Details of your catches:

As a group we had 40 plus fish for the week with 6 over 40lb and the biggest being a 50lb 8oz common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We found keeping things simple with snowmans on slip d rigs with the lake plumb boilies and pellet where a good tactic, fishing 3/4 away across using a bait boat to drop enough bait for a bite.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes we would recommend, beautiful lake in peaceful surroundings with plenty of lovely looking carp to catch.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes , already have.

General Comments:

We had a great trip and mark the bailiff is a great guy and couldn’t have been more helpful we will be returning in the future.

Details of your catches:

50 fish between 4 anglers, some incredible looking fish.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Lots of bait. Lots and lots of bait.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very clean and tidy

Were you happy with them?

Very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

Simon (only fished 3 nights): 23lb mirror, 3 30’s and 3 40’s to 48lb Mark: 2 singles, 1 double, 10 20’s, 9 30’s, 6 40’s, 2 50's plus 2 grass carp 43.0 and 51.0 Graham: 1 single, 10 20’s, 15 30’s, 6 40’s, 1 50, 2 grass carp 38.0 and 41.0

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Lake plum boilies fished on basic D rigs or hair rigs cast to middle of lake. Baited with scattered boilies and spodded pellets/maize in centre of lake.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities are excellent, as expected: large fridge/freezer, hot showers. The covered area by the facilities at Brie was especially useful for cooking and drying out clothes when it was raining heavily.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

We were booked for Jonchery but felt that with bad weather forecast we had a better chance of fish at Brie. As no-one was booked there, Mark kindly allowed us to move to Brie. Weather was terrible in the middle of week with torrential rain, so we reeled in the rods until it passed over. The lake came up almost to our bivvies but the lake overspill coped with it and water dropped on Thursday. We thought we would miss the football final but Mark and Anita kindly invited us over to watch the game! In the end we had a fantastic session, Graham and myself both got new PB grass carp. We also caught a few small tench but unfortunately lost big ones.

Details of your catches:

We only fished 4 nights as I had to return due to family emergency. Mark Ebbage (Dam swim) Commons 24, 37, 38, 39, 41lb Mirror 38lb Grass Carp 39 and 47lb 4 tench around 4lb and 3 pike Simon Souster (Middle swim) Commons 36.10, 40.2, 47.9, 24, 36.14, 38.12, 35.4, 31.4, 26.5, 32.5, 45, 36, 32 Mirrors 34.7, 26.12, 34.6, 26 Grass Carp 42, 37.3, 45.10 5 tench from 4 to 6.5 2lb perch All fish in superb condition.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We used lake bait (plum boilies) and also spodded pellets (5kg boiles each + 15kg pellet) rigs were mono D-rigs or standard hair rigs Fish caught mainly in the middle of the lake but some in near margin and towards the far bank.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Facilities are very good, no problems.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

This was our second trip; lovely water and we’re booked for two more trips next year - can’t wait to get back!