Details of your catches:

Well what an unusual week. Arrived on time and had a talk to owner and he told us all the carp had been spawning since the previous Wednesday & were not interested in anything else. Sorry to say this is the way things turned out. Alec fished the 'Anse' & I was in the next one along, the 'beach'. There were a lot of small carp in the bay to my left but not worth concentrating on. I fished gravel bars, silt patches, margins, everything I could think of but to no avail.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

I noticed that all the other guys were feeding heavily, so, after a few days changed my tactics. On two of my rods I fished single baits at range and managed to pick up one decent carp of 35lb+, the only carp caught that week. Out of desperation I tried for the sturgeon baiting heavily with pellet and boilie and was lucky in catching the biggest in the lake at 48lb 12oz. Alec had one at 30lb and a few of the others caught fish of all sizes but no carp.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

No problem with facilities in fact I thought they were good (big freezers). Everything else ok.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

We took a different route than you sent, a friend advised us to go from Rouen down to Chartres via Evreux and Dreux then on to the A11 to Le Mans. We found it easy and quick. We're going back for another try, it owes us a couple of big fish.

Details of your catches:

As one other angler said,what a difficult week. Medhi the owner confirmed on arrival that all carp were spawning one month early and not feeding. A lot of dropped faces.However,nobody's fault.My son David and I fished the point and whilst I tried very hard for carp in the difficult circumstances caught one common at 12lb, David caught 5 sturgeon all his PB at 43lb,45lb,47lb,47lb and just over 47lb.We know this wasn't what we were after but my son was happy with 229lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Heavy ground baiting for the sturgeon

Were the facilities what you expected?

very good

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:

Having been to Laroussi last year I know the potential of the lake and good stock of heavy carp. I will try to go back this year
One last point.A sturgeon has been caught Medhi told us 51lb and recorded as 2nd largest in France.Record 54lb)

Details of your catches:

7 sturgeon 36 1/2 lb - 47 3/4 lb. Only 2 carp caught all week by 7 anglers as fish were spawning.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Halibut pellets for sturgeon.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Maybe

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Freezer/fridge freezer very useful. If carp were not spawning, sure we would have caught better.

Details of your catches:

31lb8oz 33lb 34lb 34lb 35lb 36lb 38lb 39lb 51lb8oz 54lb and 54lb8oz (PB)Average : 40lb !!!(record)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing to far margins. Bait with hemp and boilies mixed in groundbait.17kg boiles 10kg groundbait 10kg hemp for just 5 days fishing...

Were the facilities what you expected?

way above !

Were you happy with them?

certainly

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

yes

General Comments:

The venue's very well run. The owner Mehdi's the perfect host. Good rules. Some huge fish (saw them spawning) Excellent facilities. Secure Totally enclosed lake.
Another angler has caught a 36lb and 54lb10oz. So 6 x 50Lb'er+ in 7 days(between the last week and this one ) can't be bad for any venue, can it?! A French angler caught the second Largest brown back sturgeon in France (51lb3/4) Would I return here ? You bet !!!