It's always been a dream of my other half to own his own carp fishery in France. He's had a few opportunities in the past but unfortunately, due to location, size and work commitments etc. they were never quite right. Then one day back in April 2004 after a phone call the "alarm bells" started sounding and the next morning he was off to France! Hold on the Champagne Region, here he comes!
From the moment he arrived he was hooked. The traveling distance was convenient and last but not least, the lake with it's natural surroundings and the original stock of large carp was breathtaking. Within three days of Andy arriving back home amongst smiles, excitement and plenty of chat, I was told to pack my bags, "We're off again, back to Lac Des Lesmont", it was my turn to see what had made him smile.
Now I'm no angler myself, but I do adore the natural outdoor life, so on arrival I could really appreciate the surroundings, peace and quiet, No trains, motorways or buildings, just the stunning natural scenery. Now I'm Hooked too!

The lake is situated in the Champagne Region of France, just three hours and 45 minutes from Calais (257 miles) and is approximately 20 years old. It is very mature with plenty of tree's and bushes surrounding it. The water, 15 acre's of it, is a fantastic blue colour during the height of summer. With depths of up to 24 ft in the early part of the year only dropping to 22 - 23 feet in the latter part of summer. The lake bed is of a sandy/gravel consistency with lots of interesting features to go at.

The Carp are fast growing with a good mix of mirrors and commons. The original 20 year old stock of 300 - 400 Carp are already weighing over 50lbs!, In addition to these we have handpicked over a ton of thirties. By the end of the 2007 season the lake is now proud to hold 50 different 40's and 15 different 50's including mirror's up to 64lb 2oz, Common's up to 61lb 2oz, and Grass Carp weighing up to 45lb, also stocked are a slection of Catfish weighing up to 100lb!

Beginning of 2010 Lesmont now holds mirrors up to 64lb 12oz, commons up to 61lb 2oz, grass carp up to 48lb 13oz and catfish up to 112lb 8oz, with over 20 different 50lbs up to 59lb, so hopefully we will see a few more 60lbs gracing our banks, over 50 different 40lbs again with some of these now sitting at 48lb-49lb mark, and a very big head of 30lb carp.

Since opening Lesmont in 2004, we have carried on our stocking plan adding at least 20 carp a year, to boost our already outstanding stock levels.