Details of your catches:

35 + fish from mid 20s to 42.8lb. Lost multiple also

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Deep end was a rod length off bank all around, but also caught mid water, shallows tight to back bank, just off rope. Also showing fish

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, very good facilities. Food package is amazing no need to buy food

Were you happy with them?

Yes very happy, Joanne was amazing, food is brilliant. Phillippe made us feel very at home.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes perfect venue for lake exclusive up to 5 people, quiet, undisturbed, plenty of hard fighting carp, 99% were over 23lb, felt very welcome! And knowing there's a mid 50 common in there I want to come back 😲

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes 100%

General Comments:

We have suggested to phillippe about a extra boat so either end has one, there are a few snags there, and the fish love them 😦

Details of your catches:

12 carp from 23lb to 41lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Most baits worked

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good

Were you happy with them?

Yes very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Lovely lake friendly people. Will be coming back again.

Details of your catches:

48lb mirror was the biggest fish of our trip. A handful of 30's and a beautiful 40lb 3 ounce mirror, followed by a gorgeous 39lb common, other than that the rest were all upper 20's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

On the last peg where the out of bounds is to your right if you look across to the far bank where the rope starts there is a wooden platform that we used as a marker and we literally picked them off from there (23 wraps), the fish were all around the back , hence why fishing was slow all week , they knew they was safe in there and we managed to pick then up on big beds of boilie and maize, make sure you fish on a tight clutch though as as soon as they are hooked they go straight for the snags and get them before they go under the rope

Were the facilities what you expected?

There was nothing wrong with the facilities

Were you happy with them?

I dont know if anybody else was unhappy but i was happy with the facilities, i also think Joanne was lovely and made us all feel very welcome, I really recommend her quiche that she makes from scratch, absolutely delicious!!!!

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

To be honest I wouldn't , no disrespect or anything but I think Phillippe should invest more into la fonte and bring it back to life, more trees more colour , the unhooking mats need replacing and the decking should really have chicken wire on top to stop you falling when it rains and to stop items falling through the gaps....... we were aware that trees had been cut down , but we wasn't expecting so many, it really made the place look very bland and too open, which is a shame really as we felt that we would of caught more if the lake had certain features, also the snag rope really isn't needed, the majority of the snags are round the back , so you might as well lose the rope

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Fantastic hospitality Fantastic food Just a shame you got rid of the trees as I think the look of the lake is what attracts people to the venue, you should really update your angling lines video on the place even tho you have mentioned it on the review site, a lot of people aren't going to read that. *Angling Lines note* Thank you for your feedback, we will pass on your notes to Philippe. We are looking to update the venue video when possible, however it is only the tree line that has changed since it was filmed and for now we have a note on the video to make viewers aware this is the case.

Details of your catches:

2 Anglers Peg One 30 fish New PBs for both anglers 58.6lb Common for myself, Very pleased with this. My Dad 36.8lb Mirror Lots of 30s and 40s the stock of fish is Excellent 2 Anglers Peg three 40 fish Both anglers have new PBs Foggy 40.8lb Mirror Sid 43lb Mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Do your homework with a maker rod or baitboat and you will find lots of spots. Lots of fish from left and right margins All baits worked, active8, Cell, Krill, Tiger nuts. We used a lot of bait

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities are very good, great set up

Were you happy with them?

Yes very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Simply yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Always

General Comments:

I've not fished at La Fonte before but can say that the trees aren't needed to have a successful week! The negative comments I have seen are rubbish!!! Snags? Yes the lake has snags as do most lakes, so fish safe and don't fish at all costs. Fish locked up. We had some good luck with the weather, very hot Sat, Sun, Mon and then thunderstorms for 24hours. the fished switched on. Philippe, Joanne and Laurent are great people who did everything in their power to make our fishing trip successful and memorable. Listen to Laurent he knows the place very well. Please pass our my thanks to them all. Regards Adam, Dad, Foggy and Sid