Customer feedback from Watersmeet

Sat 24th Jun to Sat 1st Jul 2017
Simon Bonwick
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Only 1 angler fished 3 nights and some evenings and mornings. Terrible weather on final 2 days.

Mirror 32lb, 25lb and 21lb
Common 23 1/2lb
Koi 18lb

Dozens of hardfighting mainly common from the small lake, ranging in size from 2.5lb to 11lb confirmed and 15lb estimated

House Kolhanta boilies used. Swims baited up little and often

Probably better and I had high expectations!
Yes. The facilities here are superb. There really is everything that you need. This is top class holiday accommodation and is very comfortable and spacious. No complaints at all.

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Yes. We were a very mixed group. My 85 year old father, my wife and I and 17 year old daughter and we were all happy.
Yes. Angling Lines make choosing and booking a holiday very easy.

Watersmeet is a great venue with great fishing and first class accommodation that has something to offer everyone.

My 85 year old father had some of his most enjoyable fishing in recent years in the small lake. He was originally targeting the roach but was a little disappointed to only be catching small ones. However the carp soon made up for this. The carp in the small lake are plentiful and very hardfighting as I am guessing that they haven't been caught previously/ very often. There are also some lumps in there with a Common of 11lb confirmed on the scales my dad estimated that he had 15lber out of there. Make sure that you take a float/feeder rod and have a crack in the little lake as it fishes very well. My wife and daughter also enjoyed fishing and catching from there with my daughter landing an 8lb Common on light tackle.

The only complainant/suggestion that I have is that access to swim 1 on the small lake be improved. The steps are very steep and proved very challenging not just to my father but to me also! Swim 2 on the small lake could use a little trimming back to increase the area of water that could be fished.

The equipment supplied on the main lake is top notch and saves room in the car. I am far from expert on carp angling and I think more experienced anglers could really reap the rewards from the lake. The fish are plentiful as I heard many of the splashing around and in very good condition. But even I managed a PB of 32lb.

The weather for the final 2 days made fishing difficult too. The grounds are in very good condition too and there is a good supply of bank side furniture that makes life easier.

All in all a great venue and we hope to return next year.

Sat 10th Jun to Sat 17th Jun 2017
Reece Haswell
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Mirror - 24lb 9oz - 35lb x 2
Common 24lb 1oz - 31lb 2oz
Grass 27lb 13oz

Cell wafter. Bait to far back of an evening. Fished 2 nights. No day fishing as too hot evenings only due to temperatures 30 degrees +

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Great accommodation and lakes. Would definitely have caught more Carp if temperature was not 30degrees C. Still was fun!

Sat 3rd Jun to Sat 10th Jun 2017
Richard Willis
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10 x Mirror 21lb to 38lb 8oz
9 x Common 19lb to 27lb
3 x Koi 17lb to 19lb

Also fished on top lake and caught a selection of smaller Mirror and Common

In the margins with little bait. Bait choice kohlanta boilies/sweetcorn/luncheon meat

Yes - Better than expected
Yes - Excellent

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Thank you had a great week - we all had a 30+ lber which is nice!!

Sat 27th May to Sat 3rd Jun 2017
Jake Portch
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Total catch 23 fish

Catfish - 45lb 7 oz
Common - 19lb 8 oz - 32lb 4oz
Koi -15lb 6oz
Ghost Carp - 30lb
Grass - 29lb 2oz
Mirror - 12lb - 36lb 2oz

Mixed baits, sizes snowman rig - fished mainly nights til early morning. Kohlanta and cell boilie mixture

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Great area, very quiet nice location. Beautiful house and lovely BBQ area. Excellent condition fish.

My family and I had a great week.

Sat 20th May to Sat 27th May 2017
Gary Taylor
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Koi 17lb 4 oz Mirror 21lb 8 oz
Common x 3 12lb - 33lb
Grass Carp 26lb 1oz

Fished only early morning or evenings 3 hours at a time.

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The addition of a couple of sun loungers for the ladies around the house.

**Owners Note** - We thank you for your comment - this was something that we had thought about and were going to be putting in hand very shortly.

Sat 13th May to Sat 20th May 2017
Simon Gavey
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4 koi to 17-12, 1 Grass carp 9-8, 7 commons to 39-0, 26 mirrors to 36-0
9 carp over 30lb
Only fished days

House bait (kohlanta) on simple rigs with drop off leads. Baiting all 3 swims little and often all week and rotated. Only used approx 15kg of bait in total.

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We chose this venue as it was only 2.5 acres and neither of us are carp or even coarse anglers so we thought it would be a nice size to learn on. My dad had never caught a carp and he had 3 over 30 in the week.

We are both experience sea anglers but do no coarse fishing. First thing we learnt was to follow the fish, look for any signs of fish and follow the wind. Have already booked for next year.

Sat 6th May to Sat 13th May 2017
David Howlett
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11 x 20s
6 x 30s - 38,31,39,36,30,30,35
and one 42lb
3 koi at 19lb ghost koi at 21lb

Pick your mark bait it regularly persevere and the takes will come. Fished 5 days and 5 nights.

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Yes - 6th time we have used Angling Lines

Accommodation A+ could not ask for more.
Fishing was hard with constant temperature changes but still a respectable catch total of 23 fish between 11lb and 42lb.

Majority of catches were at night and due to a flash malfunction there are no photos to share.

Sat 17th Sep to Sat 24th Sep 2016
Mark Lambert
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One angler only. The girlfriend did not fish.

2 thirties to 33lb 8oz (Mirrors)

6 twenties to 26lb 6oz (Mirrors and Commons)

10 teens to 19lb 6oz (Mirrors, Commons and Koi)

Two nights were fished and selected hours throughout the day.

It was also decided to fish the coarse lake for a few hours during our stay. However these few hours turned out to be eight hours !!! The fishing proved to be great fun on light carp gear. Many carp caught to 15lb on floaters.

Combi-rigs were used throughout the week for all bottom bait and pop-up presentations.

The baiting tactic was ‘little but often’ using a combination of Quest Baits Magnum Duo and Chilli Chocolate boilies in 10mm, 15mm and 20mm.

Hookbaits were different from the baited free offerings. Quest Baits Fruity Trifle and Rahja Spice Pimple Pops proved to be the most effective combinations used throughout the week.

The facilities provided at the venue exceeded our expectations.

The accommodation is complete with cooking facilities including oven, hob and microwave together with a full range of cutlery and crockery. There is also a fridge freezer and washing machine.

The barbecue area adjacent to the house was extremely useful and was put to good use.
We were more than happy with the facilities provided by the owners.

Provisions were easily obtained from the supermarket located in the nearby town of Fougeres, approximately 20 minutes away from the venue.

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We would definitely recommend this venue to friends.
Yes.

Although the bivvy was set up in Swim 2, carp were caught from all three swims on the lake. Carp continually showed their location throughout our stay. Therefore it was easy to move onto fish during the daylight hours. This certainly put a few extra carp on the bank. All three swims were baited on a ‘little but often’ basis.

Rod pods / stage stands are definitely required at this venue. All three swims have wooden fishing platforms. Due to the size and depth of the lake, only two rods were used during our stay.