Latest Catch at Carp Quarry
This is Gareth and Toby caught 26 carp on there carp fishing holiday in France from mid 20s to 39lb10oz Gareth set a new Carpquarry record with 17 fish landed by one angler in a week he also landed a new PB carp for himself at 39lb 10oz. Toby with a 28lb Mirror Carp caught on swim four.
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Carp Quarry Rules
Just so it is easy to find we have put the link here aswell at the bottom of each page to view the Carpquarry rules. As regards hooks we allow barbless or micro barbed hooks.
Carp Quarry Rules
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Early Carp quarry blog
The early Carp fishing days
I started carp fishing in the 1970s inspired by fishermen like Chris Yates , Richard Walker , Fred Buller and John Wilson reading about them catching big carp from carp fishing lakes like Redmire where we used carp fishing tackle like Abu Garcia , Mitchell , Daiwa , Optonic and Hardy. Angling has come a long way now with most big fish being caught on boilies and not just a bit of bread flake, meat or corn. Fishing tackle has also come a long way, now we use things like Shimano bait runners and Daiwa big pit reels and fishing rods from Greys,Fox, Shimano,Nash, we also use things like baitboats from guys like Viper , Microcat and waverunner with bite indication by Fox Micron and Delkim. End tackle from Korda and the home comforts like bivvies, beds and chairs from JSB, Chub and Wychwood All these items have helped in getting large carp on the bank.
Birth of French Carping
From the 1980s the bigger carp came from France and French carp fishing started to take off and the carp fishing holiday in France was born with the bigger fish being caught on French lakes. Angling holidays in France are now very popular with most anglers wanting to go on a carp fishing holiday every year to France. I myself have been on a few after the monster carp.
My love of Fishing
With my interest in fishing I also sold carp fishing tackle on Ebay together with vintage fishing tackle and fishing books including many carp fishing books. I have met a lot of carp anglers over the years and have picked up a lot of fishing tips.
Carping Heros
These days all the new carp fishing heroes like Matt Hayes , Jim Shelley , Ian Chillcott , Kevin Nash , Terry Herne,Dave Lane and Danny Fairbrass tend to have their own tackle lines and some have their own carp lake in France like Nash resorts.
The Carp just keep on growing
These days the carp are just getting bigger and bigger, back in the 1970s it was rare for anybody to catch a 30lb plus fish but now most good Carp lakes in the UK have at least one in and the UK record will just go up and up, now in France I think there will be a 100lb Carp caught in the next couple of years. The main two things that have done this is, first of all the water quality is getting better and better and also the baits that we use and feed the fish we have to thank the bait boys for this, people like Mainline with there range like cell, CC Moore, Ocean Fresh and Dynamite Baits. This is good news as you will always have a chance of upping your PB.
The birth of Carp Quarry
Anyway after watching the TV programme where Kevin set up Clearwaterlakes and going on a few carp fishing holidays in France where I have to say without too much joy I decided to open my own carp fishing lake in France called Carpquarry in Brittany France where we have tried to set up a French carp fishing lake where you stand a good chance of catching a few large lumps as I think most carp fishermen want to go home from there holiday with a big carp of 30lb+ under their belt. We have set up a great fishery where you stand a good chance of catching the fish of your dreams. If you are thinking of coming to Carp quarry it is one of the most stunning exclusive carp fishing holiday venues in France where you should catch some big Fat carp. Keep an eye on the website for the latest updated and catch reports there will also be a few videos from Youtube.
Gareth set a new record for the most Carp landed in a week by one angler
Well done to Gareth who has set a new Carpquarry record in landing the most carp in a week by one angler, in fact he did it in less than 5 days fishing with a total of 17 carp landed and he also lost 5. His best fish was a new PB for him at 39lb10oz and the smallest was still over 20lb. Gareth was fishing the far bay of swim 6 from peg 5 using the A Bait from Jason Ryder at www.booksoncarp.co.uk
A couple of new records at Carpqarry for the guys fishing w/c 23/4/11
Well done to Gary,Paul, John and Ken in setting a couple of new records at Carpquarry. First of John with landing the most carp in a week the record is now 13 fish , in fact it was 6 days with a few fish lost his best fish was a stunning 39lb mirror all in swim 1 also well done to Paul in swim 5 with a 32lb Common.
New deals for 2011
We have now decided since the ferry prices are much reduced if you take a break of 5 days or less, we at Carpquarry are now offering 5 days or less breaks all year the cost of these holidays are normal exclusive price with a 25% discount and we are flexable on changeover days. This will greatly reduce the overall cost of your holiday at Carpquarry.
