Kingfisher Lake France

Name: Kingfisher Lake France
Address: La Reneliere, Chiché, 79350, FR
Telephone: 0033660818589
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Kingfisher Lake France

Holiday gite with carp fishing lake in Dept 79, France. Lac de Martin Pecheur or Kingfisher Lake, is a two bedroom holiday gite set in Dept 79 France.
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The two bedroom gite has all mod cons, 42" HD TV, FreeSat, Dishwasher, Washing machine, Microwave etc. Two bedrooms, one double and one twin sleep a total of four comfortably. The gite is set in the heart of the Deux Sevres Dept in the Poitou Charentes region, behind secure electric gates on a 13 acre plot consisting of 4 acres of prairie, 2 acres of riverside woodland and a 2.1 acre fully stocked carp lake, of which you have exclusive use. (Maximum of 4 anglers with 2 rods each).

24/04/2024

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but last week we had a Florian and Tilio come to fish for 24 hours. It gave me a chance to see if the fish I stocked in January 2023 were gaining weight (they are). Thee guys had 13 runs and landed 12 fish, they picked up some smaller 3 x stockies 6-8lb, but the rest ranged from 16.5lb up to 31.5lb.
The guys will be back to fish again and I can track weight gains.

02/02/2023

January saw a hive activity here, lake emptying started on the first day of the new year, small amount of rubbish removed, some silt has been evacuated and most importantly the surviving carp stock has been counted and weighed. A total of 12 specimens, two of which are 30+’s and 20 fish between 10 - 20lb. Plus there’s my stockies from 2 - 10lb (40)
Timing was just right and a week on non stop heavy rain saw that lake refilled more rapidly than normal, filling this we’ve had hardly a drop since!
I have also taken delivery of an additional 20 carp between 17 and 23lb.

All that remains now is to feed them all well over the coming year, this has already started but the frequency of feeding will be increased over the coming months.

03/10/2022

Unfortunately 2022 hasn’t been a good year for us here at Kingfisher Lake. With France suffering its worst heatwave for 500 years (according to the press). Being located in one of the affected areas we endured the brunt of the extreme heat and in late July the lake temperature reached 28.7° and thus had significant oxygen crash. The result was devastating on the specimen carp, the tench and predator fish. Forty six carp in total, eight of which were 40+, twelve 30+ the rest being made up of teens and twenties. I managed to save some, but in 24 hours we were effectively wiped out.

It took a number of weeks for all this to be absorbed and then decide what to do. We have waited while anglers who were booked to fish here were found alternate venues, that has now been completed after a considerable amount of work by the whole Angling Lines team.

Winter will see the lake emptied so that a stock count can take place. October 6th I’m meeting to discuss 25 new small/medium sized carp for 2022, I’m also in the process of getting a surface aerator to augment the existing aeration system, if all goes well, additional larger stock will be added in winter 2023. Therefor we will not be offering carp fishing holidays until April 2024. We will only be offering the gîte for non-fishing holidays during that interim period.

I will be posting a few progress updates over the next 18 months so those that are interested can follow the progress.

23/07/2022

Following reports that the crayfish in the lake had been particularly active and were hitting anglers boilies I planned a trip out to go buy a crayfish trap to see if it was just a particular bait they were liking or whether there was a bigger issue.

At my local tackle shop I was told that they had sold out of crayfish traps due to unprecedented demand in our region, while chatting with the shop owner he was telling me that this year there’s been an explosion in the crayfish population in the rivers, streams and lakes. I explained my situation and he agreed to call me when more stock arrived. Next day I got that call but was told “be quick”! I was quick and I bought three traps.

I started trapping the crays two weeks ago today, emptying them every 12 hrs, each trap had between 15 - 18 crays. After a week of those sort of numbers the catch rate fell to 20 crays every 12 hrs, today (day 14) I’m trapping 15 crayfish every 24 hrs. So it seems that I’ve definitely had an impact on the crays.

The good news is that last weeks anglers reported no issues with boilies being hit by crays, the bad news was the heatwave that they endured made the fish turn off and hide.

I must be one of the few people who are wishing for some rain and less blazing sunshine, currently lake level is down by approx 30cm !

14/07/2022

Last week we had Carl, Lee and Bill fishing the lake and it was a hard week given the rising temperatures, sadly the guys didn’t manage to break the 30lb barrier, but hopefully they still managed to enjoy their stay.

A few pictures of the late 20’s that they did manage to tempt out.

12/07/2022

Not really what I want to see ( from a fishing perspective) but Mrs E will be loving this heatwave. It’s going to make the fishing hard - that I can say.

Sadly there’s nothing I can do about the weather……. To be honest I’d be grateful for a shower or two!

03/07/2022

Last week we had Aaron, Matt and Lewis fishing the lake, temperatures are on the rise again so again the guys spent the hottest section of the days cooling off in the pool. Aaron claimed “most species” caught and Lewis took an early lead with a 28lb Grassie and then a 39lb Common, but Matt overtook that with a 42lb Mirror (Bonnie) plus Matt banked a few mid twenties, Lewis then had a late charge banking a beautiful 30lb Mirror and a 40lb Mirror that turned out to be Stealth…… her first outing this year!

All the females are a tad down on weight as they are post spawn (you can see the rippling) but otherwise in great condition and they should be getting their heads down now.

