We now have 26 top quality French carp fishing venues with accommodation. These vary from very comfortable houses complete with hot tubs and swimming pools to smaller lakeside lodges. Here are five of our venues for carp fishing in France with luxury accommodation:
A great start to the season What a first week for Golden Oak with returning guests father and son Keith & Matthew. They started the week in 23°C heat wearing shorts and T-shirts getting sunburnt to finishing the week with -5°C night-time temperatures. With hail and snow storms and in full winter thermals, what a […]
We’ve had really bad fishing conditions this week with really cold northerly winds and freezing nights with morning frosts so only did a few days fishing with our neighbour and friend Ben! We caught some cracking fish, all in great condition and Ben ending the week with a 52lber and a new PB along with […]
We have a fantastic group of lakes on our website, which are a credit to the people that run them. Ian, together with wife Jacquie, owns Golden Oak. We asked him a few questions… When did you discover carp fishing and how did you come to be here at Golden Oak? From a young age, […]
Simon, Mick and Baz fished Golden Oak Lake this May. They very kindly took footage of some of their captures including the lake record caught by Baz at 66lb. For more information on Golden Oak follow the link – Fishing Holidays
Angling Lines regular Barry Griffiths has only gone and landed the new lake record at Golden Oak. ‘The Boss’ has made an appearance on the bank at a whopping 66lb! This has beaten Barry’s PB by 4oz and his mirror PB by 5lb. Congratulations Baz, we’re chuffed for you. For more information on Golden Oak […]
Steve Bedford has written a really great informative post on his trip to Golden Oak from start to finish. A perfect read if you’re either looking for an accommodation venue with great fishing OR if it’s your first trip to France carp fishing and you want some pointers… Well it’s been a while since my […]
Despite the onset of spawning, Mario Pieters had an enjoyable week at Golden Oak, here’s his feedback report; Holiday date: Sat 17th May to Sat 24th May 2014 Name of customer: Mario Pieters Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 4 catches, all mid 30 lb, in very good condition, beautiful carp! It was a challenge to catch some carp […]
Paul Cooper was recently contacted with a few questions posed by an angler heading out to Golden Oak, a 5 acre lake with an impressive lake record of over 63lb. A must read if you’re heading out to the venue this year… Hi Paul, I’m fishing Golden Oak fishery in France in June through Angling […]
Check out this short article on the Mainline Baits site to see how Impact Angling Media’s Nic Brown got on at Golden Oak … https://www.mainline-baits.com/carp-fishing-news/French-Success-For-Nic-Brown-185.html
Golden Oak‘s season ends in style with a 29 fish catch culminating in ‘the Boss’ at 59.8! Impact Angling Media’s Nic Brown and Michelin starred Mid Summer Patron chef Daniel Clifford enjoyed a dream week at Golden Oak in Limoges, resulting in a 29 fish catch culminating in the boss at a very healthy 59.8lbs. […]
Chris Long, Dave Price and George Evans dropped in at Golden Oak for the week at short notice early this summer, only going on to land the boss at 63lb 8oz! Details of your catches: 2 singles, 12 twenties, 7 thirties and the boss at 63lb 8oz. All in great condition and put up a good […]
Matt Dixon and two friends were out fishing at Golden Oak in June, coming away with new PB’s for everyone! Take a look at their feedback below… Details of your catches: 20 fish caught 4 forties to 45lb 12ozs, 8 thirties, 7 twenties & 1 double. Fantastic fish, pb’s all round! First two days were tough […]
David Price came to Golden Oak with a PB of 49lb 11ozs. On Wednesday 26th June he was woken up at 8 in the morning and smashed his old PB by landing ‘The Boss’, weighing in at 63lb 8ozs beating the lake record by 2oz. Dave was fishing the far bank over a bed of […]
Here’s a round-up of Colin Poynton’s feedback whilst fishing at Golden Oak last week. A successful week, nice one Colin! “Only fished short sessions – mornings and evenings, the fishing was superb!!! Caught fish in every session. Accommodation is fantastic with excellent facilities. Dick and Jo are fantastic hosts and cannot do enough for you, […]
63.06 Colin Hodgkinson came to Golden Oak with a PB of 31lb 8ozs. and ater couple days of getting wet and catching some 20’s he lands The Boss – weighing in at an incredible 63lb 6oz What a way of of setting a new PB and a new Lake Record. Well done Colin! For more […]
Hi folks, we just couldn’t resist taking these photos… just to show you that its not always warm & sunny here at Golden Oak . For those of you who have enjoyed our warmer months, take a look below, can you recognise your swims? And, yes, the fish are still feeding! Fishing Holidays at […]
We decided to increase our fish stock after identifying a gap in the 20 to 30lb range. Our existing fish have put on so much weight that we are in the great position of having plenty of 30 to 50lb fish, and of course we have to mention The Boss at a magnificent 59lb plus. […]
Well what a wonderful year it’s been! We were lucky enough to meet so many lovely people who chose to spend their holiday here at Golden Oak . As well as the fishermen, so many wives, girlfriends and beautifully behaved children(the goats are still overweight!). We thank you all, it has been so much fun […]
Derek with his 52lb prize! It was with eager anticipation that we arrived at Golden Oak Lake to start our holiday, myself, my stepson Kevin and our respective families. The website photographs hardly do it justice, everything looked fantastic, as we arrived late we decided to leave sorting out the fishing gear until the next morning, Joe set […]
