Details of your catches:

48 fish in total. 1x 40lb +, 19x 30lb +, 26x 20lb +, 2x teens.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Bottom baits worked best. Rahja spice and Krill, plenty of bait.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - more than adequate.

Were you happy with them?

Yes - Extremely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Richard is fantastic in all aspects of fishing and a great credit to the carp world. Thanks from all of us!

Details of your catches:

27 fish to 44lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Bottom feeding and baiting little at a time. Most baits worked, the link, cc moore, maize. Good advice from Richard.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - Absolutely

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:

Absolutely lovely lake, perfect fishery, fish condition. Take note of Richards advice. Perfect holiday had by all!!

Details of your catches:

19 fish to 41lb 8oz. all mirror.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Due to hot weather, margins produced best.

Were the facilities what you expected?

No

Were you happy with them?

No, very unclean

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

As fishing goes would recommend.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Lovely lake, would never sleep or use the kitchen as lacking a good clean. Richard was top for advice. *Bailiff's note* I’m sorry the facilities at Lillypool did not meet this group’s expectations on this occasion. Admittedly I did forget to clean the oven on the Saturday, but did it on Monday as soon as I realised. The group never mentioned anything during their week’s stay, if we are notified of an issue at the time we will always endeavour to rectify it as soon as possible.

Details of your catches:

Only 3 anglers made the trip and we caught 32 Carp: 2-doubles: 18-20's: 10-30's: and 2-40's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All methods used caught carp, ranging from large beds of bait from Bait Boat to single hook-baits cast out. Boilies fished as Pop-up's and bottom baits caught equally, although heavy baiting seemed to put the fish off. Margins and open water shots produced more fish than the Lilies and Island.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - somewhat tired but perfectly adequate for what we wanted.

Were you happy with them?

Yes - Considering the continuous usage they are subjected to the accommodation and facilities were better than average.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, with reservations. The close proximity of the busy road prevents this from being a tranquil venue, although the fishing made up to some extent. We have booked much more relaxing venues, with similar stocking densities and fish sizes, at a similar cost. Richard, the bailiff, was very helpful and friendly, and is an asset to the water.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, as it makes the whole booking and payment process very easy, and the backup communications are a bonus. The only drawback is the cost of Eurotunnel, which we could have got at a much better price, but were unable to take advantage of.

General Comments:

"Thank You!" Angling Lines. The whole experience was very enjoyable and we had a great week's fishing in good surroundings, with a bailiff who provided excellent information and advice when requested but didn't intrude.