carpingmikeHere for all the right reasons

My wife turns 60yrs old this march,and therefore qualifies for her English state pension. We have been living in France for the last 18 months, does she qualify for the above as  I have heard differing opinions regarding whether she gets it or not? 

Thanks for your response, no, there aren't any children involved thank goodness. I have advised my friend to get professional advice.

Friends of mine are splitting up after living together for 4 years. 3 of which living here in France. The male partner has provided the financial support and the house is in his name. The last 3 years have been spent renovating the house. Under French law, does the female half have any claims to a share of the property etc?

Hi Pete and Chris Unfortunately, haven't done much fishing this year due to work on the house/garden etc. As this is my first full year here, I have been spending some time looking around for productive lakes and hope to start some serious fishing  by the end of next month. Am very interested in the Pays de Tois Lacs on the river Creuse, and have had fish to 18lb so far, losing a couple of other biggies on snags. For my part, my interest is in finding lightly fished waters where I can enjoy the surroundings without being disturbed. I am not sure if there are any public waters in La Creuse that hold biggies in excess of 50lb. 3 lacs have fish to 40lb+ By the way, 32lbs of carp sound pretty good to me, I certainly wouldn't complain if I had a few in that range every year. At least they haven't got names, and boy, don't they know how to fight! Regards.....Mike

Hi Your Carte de Peche entitles you to fish all rivers and connected lakes within the department of La Creuse. You do not need a carte to fish the landlocked lakes as these are owned by private landowners or the local communes. For the latter, in most cases a day ticket can be purchsed from the local Mairee or from the bailiff on the bank. Annual tickets are normally available for between €60-70. To fish rivers and connected lakes, ie Pays de Tois Lacs outside of La Creuse, an additional ticket needs to be purchsed. As you are able to use 4 rods, it works out alot cheaper than it's equivilant in the UK, as there you would also need to buy into club memberships etc. Hope this helps....Tight Lines!