Etang des Caillats

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Etang des Caillats is situated on the same complex as Lac Tournizet in the heart of the Champagne region near the city of Vitry le Francois near the beautiful city of Vitry-le-Francois. In this city you will find all the shops, supermarkets and retaurants you need. You can also find a couple of hotels.

The lake has become very popular since we started working together with the owner, Dominique Couvez. The amount of anglers that return yearly proves this lake is something special. It is the ultimate destination for anglers who are looking for a lake to fish a socail session.

This water has built up a great reputation among returning fishermen in the last few years. The lake with its beautiful irregular shape and two peninsulas is ideal for fishing with a group. In the autumn of 2023, the owner made a dam between both cuttings. He did this to prevent the entire stock from being on one side of the lake, while there are no fish to catch on the other side. This has happened several times in the past. In fact, Etang des Caillats now consists of two separate waters, both of which will soon have their own stock.

Vosges

Vosges offers room for 3 anglers with a log cabin on site with electricity, a dining table and a fridge-freezer combination! This section contains a completely new stock of 200 carp up to 12kg, plus perhaps a few surprises that were not seduced during the netting. We have to rebuild fish and give the fish time to grow. If you and your buddies just want to spend a week fishing from a peninsula with a cabin at your back, then Vosges is a great place for you. We offer a 50% discount for bookings in 2024!

Alsace

It is not yet clear what the status of the stock on Alsace is. That is why we are not renting out the lake for the time being. We will only do this once we are sure that the file is sufficiently attractive. To find out, test sessions will take place throughout the month of April. More news about this will follow in due course.

There are arround 250 carp up to 64b in the lake. There are no catfish or sturgeon and not a lot of silverfish because of the pike that are in the lake. Depending on the season there can be weed in the lake. Because of that we advice you to bring a boat  so you can drill the fish from the boat if necessary. It is possible to rent a rowning boat.

Info

  • Size 18 acres
  • Lots of bays, ridges and hard patches.
  • Two swims: Alsace (max 4 anglers), Vosges (max 3 anglers)
  • A maximum of nine anglers in case of an exclusive booking
  • Carp up to 30kg on Alsace. Vosges has a stock of 200 carp up to 12kg
  • Depending on the season there can be weed in the lake. Because of that we advice you to bring a boat  so you can drill the fish from the boat if necessary. It is possible to rent a rowning boat.
  • No poison-chat
  • Central lodge met showers and toilets 
  • Depth: 3 tot 9 feet
  • On each of the swims there is a cabin with electricity (European sockets!), a fridge/freezer combi and a table with two benches.  
    It may be that Dominique is not present at the moment of arrival. Just drive to your swim and start fishing. No problem. The owner is not present at the complex all day long. He assumes that his guests know the rules and don’t break them.
    Do not assume  that Dominique will provide you with the latest tips. He is primarily the host and loves to receive guests on his lakes, but he is not a gifted carp angler! Fortunately, on our website you can get enough info for a successful week, or ask us directly. We have fished the lake several times.
    You can order bread from Dominique. He will deliver them to your swim in the morning.

Rules

  • Arrival on Saturday from 14:00, departure no later than 10:00 the following Saturday .
    Please don’t arrive before 14:00! The group before you have exclusive use of the entire complex till Saturday 10:00. (Most of you wouldn’t like it either if next weeks group turns up early.) Give the owner the time to get ready for your arrival.
  • Help us prevent problems! 
    For Etang des Caillats from this season onwards, items such as landing nets, weighing bags, unhooking mats, cradles, waders and wading boots must first be dipped in the container with a disinfectant before going to your swim.
  • Up to three rods per person.
  • (Well prepared) particles are allowed.
  • The use of  tigernuts, and and all other nuts are prohibited.
  • Only use the best quality boilies available to you. We still prefer freezer baits.
  • No plastic baits. There are great pop-ups shaped as corn on the market
  • Keep bags are prohibited.
  • The hook wound should be treated with Klinic or a simular product.
  • Only barbless hooks allowed, no circle- or long shank hooks
  • No fixed leads. Only safety-rigs utilising a proper lead discharge system should be used
  • Use of leadcore and leaders (of any kind) is prohibited.
  • Landing net of at least 42 “is required. You must dip it on arrival.
  • Bring your own unhooking mat and weigh sling. Size and quality fitting the size of our carp.
  • Bait boats are allowed.
  • Rods may not be left unattended.
  • Main line must be at least 15 lbs.
  • Open fires and barbecues are prohibited.
  • Waste (separated) into the appropriate bins (including cigarette butts). Please read the intructions on site and act accordingly. The owner can get fined up to € 4000,- for not separating the waste according the law!)
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Prices

2023

Vosges max 3 pers.     € 400,-
Swim Alsace max 4 pers.  € 
exclusive per week (max.6 anglers) € 
rowing boat per week € 50,-
8mm pellets 25 kg                                             € 50,-
prepared maize 10 kg                         € 15,-

Location


Distance Calais – Etang des Caillats 350 km
GPS: 48.731536, 4.672129

The route from Reims la Bruléé towards Etang des Caillats (and Lac Tournizet)

