Mas Bas Lotus Lake

Details of your catches:

Mirror carp 21lb, 23lb, 28lb 6oz
Common carp 25lb, 27lb, 11oz
Grass carp 16lb, 19lb 6oz, 14lb 21lb 8oz and 27lb 11oz

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fish under willow with hard baits like tiger nuts, feed spot after every fish with a few boilies. Fish tight against far bank about 1/2 metre off near old tree stump

Were the facilities what you expected?

Great place, Sharon and Gilles go out of there way to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible for you and are always on hand to advise you and help if needed, cant praise them enough

Were you happy with them?

Couldn't fault the facillities

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Overall a brilliant place to be

Details of your catches:

We had a bit of a slow start as we were fishing with unwrapped bait so we had a few catfish to start but we went out to a local fishing shop and got what we needed and after that we caught carp. We had about 6 in all but lost about 4. Our largest catch was just over 27 pounds.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Wrapping the bait.

Were the facilities what you expected?

We really loved the facilities. The photos do them justice but it is always a relief when the photos match up to reality!

Were you happy with them?

We were very happy. We spent most of our time on the patio and did bbq every night sovwe didn’t use most of the kitchen facilities but there is everything there that you may need. The rooms are all comfortable with good quality sheets, towels etc. We enjoyed the pool.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

We would, and have recommended the venue. We also had a look around the other house and lake which was also lovely. Hopefully we will return ourselves one day. Sharon and Giles were very helpful.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. We have!

General Comments:

We loved our holiday. The accommodation was lovely and there is a village nearby with everything you may need and larger supermarkets not far away.

Details of your catches:

only 2 people fished and we only really a few hours a day. We caught about 20 fish up to 29lb. For the amount of time we fished was happy with results

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Tiger nuts under the willow tree, that way the poisson chat left you alone

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were spot on, exactly what we expected

Were you happy with them?

Very happy with them, swimming pool was great

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Very easy booking and very nice relaxing family holiday

Details of your catches:

Grass Carp (14.10, 15.10), Mirror (13.10, 15.07, 17.06, 25.03, 30.01), Common (19.11, 17.03, 22.10, 29.11) lost around 3 or 4. Only fished a few hours morning & evenings.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Brought around 15kg of boilies with me, caught using either 2 x 15mm baits in snowman setup, 2 x 15mm pop-ups or 24mm - thought these would stop the Poisson Chat but they will eat anything so ended up being good sport for the kids!

As the weather was so hot, all the fish were stacked in the shallow end of the lake, caught 2 using traditional methods, the rest were caught stalking either off the top or free-lined boilies with a handful of freebies near the snags/under overhanging trees.

Korda Armo-mesh is essential! crayfish love a boilie on a hair!

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were awesome, the house is traditional, rustic French which is just perfect. Swimming pool was a massive bonus as we spent most days lounging round in the heat!
The area is very peaceful and the perfect place to relax.

Were you happy with them?

definitely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

yes

General Comments:

Sharon & Gilles were wonderful hosts, Gilles really knows his lakes so make sure you listen to his advice. They were easy to get hold of if we ever needed anything and nothing was too much trouble! Sharon gave us some excellent places to visit with the kids which was a real bonus and meant we all got to enjoy the region.

We can't wait to go back and are looking forward to our next visit to Mas Bas!