Details of your catches:

From a group of four angler’s Only two actually caught fish 58 lb grass carp, 10lb catfish And a 21lb 3oz common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

CC Moore live system pop up with fake corn

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities serviced a purpose.

Were you happy with them?

Ok

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Due to unforeseen circumstances we found our original venue that we booking was cancelled at the last minute by the owner of Etang de villaine. I would like to thank you for helping me in finding a venue in such short notice. Mehdi the owner was very helpful in giving our group tip on how and where to fish but we found that the lake was vastly under stocked with the variety of carp we normally fish for. Many Thanks Steve Hopwood

Details of your catches:

6 x grass carp all 50 plus biggest 59lb 8oz 2 x mirrors 32lb 32lb 4oz 1 x common 25lb 1 x tench 8lb 2oz pb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Roughly 5kg of parti blend hemp and pellet over each rod.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes excellent as always

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes I would, stunning lake and fish

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes no problem

General Comments:

Was great to be back at laroussi again. We had a fantastic time as always. My son River came with me he's 8 and absolutely loved it. Mehdi and family were great as always thankyou again for everything and see you soon.

Details of your catches:

We all caught but it was tough going with the fish starting to spawn at the end of the week. We managed 4 grass carp over 50lb with the biggest over 60lb. The highlight of the trip was a beautiful 63lb mirror but we also caught commons of 56 and 54 plus mirrors of 51, 42 and 36. Laroussi is a lovely lake with some great fish but it’s not easy especially if you’re not on the fish. Mehdi has removed the majority of catfish and there weren’t any caught.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

If they were feeding they took a variety of baits. The bait Mehdi supplies is top quality if you don’t want to take your own

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes. They are basic but there’s a big chest freezer and a big fridge plus a warm shower and sink. Nothing fancy but all you need

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Mehdi the owner is fantastic. He’s really passionate about the lake and was always happy to help but left us alone to fish. Laroussi is a proper carp lake with big carp that don’t all look the same and lots of varied features but don’t go there thinking you’ll be hauling all week

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

5 fish up to 38lb including 2 new stocked lovely mirrors

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Tried all approaches, caught 3 fish and all the biggest on fake corn over particles hemp and pellet and corn. Others on blueberry Wafters and yellow pop up chord rig.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes always enough for a week on a drive survive

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Have many times

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes have many times

General Comments:

This lake is probably one of the top lakes you can visit but be under no illusion that you can turn up in France and catch. It is a lake for the very dedicated carp anglers. Work hard to what you see and feel and you will catch, sometimes easier than other times. We worked hard and got a few rewards, could have been better but I never would look back and try to make out and say it could of been better the week. We had done well with what was in front of us, how the fish moved and were weary and trying everything, I’m happy. We had also 5 other runs which we lost due to distance fishing for them from our swim. We decided to move to where we knew they were and bought in 2 nice commons from this, which I don’t normally do due to our large set up and when lake is full you can’t do. If anyone wants a challenge with what can bring a big fish if all goes good then trust me, try Laroussi. And once again you won’t meet a nicer guy than Mehdi. So thanks again to Angling Lines and Mehdi on another great time on a great French lake.