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Peter Loef and his fishing trip to Danny’s Carplake
A midweek at Danny’s Carplake From December 15 to 19, 2025, I went fishing at @Danny’s Carplake. The trip was booked with Angling Escapes. Through Anton Verbeek, a fellow angler from our home water, I was put on the trail of @Danny’s Carplake earlier this year, the water that was known in the past as […]
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Angling Escapes Specials
ANGLING ESCAPES SPECIALS As a passionate carp angler and founder of Angling Escapes, our company is built on creating unforgettable fishing experiences — and good catches make all the difference. That’s why we have developed an exclusive range of boilies: immediately recognizable as a natural food source, with optimum leakage allowing flavors and nutrients to […]
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Etang Marolles, An oasis with true pearls
Trip to Etang Marolles We had rented an extended van to drive with 4 people to Lake Katlov but since that didn’t go through, we drove with the Sprinter to Etang Marolles. This complex is located between Normandy and Brittany near the town of Ernée in the Mayenne department. There were 3 options to drive […]
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Impression video Castle Lakes
The team from Angling Escapes in been to Castle Lake. And what a bizarre session it was! There was no time to sleep and sometimes the rods were kept inside. Beautiful carp were caught. With the view over the boulevard of La Clayette and as icing on the cake the castle on the waterfront. But […]
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Impression video Etang Marolles
Teammembers from Angling Escapes went to Etang Marolles in the fall. It was a spirited session. Cold wind, rain but also occasional sunshine. Despite the weather, the team caught some nice fish. And enjoyed fishing at Etang Marolles.
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Fishing session on Etang Chayenne
These are strange times, with the current corona pandemic, this has already caused misery for many anglers such as cancelled trips abroad, not to mention the curfew in our own country. We also almost had our trip cancelled because all paywaters had to close for 4 weeks in April due to tightened measures throughout France, […]
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Impression video Carpiste du Bazoches
Team members of Angling Escapes Job and Erwin had a top session on Carpiste du Bazoches in northern France. Watch the video impression and see what their fishing trip was like and how they approached the water fishing-wise.
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Impression video Vaumigny
In Oct 2020 Edwin Wouters and Ad Brak (Angling Escapes) went fishing at Vaumigny in France. What a great location with many challenges! Because of the obstacles, tactical fishing, we recommend this location for the advanced angler.
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Impression video Stacy’s Place
Stacy’s Place is an ideal vacation location for the family. The water falls under a day ticket water which makes it possible to fish together with your children during the day. But on the grounds there is a climbing frame, trampoline and a swimming pool.
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Travelogue Carpiste du Bazoches
Unfortunately, we don’t speak French, and Patrice doesn’t speak English, but the translation app on his phone (and his skill with it) ensured that we could still “speak” well with each other. He spoke enthusiastically about the water and the work that has been done in recent years to make it what it is today. […]
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Impression video Etang Chayenne
Bjorn Verbeeck explains the best way to fish Etang Chayenne. Even though Etang Chayenne is not a big pay water. There are big carp swimming there, but getting them to feed is not that easy! We hope Bjorn’s explanation will make this easier for you on your fishing vacation! Watch the video impression of Etang […]
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Marcel Klein on Lac de Lepinet
The screenhouse is very useful on both good and bad weather days, and I can recommend it to anyone who goes fishing with more people. We couldn’t catch any fish on Saturday, and this was undoubtedly due to the temperatures that day and the week before. On the 2nd day, we were able to catch […]
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