Dont forget also new for 2011 is flying here and hiring tackle ( 4 anglers max on lake )
Snag clearance
This week (w/c 18/9/10)we have Alan and wife Lesley with us who are friends of ours, they are mixing a bit of fishing with a bit of diving clearing snags, We have cleared out alot of wood from the lake but not as much as we had expected it does appear that one of the reasons that so many people loose so many fish is because of the rocks and boulders that have fallen in from the cliffs over the years are cutting lines and also fishermen are getting snagged when there casted lead drops between two large rocks most of these large rocks are to the left hand side of swim 1 and also not to forget the metal A frame the old railway line frame that is also in swim 1 on the far left hand side. But saying all this about swim1 it can still be a deadly swim if warm you just need alot of leads. The rest of the lake is now quite clear with no suprizes under the water that you cant see on top of the water lets hope this improves the loss rate. A big thankyou to Alan for all his hard work and well done on equaling your pb at 30lb and also to Lesley with a new pb of 27lb8oz uping her PB by a massive 13lb8oz and you still have plenty of time to increase them alot more yet.
A lively 35lb mirror and a 20lb wildie from swim6 margin
45lb carp margin fishing
Airport Pickups
As from April 2011 we at Carpquarry will be doing airport pickups.
We will have tackle package to hire and we will be doing 3 supermarket runs per week.The price, excluding flights, will be £375 per angler (£75 for non fishing guest) this includes a weeks fishing at Carpquarry with private bedroom and shared use of house,Hire of bivvy,bed,chair,rods,pod. All you have to bring is terminal tackle,reels and bite alarms/indicators.Also included will be airport pickup/drop off and supermarket runs.
These places will fly so be quick and get yourself booked in.
We will be doing pickups from Brest or Dinard some of the possible routes will be-
east midlands (EMA) to Dinard (DNR)
Stansted (STN)to Dinard (DNR)
www.ryanair.com
Birmingham (BHX) to Brest (BES)
Edinburgh (EDI) to Brest (BES)
Glasgow(GLA) to Brest (BES)
Leeds Bradford (LBA) to Brest(BES)
Manchester (MAN) to Brest (BES)
Southampton (SOU) to Brest (BES)
www.flybe.com
Name your carp in the 40lb plus club
As a bit of fun we have decided to start a 40lb+ club at Carpquarry and if you catch an un-named fish you get to name it or we can do it for you by anglers name,shape,markings,bait or a mix of them.
To qualify as a member you need to catch a 40+ from Carpquarry, take a photo of both sides, note details of location,bait and date. Supply these to us at Carpquarry so that we can use them for marketing but also for our records of weight gains etc. Details of each 40lb plus will be in the house with details of weight gains over time.
As a reward members of the Carpquarry 40lb plus club you will get 20% off the standard website price for your future holidays for you and your party to Carpquarry.
So whats the chances of a 40lb plus ?
Well we estimate that at spring 2010 there are 10 x 40lb plus carp in the lake from the stocked fish. The carp at 40lb13oz that Rob has just caught (Dorothy)was not one of the expected 10x40lb+ carp. There is only 2 members to the club at present but this is only due to the lake being very lightly fished so far.
So book a holiday with us at Carpquarry and get yourself in the club.
The 40lb plus club
Dan Awdas ----- The Hunchback--27/10/09--- 44lb
Rob Stone------- Dorothy --------28/5/10----40lb13oz
Lee Oakes--------Dawn-----------2/6/11------41lb
Lee Ward---------The Devil------8/6/11------41lb8oz
Carpquarry are now taking Individual booking
Due to so many requests we are now offering single bookings at Carpquarry and not just exclusive bookings. The cost is £300 per angler with a maximum of 4 anglers at any one time. There will be a draw to pick swims, the swims will be 1,3,5 and 6.In the price you will have a private bedroom in the house and all other areas will be used on a communual basis. Each angler may if they wish bring a non fishing guest with them who will be charged at £50 for the week. All bedrooms will have either twins or a double bed.
The availability calander on the website will currently only show the weeks that are full, so please contact us for details of what weeks are left for exclusive bookings or individual spaces available.
Bulk Bait Package boilies & Carp pellet
We are now offering a bulk bait package made up of 2 x 2.5Kg bags of Ocean fresh boilies and a 25Kg sack of Carpquarry pellet for the great value price of £100 saving your group money
Boilies Now Available At Carpquarry
We now have a range of Ocean Fresh boilies for sale at Carpquarry. We picked this range because they have protent soluble attractants for instant results without pre-baiting,they are a perfect diet formulation for our carp that also emits strong natural food signals and with Oceanfresh unique cooking and packing process they are preservative free for fresher taste that you also do not have to freeze.Perfect for use in low temperatures aswell as summer.
