Details of your catches:

New lake record Common : 33lb10oz New lake record mirror : 37lb8ozMirror : 34lb3oz ; 33lb ; 33lb ; 31lb ; 31lb ; 26lb8oz ; 22lb ; ; 22lb ; 24lb4oz ; and 2 lovely resident fish (huge lips) at 26lb8oz and 24lb4oz.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Baiting with hemp, partiblend, pellets and freebies From Quest bait. Fishing with plastic corn, snowman or just a single pop'up Fruity Trifle.

Were the facilities what you expected?

yes

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:

The fishery is superb ! 7 thirties and 2 new lake record in just 3 days can't be bad ! 13 carp for 29lb average is excellent. I'll come back soon to catch a 40'lber. Thanks Mehdi.

Details of your catches:

25 superb conditioned mirrors. 5 thirties, 17 twenties, 2 doubles and one original single. My friend Darrin caught the current lake record mirror at 35.08lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All fish came tight to far bank uner over hanging trees and bushes in depths from 4ft-7ft of water. The use of a baitboat was essential for tight precise baiting. Bait wise all fish came to 14mm pop-ups and triple plastic corn. I was using Quest Irish Cream boilies and M8 baits and placing 1 kg of hemp/Quest Irish Cream pellet with 40 loose boiles to each spot. Bottom baits did not produce nor did open water spots.As the fish have just woken up from their winter slumbers most of the fish were patroling the far margins.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes. Very secure lake and excellent facilities.

Were you happy with them?

Yes 100%

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I have already done so

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

I have been to many Angling Lines waters and use them at least once a year.

General Comments:

The lake owner Mehdi is an absolute gem. He is creating an excellent fishery which will be on par with Laroussi in the future. Old Oaks is a perfect exclusive venue with all the swims on one side of the lake so that there are no conflicts with other anglers. The stock fish which Mehdi has selected by hand are in excellent condition and are very hard fighters as are the beautiful original fish. My only wish was that the grass carp had fed, that 40lb grassy would have looked great on my unhooking mat !!!! Get on Old Oaks before everyone else does.

Details of your catches:

Mirror : 26lb8oz, 27lb8oz, 27lb8oz, 28lb3/4 and 30lb Common : 30lb resident fish !

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing the margins in the last swim on a gravel bar in 5 feet of water. South wind blowing in bring the fish in this area : saw them crashing and feeding here. 3kg of pellet, 4kg of partiblend and 40 freebies per cast per rod : pop'up mapple 8 and pineapple with plastic sweet corn on hair.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Were you happy with them?

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes, certainly !

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

General Comments:

Top quality lake, fish in excellent conditions, confortable swims,many features and lovely fish ! The facilities looks superb ! I 'll be back.

Details of your catches:

25lb mirror 13lb8oz common 25lb8oz mirror 24lb8oz mirror 9lb common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Plastic corn and bright pop'up snowman pineapple and mapple over a bed of hemp and boilies

Were the facilities what you expected?

Were you happy with them?

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes certainly

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

General Comments:

Lovely surrounding in a peacefull atmosphere Virgin, wild,uncaught dark fish in immaculate condition Very interesting lake with many features I will come back !!!