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Zeer mooie plas

Rated 5.0 out of 5
27 September 2022

We hebben zeer genoten van de plas Etang des Caillats op de stek Alsace

Mooie vangsten gehad ondanks dat het erg warm weer was

Een zeer vriendelijke eigenaar die elke ochtend lekker verse broodjes komt brengen

Zeker een aanrader om weer te komen

ROB WILCKE

Mooie week op Etang des Caillats

Rated 5.0 out of 5
26 August 2022

Wij hebben een prachtige week gehad op stek Alsace. De aanbeten kwamen vooral ‘s avonds en ‘s nachts tussen 20:00 en 08:00 en overdag was heerlijk weer z’n 30-35 graden. We hebben totaal 23 karpers gevangen met gemiddeld gewicht van ruim 15kg! De topvis van het water hebben wij gevangen op 26.6kg waar deze in het late najaar nog op ruim 30 gewogen is! Een andere topvis hebben wij zelfs 3x gevangen, buitengewoon bijzonder maar erg mooi op 25.3 kg. We hebben bijna allemaal ons pr aangescherpt en al met al een zeer geslaagde vakantie gehad! Zeker een aanrader als je met 3-4 personen wil vissen. Het bodemverloop is interessant en er zijn genoeg grindplaatjes te vinden dus neem zeker een goede prodding stick mee! Dat levert absoluut vis op. Er is ook veel witvis en de ratten vreten je aas eraf dus neem ook bait protectors mee. Wij danken Carpots! En we komen zeker nog een keer terug op het domein, er zijn daar wateren genoeg.

Mitchell Milani

Was weer heerlijk

Rated 5.0 out of 5
24 June 2022

Voor de 3e keer op het domain geweest nu en het was weer genieten.

De huisjes en daarin een koelkast is echt fijn.

Domique kwam iedere ochtend ons verse brood brengen en dan ook nog mooie vissen vangen.

Bedankt weer Henk en Jan we hebben de volgende boeking alweer gedaan.

Robert

Etang des Caillats

Rated 5.0 out of 5
13 June 2022

Hallo hier een korte samenvating van onze trip op de vijver etang des caillats op de stek alscace. We kwamen op zaterdag 21 mei rond 15.00 aan en we reden meteen naar onze stek . Nog geen 5 minuten later kwam de eigenaar Dominique er al aan en hij stelde zich voor en legde alles perfect uit. Het mais en de boot lagen ook al klaar, dus we konden gaan opbouwen. En de hotspots zoeken, daar kun je veel profijt uit halen als je de harde platen in het water kan vinden met de roeiboot of baitboot. Na het eten gingen we de hengels uitvaren en het wachten kon beginnen. Ik pakte de eerste nacht meteen 2 karpers 14 en 19.5 kilo. Daarna met de jongens onze Rick en Mathijs wat gepraat en hoe ik het aangepakt had, ging het los. De jongens en ik kregen overdag diverse runs met mooie dikke en gezonde vissen het kon niet op. Het weer was goed en op deze stek heb je zoveel mogelijk heden dan kan het niet fout kan. en Dominique de eigenaar kwam elke morgen langs met brood en vroeg of je nog iets nodig had. en of hij iets voor ons kon doen. Fijne man die Dominique. Kort samengevat een hele mooie vijver met basic douche en wc maar goed een fijn huisje met een grootte koelkast en diepvries erop .over de vijver kan ik alleen maar zeggen kijk waar de vis zich bevindt kijk naar de trekroute maak het niet te moeilijk maar zoek vooral naar de schone en harde platen want er staat wier en zuurstofplanten Wij visten met de bca bollie van trb baits we hadden totaal 32 stuks waarvan 6 vissen boven de 20kilo en zeker 15 vissen rond de 20 kilo en dan ook nog na de paai. Dit was een klein verhaal over onze trip in een woord het was geweldig en we hebben alweer geboekt voor volgend jaar. Jan en Henk bedankt en tot de volgende ronde.

Ben, Rick van Kol plus Mathijs

Nogmaals bedankt

Ben

Best Week Ever

Rated 5.0 out of 5
12 June 2022

Well, we fished Alsace for a week. What a week it turned out to be. We booked ALSACE without any prior knowledge of the lake over 2years ago, due to the pandemic we had to change the date many times, thanks to CARPSPOTS for their patience.

The facilities were superb on the lake with a cabin, fridge and freezer all for our personal use. We’re are seasoned car anglers father( who’s 80) son and a grandson who’s been carp angling with us for 12 years. Daily the owner would quickly pop in with French sticks and pain au chocolat as ordered.

We were little disappointed when we saw the weed but to be fair we were warned. Also the carp had just spawned however this did not deter us from having a brilliant time. All in all we had a great time we fished with Mainline Cell boilies over halibut pellets. Over the week we caught 18 fish, the two biggest being a carp of 59 1/2 LB (27 kg) and another of 62LB (28.12. Kg )not bad considering the oldest pulled his rods in at night.

So we can thoroughly recommend Henk and Jan from CARPSPOTS for their attention to detail and providing a first class service.

We’re back again next year.

David Potter

Response from Carpspots

Thanks for your review, David. It was great to see you and your family live on Caillats.