We are selling this range of top quality boilies at the UK RRP of £10 per Kilo.Subject to availablity.
Catfood fish & meat 18mm 2.5kg bag £25.
Scopex squid & red robin 18 or 15mm 2.5Kg bags £25.
Peach & black pepper 18mm 2.5Kg bag £25.
Pineapple & N,Butyric 18mm 1Kg bag £10.
We will be feeding the fish with these baits so that they see them as a safe food source
Bedchairs & Chairs for hire
We have had many requests to hire beds and chairs as this can make the difference between bringing one or two cars on the ferry. You asked and we listened so now we have for hire 4 sets of JRC bedchairs and chairs.
Hire cost for a week
1 x Bedchair & 1 x Chair £10
1 x Bedchair only £7
1 x Chair only £5
Carp fishing holiday france a winter view 2009/10
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44 lb Mirror Carp from Carpquarry
Well done to Dan who caught a new lake record with a Mirror Carp of 44lb.We know there are bigger fish so get yourself down to Carpquarry and get your name on the record board.
Carpquarry Carp Fishing Records
Mirror Carp 44 lb swim 1 Far side 10am 27/10/09 by Dan Awdas on Chilli Tuna Boilies
Common Carp 34lb4oz swim 5 Far side 10/6/11 by Gary (Nugget) on his home made red devil boilies
Wild carp 20lb swim 6 close in by Gordon Lammie on Peach& black pepper boilies
Perch open qualifying weight 3 lb+
Trout open qualifying weight 3 lb+
Rudd open qualifying weight 2 lb+
Most Carp in a week by one angler, set at 17, on w/c 13/8/11 by Gareth from swim 5.Gareth fished less than 5 days and his best fish was a new PB for him at 39lb10oz.
We know there are bigger fish to be had get yourself to Carpquarry and get your name on the record board.
Siret number
Carpquarry Ltd is a English Ltd Comp with French reg company/Dept and the siret number for Carpquarry is 52002016500020
Due to popular demand winter short break holidays
We have had mainy enquiries about long weekend and mid week trips which we are now offering at Carpquarry from November to March.Normal checkout time apply.Take the night ferry and be fishing before lunchtime.
The Weekender
Saturday to Tuesday
4 people or less £500,5 people £600,6 people £700
The Midweeker
Tuesday to Saturday
4 people or less £500,5 people £600,6 people £700
Stock levels and carp fishing tactics at Carpquarry
We have had lot of enquires about the amount of fish in the lake in winter 2008 we put in 120 carp from Neil a good friend of mine from www.frenchcarpsupplies.com mainly mirrors with the smallest at 23lb and the largest at 45lb with the average fish at 30lb So if you are a lake owner in France Neil is the guy to see with any problems or buying fish. This is in addition to the stock already in the lake we know that there are mirrors and commons and wildies but we are unsure about how big they are or how many but would think the total stock is around 200.Carpquarry is not a runs water due to the depth but it is one of the best small carp fisherys for large carp and most anglers land a 30lb plus carp on there holiday, The avearage fish for 2009 was just over 32lb.
We are asked for detailed stock so I have put together a list of fish / expected sizes for 2010 - 20 x 25-30lb, 70 x 30 - 35lb, 20 x 35 - 40lb and 10 x 40lb plus pushing 50lb in addition to this is the original stock.
There are also very nice Rudd, Perch and trout.Due to the depth of the lake if you come fishing at Carpquarry dont forget to have one rod close in 15ft max from bank under your feet big fish over 35lb have come out within 5ft of the edge mainly caught on a single boilie on a small bed of Carpquarry pellet.There are a couple of things that you want to avoid doing when fishing at Carpquarry as the lake is rock do not hammer in bivvy pegs/rod rests or stomp about the vibration from this will spook the fish and kill your fishing for a day or two, also there is no need to put in alot of bait by doing this it will only make the fishing harder little and often is better.We recommend that you use our baits as the fish are use to them but there is no problem in bringing your own but dont buy cheap baits you will not catch, get the highest quality bait that you can. There is no problem with particals as long as they are pre-made from a company like Dynamite baits. If you want any more tips or info please feel free to call me.
Good luck and look forward to welcoming you
Gordon
Carpquarry Website
We hope you enjoy the website it contains all the info you need about staying and fishing at Carp Quarry. There's also a great gallery of the latest catches so feel free to send us your photos if you've recently stayed with us together with a catch report and tips.If there are other items or information that you would like to see on the website please call us and let us know or email carpquarry@live.co.uk