Mas Bas Lotus Lake

Details of your catches:

1x 30s
7x 20s
8x doubles

5x Commons
7x Grass
1x Koi
3x Mirrors

Biggest: 33lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Long 10 inch rigs, very simple. Standard bottom bait and KD style bottom bait rigs with size 4 micro barbed hooks.

Fishing 20mm Rajj Spice for the first 4 days and baited with the same in order to take smaller fish out of the equation. Struggled to catch the numbers had hoped so change to pop ups at a couple inches and fishing over trout pellet. Number of fish caught increased but size decreased in general. Q

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes. The facilities were lovely. Everything you could possibly want for comfort and to cook etc. Only negative is that the pool was far too cold to even consider going in.

Were you happy with them?

The facilities were fantastic. Went above and beyond expectations.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes. Sharon and Gilles are the most lovely hosts and will always ensure you are happy. Perfect trip for familys.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Everything was made simple and easy.

General Comments:

As we were flying from the North West of England, we hired the tackle. Absolutely everything hired was extremely good. Very high quality rods and reels and perfect for the venue. I would highly reccomend hiring if flying as all you need to bring with you is basic tackle. And you know the equipment is going to be more than good enough to fish the venue.

Details of your catches:

19 fish in total and only fished a few hours each day
8 x 20 +
11 x 14 +
9 x grass
9 x mirror
1 x common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Mostly caught on krill 20mm boilies with pop up corn, also used Mag White 20 mm boilies. After Tuesday stopped feeding pellet and stopped catching so many Grass. Fed little and often and caught on two spots, under willow tree on right and to left of the aerator under the bush.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, the house has a "rustic" charm about it and it is very clean and comfortable with everything you would need.

Were you happy with them?

Yes vey happy with the facilities, we loved the location and the comfortable house.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

YES

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely

General Comments:

We really enjoyed our week at Mas Bas Lotus Lake the fishing was great, not easy, but I kept working it and it rewarded me. The facilities for fishing make the week a pleasure as you are fishing yds away from the house and even when it rains gear can be kept dry under the gazebo, where you can also eat or have a drink etc and still fish with your rods not 10 ft away from you.

Even though we saw little of Gilles and Sharon they were helpful and friendly and we knew if we wanted them they were only a phone call away. As stated above the house was comfortable and full of charm. You have to accept that when you are in rural France, and you don't get more rural than Mas Bas!! There will be all sorts of critters around!!

Gilles showed us Lake house on the day we left and that is one for the future for us, perhaps a bit large just for two but great for a family.

Details of your catches:

11 fish hooked, 9 landed biggest 23lb common
2 mirrors
2 commons
5 grass carp

We were the last booking of this year, 28 fish caught the week before and it was very quiet with fish holding up in the snags. Despite not catching much really enjoyed the venue and fishing, shame they weren't feeding. The lake would perhaps benefit from the removal of some of the grass carp as 60% of my overall catch were grass carp. A fair indication of the stock and average size (low doubles)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Had to shrink wrap baits to avoid the Poissons, tried an alternative bait to Rhaja spice to see if I could get them to drop their guard after a summer of being fished for. It didnt produce, switched to Rhaja spice on the 5th day- made no difference. Fished 24/7 in all the spot Gilles recommended, but will little to show for it. Reading the catch reports in date order seems every other week was a good hit of fish with an off week in between, we got the off week.

Started carefully with single hookbaits and small patches of bait for the first 48 hours, then built the swim little often with boilies and pellet. Stalked a few fish from the snags otherwise the results would have been worse. It also rained heavy the week before which may have impacted the fishing. It was very strange as the main lake was fishing really well.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The location was lovely, very quiet, relaxing and picturesque. The pool and lawn area was great outdoor space for playing with my son (5). The cottage was rustic/traditional and clean. Facilities wifi, tv, washing machine made for a comfortable stay. A couple of table cloths would have been useful to cover the tables for meal time and some large plastic tumblers/plates etc.. handy to avoid taking glass outside. Bedding was crisp clean white and fresh.

Were you happy with them?

Yes overall happy with the facilties

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes for the friendly reception, open spaces and scenery. When the lake is fishing well it would be a great teaching venue for new or young anglers. Great for a combined family holiday. If your after higher average size fish book the main lake.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes the holiday booking process and information made for seamless and hassle free journey. Details of the venue and rules etc were accurate and Gilles and and Sharon are very friendly

General Comments:

Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed a relaxing holiday in beautiful surroundings. Looking forward to booking again on the main lake, which we were shown round before leaving. The lake is private despite sharing a bank with the main lake and willow cottage. Take some citronella candles, as you would expect in summer near water there were quite a few wasps and insects in the evening (especially if the outdoor lights were on). To be expected but the candles helped.
The patio area would have benefitted from the whole area (right of the BBQ) being slabbed to finish off the area.

Details of your catches:

16x Grass Carp ranging from 8-22lbs
5x Mirror ranging from 21-27lbs
1x Common 24lbs
8x doubles mix of commons/mirrors

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Air dried hook baits, over a mix of the provided pellets and boilies Rahja Spice.
Boated out to the Willow tree and to the left of the aerator

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:

Brilliant friendly owners that will help you with anything.