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In reply to Post #23
That's really sad to hear but I suppose it's their past time choice.
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In reply to Post #15
No, because the french have adopted the day ticket mentality, filled many places with yellow grass carp and fantails and many lakes have either stopped night fishing or adopted restrictions to appease the pikers. I had to change my plans hours after arrival due to one of my chosen venues being turned into a private pay lake months prior. Geocarp and it's ilk can be severely out of date.
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In reply to Post #21
Good god 
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In reply to Post #20
That particular lake is known to be "difficult".
A well known UK brand (!) literally hired a security company to look after them and their vehicles for a filmed session on there a few years back.
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In reply to Post #14
Minor irritants 
The only trouble I have ever seen and not been involved with was car damage at Salagou many years ago which at the time, was widely believed to be Gypsy problems and not local Anglers.
Be polite, be respectful even when bending rules and all should be well with the World.
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In reply to Post #17
Each region / area in France has a federation peche (which governs fishing in the area) and a website which will detail all the categories of water for fishing in that specific area, rules etc. They don't tend to list every water! You can also buy your carte de peche through the same site. Category 2 waters is what you'll be looking for in terms of carp fishing. They may also detail night zones and areas of no fishing. Some federations have an automatic translator thingy you set to English and it translates for you, others you may have to use google translate or whatever. They are a good starting point for finding out information on your chosen 'patch of blue' but sometimes the information can be outdated or no info at all on the water you have chosen. This doesn't mean you can't fish, just that some more homework or legwork is needed. Some federations also use Facebook to give out more up to date information and generally there will be a link in the federations website if this exists. They are a starting point for researching venues - not the be all and end all but they give basic information that could help out. Just type in Federation Peche to google and you’re away. If you want more specific info drop me a PM.
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In reply to Post #16
What's the federation website?
Does it have an English version or do you have to use Google translate?
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In reply to Post #15
Pretty much that easy. The federation websites have plenty of supporting information once you've found that patch of blue...I've been fishing a few waters over the last few years that fall outside the jurisdiction of the federations, we call them the 'wild west' waters... These, if you can find them, can be really interesting and full of surprises 😉
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I know everyone says just go and find a bit of blue on the map
But is it really that simple?
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In reply to Post #13
Not even trolling Pikers....your fibbing 
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In reply to Post #1
I have been fishing the public waters of France for close on 40 years and never had a problem with other Anglers or anyone else for that matter.
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In reply to Post #1
I've done it just the once, and i'm itching to go again. I didn't set out to catch monsters, and I don't think I ever will. Not knowing the stock is a massive pull for me. I always told myself I'd do things differently and fish the places that the vast majority of French anglers fish, be it the canals, rivers, or the "communal" pits.
When I popped over I fished 5 venues in 5 days, and absolutely loved it. I think only on one occasion did I share any water with another angler, and that was one chap 200 yards away on a 40 acre park lake in a northern department.
I wanted a nice easy feel for it, and despite the amount of venues I'd picked, it was an amazing experience to not speak English for 5 days. I took time out to walk other venues, popped into a leisure centre to have a shower, and walked the squares of a couple of places to have a beer, a ciggy and soak in the atmosphere. The only broken english I spoke was to the department chairman of the first venue I arrived at, who kindly put me onto another venue when he informed me they had moved all the stock from one lake to another, and then put me on fish due to the absolutely perfect conditions we had. He was a proper carper himself, and made yearly trips to the UK, even taking time out of his evening to pop down and say hello. I owe that man a lot and hope I get to fish one of his waters again some day.
To be honest, the popularity of it now will no doubt have made things more difficult in some ways, hence why I have no interest in fishing the likes of Rainbow, or any of the more well known barages further south. I'll probably stick to the north, fishing low stock little weedy ponds with some old dark ones, just as I like to do here.
With most things in angling, it's what you want out of it. If you just want to wet a line in peaceful surroundings, then you have a lifetimes worth of fishing just in the north of the country alone...
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In reply to Post #8
This is spot on - have a bit of humility when speaking with the locals, either anglers or GDP and you'll likely be absolutely fine. A little effort goes a long way, that combined with not setting up right next to someone etc. A bonjour when you see someone is often all it takes.
If you get picked up by a lure angler, there's no need to kick off & make a scene of it, there are ways around it (backleads, tips down etc.).
As TCarper said, there's a massive world of waters across Europe to explore, more than anyone could fish in a lifetime, get out there and explore - the buzz is unreal!
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In reply to Post #8
Bloody well said Nicky, & you too Nexus.
There are so many scared anglers, who always try to impart their own personal fears onto everyone else. I spent my life fishing public venues. Never had any real problems. Had far more problems fishing locked in syndicates with 50 rabid carpers.
All I ever heard while fishing the Thames was "are you crazy"? Why? What is there to be scared of exactly? Travellers? Drunks? Druggies? So what, that's life. I became friends with a few of the travellers from the Chertsey site. One of whom was so desperate to purchase my old dog. Even people like TH will only fish it from the safety of a boat.
There's a massive world out there outside of the UK syndicate/club lake scene on public venues. France and Europe even more so. You just have to be brave enough to go out there and get it.
Living your life in fear, not doing the things you really want to, is a waste of life.
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