Details of your catches:

One angler: 12lb ghost common one for the future, 35lb 8 common, 31lb common, 24lb 12 mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All caught on a ronnie with various pop ups

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were sound

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes I would certainly recommend

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Franck was so helpful and the fishery very well kept

Details of your catches:

23 carp to 47lb. Biggest common 38lb. Biggest mirror 35lb. Biggest Grassy 47lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Tigers and particle worked well for us

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, basic but very clean.

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:

Water levels have been really low so make sure you take waders. We fished peg 5 which was not a problem but 9 and 10 and 12 they would definitely be needed due to water levels being low.
All fish were in fantastic condition with no damage.
Make sure you take a substantial hammer with you (or jack hammer) to get bivvy pegs in. The floor is as hard as concrete. We went through a rubber mallet and a proper nail hammer getting the pegs in.
Frank and mark are sound fellas and franks English was far better than I was expecting after reading some of the feed back.
Overall I would recommend this venue to anyone who is after catching stunning fish in stunning surroundings, Brocard is perfect.

Details of your catches:

3

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

all baits useless due to poison chat other than plastic baits and tiger nuts

Were the facilities what you expected?

Fine

Were you happy with them?

yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No as lake needs better nuisance fish management although both Frank and Mark were good guys.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes and have

General Comments:

Angling Lines, as always were excellent and the service was first class. Well done again. The lake however was far from great, with millions of poison chat (making any bait other than tiger nuts useless) and about 45 cm of water in front of me i came home early as it was a waste of time casting into such shallow water with the fish in the last remaining deeper water at the other end. I had taken 30kg of bait and a simple call or email from the lake to tell me to only bring tiger nuts would have saved me a lot of effort and wasted money on boilies and particle. This is a lovely lake but with this many poison chat its one to avoid.

*Angling Lines note* Thank you for your feedback and we're sorry you had a very tricky week. Hot weather and low water levels have meant testing conditions as poisson chat were very active. Procedures are currently in place - nets are effectively reducing numbers and cooler weather is also helping. The lake will be drained this winter to eradicate the poisson chat, so for 2020 this should not be an issue.

Details of your catches:

We caught 30 fish between us. Biggest being 40lb Common and 7 fish above 35lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing for one fish at a time using tiger nuts

Were the facilities what you expected?

Basic but everything you could need. It would be good if you had a freezer for bait. We took a small fridge to keep food cool in the hot conditions

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:

Brocard Large is a brilliant lake. You have a lot of space between swims, but it could be quite peggy. We fished swim 5 and there was 1 angler in swim 10 which wasn't a problem. But I could see this being an issue if someone was in swim 6 and 12 as you all fish to the same water. Overall a beautiful lake and all fish are in great condition. We will definitely be returning.