Mar-Pêche

The lovely, 22-acre Mar-Pêche, originally named Lac du Martin-Pêcheur, lies in the valley of the famous river Yonne, near Montereau only 3½ hours drive from the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkerque. The lake is less than 10 minutes from the A5 autoroute.

Virtually everyone that visits Mar-Pêche remarks on how comfortable the place is... and it's probably the only fishery in France to have power and water in every swim! The gently sloping, grass swims with large amounts of space behind each fishing area offer what can only be described as 'sheer comfort'.There is ample room in every swim to erect the largest of bivvies, to park your car and spread out your tackle. This, combined with a maximum of only 8 anglers on the whole lake, ensures there's plenty of room for everyone. On three banks you will see the customary rows of French poplars, far enough away from the water to allow comfortable casting, yet close enough to offer good shade in mid-summer. The shorter west bank, on which there are no swims, has been allowed to grow more naturally and borders Lac Cachette, where you can sample the action of this wild, overgrown lake, heavily stocked with doubles and the occasional 20.

Stock
The lake holds about 150 carp with 95% being between 40 and 80 pounds (18-36kg). More than 40 DIFFERENT 50's and 25 different 60's, including six different 70's have been caught in the last two years. The majority of stock are young, growing fast and several are expected to exceed 80 pounds in the near future. The current lake record stands at 88lbs caught by Mark Sissons in May 2014.There is a small head of catfish and the lake record is a 180-pounder landed by Michael Scott in July 2009.

Destination PB
Mar-Pêche cannot be classed as a "runs-water". Big catches are made every year, but what the venue is really capable of is multiple big fish captures such as, Gordon & Ann McIntosh's four 50's in one session, James Budd's three 50's in a week and Neil Watkin's four 50's in one session and Mark Gray's three 60's in his first 24 hours! It is the kind of lake where most anglers have a very good chance of beating their PB, the water holds a large head of 50's and 60's and many anglers visiting the water beat their personal bests at least once, sometimes several times, in a week! Several 50's are caught every week and most weeks at least two over 60 are caught. For monthly catch reports of every carp over 40 pounds, visit our website and click on 'Catch Reports'. 

Chalets
There are two lakeside chalet/caravans for hire on the north bank. These are fully equipped with their own toilets, showers and kitchen areas and are ideal for the angler who wishes to take a wife or girlfriend. Both chalets boast TV/DVD and receive English channels so you can keep up with your favourite programmes etc! If you book a chalet you are also guaranteed the exclusive use of the nearest swim. So if you book Kingfisher Lodge you get The Jetty swim or, if you book Woodpecker Lodge you get the Fallen Tree swim. We also offer hook-up points at several places around the fishery should you wish to take your own touring caravan or camper-van.

Facilities
Another comment repeated by most of our customers is how amazingly good our facilities are and these include:
• clean toilet and shower block with separate ladies and gents plus hot water on tap 24hrs a day (no extra charges, no timers etc)
• additional single toilets on south and east banks
• large fridge and freezer log cabins on the three sides of the lake for food, bait and beer
• UK and continental mains plugs for charging boat batteries, phones etc on three sides of the lake
• stone-built barbeques on three banks
• drinking-water taps in every swim. 
• two fully-equipped lakeside chalet caravans for hire on the north bank
• numerous large picnic tables on three banks
• mains power points in most swims so anglers can run their own extension leads to bivvy to watch DVD's, etc.

Local amenities
About five minutes drive from the lake is a large supermarket and fuel station. Close to this is a medium-sized town featuring most types of shops, banks and take-aways. A 15-minute drive takes you to a choice of two very large towns, whilst a 35-minute drive takes you to Disneyland. If you wish to visit Paris for the day, the station is very close with a journey time of about 50 minutes to central Paris.

Details on the other lake in our complex can be found here:

Labyrinth

1. NO ACCESS to the fishery BEFORE 1pm on the first day of your booking. There will be a DRAW for swims at 2pm (French time), except for chalet anglers (Mar-Peche) and fortnightly bookings (on their second week) which have priority.

2. Departing anglers must leave the property by 10am on last morning.

3. On MAR-PECHE; anglers booking Kingfisher Lodge will automatically be given exclusive use of The Jetty swim and anglers booking Woodpecker Lodge will automatically be given exclusive use of The Fallen Tree swim. If chalet anglers choose not to fish their designated swim and set-up elsewhere, then that chalet swim becomes available to other anglers for the remainder of the week.

