Details of your catches:

Ten mirrors to 39
Three grass carp to 40

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Varied

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better.. the water was great for our trip..lots of fridge and freezer space. Shower hot and clean.

Were you happy with them?

More than

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes.. great social venue

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes its been a pleasure dealing with you at al.

General Comments:

We had a great time. The hosts bernard and sophie are great. The water between the spits is deep enough for fish to move if you keep it clear of lines and use your head. Journey is simple and quick.
I had trouble with catfish cutting me off so take heavier line.. shame not allowed snag leaders.
There are a few bream to double figures as I found out lol. I love the fact there are grass carp and cats in here please don't change the balance.

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.