Vaumigny

Etang de VAUMIGNY – The NEW Record Lake!

Situated 90-minute’s south of Paris by car, Etang de Vaumigny is an 80 year old gravel pit of around 37 acres (15 hectares). Frank, the owner and full-time carp angler has created a first class carp fishery with a healthy stocking. Every year Vaumigny brings us new surprises, just like the 26,6kg fish that was landed in the 2009 season. We look forward to seeing what happens next year…

The Lake

Etang de Vaumigny is an 80 year old gravel pit of around 37 acres. The venue consists of 3 lakes: a nursery lake, a cat fishing lake and a carp fishing lake. The property has a secure perimeter and is surrounded by woods and fields.

The depths of the carp fishing lake vary from 1,50 to 3 meters. There’s plenty of natural food like crayfish, mussels, worms and larva. The lake features overhanging trees. The hard gravel bottom has some obstacles. You might find some trees and stumps near swim 10 and the peninsula. When you arrive, ask the owner, he’ll tell you exactly where the obstacles are. Frank visits all the clients to see if everything is alright and if you wish he gives you some interesting tips…

There’s no weed in the lake. The grass carp eat a lot of weed and every spring the lake is treated to prevent the weed from growing.

Boats are allowed, but they have to have a hard bottom and the use of life vests is compulsory. You can rent boats on the site for 80 Euros per week

The Swims

The lake has 18 swims around its perimeter. Only 16 swims can be used at the same time, which gives you the possibility to move around a little during your stay. Swims 1+10+11+16 are doubles, the others are single swims.

Vehicle access is good around most of the lake; swims 8 to 14 however are only accessible by foot. There are trolleys to carry your tackle to these swims.

From now on, it is possible to pre-book your swim. There are enough swims for everybody, which gives you the possibility to move around a little. The fish are all over the lake, so all swims are quality swims.

Fish Stocks

In 1997, when the actual owner took over the property, the fish stocking was very poor and the original fish were very difficult to catch. To improve the fish stock, since 1997, every year new carp has been introduced to the lake. It doesn’t surprise us that, due to this fantastic management, half of the carp weigh over 15kg. We know from local anglers that at least 5 original carp were over 20kg before Frank arrived. Frank is convinced that now there are at least 36 carp over 20kg in Vaumigny.

Besides carp, you’ll also catch grassies, sturgeon and cat fish. By the way: the biggest catfish, called Stéphane, weighs more than 85 kg… Don’t complain that we didn’t warn you…

Facilities and Services

There is elementary sanitary with shower, WC, washbasin and electricity. There’s also a washing machine, fridge and freezer.
On the site, the owners sell all kinds of particles and pellets, the prices range between 15 euros and 20 euros for 5kg.

There’s WIFI for the clients.

The Price

Anglers: 250 Euros/week
Non-fishing Guests: 50 Euros/week
Boat Rental: 80 Euros/week

Rules

3 Rods per angler, no braided mainline, barbless hooks, no carp sacks.
Dog on leads, drugs and exaggerated use of alcohol are not allowed.
Only boats with a hard bottom are allowed. No inflatable boats (Zodiac, etc) Life vests are compulsory.