Mas Bas Lotus Lake

Details of your catches:

We caught fish every day. Weather was hot and sunny but a couple of nights we had storms which stirred things up a bit with the fish. In the main we caught grass carp, some mirror and common carp. The challenges were: the lake is full of crayfish, small nuisance catfish and poisson chat. Accordingly, we were constantly putting out bait and rebaiting! There are a few snags in the lake too.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We used boilies, sweetcorn, tiger nuts, also trout pellets.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were nice.

Were you happy with them?

Yes.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes for a peaceful week's holiday. The pool is lovely, especially in the south of France heat! It was also located in a tranquil location yet just a 5 minute drive to the nearest village (Laroque Timbaut) which had lots of amenities such as a fabulous boulangerie, a church and a good supermarket and cafes and restauruants. This was nice for both my husband and I to take a little time out from fishing too. The drive from the UK is a long drive as it is close to the Toulouse region but worth it if you want the weather. It was straightforward and easy to find. The people in that region were very nice and very friendly.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, all in all very smooth booking procedure with Angling Lines and the hosts Gilles and Sharon were most accommodating. Very nice and good people.

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

3 grass carp 23/24lb
1 mirror carp 15.5lb
1 black bass
Poisson chat until I changed my tactics - not bothered by them after that.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Double wrapped sticky krill

Were the facilities what you expected?

Well equipped lakeside house, dry comfortable bed.
A bit of a trek to carry food up to the terrace to eat outside, but worth it.

Were you happy with them?

Very happy - extremely hot but house stayed cool.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, but advise re poisson chat

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Loved Mas Bas, and great help from 'The fishing maestro' can't remember his name, but bets are on Laurie!!

Details of your catches:

Fished a few hours hours each day, mainly mornings and late afternoon, on the spots Gilles recommended. Caught 53 across the five days we fished, 10 Grass carp, 15 Commons, 27 Mirrors and a beautiful Orange Koi. Mostly the fish were upper doubles with a few low 20's, all really hard fighting and in good condition.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

When Gilles said you'll only need one rod each, we were sceptical, but glad we listened to his advice as we had numerous double takes throughout the week.

We used balanced tiger nuts on a KD rig or wrapped bottom baits supplied by Gilles. We've seen reports of Poisson Chat in the lake but we weren't plagued by them at all, only catching three.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Everything you need for a great self catering holiday. The Gite is spacious and nicely decorated with a really well equipped kitchen, comfy beds, great showers, washing machine and dishwasher. The pool area is lovely and the outdoor patio next to the lake was a lovely space to spend time relaxing with the Family.

Were you happy with them?

Yes 100%

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes 100% - Sharon was awesome helping to guide us through the Covid protocols and what we needed to do prior to returning home and Gilles put us on the right spots for the fishing. We found our hosts really friendly and helpful and will definitely return.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, used Angling Lines many times and service is always top drawer.

General Comments:

Details of your catches:

3 carp 63 nuisance cat fish

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

None couldnt get through the catfish

Were the facilities what you expected?

Very good

Were you happy with them?

Definitely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Not to a serious carp fisherman

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling lines yes I would

General Comments:

Proprietors were very pleasant and helpful as previously stated we were disappointed with the sheer number of catfish in such a small lake but nothing is predictable in the fishing world they need to electro-fish instead of expecting fishermen to catch the cats for disposal or advertise as a mixed fishery and not a carp fishing lake.

*Angling Lines note* Thank you for your feedback and we are very sorry you had an issue with poisson chat this week. There has certainly been a bloom of these towards the end of this year and Gilles plans to remedy the issue over the winter. See latest lake news for more details. Meanwhile anglers are asked to fish without ground bait etc, which should minimise the impact they have on the fishing.