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Planning a first public water trip
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bowlsky

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#5 8 Nov 2025 at 7.25pm

April can still bd really cold . I would recommend the carp spot app . Loads of public waters on there with night fishing zones

bentipping

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#4 7 Nov 2025 at 9.50am

In reply to Post #3
Thanks both, have done a few trips to commercial fisheries so not totally new to being in France but obviously very different going to public waters. Planning on spending the dark winter nights on research!

And yes who knows on weather, could be in tshirts or thermals

Winkler

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#3 7 Nov 2025 at 8.51am

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What websites have you got saved so far? Have you fished / driven in France before? It is all pretty easy but you'll have to look closely into local rules etc, you probably know this already.

https://www.cartedepeche.fr/

https://www.federationpeche.fr/118-aappma.htm

https://www.peche02.fr/5916-night-fihing-for-carp.htm

https://www.colinmaire.net/

Maybe consider starting in the area north of Paris, not too far to drive, plenty of water with some decent fish in them.. Stephane's site above is a great place to start, you'll be spending many hours just reading and researching at this stage, vital imo..

Couple of tips: Do not take a retainer sling and have it laying around / hanging up etc, they assume you might move fish around if you do, and try and learn a few bit's of basic French..

Above all, enjoy it, weather can be mixed in that area in April, warm or flipping cold..!

vossy1

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#2 6 Nov 2025 at 2.27pm

In reply to Post #1
and will be end of April so Spring temps will have an impact.
Temps could be 70s, could be low double figures, could snow, I'd keep a few venues in mind depending

bentipping

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#1 6 Nov 2025 at 12.04pm

My brother and I are going to dip our toes into French public water fishing next year and wanted to ask input for planning a trip. Plan is start with a long weekend, travel over on a Thursday night and then back Monday evening. Not long clearly and will be end of April so Spring temps will have an impact.

Not looking for pins clearly, but more general advice of how to start planning a trip. Any advice on areas of France we could consider for a short trip? Anything you've learned that can make a trip successful?

We won't have a boat, but will have bait boats.


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