4. Maximum of four rods per person. Rods must be fished from the same swim and not spread along the bank.

5. All particle baits (beans & seeds) must be fully cooked before use, ‘soaked only’ particles can be a danger to the fish and are not permitted.

6. No litter; any anglers found with litter in their swim whilst fishing, or after they have left, will be banned from the fishery. Please note that ‘litter’ includes beer bottle tops and the cellophane from around cigarette packets!

7. All baits to be reeled in when temporarily leaving the lake.

8. No non-fishing guests unless agreed with the management beforehand.

9. ROWING BOATS: MAR-PECHE: there are two rowing boats, but these are strictly for fish-rescue only and BOUYANCY AID JACKETS MUST BE WORN. The boats are not to be used for anything other than to rescue a snagged fish and anyone using them for other reasons will be asked to leave the fishery immediately. Use of boats on either fishery is done entirely at your own risk and no responsibility is accepted by the management for any accidents or injuries that might occur. Anglers are NOT PERMITTED to bring their own rowing boats. LABYRINTH: Rowing boats are available for hire at the lake; maximum of two anglers per boat and bouyancy aid jackets must be worn at all times. Anglers are NOT PERMITTED to bring their own rowing boats.

10. RADIO CONTROLLED BOATS: MAR-PECHE: Radio controlled boats are not permitted on Mar-Peche, EXCEPT on ‘whole lake’ bookings. LABYRINTH: Radio controlled boats are permitted on Labyrinth but these must not be sent over other anglers’ areas.

11. Please challenge any persons that you suspect should not be on site. All anglers should be in possession of a Booking Confirmation, etc. Avoid giving any information about the fishery and its stock, etc. to people that should not be on the property. Inform the management immediately if you discover anyone that should not be on site as they could be tackle thieves!

12. Abuse of alcohol or use of drugs is forbidden (you must remain sober at all times).

13. All carp caught must be photographed on each side and the pictures with details of weights, sent to Les Beaux Lacs within 4 weeks of trip.

14. All gates to be closed and properly locked at all times.

15. Anglers must show the maximum possible respect to other anglers by being polite and courteous at all times. When driving around the lake you must keep to the outer perimeter track in order to keep disturbance to a minimum. When driving around in darkness, please drive very slowly and use side lights only.

16. All anglers to exercise the greatest possible care of fish; use LARGE unhooking mats, and position on flat ground surrounded by grass. No sacking on MAR-PECHE. On the LABYRINTH, only use sacks which have a good water exchange, no retaining carp for more than three daylight hours. Do not sack carp in less than 4 feet of water. Avoid sacking fish that are in a spawning condition. Catfish are not to be retained in sacks or tunnels. YOU MUST BRING MATS, SLINGS AND SACKS BIG ENOUGH FOR CARP OVER 80 POUNDS IN WEIGHT AND UP TO 4 FEET LONG. No sacking allowed on Labyrinth in July & August.

17. Removal or introduction of fish strictly prohibited (except Rules 25).

18. The owners or any private guests of theirs, reserve the right to fish at any time, except in the instance of whole lake bookings.

19. The management reserves the right to amend these rules or add new rules at any time, except in the case of ‘whole lake’ bookings.

20. No dogs, no open fires (except barbeques) and no guns.

21. Strictly NO SWIMMING under any circumstances.

22. Only single hooks (no doubles or trebles) are to be used for catfish.

23. Anyone asked to leave the fishery due to rule-breaking will not be entitled to a refund whatsoever.

24. All BREAM are to be removed from the main lake and put into the small lake or river.

25. Maggots - only live maggots can be used - no dead ones are to be put in the lake.

26. Although we have two fisheries, anglers are only allowed access to the fishery for which they have a reservation, unless previously agreed with the management.

Advice for fishing in France can be found HERE.

GPS:
Lat 48.354438781738
Lon 3.081108093262

ADDRESS

Mar-Pêche, 89340 Villeneuve-la-Guyard, France

PHONE

07803 813314

EMAIL

lesbeauxlacs@aol.co.uk

WEBSITE

Lake Website

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