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Night Carp Fishing in Meuse

Venues sourced from the prefectural decree in force.

venues: 54
rivers and canals: 44
public lakes: 7
private waters: 3

The essentials in 20 seconds

Night carp fishing is legal in Meuse on designated stretches defined by prefectural decree. Vegetable baits and boilies only, catch-and-release is mandatory. Geocarp lists 54 verified night venues in this department, with maps, access details and angler reports — in English.

Positions shown to within 1 km. The precise swim map is for members.See the map

Featured — largest lake

Lac de Madine

Nonsard-Lamarche · 978 ha

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Verified venues

Venues sourced from the current prefectural decree; private estates follow their operator's rules.

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Night fishing rules — Meuse

Always check the departmental fishing federation's official list before your session.

Official list — Meuse fishing federation

Frequently asked questions

Is night carp fishing legal in Meuse, France?

Yes, on designated stretches defined by prefectural decree. Geocarp lists these venues with maps, access details and angler reports.

Do I need a French fishing licence?

Yes. A valid French fishing licence (carte de pêche) is mandatory and can be bought online at cartedepeche.fr. Some venues require an additional night carp option from the local angling club (AAPPMA).

What baits are allowed at night in France?

Vegetable baits and boilies only. Any carp caught at night must be released immediately — keeping or transporting carp at night is prohibited by French law (decree 2004-599).

Is the Meuse (55) a good base for a night carp fishing trip from the UK?

It is one of the strongest options for a first French trip, mainly because of the drive: Verdun is a straight run from Calais. The prefectural order in force designates 54 numbered and mapped venues. Highlights are 53.8 km of wild river Meuse around Verdun, the canalised Meuse in lock-pounds from Saint-Mihiel to Vilosnes, long stretches of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin and the Canal de la Meuse, and four marked zones on Lac de Madine. Gravel pits and lakes at Ancemont, Mouzay, Stenay, Belleville-sur-Meuse and Verdun suit anglers who prefer to stay put. Every venue has defined upstream and downstream limits and the immediate surroundings of locks are excluded, so work from the official venue list rather than guessing on the bank.

The Meuse is one of the easiest French departments to reach from the UK — straight down from Calais on the A26 — and one of the best organised for night carp fishing, with 54 numbered and mapped venues set out by the prefectural order in force. The river itself dominates: 53.8 km of wild, unnavigated Meuse around Verdun, plus the canalised Meuse fished lock-pound by lock-pound from Saint-Mihiel down to Stenay, Consenvoye and Vilosnes. Canal specialists get the Canal de la Meuse at Sorcy-Saint-Martin and Euville and long runs of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin around Bar-le-Duc, Ligny-en-Barrois and Pagny-sur-Meuse. For a settled session, Lac de Madine opens four separate zones, and there are gravel pits and lakes at Ancemont, Mouzay, Stenay, Belleville-sur-Meuse and Verdun. Verdun and Bar-le-Duc are the obvious bases, with the battlefields and the Argonne on your doorstep; every venue is bounded upstream and downstream by the order, so check the exact limits before you set up.

The essentials in 20 seconds

Lac de Madine

Verified venues

Ballastières du Val de Meuse – Ancemont

Ballastières n°3 et n°4

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°11 – 2 rives

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°12 – 2 rives

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°14 dit de St Amand sur Ornain – Rive droite

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°18 dit de la demi-lune – Rive droite

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°18 dit de la demi-lune – Rive gauche

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°19 dit grand bief de Givrauval

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°22 dit de la Herval – Rive gauche

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°23 dit du port de Ligny – Rive droite

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°25 dit de l'Ucalib – Rive gauche

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°37 dit de Dammarie – Rive droite

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°39 dit du débarcadère – Rive gauche

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°42 dit de Fains-Asile – Rive gauche

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°7 – 2 rives

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Bief N°8 – 2 rives

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Pagny sur Meuse et Troussey – 2 rives

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Secteur Mussey

Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Secteur St Amand sur Ornain

Canal de la Meuse - Secteur Lacroix sur Meuse

Canal de la Meuse – Bief N°7 – Rive droite

Canal de la Meuse – Dieue sur Meuse et Haudainville – 2135m

Canal de la Meuse – Génicourt et Dieue sur Meuse – Rive gauche

Canal de la Meuse – Sampigny bief N°8 de Han sur Meuse – Rive gauche

Canal de la Meuse – Secteur Sorcy St martin

Chiers – Chauvency le Château parcelle ZE0020 – Rive droite

Étang de la Dodanne – Stenay

Étang du Pré l’Évêque

Étang du Wameau

Etangs du Petit Prêtre

Lac de Madine

Les Etangs de Bruly

Les Etangs de l'Ornain

Meuse canalisée – Consenvoye – Rive gauche et rive droite

Meuse canalisée – Consenvoye/Sivry sur Meuse bief N°25 – Rive droite

Meuse canalisée – Consenvoye/Sivry sur Meuse bief N°25 – Rive gauche

Meuse canalisée – Koeur et Bislée bief N°10 de St Mihiel – Rive gauche

Meuse canalisée – St Mihiel bief N°11 – Rive gauche

Meuse canalisée – Stenay bief N°34 – Rive droite

Meuse canalisée – Vilosnes – Rive droite et rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Boncourt – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Consenvoye – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Haudainville tronçon N°1 – 500m

Meuse sauvage – Haudainville tronçon N°2 – 1000m

Meuse sauvage – Lérouville/Pont sur Meuse – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Les Monthairons lots SNCF – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Luzy Saint Martin – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Ourches/Meuse – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Pont sur Meuse/Lerouville – Rive droite

Meuse sauvage – Sivry sur Meuse – Rive gauche et rive droite

Meuse sauvage – Verdun – 2 rives

Meuse sauvage – Vignot, Lérouville et Boncourt – Rive gauche

Meuse sauvage – Villers sur Meuse Lot SNCF parcelle B130

Plan d'eau de l'Othain – Marville

Night fishing rules — Meuse

Frequently asked questions