Details of your catches:

Unfortunately we arrived on a very hard week, the fish were spawning and the beginning and the end of the week so only saw two small 30lb fish

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing in the tree line seemed the best approach

Were the facilities what you expected?

Showers and toilets were clean and well maintained

Were you happy with them?

Very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Mark and his partner went over and above on every level, Mark could not have given more help but as already said it was unfortunately a very hard week.
I’ve visited multiple lakes in France and Mark is by far the best host we have ever had he knows his stuff and the food package was also great, thank you. I will definitely be back.

Details of your catches:

8 of us fishing with a total of around 35 fish up to 53lb.
A cracking week given that they had just finished spawning and temperatures reaching nearly 40 degrees.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Small quantities worked best at this time of year sweetcorn tin size of pellet, 10-20 boils a tin of pellet worked well. Whereas one of our guys pilled it in and only caught 1 fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were clean, well equipped (except mugs) and more power sockets for charging batteries, phones and headlights. Luckily with 30yrs + of going to France we know to take extension leads with multi English sockets. With 3 lakes using the facilities we would have been in trouble without them, also a separate sink for the toilet area as only one in the kitchen and shower.Likewise more showers as with 13 people on site it could have been a problem and losing time waiting instead of fishing.

Were you happy with them?

The carp cradles were the best I have ever used and exceptionally safe for the fish.
We do understand that due to Covid it delayed the building plans and all of the above will be extended shortly.
It would have been nice to buy hemp as we expected to buy it. Marks answer was it is too expensive here in France, but knowing what most carp anglers pay for bait
I do not think that they would not buy it.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Most definitely probably the most scenic lake I have ever fished in over 30yrs+. The wildlife was amazing, black kites, osprey, and a host of other birds coupled with the pine martins, musk rats etc etc and don't forget the Fallow deer.
Mark is the most experienced bailiff I have ever meet (not some English idiot taking a holiday like most), his knowledge of the lake and tactics were responsible for my PB grass carp as the bites I have never encountered before as they do not scream off just bit bib bibdy bib.
Nothing was too much trouble for him even to the extent of giving us a demo with different bait boats and his personal tackle (made my rods look like Micky Mouse had made them).
Plus a lot larger Bivvy which I had been looking for and purchased off him.
A happy chappie with funny tales of what he has to cope with over the years.
His wife Anita will do nothing for your diet as the food was excellent and the helpings were enormous, a terrific cook.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

As we have been with your company so many times over the yrs I place you at No 1 in France for holidays and would not probably actually recommend any else.
It was only spoilt by the Ferry operator P&O, I won't go into all the faults but Fred Carno comes to mind. Having spent 3hrs driving to Dover in the expectation of getting a hot meal on the ferry was dissatisfied that no hot food except a take away Pizza could be purchased going out or coming back. 40 mins in a queue to get a coffee and a sandwich and why had they moved us to a later time when we could clearly see they were going across nearly empty and a ghost ship best describes our crossing.
I know you put the ferry crossing on the package but our parties and other anglers on the boat all said that they would never go P&O again and rather pay for a different operator (DFDS) or take the tunnel.

*Angling Lines note* Thank you for your kind feedback Michael. We agree that the issues with P&O have not been helpful this Spring, you can choose any of the other routes at the point of booking your holiday if you would prefer another.

General Comments:

To sum it up an excellent trip with superb facilities and fishing accompanied by the most helpful, experienced friendly bailiff and wife you could ever wish to meet.

Details of your catches:

We had a total of 8 carp up to my pb common of 63.04...all fish except 1 were over 40lb! Fantastic in very hard conditions as spawning had started

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies and lake particle

Were the facilities what you expected?

Fantastic..

Were you happy with them?

Very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Love this venue...some of the best carp in france...and mark is a fantastic bailiff. Highly recommended.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Absolutely

General Comments:

Great, Angling Lines always so helpful if needed and jonchery really is a gem of a lake

Details of your catches:

Peg One , one angler Jeff Pope and me as guest. We had three fish , biggest being 44lb 8oz , 41lb 4oz and a double. Satisfied, as fish were spawning.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Used boilies and a snowman rig on a lead clip

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes! We were introduced by friends who have visited Jonchery several times. We found everything as we were told and perfect for our needs too. We also included the food package with our booking. We had shared use of fridge, chest freezer, cooker, microwave and kettle .Showers, toilets all of which were kept very clean for all to use.

Were you happy with them?

Yes! all facilities were perfect, always plenty of hot water for showers. Mark and Anita our hosts were fantastic, really nice people, both very approachable. Mark for any information you might want on your swim and his knowledge of what has worked well for others and Anita for all the wonderful food she prepared and plenty of it. Excellent all round.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, most definitely!!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling lines with whom we booked this venue have been very helpful with questions or queries on our booking and always keeping us informed of any changes and updates. Very important.

General Comments:

Our whole stay at Jonchery was great!! Big thanks to Mark and Anita for making it so good. In fact we have rebooked already for September 2024 and presently looking to book next year as well.