Details of your catches:

35 carp ranging from 15lb to 42lb
3 grasscarp
1 pike

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All fish caught from the margins.
Newcomer Martin Lawrence caught 23 carp plus 3 grass carp and the pike from the top swim woodside (he might be banned next trip)

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes no problems at all great venue

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

All four of us had a great fishing holiday
Thanks again phillip

Details of your catches:

12 fish, one twenty, seven good thirties and four forties to 46lb 10oz. Lost a couple more to hook pulls.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Most of our fish came to boilie hookbaits from the shallow end of the lake. We had a cold northly all week with night time temps barely above freezing so were pleased to still catch. We didn't try zigs but it may be worth a go as there were Swallows on the lake every day mopping up whatever was hatching. The margins were also thick with tadpoles.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Exactly as described.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, it's handy to have both bait and food freezers plus fridge. Take a small coolbox and you can visit the farm each day to rotate icepacks which gives a makeshift fridge back at the lake. The eco toilet at the lake itself is a bonus as it helps maximise fishing time. That said, it's only about a three minute drive to the farm for the shower and flushing toilet. Nice views of the lake and surrounding area when you're there as well.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely. Boux is a great venue. Honestly described, with the stock a nice mix of healthy, hard fighting commons and mirrors. Philippe is friendly and helpful, on hand at the farm if you need anything but otherwise you're left alone and it really feels like the lake is your own for the week to angle as you wish.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Angling lines provide a good service. It's easy to book with them and they answer any queries quickly.

General Comments:

As above, I'd highly recommend Boux. We've been before and will likely go again in the future. It's hard to beat it's combination of setting, stock and amount of water to fish. Also hard to beat it for value.

Details of your catches:

9 carp 35lb to 51lb, all mirrors apart from one common, most are just under the 40lb mark

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Krill, bloodworm boillies, spot marking is vital, use the boat available and spend the afternoon finding these areas, hard spots 6 to 8 feet perfect then use a sensible amount of bait then revisit after tea, rowing your rigs out place them and rebait with boillies and remove marker floats

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Very happy to use the little boat

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes definitely

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

We had 40 fish between 2 anglers.
3x 10 pound grass carp
4x 15 to 20 pound carp
8x 20 to 30 pound carp
15x 30 to 40 pound carp
8x40 to 44 pound carp
1x 52.12 common
1 x 71. Grass carp

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We was fishing with all tactics boilies pellet tiger nuts particles

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes been before

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes will be back in the future

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Very good service

General Comments:

The only thing we would say if fishing the dam wall and if the water is not filled back up they benefit of some sort of platform to land the fish better as it was very tricky lifting fish up the dam wall for photos and weighing fish