Details of your catches:

18 fish at Lotus lake.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hard baits to stop the small cat fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

We had a viewing of the main lake and house. This is an excellent facility. Rooms are spacious and the view from the house across the lake is stunning. I would fully recommend this venue. The guys that used the house the week we were on Lotus lake had many big fish from Main Lake.

Were you happy with them?

Gillies is very helpful and knows his lakes, follow his advice and catch fish through your holiday.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes for main Lake and House not for the house at willow (Lotus) Lake but Lotus Lake fishing was fine.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Not at this time

General Comments:

All my comments should be used as a guide only, we were not happy with Willow Cottage but the Lake produced good quality fishing.

Details of your catches:

22 carp, three 26lb, mix, commons, mirrors and a few koi. Maybe a dozen small cats through the week, small pellet maybe didn't help.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Definitely slower this year, but the 36c temps and no wind didn't help. (Apart from the sun tan 😀) Rhaja Spice 20mm's bottom baits and 15mm Fluoro pop ups snowman style, double bottom baits, size 4 hooks, 10 inch hook links. Bait boat under the willow tree and to the left side of the aerator. Only fished days and did have a few afternoons off due to the heat and some socialising.

Were the facilities what you expected?

This was our third year at Willow Cottage, it's great for us as our kids are older. The cottage has rustic charm and all rooms are clean and today, the seating area outside and the location of the lake are perfect for a bit of fishing and nice family time. This year we even had a barbecue with the neighbours!

Were you happy with them?

We love Mas Bas, it's a long drive down from Calais (9 hours), but a bit of planning and organisation and its soon become quite a nice drive! The countryside views and environment at Mas Bas are something quite special, I have no other desire to go any where else really, ticks all my boxes as a venue to take my family and kids. Just booked the main house for 2018 and taking the in-laws, so must be good.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes I would, Mas Bas is a great place for families, the main house is the best for families with younger kids, I think Willow cottage is more accommodating for older kids.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Mas Bas service was excellent. Angling Lines could be more flexible on the options to not take up the Ferry or Shuttle options. The price of the holiday has gone up each year, there is a take it or leave it attitude which is a little disappointing after three years of booking and very minimal interaction from Angling Lines.

General Comments:

We arrived on the Saturday afternoon, really enjoyed the glass of wine and friendly welcome, Gilles and Sharon are lovely people and we look forward to seeing them again in 2018. main Lake here I come!!

Details of your catches:

1x 30s 7x 20s 8x doubles 5x Commons 7x Grass 1x Koi 3x Mirrors Biggest: 33lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Long 10 inch rigs, very simple. Standard bottom bait and KD style bottom bait rigs with size 4 micro barbed hooks. Fishing 20mm Rajj Spice for the first 4 days and baited with the same in order to take smaller fish out of the equation. Struggled to catch the numbers had hoped so change to pop ups at a couple inches and fishing over trout pellet. Number of fish caught increased but size decreased in general. Q

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes. The facilities were lovely. Everything you could possibly want for comfort and to cook etc. Only negative is that the pool was far too cold to even consider going in.

Were you happy with them?

The facilities were fantastic. Went above and beyond expectations.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes. Sharon and Gilles are the most lovely hosts and will always ensure you are happy. Perfect trip for familys.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Everything was made simple and easy.

General Comments:

As we were flying from the North West of England, we hired the tackle. Absolutely everything hired was extremely good. Very high quality rods and reels and perfect for the venue. I would highly reccomend hiring if flying as all you need to bring with you is basic tackle. And you know the equipment is going to be more than good enough to fish the venue.

Details of your catches:

19 fish in total and only fished a few hours each day 8 x 20 + 11 x 14 + 9 x grass 9 x mirror 1 x common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Mostly caught on krill 20mm boilies with pop up corn, also used Mag White 20 mm boilies. After Tuesday stopped feeding pellet and stopped catching so many Grass. Fed little and often and caught on two spots, under willow tree on right and to left of the aerator under the bush.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, the house has a "rustic" charm about it and it is very clean and comfortable with everything you would need.

Were you happy with them?

Yes vey happy with the facilities, we loved the location and the comfortable house.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

YES

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely

General Comments:

We really enjoyed our week at Mas Bas Lotus Lake the fishing was great, not easy, but I kept working it and it rewarded me. The facilities for fishing make the week a pleasure as you are fishing yds away from the house and even when it rains gear can be kept dry under the gazebo, where you can also eat or have a drink etc and still fish with your rods not 10 ft away from you. Even though we saw little of Gilles and Sharon they were helpful and friendly and we knew if we wanted them they were only a phone call away. As stated above the house was comfortable and full of charm. You have to accept that when you are in rural France, and you don't get more rural than Mas Bas!! There will be all sorts of critters around!! Gilles showed us Lake house on the day we left and that is one for the future for us, perhaps a bit large just for two but great for a family.