Details of your catches:

1 Catfish 48lb, 1 Carp 50lb12oz

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Light scattering of boilies in open water for the Carp. Slightly heavier scattering of boilies in the Margin for the Catfish. 20mm Krill boilies used throughout.

Were the facilities what you expected?

As advertised

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes but not at this time of year

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

I was only able to fish Mon evening through to Fri morning due to other commitments. This meant that the Swims had already been chosen before I got there so I had little choice, however I did have ample water available to me thanks to Keiran and Alan for leaving me room. The weather was extremely hot and the water level very low which meant very little activity whilst I was there. The 2 fish I had were overnight during the passing storm, many thanks to Keiran Taylor who kindly braved the weather to take the photo's for me.

Details of your catches:

Alan 6 carp 29lb8oz to 44lb (2X40 and 3X30) Kieran 6 carp 18lb to 48lb8oz (1Xteen, 3X20, 1X30 1X40) 2x grass carp to 31lb8oz

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Alan - lightly baited scattered areas in open water Kieran- medium amounts of bait in margins (1kg ish a day) Cell , hybrid and nutcracker

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes but when water levels are higher

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Had an enjoyable week although the weather was more suited to sunbathing than fishing, slightly concerned about the level of the water as it kept dropping throughout the week and was very low , due to this I believe the fish are more spooky/reluctant to feed. Regarding the depth between the 2 spits , there is plenty of water for the fish to move between the 2 halves of the lake however it probably does hinder there movements a lot more than if it was widened. Generally happy with the owners/facilities and lake and would consider returning when the water levels are higher (would have been nice to been told how low they were prior to turning up as on arrival we were informed by Sophie that this is the lowest the lake has been for 12 years). As from previous reports, in my opinion the lake is not over run by grass carp. This does not detract from an enjoyable week with several good fishing visiting the week.

Details of your catches:

25+ fish in total (lost several fish during the week to weed beds etc including a very big catfish after a 2 ½ battle which was 100% bigger than the 2 landed during the week) Mirror Carp to 39lb 7oz Common Carp to 25lb Catfish to 87lb 4oz Grass Carp to 22lb 12oz Only 1 Grass Carp landed during the week (some have been concerned that they are over stocked but not from our point of view) Also Hooked a definite 8 and landed 7 Catfish during the week (again some have been concerned about stock levels but not from our point of view)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Blakes Baits – Krinella & prototype pop ups Mainline – Cell Tiger Nuts Particles and pellets supplied by Blakes Baits

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes – This was our 1st trip to the venue and all facilities were clean and useable

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:

This was our first trip to the venue and not knowing what was caught or how much bait was put in before we arrived we all fished singles / small bags for the 1st 24-36 hours therefore didn’t really get fishing properly until Sunday evening / Monday morning. Within a couple of days we could see a big difference between the 2 sides of the lake with the cabin side producing the majority of the fish. The shallows produced 5 fish between 2 anglers all week. A few people have commented in regards to the channel between the two spits and although the lakes is at its lowest for 12 years we believe that if the channel was deepened and the spit was reverted back to an island then this would improve the fishing all round. Bernards lack of English made it a bit hard to understand him etc but when his daughter arrived all was understood. Overall an enjoyable week with mixed weather from heavy thunder and lightning to bright blistering sunshine but a venue will are looking to return too. *Angling Lines note* Bernard has agreed to widen and deepen the gap between the two spits this winter once the season has finished. We hope that this will alleviate the problem with fish being reluctant to move between areas of the lake.

Details of your catches:

30+ fish Predominantly mirror carp 3x 40lb+, 13x 30lb+, 10x 20lb+ 3 catfish to 68lb 4 common to 26lb NO grass carp (which some have been concerned about)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various flavours of CCMoore boilie

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - this is now our 4th trip to this venue. They are relatively basic but serve the purpose.

Were you happy with them?

Fine

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

We have fished this water on a number of occasions as it provides us with a good opportunity to have a social fishing week, when fishing from the exposed spit. We are becoming a little concerned by the recently developed spit which has effectively cut the lake in two. The section between the two fishing areas can become very shallow and we do not feel that this encourages the fish to move between the two sides of the lake. Consequently, one can often tell what sort of week you are in for after the first 24-48 hours. Although we had 30+ fish, which is around our usual figure, all but 6 of these were caught from the cabin side and particularly from the deeper water in the far corner. Thus for the majority of our party it proved to be quite a difficult week with 4 anglers sharing 7 fish, whilst two anglers bagged around 30! Is the water becoming a little 'peggy' as a result of the second spit being developed? We think so! *Angling Lines note* Bernard has agreed to widen and deepen the gap between the two spits this winter once the season has finished. We hope that this will alleviate the problem with fish being reluctant to move between areas of the lake.