Details of your catches:

11 fish caught. Was hard going as was so hot all week.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Big baits snowman style

Were the facilities what you expected?

Couldn’t fault the facilities. Everything that we needed and was very clean too.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes but not as a runs water

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Great fishery, deffo not a runs water. I know it was hot but 11 fish all week is bad. Joan was great, made us feel really welcome and did a great job of looking after us.

Details of your catches:

11 fish total, biggest @ 45lb. Plenty of missed runs so should have been more. Only 1 fish caught in the day, the rest were at night. The weather was very hot which made the fishing a lot harder.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fished mostly to the far margin. Boilies topped with fake corn or snowman style seemed to work well The silt is very deep and difficult to find and clear spots but fishing helicopter style should leave your bait above the silt

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were more that adequate and always kept clean and tidy. We had the food package which is well worth the money and Joanne couldn’t have been more accommodating.

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:

Fishing was though due to the hot weather. Since the trees were cut down the only shade can be found in the out of bounds area so the fish tend to hold up there and move out at night. The fishing was very enjoyable but I would say that it is not a runs water anymore

Details of your catches:

33 fish caught in total, 47lb, 43lb, 42lb, 41lb - mirror beautiful 39lb common plenty more 30`s and 20`s

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing just off the far margin on the bottom, keeping it nice and simple. Baitworks monster red. Sticky

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, the facilities were excellent. The food package provided by Joanne was even better, highly recommend

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes 100%. Great communication and made it all very easy to sort.

General Comments:

The Coypu were a bit of a problem on peg one diving down on the baited areas at night and biting through rigs. Apart from that the lake, food package and the fishing was superb.

Details of your catches:

Our party managed to catch 17 carp during the week. All carp, except 1, were caught during the night. Swim 1 (Martyn) 5 mirror carp to 29.15lb and 1 grass carp 20.5lb. Swim 2 (Robin) 7 mirror carp to 39.15lb. Swim 3 (Ken) 4 carp to 37lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Carp Company Icelandic Red boilies, tipped with fake corn, fished as bottom baits

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes this was our second visit to La Fonte. The food package provided by Joanne was excellent. The new shower is a great improvement

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:

As discussed with Philippe the removal of the trees on the far bank has dispersed the fish around the lake. Fish can still be caught on the hard spots on the far bank, but not in the same numbers as last year. Planting of some fast growing trees, such as willows and silver birches, along the far bank would return the natural cover for the carp and hopefully improve the catch results.