Details of your catches:

Swim 1 - 30 carp, 12 x 30LB+, 1 x 40LB, rest 20's
Swim 2 - 1 carp 30LB

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Small beds of bait or single baits against dam wall, far bank and open water

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes as asked details about them before going.

Were you happy with them?

Could do with a bigger freezer

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Swim 1 had a great time, however swim 2 had a very hard week, the deepest part of the lake was only 3 foot and as swim 2 is the shallower end is the reason they struggled, with 1 angler not catching anything. We even lost a big fish in open water by it beaching itself. However the fish are in top condition, very clean and good looking.

Details of your catches:

12 fish in all, biggest 47lb and the smallest at 23lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All the fish came from the dam wall half of the lake. Most of the fish came off wafters. The fish have very soft mouths due to being silt feeders so don't bully the fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Showers were good toilet clean

Were you happy with them?

Probably the best showers we have had at a French lake!

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

The lake is ok, I don't think there is a big head of fish. But the fish we did land were stunning!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, it's a one stop shop!

General Comments:

The lake is very low, down about 3 feet and was at its deepest 4 ft apart from the over hanging trees and the Lilly's ( which held no fish as the water was only a few inches at the time) there are no features under the water, basically a shallow basin. If you are casting a distance your lead will plug in the silt. But with a higher water level the venue could be very good.

Details of your catches:

16 carp to 38lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilie over a scattering of freebies taking all but 2 of the fish in the night.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The showers were a fair walk from the pegs but were as expected, the toilet by the pegs was a bit prehistoric but served its purpose

Were you happy with them?

Yes.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes for sure

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Always have done

General Comments:

A stunning piece of tranquility and a beautiful lake set in the woods, if you like your peace and wildlife then this is the lake for you and we fully recommend it.

We would also like to thank Mark for his accommodating effort after one of the lads had a mishap with a piece of his equipment and Mark came to the rescue.

All in all we had a fantastic weeks fishing.

Details of your catches:

We had 13 fish between 4 anglers. Smallest fish 23lb and biggest was 42lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing was really tough until thursday when the conditions improved, then we started to catch over a light scattering of bait. Pop ups seemed to sort out the bigger fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, basic but adequate. A water butt might be handy for the porterloo.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, they were clean enough and close enough.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, lake was similar to what you would expect from a good english syndicate. Had to work for the fish but we had an average size of 29lb and some of the fish were stunning.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, good value and sorted out all the travel arrangements

General Comments:

Beautiful lake and we were left to our own devices. The fridge freezer was suitable for food and drink but wasn't big enough for bait. The fishing was generally quite tough but we had a small glimpse of what the venue was capable of for the last 2 nights when we had 11 of our 13 fish.