Details of your catches:

Due to the weather fishing was extremely hard... 44 degrees!! But as a super bunch of fishermen we are, we all caught. Me 11 fish all carp from 21lb to 42lb - Swim 4 R Colin 1 cat of 66lb - Swim 4 L Wes many cats (3 or 4) to 81lb + many many more lost - Swim 2 L Tony Grassy to 43lb, plus a mirror and Many many cats lost - Swim 2 R Martin Cat of 47lb and loads lost - Swim 3 L Lee 4 Carp to High 30lb many cats lost. - Swim 3 R Jimmy Common of around 25lb and lost a few too - Swim 1 R - very shallow Schoultzy - Cat of 80plus and a lovely linear mirror - Swim 1 L - EXTREMELY shallow

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The lake bait is great all round bait for carp and for the cats, but anything worked, tigers, maize and boilies. I found boilie only approach worked best for me in my swim. No pellets no particles after the first day. All the others apart from colin and myself where using particle and pellets and had bait boats.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Well, they were ok, clean and worked. Could really do with a freezer! We were going to the supermarket every couple of days for ice for our cool boxes as the heat topped 44-46 degs and around 38degs in the shade!

Were you happy with them?

Yeah, They suited our needs on the small lake.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, but not during a heat wave! BRING MOZZY SPRAY AND GALLONS OF IT........ Also a bait boat. If your in pegs one or two.... BRING A BIKE TOO!!!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

100 per cent!!!

General Comments:

Franck and Mark are great guys... listen to them and you will catch. We hit the place at the wrong time and it was hard but we battled and stuck it out.

Details of your catches:

One angler fishing from peg 1. 9 fish in total, Mirrors/Commons. Biggest 32lb, 6 between 23lb-29lb, 2 upper doubles.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies fished over a small amount of pellet tight to the trees on the far bank and one or two fish from the channel to the left of the swim. Nothing on particle or Tiger nuts. All fish except one came between 11pm and 4am. No sign at all of any Crayfish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, not amazing but functional and clean. The Power is switched on Tues-Sat 9am-5pm.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, although a fridge/freezer would definitely be useful.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Possibly.. Depending on what they were looking for as the number of bigger fish (30+) was disappointing. Personally I wouldn't return because it's not the sort of water I normally fish but that's not a reflection of the quality of the venue.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely! Excellent customer service.

General Comments:

A nice venue, well run and plenty of space. Franck and Mark are nice guys, very helpful and welcoming. I fished Saturday PM to Thursday AM in Peg 1. The swim is now all gravelled with no platform. As a result the ground is very hard so although nobody likes them, a mallet is vital for bivvy pegs and a Rod Pod essential. There is enough room for two anglers and two bivvies, Frank also allows you to park behind the swim. The fishing was tough with a cold N/E wind all week and not many fish showing anywhere. Peg 1 is relatively shallow, between 2 and 2.5ft all the way across although that obviously will depend on water levels through the year.

Details of your catches:

Mark 7 carp biggest 45.5 common Lee 7 carp biggest 34lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing at night or early morning, tried most things in day time but was too hot, carp in the shallows

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes fished here before

Were you happy with them?

Yes as I've fished this before

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Not really I wud if the power was on all week

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes and have done

General Comments:

Hard weeks fishing, knew what to expect here apart from how hot it was, think the peg needs work on returning the fish in the dead of the night was hard as the water was so low, think it needs steps going into the lake as the water level drops like this every year. Mark and Franck are good guys and will help if u need anything. *Angling Lines note* Thanks for the suggestion re: steps from the swims, we will pass this on to the lake.

Details of your catches:

Peg 1, 7 x 10-19lb, 7 20-29lb, 1 x 30 - 39lb biggest fish 36.4 carp Peg 2, 4 x 10-19lb, 4 x 20-29lb, 6 x 30-39lb, 2 x 40-49lb biggest 46.8 grasscarp. Peg 3 4 x 20-29lb, 1 x 30lb carp. Cats 95lb, 86 lb, 82lb, 73lb, 70lb. Peg 4. 1 x 18lb & 1 x 33.7lb carp, cats 2 x 83lb & 62.6lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies & corn

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilites acceptable, but would be better if had constant power rather than a generator which is switched on tue/wed/thurs & friday.

Were you happy with them?

They were satisfactory.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes angling lines always helpfull.

General Comments:

We had Mark the bailiff who was helpful as always and on hand if we needed him.