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Etang de la Poiteviniere
France
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About Etang de la Poiteviniere
The impressive Etang de la Poiteviniere gives the feeling as if you are on a large public lake. And it’s only 5 and an half hours drive from Calais. Between impressively large forests around the water and in the surrounding area. Etang de la Poiteviniere is no less than 78 hectares in size. It is a pay lake with an ancient history. In which Napoleon extracted the iron ore to make his cannonballs.
The picturesque French village of La Poiteviniere is located in the west of France near Nantes in the department 44 Loire-Atlantique
Due to the size of Etang de la Poiteviniere, the water has never been completely emptied like many French payment waters and has been open to carp anglers since 1995. However, the lake was largely netted in 2010, with many bream removed.
The fish stock is impressive, as a large proportion of customers manage to catch several carp during their fishing session! You can catch beautiful fully scale, mirror, common, ghost and koi carp!
Additional information
- Distance from Dover 407m
- Number of anglers: 45
- Dogs allowed: Yes
- Lake record: 34kg
- Number of pegs: 33
Etang de la Poiteviniere
Etang de la Poiteviniere is 78 hectares (171.6 acres) in size and has 32 swims. Considering the surface area of the water, this is not excessive, and each fisherman has at least 1.6 hectares of space to fish. The water is completely fenced with large forests, giving you the feeling of being in the middle of nature. The small village of La Poiteviniere borders only on the south-west side of the water.
Arrival and departure times
Arrival and departure times are from Saturday 12:00 PM to Saturday 10:00 AM.
Services
The sanitary building has 2 showers and 2 toilets. There are several dry toilets on site that you must use. Freezers are also available and it is possible to charge batteries.
The Swims
Each of the 33 fishing swims at Etang de la Poiteviniere is equipped with a pontoon/jetty. These pontoons provide the most comfortable way to fish, cast and enjoy the view. The average depth of the water is 2.5 meters. The deepest point is at swim 0 where it is 4 meters deep. Then there is an average depth of 2.5 meters to 3.5 meters where it increases to the cuttings 30 to a 2 meter depth.
Each site has a wooden jetty in the water and is very spacious and neatly maintained, including special rubbish bins for the different types of waste. It is possible to fish on Etang de Poiteviniere from small campers (sprinter size). This is possible on swim 11 to 19 and swim 22 to 25. Twenty-one swims are located on the south side, 10 swims on the north side and 2 swims are on the island.
4 different zones:
On the south side, 20 swims (no. 1 to 19) plus 2 swims 32 and 33 are aligned and generally allow fishing on the bottom of the original canal, at reasonable fishing distances.
Swim 20: Located on open water, close to the drainage system, this isolated fishing spot offers very interesting fishing opportunities for those who do not want to cast their rods randomly… And is located in the middle of the east side!
North side 10 swims (or castle side), swims 20 to 27 plus swims 30 and 31 welcome you for extensive fishing areas and a wild side for more privacy. These cuttings are truly beautiful!
The island swim (28 and 29) is only accessible by boat, which are offered on location, the island offers a 360-degree view of Etang de la Poiteviniere. The boats may only be used as a means of transport to and from the island.
Brief overview of the swims
Almost all swims on Etang de la Poiteviniere are single swims.
The swims 20,28,29,30,31,32,33 are 2 person swims
Sites 11 to 19 and 22 to 25 have the option to accommodate a small campervan similar to a Mercedes Sprinter.
Bait boat use
Etang de la Poiteviniere is a casting-only location. Bait boats and/or boats are not allowed.
Night fishing is permitted and each angler may use four rods at a time. A storage bag is allowed at night to be able to photograph the most beautiful fish in daylight. There are rules associated with storing fish overnight.
The fish stock
The carp population is very good with an average weight of 14 kg and many carp of 15 kg. There are about 100 carp over 20kg+ and about thirty carp over 25kg+.
The largest mirror carp currently swimming around Etang de la Poitevinière was last caught at 34kg+. The largest common carp weighs 27kg+. An interesting detail is that there are many fully scale carp and other beautiful carp strings swimming around!
Fishing equipment
It is not possible to rent fishing equipment on location. There is a fishing tackle shop 20 km from Etang de Poiteviniere in the town of Nort sur Erdre.
The peg(s) & Map
The village of Riaillé is a 4-minute drive from Etang de la Poiteviniere. This village offers opportunities for shopping and eating out.
- Swim 0 - 2 anglers
- Swim 1 - 1 angler
- Swim 2 - 1 angler
- Swim 3 -1 angler
- Swim 4 - 1 angler
- Swim 5 - 1 angler
- Swim 6 - 1 angler
- Swim 7 - 1 angler
- Swim 8 - 1 angler
- Swim 9 - 1 angler
- Swim 11 - 1 angler
- Swim 13 - 1 angler
- Swim 14 - 1 angler
- Swim 16 - 1 angler
- Swim 17 - 1 angler
- Swim 18 - 1 angler
- Swim 19 - 1 angler
- Swim 20 - 2 anglers
- Swim 21 - 2 anglers
- Swim 22 - 2 anglers
- Swim 23 - 2 anglers
- Swim 24 - 2 anglers
- Swim 25 - 2 anglers
- Swim 26 - 2 anglers
- Swim 27 - 2 anglers
- Swim 28 Island - 2 anglers
- Swim 29 Island - 2 anglers
- Swim 30 - 2 anglers
- Swim 31 - 2 anglers
- Swim 32 - 2 anglers
- Swim 33 - 2 anglers
- Swim 34 - 2 anglers
- Sanitary building
- Parking 1
- Parking 2
Extras
Available on location (Please indicate this when making your reservation, so that it can be ordered for you)
Available on location
- No extras are available on location
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The accommodation
Plans have been made to install accommodations for 2025/2026. For now it is not possible to rent accommodation. The facilities that are currently available.
Sanitary building
- Freezers
- Toilets
- Shower
- European electric
Price overview
When you select the arrival and departure day in the agenda on a Monday or a Friday, a price calculation will automatically be displayed and you can see the available swims and book online.
Weeks are possible from Monday to Monday or from Friday to Friday.
Not anglers
Weekend: €30 | Midweek: €40 | Week: €70,-
Per angler South side (only some swims):
Weekend: €90 | Midweek: €120 | Week: €210,-
Per 2 anglers North side (double swims only) Island, 30 to 34 swims:
Weekend: €240 | Midweek: €320 | Week: €560,-
Half lake North or South: Contact us
Week entire lake: Contact us
All prices exclude €20 booking fees.
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