Details of your catches:

46 carp in total
11 fish over 40lb to 47lb 12oz

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Most fish taken on boilies over pellet and particle with bait boat

Were the facilities what you expected?

Basic but fine, quite a way from lake

Were you happy with them?

Yes everything worked as it should

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes definitely but would suggest spring early summer as the water level would be better

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely, the best in the business

General Comments:

Lovely quiet lake, great fish.
This is a shallow lake but don't be put off by the depth, the fish fed well and consistently throughout the week

Details of your catches:

53 carp caught over the week fishing days only and resting the swims at night. Gary Taylor 28 carp caught 40lb+ ×5 - 30lb+ ×18 - 20lb+ ×5 biggest 48lb 12oz. Jeff Wakeling 25 carp caught 50lb+ ×1 - 40lb+ ×5 -30lb+ ×12 -20lb+ ×6 -10lb+ ×1 biggest 50lb 4oz

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All fish caught on DNA baits S7, only used about 8kg of boilies and 6kg of pellets in total, fish didn't seem to want beds of bait so just used enough for one take at a time, the bulk of the fish seemed to spend most of the week in the middle between the two swims

Were the facilities what you expected?

The showers and toilet are a long way from the lake, there is a toilet on the lake but it's pretty rancid so preferred to use the one up at the shower block, a separate bait freezer would be useful as there's little capacity in the fridge/freezer provided

Were you happy with them?

Basic at best but it is drive and survive

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Brie is a nice lake and the fishing was good so yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes,angling lines are always helpful and professional

General Comments:

When we arrived we were greeted by 5 dead carp floating on the lake which was a bit of a shock, Mark the bailiff did come down and remove them but over the week another 6 or 7 popped up dead but we had a good weeks fishing, water level down so most of the lake between 2 and a half to 3 feet deep, fish happy to feed though.

*Angling Lines note* Thank you for your feedback. We have discussed this with the owner and a sudden change in pressure meant that a number of carp did float to the surface over a number of days during your stay. Unfortunately to have a number of carp lost each year due to harsh conditions etc is normal but obviously distressing to see. We know that oxygen levels on this lake are absolutely fine (these are checked regularly) and that otherwise the fish and lake are coping well with the heatwaves we have had. The water level is low but only to the same degree as is normal for this lake in the summer. The lake will continue to be closely monitored.

Details of your catches:

Fishing was quite tough in very hot conditions - 30 degrees+ every day.

16 carp caught:
Commons of 53lb, 45, 42, 40, 40, 37, 35, 34, 24
Mirrors of 43lb, 38, 37, 32, 32, 31,
Grass Carp 39lb

10 of the 16 fish were caught at night. Excellent stamp of fish

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Virtually all fish were caught middle of the lake on either single boilie or pop-up. Swim 1 produced 8 fish (6 from LHS) & Swim 2 also produced 8 fish (7 from LHS)

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - they are a bit of a walk but you get used to it! Freezer could have been a bit larger. Charging points were limited in number although bailiff Mark rectified this matter in the week - he was very helpful during our stay.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes - it’s likely that we will book it again in time

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Another great week despite the tough conditions

Details of your catches:

Swim 1 (dam) - Simon: Grass Carp 41.4, Carp 50.2, 45.1, 51.6, 36, 30.12, 27.0, 33.0, 46.12, 47.5

Swim 2 - Mark 42.0 mirror, Graham Carp 49.8, 35.0, 35.0, 43.0; Grass Carp 44.0 plus 8 tench to 5.4

All fish were in superb condition.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We tried everything to get carp to feed when they seemed to be preoccupied with bloodworms. Carp mainly caught on boilies, but one took a prawn and another on a small pop-up.

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:

We fished this venue several times previously and caught lots of fish on boilies, especially from swim 2. This time the fish didn't cooperate - they were all down the dam end of the lake and were preoccupied with bloodworm. Most fish were caught at night (in previous trips we caught mainly in the day). Small pike were very active - we caught several when reeling in boilies and also had several rigs bitten off when using method feeder.