Your French or European fishery deserves to be seen by thousands of UK anglers
You’ve invested everything into your fishery. The swims, the stock, the accommodation, the experience. But if UK anglers can’t find you — or worse, can’t book you online without a phone call — you’re leaving weeks of revenue sitting on the table every season.
swimbooker Holidays is a brand new, purpose-built platform dedicated exclusively to French, European and overseas carp fishing venues. It’s been built by the team behind swimbooker.com — the UK’s leading carp fishing booking platform, already trusted by over 120,000 anglers and with over £7.9 million in bookings processed.
And we’d love your fishery to be on it.
The problem with how most fisheries take bookings
We’ve spoken to hundreds of fishery owners. The story is almost always the same. Enquiries come in by phone, Facebook message, email, WhatsApp — all different channels, all needing a manual response. Availability gets checked in a spreadsheet or a notebook. Deposits get chased by bank transfer. Double bookings happen. Weeks go by without a single booking, then three arrive at once and you’re scrambling.
Meanwhile, anglers — particularly the younger generation who are used to booking everything online — visit your website, can’t find a live availability calendar, and move on to the next lake within 30 seconds.
“An angler who can’t check availability and book in under five minutes will find a lake that lets them do exactly that. Make sure that lake is yours.”
How swimbooker changes this
Live Availability — Automatic
Your booking calendar syncs automatically with swimbooker Holidays via your iCal feed. What anglers see is always accurate — no manual updates, no stale listings, no back-and-forth.
Instant Online Booking
Anglers book and pay securely online. Confirmation goes to them instantly by email. You get a notification. The dates are blocked. No phone calls, no deposit chasing, no admin overhead.
Targeted Search Traffic
swimbooker Holidays is built to rank for carp fishing holiday search terms. Anglers searching “carp lake France” or “lake exclusive Dordogne” are directed straight to venues like yours.
Last Minute Availability
Got a cancellation? Your venue automatically appears on the Last Minute page for any slot opening in the next 6 weeks. Fills gaps that would otherwise go empty.
Date & Category Search
Anglers filter by their exact dates, number of anglers, lake type and country. Your venue appears precisely when it matches what they’re looking for — no wasted impressions.
Verified Partner Status
Only verified swimbooker partners are listed. This builds immediate trust with anglers and sets your fishery apart from unverified listings on other directories.
How the commission compares
swimbooker works on a commission model — a small percentage is taken on each booking made through the platform. But small is the key word. Here’s how it stacks up against the alternatives:
What your listing includes
Every venue on swimbooker Holidays gets a fully featured listing page — not a basic directory entry. Here’s what’s included at no extra cost:
Full Photo Gallery
Showcase your fishery with a full image gallery, displayed in a full-screen lightbox. First impressions matter — give anglers the visual experience your lake deserves.
Complete Venue Details
Fish stock, facilities, rules, bait restrictions, accommodation details, pricing — everything an angler needs to make a confident booking decision, all in one place.
Driving Times from UK Ports
Automatically calculated driving times from all major UK ferry terminals — Calais, Dieppe, Caen, Cherbourg, Le Havre and St Malo. Removes the research barrier for UK anglers.
Category Badges
Lake Exclusive, Big Carp, Exclusive + Accommodation, Drive & Survive and more. Your venue appears in the right category searches automatically.
Getting listed — it takes minutes
If you’re already a swimbooker partner, getting listed on swimbooker Holidays is straightforward and usually completed within 2 working days. If you’re new to swimbooker, the setup process is equally simple:
Create your swimbooker fishery account
Sign up at swimbooker.com and set up your fishery profile with your lake details, facilities, pricing and photos.
Get verified as a swimbooker partner
Our team verifies your venue. This quality check protects the reputation of every fishery on the platform and builds angler trust.
Connect your venue to swimbooker Holidays
Once verified, your swimbooker fishery account is linked to swimbooker Holidays. Your live availability and booking details appear on the platform automatically.
Go live on swimbooker Holidays
Your venue appears with live availability, instant booking, and full exposure to 120,000+ registered anglers.
Built by people who understand fishing
swimbooker wasn’t built by a generic booking platform company. It was built specifically for the angling industry, by people who understand how fisheries operate and what anglers actually want. We’ve listened to owners across the country about what’s broken with the current system, and we’ve built something that solves it properly.
The angling industry has been slow to embrace technology compared to other leisure sectors. swimbooker has been changing that since day one — and swimbooker Holidays is the next step. A platform that gives French and European fisheries the same online booking infrastructure that UK lakes have had for years.
Your fishery is worth more than a phone number and a prayer. Let’s make it easy to find and easy to book.
Ready to list your fishery?
Get in touch and we’ll walk you through getting set up on swimbooker and listed on swimbooker Holidays.
