{"id":293,"date":"2014-12-05T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2014-12-08T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T17:46:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\"8oct01\"<\/a>My name is Gareth Watkins and I have been the owner of \u201dCroix Blanche Lakes\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 since June of 1999.
\nOver the last 15 years the lakes have gone through a number of changes, but we are now back to the roots.
\nI was involved in News photography for over 20 years, including Reuters, where I was a staff photographer for 13 years.
\nAs a carp angler for the last 35 years,\u00a0 I think I know what carp anglers want and will try my best to provide it.
\nWe have a fantastic complex of lakes and some cracking fish, and we are able to offer a venue that suits the first timer to the seasoned veteran.
\nI hope you enjoy the website and I look forward to your company at our waters in the near future.
\nBest Regards
\nGareth Watkins<\/p>\n

\n

Home<\/a> l The Lakes<\/a> l The Fish<\/a> l The Facilities<\/a> l The Videos<\/a> l The Blog<\/a> l The Mag<\/a> l Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Gareth Watkins and I have been the owner of \u201dCroix Blanche Lakes\u201d\u00a0 since June of 1999. Over the last 15 years the lakes have gone through a number of changes, but we are now back to the roots. I was involved in News photography for over 20\u2026<\/p>\n

Continue reading<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-onecolumn.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36,37,18,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,27,65,66],"yoast_head":"\nAbout Us<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My name is Gareth Watkins and I have been the owner of \u201dCroix Blanche Lakes\u201d\u00a0 since June of 1999. Over the last 15 years the lakes have gone through a number of changes, but we are now back to the roots. I was involved in News photography for over 20\u2026 Continue reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Croix Blanche Lakes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/croix.lakes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-12-08T17:46:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/8oct01-300x213.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Croix_Blanche\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/\",\"name\":\"Croix Blanche Lakes\",\"description\":\"Carp Fishing Lakes in France\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/8oct01-300x213.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/8oct01-300x213.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/\",\"name\":\"About Us\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-05T16:22:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-08T17:46:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Us\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5r2Gm-4J","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1394,"url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/croixblanchelakes\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":0},"title":"Photo Gallery","date":"September 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Photo Gallery"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":161,"url":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-lakes-2\/lake-map\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":1},"title":"Lake Map","date":"December 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Home l The Lakes l The Fish l The Facilities l The Videos l The Blog l The Mag l Contact Us","rel":"","context":"In "Maps"","img":{"alt_text":"Plan showing the layout of the Croix Blanche Lakes Complex","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Lakes-Plan-1024x747.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1622,"url":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-lakes-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":2},"title":"The Lakes","date":"September 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Croix Blanche : Carp fishing Lakes in France The Croix Blanche lakes are mature carp fishing lakes in France, just north of Reims covering around 17 acres in total, set in a domain of over 30 acres. The venue is just 2 hours 30 minutes from Calais and only\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Lakes"","img":{"alt_text":"Croix Blanche Lake","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Croix-03.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1244,"url":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-facilities-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":3},"title":"The Facilities","date":"September 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Facilities at Croix Blanche Lakes Mobilehome: As part of the facilities at Croix Blanche lakes, there is an optional first class mobile home on site that is available to visitors. It consists of : A lounge area with French digital channels, Sky TV. A bathroom and shower A separate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Facilities"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/shower01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1246,"url":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-videos-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":4},"title":"The Videos","date":"September 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Video Tour of the Lakes A few weeks ago, on one of the few sunny days we have had this year, I grabbed my video camera and I did a brief walk-around of the venue,to show people the lay out of the venue, what the swims look like, and to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Videos"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51,"url":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-fish-2\/the-catfish\/","url_meta":{"origin":293,"position":5},"title":"The Catfish","date":"December 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"French lakes : Big Catfish These French lakes have a really good head of big catfish to over 100lb. The current record stands at 131lb. These hard fighting fish give a really good account of themselves and can be handled on regular carp gear as long as you use a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Lakes"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions\/389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}