Carp Fishing – Big French Catch for Dennis

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When I clicked on this link I was expecting a story about someone catching tame carp from one of the Carpadromes that have become increasingly popular over here. I was pleased to read that it was not so and they had extracted big fish from public waters. All credit to them.

I know from my own short experience over here how difficult these waters can be. A lot of the French anglers have absolutely no watercraft and their fishing spots are decided on where they can get their cars to the water's edge. This means that a few places get fished virtually 24/7 and other places on the same lake are barely fished and so carp rarely see bait. And these waters are huge by British standards. The ones near me are over 4km long. That leaves a lot of un-fished bank to reccie if you want to find a decent swim. Some of the bet places often don't come into the zones where night fishing is allowed.

All respect to the anglers. I'm impressed.