Details of your catches:

Matt Clarke - 3 carp to 35lb, 3 cats to 50lb 8oz and 1 grass carp.

Garry Clarke - 16 carp to 41lb 4oz (7 x 30lb+),2 grasses to 29lb 2oz, 1 small cat and a bream.

David Gillett - 4 carp to 43lb 12oz, 2 bream to 11lb and 2 grasses to 34lb. Pat Gillett 20 carp (15 x 30lb+) with 3 forties to 45lb 10oz. 1 x 48lb 12oz cat, 6 bream to 10lb + and 1 grassie of 17lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various boilies, but the Quest Baits Rahja Spice and Magnum White were the best, fished over pellet and pigeon conditioner.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, everything has described, all in good working order and plenty of hot water all week.

Were you happy with them?

Yes - no problems at all.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely

General Comments:

Lovely quiet venue in nice surroundings with a large head of carp which are averaging 30lbs. Run by nice friendly people who just leave you to get on with the fishing.

Details of your catches:

Had a good weeks fishing 61 fish for 4 angler, Steve, Caroline, simon and Harry, our catch report being:-
9 x 40's biggest 47lb 8oz
18 x 30's biggest 39lb 8oz
21 x 20's
13 teens
We caught a few small cat fish biggest of which was 39lb 8oz.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Very little bait seem to work for us,
using a pva bags and bait boat methods.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Good facilities everything you need.
Supermarket not too far away.
Ample charging facilities
Plenty of fridge/freezer space.

Were you happy with them?

The shower water smelt a little off

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

yes

General Comments:

The owner was very nice although couldnt speak much english, we did our best to comunicate with each other but he left us to it most of the week. We did have some problems with the electrics but he soon came and sorted the problem within an 1 hour.

Details of your catches:

We had a super weeks fishing catching 61 fish for a total weight of 2009lbs. Top fish went to Del at 52lb ( sadly photo was awful - so not used).

We noticed that over all the fish were much larger than last year and are already looking forward to returning next year as we had booked before we arrived this year.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fish well. Put in plenty of bait. We were all on different baits. We fished in 3 sets of 2 anglers. 2 sets used bait boats. Those in the far corner other side of the spit were using PVA bags. We all used blow back rigs.

The water level dropped 3 feet whilst we were there and spit was well above water level.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, Returning from our trip last year it was good to see the kitchen had been upgraded along with the power upgrade. No more power trips when using the cooker. The extra fridge and large freezer are more than enough even for 8 anglers.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Definitely already booked for next year.

General Comments:

A great lake and Bernard (owner) very welcoming. We went to his house after for coffee.

Details of your catches:

A good week considering the weather was low 20s in the day and minus 2 at night!

All 6 of us caught so no blanks, we had carp as follows 16lb, 12x20lbers, 10x30lbers and 4x40lbers (biggest 44lb). 9 catfish between 11lb and 55lb. 10 grass carp between 12lb and 33lb. 2 bream. Most fish came from the lads on the south bank.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

A mixture- Urban Bait nutcracker, Stickybaits Bloodworm and vortex mostly. Boilies tipped with yellow or fished snowman style picked up a lot of fish.

Particles also worked but seemed to draw in the cats and grass carp. Spots baited regularly seemed to draw the fish back in when there was lulls in action.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, as described and how people described in feedback.

Were you happy with them?

We were yes. However, I am not sure how I'd feel if we didn't have the lake exclusive as I wouldn't fancy a random person using the shower/toilet when I was in the adjacent kitchen cooking food.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes without doubt, but maybe between May and September. We worked hard for our fish as it became clear they were still shoaled up, and the water level was high with the spit underwater (although the level dropped 2 feet whilst we were there).

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes definitely. You were very helpful in the booking process and handled our personnel and vehicle changes straight away. Thankyou.

General Comments:

Great venue in a quiet, easy to find location with a decent supermarket nearby. The owner was a nice guy. Sadly, there was three dead carp in the margins whilst we were there, two that were quite decomposed and smelled bad that had clearly been there a while, and another that came up fresh the day we arrived, in the time we were there they were not buried so they might want to get them sorted out.

Also, if I am being fussy, they should put some sort of screening in front of the bins. The bins are a good idea as it is better than rubbish everywhere, but a bit of screening so that they blended into the banks would improve the look of the fishery.