Details of your catches:

14 30s, 7 40s and 2 at 52lb (1 mirror, 1 common) and a mint 21lb koi

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hemp and particles. Fished to far margin

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:

Very nice and tranquil left alone all week. Perfect. Fish in mint condition and fight very hard. Be going back that's for sure.

Details of your catches:

Total fish caught 26 carp + a number of small pike that grabbed boilies on the retrieve! Ken 54,47,45,42, one 30 and one 20 Andy 45,43,41 (common) + 11 30's and 6 20's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All the fish were caught in depths of 4 - 6 feet which given the water level was between one and two rod lenths from the bank. Most fish came at long range. Baits were from the Mistral range mainly Rosehip and Squid / Liver

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were great - best shower I have found in France. However the lodge is a lot more than 500 meters from the lake by road and you have got to cook on the bank if you don't want to spend a lot of time away from the lake.

Were you happy with them?

The only gripe we had was the track to the wooded bank which was impassable even with a fatboy power porter due to the high water levels and the amount of mud - we fished the dam wall and used bait boats to fish a wide range of distances.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes. The venue is tranquil and unspoilt, Phillippe just lets you get on with fishing and the fish are in fabulous condition and scrap beyond belief especially in the deep margin of the dam.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

ABSOLUTELY!!!

General Comments:

Although the venue is rated for 5 anglers I would say that given the configuration of the available bank space that anything more than 4 would be tight. Thanks for a great trip - Boux is certainly on the list for a repeat visit.

Details of your catches:

29 carp - 1 x 50, 10 x 40's, 12 x 30's, 6 x 20's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The temps ranged from 22ºC down to 1ºC while we there. We had thunderstorms and lightning on 4 of the days, water rose by 30cm while we there. The carp were not feeding therefore targeting showing fish paid off. Also setting small traps, fishing for a fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

In general yes.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

All the banks were flooded. The Woods bank needs sorting as was inaccessible without wading or using a boat.

Details of your catches:

23 fish to 51lb common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The fish seam to feed when the weather is settled

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were good except for the distance needed to travel to get to them

Were you happy with them?

Neither happy or unhappy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

You will find a video on you tube of our trip