Details of your catches:

Biggest carp 43.10
Biggest grass 28
Biggest cat 89
Total of 26 fish

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

For the carp we caught all at the far margin, mostly successful with snowman rigs, but pop ups and bottom baits also caught. Cats came on any bait, but the biggest fell to 3 x 20mm pellets.

Sweet baits did not work at all on this occasion, swim one caught most on royal marine from bait works, and swim 2 caught most on asbo from mad baits. Had a couple of cats and grass using shrimp.

The week did start slow with all this considered, with some really strange weather, but soon picked up.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities are basic as described, but are adequate. The shower is powerful and warm, the fridge is cold, although we didn't use it as we had our own, and the sockets gave you power, what more can you need?

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 loved it here, the only let down was the weather. The banks are perfect for a social, there are firepits and more importantly lots of big carp/cats. Make sure to bring toilet roll! The bailiff welcomed us and popped down from time to time, but other than that we were left to get on with it. The drive was easy. There are local supermarkets close by and also there is an amazing takeaway, i believe it's called good food, he prefers whatsapp orders so once you have his number you will not regret it.

Overall we loved it and every person had PB carp and cats, which is exactly what we went for, money well spent and memories made.

Details of your catches:

Fishing was hard due to 29 degree heat and bright blue sky. Only managed 1 fish during daylight and that was a Cat.
Night fishing was good.
Saturday night saw the biggest Carp which was a 37lb 12oz Common and 2 x grass Carp to 21
Each night I averaged 3 fish, a mix of Carp and Cats.
Biggest cat was 102lbs going down 80, 65, 60, 40 and my 6 year old landed his first Cat at 33.
Caught 22 fish in all the rest being a mix of Common and Grass Carp

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

For the Carp I used Krill Boilies with a orange Krill pop up. Bed of bait was the maize mix sold at the lake, 4mm pellet, boilie crumb and whole boilies with a good glug of Krill liquid.

Cats I started with Halibut pellets and a variety of Cat Pellets and oversized boilies with no luck. A visit to the Supermarket and a pack of Mackerel fillets did the trick. Big bed of small pellets and a fillet worked for me.

Were the facilities what you expected?

I had read a lot of negative reviews about the facilities and was a little concerned as i took the wife and my son.
The showers were great, loads of hot water, clean and the toilet was also spotless. I do not understand why people had complained. This is a fishing venue not a health spa and found the facilities to be perfectly good.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes and will be going again myself

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

As always found the service of Angling Lines to be great. Would not consider booking with anyone else.

General Comments:

Had a great time, lake owner visited everyday to make sure we were enjoying ourselves.
This holiday was more than needed. If I was not so exhausted with work I could have fished harder than I did and have no doubt I would have caught more. I took it easy, caught some good fish and relaxed.
I will be back.

Details of your catches:

Really hard week fishing due to spawning, 5 carp between 23 and 30lb, 1 cat at 45lb and a 6 bream

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Try a few rigs all worked. Bait wise anything really

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes as been before

Were you happy with them?

Yes more than happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes without a doubt

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes as you always go above and beyond when booking

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

96LB, 86LB, 88LB, 82LB, 47LB, 63LB, 84LB, 50LB all catfish!

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Everything works, far bank

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:

Really slow fishing due to what we think was spawning but overall was happy with the lake and owners really helpful. Will definitely be coming back!