THE LAKE AND FISH The lake was dug in the 60’s and has now matured into a beautiful 2 acre water with a mixture of Beech, Birch, Oak, Chestnut and Conifers surrounding it. We created Le Marteau to indulge our own love of Coarse angling and the beautiful French countryside. You will see why we chose this spot! Surrounded by trees, the lake is in a sheltered position so no matter what the weather you will be comfortable. The private lake is around two metres deep at it’s deepest, the bottom being gravel around the sides and silty in the middle. We decided not to stock with Carp alone as there are plenty of fishing lakes in France where you can sit in a bivvy and wait for hours to get a bite. The lake was set up with families in mind, so we have big fish for Dad and plenty of others for the kids. Currently there are Mirror Carp to 14-30lb, Bream to 5lb, Tench to 4lb, Roach and Perch to 2lb, a few Pike, Grass Carp and two very visible Golden Carp. There are four rods, reels, landing net and unhooking mat for you to use, just bring terminal tackle. Lake rules must be adhered to at all times, to view them please click here