Details of your catches:

0

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Nothing

Were the facilities what you expected?

No

Were you happy with them?

No

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No I wouldn’t, poor facilities, no hot water to wash up in the kitchen had to use shower, completely flooded, was told drastically dropping, it didn’t after a week dropped a foot at best. Ran out of water was told to wait till evening so couldn’t clean flush toilet or wash up. *Angling Lines note* Thank you for sharing your feedback - we really appreciate it. As we mention on the lake information page, water levels can naturally vary a lot throughout the year since the lake is fed directly by the water table. We completely understand that the higher levels during your visit change where you can comfortably fish. That’s why we reached out ahead of time to give you a heads-up and suggest coming prepared for wet conditions. We also kept the number of anglers limited to three that week in hopes of making things a bit more comfortable for everyone. A kettle is provided for hot water in the kitchen, we've now updated the website to make that clearer—thank you for bringing it to our attention. *Owner note* We are really so sorry for the water tank running out during one of the days, we try our best to respond quickly and we were able to refill this after 6pm on the same day.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling Lines yes

General Comments:

Poor service, in the middle of nowhere, host wasn’t that bothered about emergencies

Details of your catches:

16 cat 61 cat

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Ronnie rig

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

100%, Bridget and Heather did their utmost even whilst on there holiday, (sorry Bridget).

General Comments:

I'll start with the positives: Sophie is a lovely person, showers nice and hot. Angling lines support at venue. Negatives: Transparency from lake owners to angling lines, there is a big difference between (muddy under foot) which is the message we got 2 days before trip to actually flooded when we turned up. EVERY venue should have a Facebook page to keep anglers up to date on venues unless they have something to hide! Far far too many cats in there not one carp topped all week so I do question the amount of carp in there. 6 people on 7 acres where there isn't any defined pegs? Really. As previously mentioned in other reviews the amount of rats is unbelievable. *Angling Lines comment* thank you for your feedback. The water levels fluctuate a lot on this venue throughout the year however, you are correct that this particular week the level caught us off guard which is why it was reduced to a maximum of 4 anglers on your week. We are however really sorry to hear how tough the fishing was, it is extremely unusual for anglers to not catch any carp (and the lake stock has not changed). Update February 2025 - To help manage rodents this year, plastic food storage boxes and closed rubbish bins will be provided. An ultra sound device will also be installed in the kitchen to repel rats and mice.

Details of your catches:

14 Carp - 9 x 40s, 4 different 48lbers, 2 x 50s biggest 52lb and a 51lb, 3 x 30s biggest 39lb. 108lb Cat and 105lb Cat, 57lb Cat, 53lb Cat, a few smaller ones and loads lost. 30lb Grass carp. All carp were caught furthest away from toilet the side closest to the toilet was slow!

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Sticky baits Krill and Manillia, Krill pellets all different sizes, Krill Glug

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good facilities good showers x 2. Maybe could do with 1 more toilet as there is only 1. Massive chest freezer for bait and 3 fridges

Were you happy with them?

Yes very happy with the facilities, maybe in the future would be a good idea to put a cabin over the other side with a toilet as its quite far to walk if you haven't got a bike.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

1000% I would recommend to anyone. Not as much weed as everyone has commented. Yes weed in the front of the spit and in the margins but nowhere near what people are making out. Only had to go out in the boat for the big cats. Just when you go do your research, and take a bait boat with a deeper so you can find gravel spots and clear spots. As there is weed in places but no much. 100% yes I would recommend to a friend but only one side fished well for carp. The side closes to the toilets is like catfish side and the side furthest from the toilet is carp side very strange.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

100% yes I would recommend Anglinglines to a friend. They are very helpful and quick at answering emails. Very good 5*** service. Thank you :)

General Comments:

The only 1 down side to the venue is the amount of rats around the lake. They need to really do something about this as its awful. 100s of rats also the lake has got to many catfish in. Would be good if they can remove some and bream! Caught quite a few bream this week. Overall very happy but there are just a couple of things that could improve.

Details of your catches:

57.5 mirror 37.5 common 27.4 common. 37 cat 3 cat Loss 5 fish because for weed

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Ronnie

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No Weed was bad in a lot of place and found it difficult to find spots for a group of 6 and the grass banks were not suitable for the older person.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments: