Details of your catches:

Total of 33 fish for the two of us. Swim one with two twenties , sixteen thirties and six forties.
Swim three one twenty, seven thirties and one forty.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Only a couple of handful of boilies only over each spot after every fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Very good facilities. The only issue is the oven and the toilet with not being able to put toilet paper down it 😳

Were you happy with them?

Yes and Joanne is a very nice lady and is more than helpful.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

We were recommended this venue by some friends who had been there twice. Very happy to recommend to others.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely!!! Been going to France fishing for twenty five years plus and been on a few trips with angling lines .

General Comments:

Excellent place, the owner Phillipe is a smashing chap and Joanne and her husband are a credit to Le Fonte

Details of your catches:

29 fish caught.
46lb, 45lb, 43lb, 42lb mirrors
103lb catfish
38lb, 37lb commons various other 30lbers

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Far bank pop ups snowmans

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good. We had the food package which was very good. Joans cooking spot on.

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:

Overall a good week. Joan even delivered breakfast to our swims when we wanted it.

Details of your catches:

peg 1 - Scott 7 and Sam 2 with 8 lost
peg 2 - Kev g 2 with 1 lost
peg 3 - Neil 8 and Kev d 7 with 10 lost

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fish seemed to be holding at both ends of the lake with regular bites coming throughout the day to baits positioned near to the margins. All baits caught

Were the facilities what you expected?

Overall we were very happy, we did feel that the kitchen area is tired and needs cleaning and new cooker. The fridges were also full of food from previous groups that we had to bin for our food to be kept fresh. The bathroom facilities were excellent with good supply of hot water.

Were you happy with them?

Yes as mentioned above

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

We all had a great week even though fishing was tough at times for some. We had no issues with crayfish or snags as mentioned in previous reviews, all lost fish were down to hookpulls. Philippe was very keen to address any issues and was working on the platforms as we left. We would like to see the snags removed from around the island this can be fished and stop fish holding up behind the rope.

Details of your catches:

In total we had 29 fish, 3 of us had 8 fish each. 1 angler had 3 fish and 1 angler had 2 fish. This broke down to 27 carp (24 mirror and 3 common) , 1 pike and a bream. The mirror carp weights ranged from 27lb to 46lb. The Common carp were from 14lb to 16lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Margins both near and far produced all of the carp. I found using my Bait boat extremely valuable in ensuring my hook bait was given the best opportunity of producing bites. Minimum of a size 6 hook is essential. Across the 5 anglers a mixture of flavoured coloured boiles produced fish. Pop ups, wafters and standard boilies ranging from 15mm to 22mm boilies over a bed of mixed boilies is what I used with effect.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The lake is absolutely stunning with picturesque scenery, The lake is situated just 10-15 minutes from shops and fuel. There is an electrical hookup in the kitchen cabin area with uk conversion extension leads for phone charging etc . A tv with UK channels provided. Fridge Freezer microwave and gas cooker, all the pots, pans, plates and cutlery are also provided. Toilet and shower facilities too.

Were you happy with them?

Everything was working but I would suggest an update of the kitchen area. The cooker took forever to warm up. Also a weekly detail clean of the kitchen area before the new anglers arrive. As when WE arrived we had to empty the fridge of the previous parties perishable food only to be told by Joanne that she was "pissed" that we had disposed of food already in the fridge as this was to used for parties with the food package. Joannes freezer in the outhouse was full of half containers of butter and croissants etc. I would suggest that if Joanne wants to reuse the perishable goods left then these must be removed from the anglers area before the new party arrives. I want to make it clear that I'm all for reducing food waste and it's perfectly fine to reuse certain goods. For e.g we tried to buy gravy in the French supermarkets to no avail. Luckily there was already gravy in the kitchen which we used for our Sunday Roast.

*Angling Lines note* We apologise for the miscommunication with the contents of the fridge. Indeed Joanne does use some of the fridge and freezer for storing ingredients used in the food packages and this is what was thrown away - understandably your party were entirely unaware of this and we have asked for this to be communicated to anglers in the future.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely 100%

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. I would say the whole experience was positive only slightly tainted by Joanne's encounter.

General Comments:

its clear to see that Phillippe is passionate about wanting to do the right thing by the angler and the welbeing of the fish. He takes feedback seriously and acts accordingly to any suggestions. We gave a suggestion around making the pegs safer in the rain and even whilst we were still onsite and about to leave Phillippe and assistant were already making changes to one of the pegs.