news from the shoreline
what's happening at Etang Marolles?
January 2012
As promised, a further ten fantastic carp all ranging between 34 - 37.5lb were delived to Etang Marolles this weekend. The cold snap were perfect conditions to receive the fish.
Up until this weekend weather conditions have been mild as a result the fish have continued feeding well over our baited areas, all the time the weather stays mild we will continue our feeding programme. Let's hope the new carp enjoy the haute cuisine, ie Dave's hand made boililes as much as the older residents!
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December 2011 - Newly stocked in the main lake
Five stonking carp ranging from 37lb-42lb with another ten fish of the same calibre arriving in January
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2012- Winter Fishing
After popular demand we will be open during the winter months November & December from 2012 at the special price of £180 for one week Drive & Survive only.
December 2011
Another 15 top end fish all 35lb + to arrive next week. This time we will be ready with the camera!
Saturday 26 November
A foggy & misty start to the morning where the netting team first cordons off the lake nearest the lodge and the result is a successful haul of over 350kg of small roach & rudd and a handful of young predators (pike & zander).
In the afternoon and with the fog still present the lower end of the lake is netted and after 3 hours of pulling through a very disappointing result with barely any fish in the net. However, the discovery of two massive feeding troughs approximately 3ft deeper than the rest of the lake meant an escape route for the fish.
Post analysis and a new strategy using two nets meant the next day a fantastic netting with somewhere between 200-300 good sized carp with a very high percentage in the 30-40lb bracket and a handful of fish that looked as if they were already into the 50's. The added bonus of the draindown and netting was the removal of 1.1 tonne of tench & silverfish overall.
We are gutted that we do not have any photographs of the fish as Caroline (chief photographer) was called away during the netting and did not get back in time to photograph all the exciting stuff. Needless to say she is now on probation.
Thanks to everybody who helped with the netting over those two days.
Coming soon for 2012...Beautiful 1.6 acre lake with caravan spaces
2 caravan spaces available with hook up points.
£280 per week, per space or enquire about day rate options
Picturesque 1.6 acre lake
Carp stocked upto 35lb
1 x sturgeon upto 30lb
Good coarse range
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November 2011
Winter works have commenced with tree clearing, wood chipping and swim maintenance.
The drain down has started with our smallest of stock ponds producing a 1/4 tonne of small fish, which had been caught and transferred from the main lake. A big thank you to all you anglers for helping to catch the small critters over the last year.
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April 2011 - New lake record 51.8lb
With the calibre of stocked fish it was only a matter of time before it started to produce some weighty carp . A fantastic start to the 2011 season. Check out the pictures
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February 2011 - Billy's Extension
The swim affectionately known as 'Billy no-mates' is undergoing works to be made bigger.
With a total of 14 swims plus an additional two stalking swims you will be spoilt for choice!
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January 2011 - Chalking
Our annual programme of chalking has commenced with a 13 tonne application. Behind the scenes winter work to ensure good water quality for the forthcoming 2011 season. Click on the image for a larger view.
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November 2010 New Fish Added
Etang Marolles added to their Carp stock 8 newcomers weighing between 37 and 41lb. Click any image below for a larger view.
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| 37lb | 41lb Common | 39.6lb Mirror |
2010 Hall of Fame officially open! March 2010
The new Hall of fame for 2010 is now online. See our gallery for full details.
2009 Hall of Fame now in place! December 2009
The new Hall of fame for 2009 is now online. See if you can spot yourself on the photos. See our gallery for full details.
New fish added! December 2009
We have added another 30 beautiful carp in December 2009. These include Commons and Linears. Click here for the images.
Lake netted ! November 2009
The lake was netted and in total 1.3 tonne of silver fish removed, plus a good chance to see some of our residents! Click here for the images.
New carp gallery pictures and YouTube video! September 2008
We've uploaded some fantastic new images of the great carp that were caught this season to date, and we are also on YouTube now! Some of you were having trouble viewing our Flash galleries, and so we've totally rebuilt them so that you can see exactly what we have in our lake. Please have a look at our gallery pages to see if you are on there.
Google maps September 2008
It's now easier than ever to find us! We've provided a
Google map pointing you to Larchamp
, that shows you just where our carp lake is. Come over to France and see us!
pre season carp restocking September 2008
With the fish stocking programme to be completed at the end of December 2008 with an extra thirty-fifty 20lb carp we can look forward to a busy 2009 fishing season.
pre season carp restocking January 2008
Etang Marolles has just received a new batch of stock, 96 fantastic looking carp ranging from 20 lb to 34 lb, with further stock to be added in February to help ensure we get the 2008 season off to a good start!
carp restocking August 2007
A planned stocking for December 2007 of an additional 1 tonne has been ordered along with an additional fifty 20 lb + carp from our stock ponds.
our season opener! April 2007
After months of refurbishment works we were so pleased to be able to welcome our first guests of the year, and a great time was had by all!