp fishing in South west France

News

Visit the lake 2 (or more) times in 2008 & get a 10% discount on all return visits!

• Applies to fishing only (excludes food, bait etc)
• Members of a group booking who have not visited twice will not be eligible for the discount.

Free Equipment storage now offered

Anglers taking advantage of the above offer or visiting us on consecutive years may be interested in our new equipment storage service. This service is free of charge and means that you can take advantage of cheap flights into Limoges airport. All your equipment is stored ready for your return and is fully insured whilst in our care.

FORUM JUST ADDED

This week saw the launch of our new carp fishing forum. To celebrate it's launch we are offering 2 prizes of a free week fishing here at Le Chêne Vert. To enter all you need to do is register and start posting!! it's that simple.

Obviously this is a new forum so we need you to log on and start posting, debating selling etc...for it to work. Why not have a look now and say hi while you're there....FORUM.

NEW STOCK JUST IN!!!!!!

One Ton of carp

The first weekend in December saw some superb new additions to the lake to complement our existing stock..

A total of 1 Ton of Czech Royal Carp have been introduced to the fishery. All of these carp weighed in at over 20 lbs, with the majority of carp approaching mid 30 lbs.

As you can see from the photo's, all of these carp are in perfect condition and gave a good indication of their fighting spirit. The guys were certainly having difficulty keeping them calm for their photo before introducing them to the lake.

This particular breed of carp are renowned for their extraordinarily fast growth rate. Each of these carp are capable of gaining in excess of 5 lbs of weight a year!

We are sure you will agree that these carp make an excellent addition to the lake and we look forward to seeing them back out in the years to come.

For more photos see the gallery....

November 2007

Last week saw the start of the Lake and grounds general maintenance after a hectic summer, but before I go any further I would just like to say a big thank you to Mick, Pete and Alison for coming over to France and helping in sub zero temperatures.

We started the work by digging in some new steps to access the left bank (any one lucky enough to have been guests and fished there will know what a climb it could be to the toilet), not any more!

Next on the list was repairing the old steps to the right bank, sorted.

Then onto making one of the swims a bit easier to land the fish.

Yes that is ice on the lake! I'm glad Pete volunteered to put his waders on ! The next day, after thawing out, we tackled the reeds, waders and welly time again!

Roll on spring..........

I even managed to sneak a couple of fish out during the first afternoon....