Details of your catches:

40 carp between 3 of us, Arron pb 47.13 mirror, Zoe pb 31 1/2 mirror, Frank pb 41 1/2 common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Manilla and cell far margin day time, mid water night

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Could do with a tidy up and clean, disappointed finding food in the fridge and a mouse running round the kitchen, plus the box of poison on top of units

*Owner's note* Joanne usually leaves some food in the freezer when we expect groups who take the food package. She was away for a couple of weeks and before leaving did not empty the freezer. Apologies, it was a miscommunication and we will try to avoid this in the future. Concerning the poison, we do have this on site in case we need to use it, but appreciate we should keep the box somewhere else than the kitchen, it will be moved. We will apply traps for the mouse.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes If the cooking facilities were brightened up

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Brilliant week fishing, be nice to try again when snags have been sorted and when it’s a tad warmer, beautiful lake

Details of your catches:

We caught 24 mirrors and commons ranging from 20lb to 43lb, we had 12 over 30lb and 3 over 40lb fishing days only

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Simple bottom baits 20mm tuff sticky manila worked well over cooked maize. Tuff baits kept the cray fish off

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes nice hot shower ect

Were you happy with them?

Yes, thank you Joanne and Yan for making sure we were ok, enjoyed our regular chats

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

If snags are sorted yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

It is a really nice lake in very peaceful surroundings, but the under water snags urgently need removing, it's very frustrating waiting 6 hours for a run and you loose the fish due to snags, we know how to fish this venue tight clutches ect but the branches are in many places are as much as 20 feet out from bank. I had to row out 4 times spoiling our swim worrying if i had tethered a fish. I also feel barbless hooks should be compulsory as we saw a lot of damaged mouths, tackle should be checked.

*Angling Lines note* Philippe intends to carry out work to remove the snags later this month. Thank you for your feedback.

Details of your catches:

20's to lower 40's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Krill boilies and halibut pellets, 12-15 inch rig

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, everything we needed was at hand

Were you happy with them?

We were all happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Most definitely, well worth it

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Without a doubt

General Comments:

Will be looking to come back here anytime

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.