Details of your catches:

23 carp to 43-4 with 1 other 40 and 7 x 30s between the 2 adult anglers. The younger anglers had 23 fish to 7-12 including 1 catfish.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Solid bags or PVA bags either in open water or cast near the trees. We used Gary's bait (Nash Scopex Squid) and DNA baits SLK.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were great with 2 fridges, a freezer and good shower.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes we would

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes we would

General Comments:

Gary and Angeline were very helpful and knowledgeable.

Details of your catches:

6 fish, four around 25 to 30, 1x 28lb Grass Carp, 1x 42lb Mirror. Lost around 6 others through poor angling on our part. The heat caused a lack of feeding not just for this lake but many others as well

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Wafters and snowmen fished over pellet and particle but mainly the best tactic was to listen closely to Garys advice

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilites were good

Were you happy with them?

Yes very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes I would

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes lovely venue and Gary and Angie are great hosts

General Comments:

It was a tough week. unusually high temperatures slowed the fishing down. However Gary is a very experienced and skilled carp angler and was happy to spent time sharing his knowledge. The techniques and skills we acquired from him were more than compensation for a slow week, that said we both got PB's, a 28lb grass carp and a 42lb mirror, not bad.

Details of your catches:

mirrors and commons up to 33lb7 - including 5x30s 11x20s and 10xdoubles. Primarily fishing 3rods day time only (with a full day off fishing to go to the zoo)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Snowman or balanced bottom bait over lake pellet and particle

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - everything we needed

Were you happy with them?

More than happy with all the facilities

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely would and have recommended to others

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

General Comments:

Gary and Ange have a superb exclusive fishery, I have spent a few weeks on each lake since 2020 and each time I return the facilities are improved and fine tuned to make the stay as comfortable and friendly as possible. All the fish are in excellent condition, and everything you need is here. See you in September ??

Details of your catches:

7 fish in total 1 x Grass Carp 29lb 11oz and 6 x Mirrors from 11lb 12oz to 34lb 8oz Only 1 during the day and the rest at night, they just weren't taking anything during the extreme heat of the day.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Listen to Gary and get the right spots. I was using Ronnie Rigs and a Multi rig either with a wafter or snowman and with a variety of bait from the onsite Inferno to Mainline Hybrid and Essential Cell, all mixed with Maize and or Pellets/Particle mix. No one bait was better than the other.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Wasn't too sure before we arrived but surprisingly yes, there was everything we needed.

Were you happy with them?

Most definitely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I would, yes.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Again yes.

General Comments:

I have read other comments regarding Gary and Angeline and you always wonder if its all genuine but I can say without reservation they are spot on, very welcoming, easy to get on with, chatty, good sense of humour, helpful and produce some tasty food. There was a definite feeling that we were being looked after, Gary spent a night on the bank with me and Angeline had organised a girlie get together for the North and South wives/partners. I won't take anything away from them, just keep up the good work.