Details of your catches:

I was awaiting specific catches from our group, but it has not arrived. Our group of five involved three from weymouth, myself from Cambridge and Tim I knew from a previous trip, ? Birmingham. Our catch was good with a total of 50-ish fish. Tim had three 40's + others, I had a 54 fully scaled and a 41 grassy + others. Dave had Pretty Common at 44 + others. Steve had a 70, a 50 pound Ghost common and others, Mike had a 54, a 40+ and others. On the whole a cold week, lots of rain and some sunshine. We all employed different tactics and overcame difficult times. Perhaps Tim was the one who was the most resilient fishing Plage and stuck by his bait and rigs but switched on to fish movements a bit further out from his swim and had about seven fish on friday and last night. It was a great group of like minded individuals really getting on and respecting our different styles.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

I was finding my bait boat quite helpful and did not cast, while weymouth boys were less dependent on them and Tim had my respect for casting all his baits out old school and well deserved his final day purple catch over the last 24 hrs.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good, Mehdi had done a lot of work over winter and I for one noticed he had removed a lot of snags around the lake and he has introduced around 36 new carp to his fish stocks. I also know he has worked hard to remove many grass carp from the lake between 20 and thirty pounds in weight, consequently fish weights are up from 5 to nine pounds each fish in one year. One of our group caught a 70 pound fish that was a mid sixty only last year. So now the lake has four 70's, three left to catch after our week. Its exciting to await their capture as some lucky devil will likely catch a lake record fish if caught before spawning.

Were you happy with them?

Oh yes very good venue and very friendly informative, helpful fishery manager in Mehdi.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Without a doubt YES :-)

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

If you want a special experience pitting your skill on a beautiful lake then come here. Its not easy but if you work hard ands observe the rewards are amazing :-)

General Comments:

I came to fish Larroussi in my 28 yr old Landrover Defender. It broke down in Calais with a fuel line failure. I negotiated with my breakdown service recovery to the lake (having first rung Medhi). Once taken to the lake I was told further assistance for the fuel line problem would be at my expense. Both Medhi and myself thought the repair was perfectly viable. He had a busy week that week as his wife gave birth to his third child a little girl. Despite this he organised a new piece of fuel line to be made and it solved my problem. Many thanx to Mehdi for helping me with this, he is so helpful and friendly its beyond belief. I couldn't believe my eyes when he demonstrated long rage casting of a spomb accross the lake from point and hit near the top of the poplars on the other side. He is a monster caster and so knowledgeable re carp fishing.

Details of your catches:

Steve and myself were fishing the point and peg 1, where we had 22 carp to include 70.8 mirror, 54.4 mirror and a 50.8 common. There were 50 odd fish caught over the lake

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We used snowmen and wafters

Were the facilities what you expected?

Since I was here last time alot has changed and upgraded, all excellent

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I think we were quite lucky to be there that week because they don't just jump onto your rods you have to work at it.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

I have used angling lines a good few times and i think they are very professional and helpfull

General Comments:

Having an owner like Medhi makes a big difference with his knowledge and help when you need it, great guy. Also having a great bunch of lads around the lake can make the difference between a good and a bad week

Details of your catches:

22 fish caught - 69lb 6oz mirror, 59lb mirror, 50lb 6oz common, 3x55lb sturgeon, 5 more mirrors to 42lb, 2 more commons to 22lb, rest grassies to 46lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hinged stiff rigs or snowman rigs shellfish b5 boilies and partiblend doing the business

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

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:

Medhi top bloke and host. Medhi has got a great lake and manages it perfectly. The swims are always neat and tidy. It's been our 11th trip there and we'll be back again soon!

Details of your catches:

32 carp to 64 lb, 3x sturgeon, 1 x 10lb tench

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

cell snowman to 2nd bar off le chene the 64 came same distance off le borleo

Were the facilities what you expected?

yes

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:

Frustrating week, impossible to fish at first as could not keep rods out due to complete wipeouts from sturgeon and what we think was trailers. Had to reset my rods 22 times on sat night alone and on 3 occasions all rods were wiped out at once hooks were blunted everytime. Tried everything backleads sailed out, slack lines etc even tried close in but it still happened and that was not where the carp were. For the next few days i only put the rods out after 10pm and they were back in by morning sometimes sooner. Gradually things got better and was able to fish properly from thursday with only occasional wipeouts. The other chaps also had the same problems although not as bad until the end of the week. Still managed 16 carp of which 6 were 40's to 49.10 including 2 grassies of 46 and 42. Laroussi is my favourite water but i did feel like going home earlier in the week. Yes some people enjoy the sport with them but my personal opinion is the majority of people go there for the fantastic carp the lake holds and the sturgeon spoil it especially when they are this active. A few trailers have been discovered with poor rigs attached recently so as much as mehdi prefers to trust people checks are going to be made. Also just like to add to the dirty scumbag who threw a carrier bag full of excrement over their head on le borleo it caught the barbwire fence and was still hanging there. Despite the problems I had I will still go back as its a atmospheric magical lake with equally fantastic fish and owner who as usual was helpful pleasant and a pleasure to talk to. All swims were tidy never saw as any rodents at all. I still believe this is one of the best waters in france and the fact i still want to go back after the problems i had says it all. **Note from Angling Lines** Sorry to hear about the frustrating time you had with the sturgeon in the lake, it seems like a combination of things turned them into a nightmare for the week. Medhi is looking in to what he can do about this however this is by far the most active they have been in a long while and they do not usually cause such problems. He has also dealt with the plastic bag!