Great set of guys to have come fish with us, you’d be welcome back anytime 👌

21/06/2022

Last week we had the absolute pleasure of having Jeff and Sandy come fish the lake. Due to some very hot weather Jeff & Sandy opted to be very selective over the hours they fished. Jeff’s watercraft was exceptional and he spent hours watching the fish moving around for a number of hours before putting his rods in. Shortly after Jeff banked one of the big Grassies, this one was 43lb 7oz and is a new 40+ now called Snooky. She is now the seventh fish confirmed to be over 40lb.
Jeff and Sandy caught every day, Sandy improving her PB with a 27lb Mirror and Jeff banked another Mirror that was 43lb 11oz which I think is Martha.
Fabulous couple and I’m very pleased they caught some of the specimens. 👌

09/06/2022

Last week we had Joe, Rachel and Emily fishing the lake last week, here’s Joes three thirties out of the 18 fish he landed, he lost two at the net which is always tough.

28/05/2022

This weeks anglers Simon and Martha have seen a few of the lakes bigger specimens. Simon got off to a good start at the beginning of the week picking up Bump and then catching a Mirror that is a new 40lb’er that he’s named Martha ( Now that’s romance!! ).
Martha (not the fish) had a slower start, she was aiming to catch something over 20lb and had a couple of double figure carp and a good Tench but had to wait a few days before she tempted a 28lb fish and then banked Bonnie at just over 44lb (post spawn weight). As they say, all good things come to those who wait.
Bravo to the both of you, it’s been an absolute pleasure having you here and Alfie & Matilda too!

I’m chuffed for you that you both caught 40’s……. And that you’ve proved there are now definitely six fish over 40 in there 👍👍

07/05/2022

What a week it’s been!, Chris and Nathan have been here and managed a first. They banked the largest specimen of all three types of carp in the lake, Mitsi the Common (42lb 6oz), Bonnie the Mirror (48lb 8oz) and the biggest Grass carp called Mai, fell to Nathan and weighed in at 47lb 8oz.
I can’t include the video of Nathan’s Grassie, so will put it in the comments.

It’s been a pleasure having you come and fish Kingfisher Lake gents, you’d be welcomed back anytime.

Stealth is yet to come out and I’m still getting to grips with the weight gains after my post winter feeding regime. 😯

30/04/2022

Today we welcomed Chris and Nathan and despite some of the carp spawning there are still fish on the feed.

Chris has banked two and lost two already and his second fish was Mitsi the Common, it seems I made a mistake identifying the 39lb 1oz Common that came out two weeks ago, it turns out that wasn’t Mitsi, this was and she weighed in at 42lb 6oz.

She’s the lakes biggest Common and well and truly over the 40lb mark. That’s now a minimum of 5 40lb+ fish in there.

What a start, well done Chris!

24/04/2022

Last week we had Sam & Josh spend a week fishing with us, Sam opting to fish the inlet end of the lake and Josh going for mid water or the deep basin. Both choosing to try double tiger nut topped with fake sweetcorn. The Commons seemed to like the bait’s presented and Sam tempted a 35lb 15oz beauty and Josh tempted Mitsi out and she tipped the scales at 39lb 1oz…… she’ll be breaking the 40lb barrier soon!!

Well done chaps!

12/04/2022

After a very quiet Monday (23°) we roll into Tuesday with overcast weather with a few showers, Jamie banked a 23lb Common and then tempted Bump the Lump out for the first time this year and takes the honour of lake record holder in doing so, Bump tipping the scales at 45lb 7oz.

Well done Jamie, hope it was worth the wait 😁

10/04/2022

Our first anglers of the year Steven and Jamie, have been on the lake now for 24 hours. Steven’s son Liam only started fishing this morning.
Steven’s catches are increasing slowly and steadily plus he’s also had a tench out.

Off to a pretty good start 👍

03/04/2022

At the end of last year I decided to change a couple of things with regard to the fishing here at Kingfisher. I reduced the number of Anglers from 4 to 3, but increased the maximum number of rods at any one time to 9. So each Angler could fish with up to 3 rods. For 2022 one booking was already in place for 4 anglers so I said I would honour that (2021 rod rules apply).

I have also decided that one XL unhooking cradle and two landing nets per angler are now included (at no extra charge), For two reasons mainly 1: Significantly reduces potential for cross contamination and 2: I have had anglers come with unhooking mats which are simply not up to the job of protecting a 20lb fish let alone 30’s or 40’s. It will also save space in your cars!

New Equipment:
Last year I have also bought a RidgeMonkey boilie chopper, this is available for anglers to use if they wish. To make life easier for me to feed my fish in differing locations I bought a small row boat, this is available to anglers for ground baiting purposes, unfortunately it’s is not a toy if your kids are looking to use it (insurance reasons). It’s supposed to be a 2 man dingy but I’m 6’ 5” and there’s only just enough room for me…… and my deck hand Bella!

Any questions or if you need anything clarified just message me or email me.

03/04/2022

The last jobs on the list to prepare for the start of this years fishing are rapidly being ticked off the list. Whilst I was finishing off the new step on the gîte deck I decided to put my rods in (4 hrs).
The fish are definitely on the feed, I first picked up a 28lb Mirror and then a 25lb common. Happy days!

I fished random spots near where I fed the fish last Friday and these two specimens were obviously still looking around for something to eat!

Lake temperature has dropped 3° down to 10° during this cold spell we are having, forecast says the cold nights finish after Monday.

19/02/2022

Preparing for the start of my season despite the somewhat wild weather we’ve been having. Post winter feeding began at the start of February and has now been increased as the water temperature rises.

This year the trees on the near side of the lake have been pruned right back, they were too high and the sheer volume of leaves demanded a good cutting back.

Late January I purchased a few little stockies (7 of them), to replace some of the stockies I lost back at the start of 2019. These new fish range from 8lb to 11lb all Mirrors, Commons seem to be not so common round here at the moment.
There may be some more small stock fish going in, I’m trying to organise a couple of Linears and a couple of fully scaled Mirrors, these are for growing on :-)

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La Reneliere
Chiché
79350

Téléphone

0033660818589

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