October 2024
Website being updated please bare with us.
CARP FISHING IN FRANCE
Clearly there was something special about Echo or it wouldn‘t contain such big fish for its small acreage. In fact, other than the legendary Redmire Pool, I can’t think of a lake in the history of carp fishing which has produced such colossal carp for such a small volume of water.
Photo from Carpworld magazine. Colin at 83lb which was Crowy's PB at the time.
Sadly we lost this fish several year ago but its twin of similar size "Double Dorsal" is still swimming around in the lake.
Strangely it hasn't been caught since we lost Colin, it's often spotted though by both us and our anglers. Its unmistakable because its another massive common but has a 2 inch gap in its dorsal. other than that they were identical.
We have a lot of very big carp that aren't getting caught anymore and also ones which have never been caught. During Covid we lost 2 commons both around 70lb which we had never seen before. Obviously this was very upsetting but at the same time proves without a doubt that they are out there.
Knowing we have these fish has become extremely frustrating so much so that we have decided to completely re-think our rules and make big changes for 2025.
The idea being that different tactics which haven't been allowed in the past could be enough to trip some of these big carp up. Basically rules will be reduced to a minimum while still protecting the fish from potential damage.
The rules page with changes will be updated shortly
Echo pool carp lake in France
One of the best in the world !
Other than producing big carp such as Colin who we grew from just 22lb to a massive 87lb 8oz our biggest achievement by far was to be listed in the above publication.
I can't even find the words to express how proud we are that Steve Briggs considers our little fishery in France to be one of the top carp waters in the WORLD.
To be in a list that includes the most iconic waters in the UK, massive pubic waters across Europe amongst others is just absolutely mind blowing.
He placed Echo pool carp fishery at position 13.
What to expect from the new look Echo pool carp fishing website
I've chosen to make the homepage as I have so you can see the opinions of 2 highly respected carp anglers rather than me the lake owner, we've always been honest and upfront about Echo pool but at the same time obviously biased about how special it is compared to other similar waters.
I've also decided to add extra pages to the website. This will make navigating the site easier and a lot quicker for potential customers to find the information they require.
This will be an ongoing project for the foreseeable future, as time passes links will be added to each page giving much more in depth information on certain topics.
I also plan to have a BLOG page where you will find the latest information, up to date catch reports, available dates and cancelations should they arise. This site will become much more interactive and hopefully replace Facebook altogether.
I'm also looking at building an APP for even quicker and easier access to the latest information.
Hopefully you'll enjoy the new site and keep coming back as it gets bigger and better just like our fish...
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