Carp Fishing In France - How To Break Your PB Carp (full guide)

How to catch big carp on a trip to France. This is my guide to a successful fishing trip in France.

00:00 - How to catch carp in France
01:45 - Where to fish in France
03:30 - Do I need a licence to fish in France?
08:23 - Preparing for the trip
12:08 - How much bait?
15:13 - Traveling in Europe
19:25 - Fishing tactics
22:52 - Baiting strategy

I created Fishing Tutorials to help people learn about fishing and catch more fish! Watch big films on my main channel: @fishwithcarl

[lukejones]

Mate, I had 110kg of boilies, particules, pop-ups, and pellets, and the buckets were taken from us, and we got 100€ fine per person. 3 of us. This was 2023. It was from La Harve port. Absolute nightmare we had to find a tackle shop a buy all our bait again. It really put a downer on the whole trip and we're not sure we would go to france again fishing for carp. Great informative video by the way 👌

[MarkHowman-lx]

As ever a great video from Carl - he has rekindled this 68 yr old man’s interest in fishing! I watch all of his stuff and look forward to the India trip film soon

[baldyginge]

You are the best fishing youtuber and your videos are very helpful.
Tight lines mate!

[RoseAnneLivao]

It’s rare to see such a comprehensive guide that balances practical travel info with expert fishing tips. Thanks for sharing such a thorough breakdown! 😊

[carlread]

It all seems like common sense, but actually it is really nice, as you say, to have someone talk about that first hand experience. It really will be the small things like extra batteries or a wet weather coat that could be the difference of a great time or a more annoying one. One other thing I actually really liked, was about maybe taking on a challange just outside of your comfort zone rather than probably the more typical "lets go hunt that 60-70lb carp" straight away. That has definately given me some food for thought!

Thanks Carl.

[florisderuiter]

Love the fact you mention French shops and show clips of Dutch grocery stores 😂

[HookLinePlummet]

Love fishing in France. Merry Christmas 🎁 well done on the new PB!!!🎉

[daviddeane]

Nice one carl, it's always very interesting and helpful the carp fishing films you do so many helpful tips for people who want who want to go to France 🇫🇷 to catch a beast like the one you had unbelievable carp nice one carl 🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐟🎥😁👍👌

[leevermiglio]

Informative and professionally delivered as always Carl

[Lewis.-ip]

Hi Carl your tutorial videos always help me thank you

[carpingoffagain]

Caught some fish from this lake last year .. biggest was 37lb and made my day 👍💯🎣

[Chrispi]

Really useful video as I'm looking at doing my first trip to France in 2025 - thank you Carl

[maxwellbritton]

This was perfect Carl! A trip with the lads is certainly going to be in the works soon 💪💯

[ChubHarrison]

Very informative video Carl. This will help a lot of people make the right decisions. Thank you for the information 👍

[laytonrim]

Another brilliant video!❤
Merry Christmas and tight lines!

[jamesatkinsfishing]

Very nicely put together video there Carl, Thank you,

[julienhamard]

Quelle belle session et surtout quel joli moments entre vous! Merci pour ce partage et vos bonnes ondes!
Même si ce n’est pas du poisson sauvage vous avez fait de sacrés poids!
Saint Malo vous salue 😎🎣🇫🇷🤙🏻

[BigPhilJHB]

Hi Carl I have been fishing in France since 2005 and through Covid up to right now ! A couple of points I would make are these ! Euro tunnel and Dover port are well used to seeing fisherman and are quite relaxed ! But don’t take live bait I.e. maggots a real no no as flys can spread disease ! Particle is usually ok but check the site rules ! Ports from
Caen onwards tend to be stricter and I have heard them take, sweetcorn, hemp etc but never happened to me ! Local French supermarkets are great and go to a complex first ! Showers and toilets count for a lot ! For me use local pellet and bollies are fish are usually fed on these in quieter times ! If there is a cafe on site use it ! But use the local supermarkets too, I normally take a French bread option for breakfast skip lunch and then have a dinner !! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

[trevorcornes]

Nice one Carl, all the info you really need to know fishing abroad. Excellent, well worth watching 👍

[dirkvannieuwenhove]

We drive on the right side of the road 😁 great video Carl! And congrats on your amazing new PB