Details of your catches:

3 PB's, great fishing. Amazing host and brilliant facilities, this was our 2nd time at La Maniere and we will definitely be back again.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

More than expected, clean and well looked after

Were you happy with them?

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Recommend this setting to anyone

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely

General Comments:

Brilliant host, very helpful and informative.

Details of your catches:

18 fish up to 46lb including 6 x 30’s up to 39lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Pop ups over boilies and particles

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes excellent

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Ray the owner could not be more helpful, an absolute gentleman, popped down every day to have a chat and give advice, considering the heat and conditions we were very happy with what we caught

Details of your catches:

10 fish to 38
38lb 12oz Grass carp
38lb 8oz mirror
36lb mirror
34lb mirror
32lb mirror
31lb 8oz mirror
28lb 8oz mirror
23lb mirror
23lb common
16lb 8oz common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Used high viz pop up over owners particle and boilies, 3 small fish caught in day light hours all other fish caught between 10pm and 7am.
It's very difficult to know where to fish as the lake has a clay bottom therefore you have no idea where the fish are feeding so takes a while to find the best spots.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were excellent, the only 1 negative was that there is no washing machine in accommodation

Were you happy with them?

Very much so

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Extremely hot conditions so was very happy with number of fish caught. Ray is such a nice guy, listen to him regarding areas to fish, he knows this lake inside out and is always willing to help.

Details of your catches:

7 fish to 52lb mirror and a 38lb grass carp. All fish were in stunning condition. Only fished dawn to dusk across 5 days.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Used Ray's supplied boilies over particle. Also caught on 4 bait stringer cast to showing fish. Simple rigs with size 6 hooks.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The lodge was to a very high standard and extremely well presented. A real home from home.

Were you happy with them?

I was there with my wife (a non-angler) and we were both very impressed with the accommodation.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely would recommend to a friend. My wife bought it for my 60th birthday and she couldn't have made a better choice of venue.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, everything was well organised and easy to use.

General Comments:

I was looking forward to this for months, and it met and genuinely exceeded my expectations. Thank you Ray for being a diamond host! A very special place.