Details of your catches:

5 runs 0 fish caught because of weed!!!!!

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

Basic but ok

Were you happy with them?

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Defiantly would not recommend this lake until the owners spent some time maintaining the lake itself!!!!!....undercutting heavily tree-lined margins but most importantly removing the extensive weed bed in front of swim 1!!!!
This bed made it impossible to fish swim 1 with any success.
After saving all year for this trip its disappointing to be met with NO help from the owners except for place the picnic table at the front of the swim and stand on the table for a higher advantage point to tackle the weed!!!!!!!!!
This is simply not acceptable 5 runs all week and all fish lost in the front mat of weed please do your homework before booking this lake!!!!
** Angling Lines comment ** Thank you for your feedback. We have made the owner aware of your comments re weed and snags. He will be treating the weed in the winter so it should be improved for the next season. UPDATE Jan 2025, the owner confirms the weed has been treated this winter.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes but not this lake

General Comments:

Please take note of these comments Angling lines so the next anglers to Emeraude won't be as disappointed as we were!!!!!!!!

Details of your catches:

Swim 1 None
Swim 2 4 to 40lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

None

Were the facilities what you expected?

Basic

Were you happy with them?

Could be better

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Previously yes but left very dissapointed with this experience.

General Comments:

Swim 1 was a mandatory boat swim. This was NOT defined in the description. We were faced with a bank of weed surrounding the entire swim and lost every hooked fish in this weed. Unhappy to use the boat at night and so the swim was un-fishable.
The venue is in need of maintenance to overall lake weed and snags in the margins.
** Angling Lines comment ** Swim 1 is not a mandatory boat swim but the boat is available to use if required. We have made the owner aware of your comments re weed and snags. He will be treating the weed in the winter so it should be improved for the next season. UPDATE Jan 2025, the owner confirms the weed has been treated this winter.

Details of your catches:

18 carp to 43lbs lost 17 due to vast amount of snags spoke to owner suggested some maintenance required

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies

Were the facilities what you expected?

Very good

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

On the fence because of snags and fish losses

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

In total we caught about 35 carp. 43lb was the biggest, with a couple more 40's after that. We had a couple of 20lb'ers during the week but overall you knew they were going to be 30lb+. My friend broke his PB three times in a row!

Fish were all in very good condition. Lost a lot of fish too.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

We hired the electric engines for the boats, happy with the boats and engines. The dry toilets behind the swims were a really good addition. Happy with the main facilities block, but note that they're quite a long way from swims 3 and 4.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes. We would return tomorrow if we could.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Owner was very good and friendly. For larger carp you were required to take photos in the water. In general a really nice place. Supermarkets close by. Mats and tripods supplied were good, slings were a bit tired but ok.