Details of your catches:

Jenson
8lb cat
31lb carp mirror
53lb carp mirror
55lb carp mirror

Bobby
20lb cat
40lb cat
22lb common
31lb mirror

James
33lb grass carp
39lb grass carp
46lb grass carp
53lb grass carp
34lb mirror
38lb mirror
50lb mirror

Evie
30lb mirror

Sean
44lb mirror

Steve
30lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Heavy baiting with boilie and particle mixes dropped from a bait boat as spodding in previous years wasnt as effective.

Fishing the deeper channel going round the perimeter of the lake circa 8ft of water seems to hold the majority of the stock and did 90% of the bites.
Boilie produces most the carp and cats and tigernut hookbaits seem to attract the grass carp more.

Fish dart straight for the weed beds and trying to pull them out was tricky and resulted in losing a few, so opted to go out in the provided boat onsite and get above them to land them safely, easy the best option.

Heavy leads and sharp hooks are a MUST, their mouths are like bone and very very tough, big leads and hooks and dropping leads makes it easier to get them up in the water column to land them over the deeper submerged thick weed beds during the hot weather.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes as always, shower was nice and hot, we ran out of water but one phone call and a couple of hours and Sophie arranged another water tank to be dropped off.

Freezer for bait is smaller than previous years but enough to hold about 100kg of bait roughly.

3 big fridges for all your food and drinks and little oven/air fryer pizza oven was a nice tough for quick easy meals.

Were you happy with them?

Yes clean and simple and plenty for a small group to be comfy.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes been 3 times now easy drive, good stock not a runs water but not the most difficult, just find them and give them bait they will come 100%.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Always, angling lines have been spot on, this was our 4th or 5th time now cant remember and always been absolutely brilliant and cant thanks the ladies enough, absolutely brilliant.

General Comments:

Massive thanks again had an eventful few days leading up to the trip with van issues and car issues etc and even water levels dropping and angling lines were nothing short of amazing to help straight out!

Details of your catches:

21 fish in total, carp to 41lb, grass carp to 52lb and catfish to 123lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing the clear spots or the deeper weed free areas. Maize and tiger nuts worked well.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Excellent facilities, decent shower and plenty if fridge/freezer space.

Were you happy with them?

Very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Most definitely.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling lines always go above and beyond to ensure a smooth fishing holiday.

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

12 carp in very hot conditions. Plus 3 pickups by catfish which weren’t landed.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We kept bait to a minimum due to the extreme heat and fished with boilies only.

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:

Lovely lake and lovely people. Lake needs a little TLC but nothing major, would definitely return

Details of your catches:

5 out of the 7 caught, the best being 4 fish, 2 x cats to 63.2lb and 2 carp a 29.5lb and a 36lb. Personally I had a low 20s pike and a 39lb carp.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Solid PVA bag with pellet and boilie chop and tiger nut oil, crab wafter on the hook with hook protected with a PVA nugget

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were adequate and clean

Were you happy with them?

Yes, I was happy with the facilities

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, I would recommend, we had a difficult week because of the high temps but this was completely out of the hands of the owner, we could see the fish were there just not on the feed due to the temps

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, the holiday went without any issues whatsoever

General Comments:

Nice lake, very helpful host who was also having a very difficult week herself while we were there, weedy lake and needs to be considered in your approach, better suited to a more experienced angler but the rewards are definitely there to be had.