Details of your catches:

Danny Milner Carp count: 1 single, 7 doubles, 5 x 20's ( biggest 28lbs, Mirror), 2 x tench, 1 Bream. Kenny Milner Carp count: 11 x doubles, 5 x 20's ( biggest 27 lbs Common)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Took our own bait but didnt realise that there were lots of Crayfish and Poisson Chat in the lake, so spoke to Gilles who advised us to use Rajah Spice 20 mil bollies which can be purchased from Gilles, so no need to take bait with you. Would recommend using plastic baits for night fishing or meshing the baits if fishing through the night.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facitiles were typically French, comfortable and speaking to Gilles and Sharon they are looking to update the house, so will look forward to going back and seeing the changes. Pool and grounds well maintained and very nice.

Were you happy with them?

Was happy with facilities.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Would definitely recommend to a friend and have recommended to a couple of people already.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling lines have been brilliant from the time we booked to the time we came back, nothing has been too much trouble for them and they have answered very quickly my many questions. Excellent customer service, would definitely use again, thank you Angling lines for all your help.

General Comments:

We had a few teething problems when we arrived with the wifi and the aerator not working, and whilst wifi wasn't a problem for the two fishing, it was for us in the house, but Gilles got them both repaired quickly, and was very helpful, we will definitely return. Lovely place Gilles and Sharon.

Details of your catches:

We only fished during the day and managed to catch 25 fish weighing a total of 523lbs, best fish 35lbs mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fished the margins and under over hanging trees

Were the facilities what you expected?

The house was better than we expected with good facilities

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:

All that you could ask for when going on a fishing holiday in France, we rented all the tackle which was of a very good standard. Gilles and Sharon were very helpful, the house was good, fishing was good weather great, we have booked for next year.

Details of your catches:

1 x 30 5 x 20's 6 x doubles Only 2 of the fish were Grass carp, the rest were a mixture of Stunning Commons and chunky Mirrors.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

20mm Rahja Spice loose fed, 20mm Glugged Rhaja spice as hook bait. Standard coated braid hair rigs. (Plus The kids enjoyed a bit of maggot drowning for roach with the whips and Maggots Gilles so kindly lent us!)

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better than expected, we even had wifi which was a bonus for posting pics to facebook!

Were you happy with them?

Very Happy.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely, we haven't stopped talking about it since coming home

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Great communication, info and takes the hassle out of organising a trip.

General Comments:

Absolutely great holiday for the whole family. We had 4 kids with us ranging from 7 to 13 and the sister in-law in tow. We found the area so peaceful, quaint and full of amazing wildlife. The Willow Cottage was beautiful and had everything we needed and More. Sharon and Gilles are amazing hosts, so friendly but professional at the same time and couldn't have done more to help us enjoy our break. As for the fishing, it took us a couple of days to really start catching, but after a visit from Gilles we realised just how accurate you needed to be with bait placement and once he had shown us the hotspots the fish started coming thick and fast. At this stage however we were balancing family time with the fishing so really limited it to a few hours in the morning and a few in the evening. Had we spent more time with the rods out we would have caught a lot more...and maybe even that 40! However, three of us all broke our Personal Bests (Me with a 32, my Fiancee with a 23lb 8oz and my 13 year old son with a 26!) So we were ecstatic as you will see from the pics. This is the perfect place to combine a family holiday with fishing! It is well worth the traveling time as in such beautiful surroundings it doesn't take long to relax and unwind from the journey. The shops/restaurants in the local village have everything you will need food and drink wise, we only ate out once as it was so beautiful by the lake in the evenings with a BBQ on the go and watching the Carp crashing out, while sipping the local wine and being entertained by the cows in the adjacent field (and not to forget Tommasina the cat!)

Details of your catches:

There was only me fishing and after some guidance from Gilles I started to catch quite regularly. All the fish were landed in the last two days of our stay purely because Gilles was unable to contact us until Wednesday evening. However did manage to account for SIX carp between 21 & 27Lbs.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Straight lead with about 300 mm hook length. Add to this about 8 to 10 15mm boilies as free feed. 20mm boilies on the hook (hair rigged).

Were the facilities what you expected?

Because we were the only people there, Gilles upgraded us to the main house. It was magnificent, I can't say any more.

Were you happy with them?

You Bet. As Julie or Brenda? says in the video they the following week it is definitely luxury with fishing on the doorstep.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I already have to many contacts not just friends.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

See above.

General Comments:

I have said to many friends and Gilles as well that if I came and stayed for a week and never caught a fish I would still have had a good week. After my first stay at Mas Bas three years ago I said to friends and family that this is the first place I've been to on holiday and arrived home feeling like I'd had a holiday and not needing another week to get over the stress.