Details of your catches:

We had 90 fish in total 1x50lbs, 4x40lbs, 14x30lbs. Biggest mirror 50lb 11oz, common 31lb 9oz and grass carp 45lb 7oz Lots of 20s and some Tench also.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Snowman rigs caught the most fish with yellow tops doing best. Wafters also caught. Using really bright baits did cause issues though with the muskrats so we tried to use more washed out pop ups.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were great, clean and the food was very nice.

Were you happy with them?

Yes very, the only negative was it doesn't state you need adaptors for the plugs but the shower is great and plenty of fridge/freezer space.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Mark and Anita are friendly and helpful and we had a great holiday. We did have some issues with muskrats biting our rigs off which made night fishing a little pointless but the action in the day time was thick and fast.

Details of your catches:

78 fish in total between 2 anglers - Grass carp to 50lb, Mirrors to 43+, Commons to 35+

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Open water and tree lines both produced plenty of fish. Match the hatch wafters and snowman rigs worked best with plenty of lake pellet.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were better than last time as the shower room and other facilities have been revamped

Were you happy with them?

Yes, more than happy.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Mark & Anita are great hosts and following Mark's advice, we had a great week.

Details of your catches:

26 carp in total (of which 3 were grass carp) plus a few small carp and tench. A number of dropped fish. Best grass carp was just over 40 pounds and the best common carp was 35 pounds.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Silkworm leader with blow back rig (also tried flurocarbon d rig but that did not work particularly well)

Were the facilities what you expected?

As expected given they have been recently renovated

Were you happy with them?

Very happy, good shower and toilet facilities and plenty of fridge and freezer space despite the Jonchery complex being fully booked for the week

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes - this is a very well run fishery by Mark and Anita. Mark's deep knowledge of both carp fishing and the Jonchery complex is clear an he is very willing to help anglers catch.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

In truth, quite a slow week's fishing by Jonchery 7s high standards (albeit I only fished after dark twice and even then only until about 1 am). Despite a thunderstorm on the Sunday afternoon the fishing on J7 never really got going until Mark flushed some water through the lake mid week and that livened things up; of the 26 fish landed 10 were landed on Thursday and 4 on the Friday. It is worth mentioning that the venue video does not really do the lake justice; the lake looks much more natural given the trees have grown significantly since it was filmed. It was a great place to fish for a week.

Details of your catches:

Great weeks fishing, 62 fish for the two of us to 49lb a week after spawning.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Lake baits.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better facilities than expected all was perfect.

Were you happy with them?

Absolutely.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely although part of me wants to keep it secret !!! Such a cracking place.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Always have and would in the future.

General Comments:

Yet another perfect holiday, many thanks angling lines. Lovely clean place, credit to mark and his wife, see you next year.