Details of your catches:

Matt: mirrors- 2x 40's 3x 30's 2x20's
Gary: mirrors- 1x50 3x40's 5x 30's 2x20's. Commons- 1x19 1x30
Jack: 2x 30+ grass carp. Mirrors- 1 x20 1x30+
Pete: mirrors- 1x30 2x40's 1x 20+ common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Bottom baits tipped with whit or yellow pop ups.
Cell
Burton bait rollers: gravity and magnet.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes there's everything you need and shower was nice and hot.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. After raising an issue with the lake (the split) Angling Lines did everything they could for us and it turned out to be a great holiday for all.

General Comments:

Great venue with all the facilities you need. We all had new pb's on this trip. Supermarket just a 10 minute drive away. We were all made very welcome by the owners. The split was 3ft deep so deep enough for the fish to move through but the majority of the fish were certainly in the cabin side of the lake. Thanks again to angling lines for what they did for our group. Will definitely be booking with them again.

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.