Details of your catches:

54 fish in total. Mirror to 44 lb, common to 35 lb, grass to 20 lb. Peg 1- 23 fish, peg 2- 19 fish and peg 3- 12 fish.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All fish caught on basic bottom bait rigs. Remember the lake doesn't just have a far margin. Fish were caught all across the lake. Find spots and you will catch plenty.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were what you would expect clean and very adequate.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes very enjoyable holiday. Joanne is an excellent host and her food package is second to none, top notch and very highly recommended. The lake is fairly shallow with a soft bed and some of the fish mouths are in a poor state. Peg three does need some attention to the far side little islands that could cause tethered fish.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

I would, did I mention the food package !!!!!

General Comments:

Overall very good but some of the fish need to be placed in a haven. *Angling Lines note* Fish safety is of utmost concern to the current owner, who has already removed many underwater hazards since taking the lake over and plans to do more work this winter on remaining snags (whilst maintaining the character of the lake of course). We hope that this along with the sensible set of rules will go a long way to protecting the fish for many years to come. Thank you for your feedback.

Details of your catches:

Fantastic week, over 100 fish caught.... 15 x Doubles, 56 x 20's, 35 x 30's and the big common at 48lbs

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Swim # 1 ( Simon - 1 x double, 4 x 20's, 6 x 30's to 39lbs8oz ) Single 18mm Cell or Manilla bottom baits close to margins and Dam wall Swim # 2 ( Tony and Stuart - 6 x doubles, 28 x 20's, 17 x 30's and 1 x 48 lbs Common ) Single 18mm Cell Bottom baits bait boated close to far margins, a lot of fish also being had with single bait cast to mid water Swim # 3 ( Dan and Peter - 8 x doubles, 24 x 20's, 13 x 30's ) Single 16mm Manilla , IB's, Squid bottom baits cast to various features

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, 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:

Very enjoyable week had by all, would be happy to come back again...

Details of your catches:

55 fish in total including : 28 Twenties 16 Thirties 2 Forties

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Simple bottom bait rigs. Small amounts of bait in pva bags worked well. Fishmeal and birdfood boilies. (HARD HOOK BAITS AS THERE ARE CRAYFISH)

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities are very nice, clean and tidy.

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:

We would recommend the food package provided by Joanne. The food is really nice home cooked food. Would recommend micro barbed hooks as we lost a few fish early on but after a swap to micro barbed no more fish were lost. The fish have soft mouths so I fear barbless hooks are slipping and causing MOUTH DAMAGE !!!!!!!!

Details of your catches:

Swim 1 = 21 carp including 5 x 30's - Tony & Oliver Swim 2 = only fished for the last 2 days by Dave, 4 carp including 1 x 30 Swim 3 = 13 carp including 2 x 30's - Dave & Nigel

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Swim 1, snowman rig's with long hook length using Solar TunaMino (test bait) with Candy Floss pop-up's. Fished far bank, dam wall & margins, crayfish attack baits but chose to feed them off with lot's of chopped bollies. - used bait boat. We found the the bites were very shy, a few bleep's! so watch your rod tips for flattening or the line moving as the fish kite. Swim 2 & 3, similar tactics but used more bottom baits and wrapped to avoid Crayfish, Sticky baits - Manilla, Krill, Vortex & pop-ups with Maize

Were the facilities what you expected?

Superb! Joanne was a fantastic host and became part of the group with engaging conversations and excellent cooking. Although Joanne doesn't fish she has a great understanding of whats working. Joanne is willing to help with all the little personal problems which may occur..... and advise on how to resolve.

Were you happy with them?

Shower facilities clean with plenty of hot water

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Lovely lake with some great fish, some are showing signs of mouth damage. Swims are of a good size (solar lights needed for swim 1 due to the steps). Some of the holding spots could do with having the snags removed. Photo's uploaded separately as the feedback upload wouldn't accept them, saying images were too big.