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On Saturday the 31st of March, we arrived at Mas Bas around 4.30pm where we were greeted by Gilles the owner. Gilles had organised our bait for the week, 22mm Ocean baits (Spicy Fish). I had never used this bait before, but over the course of the week, I became really impressed with it. There were only 2 of us fishing the main lake, so we had agreed prior to arriving, one would fish the left side and the other the right hand side and switch over half way through the week. We rested on Saturday, as it had been a long journey to reach Mas Bas after leaving home around midday on the Friday, something we always tend to do. My friend Mark had fished the previous year with his family, so had a really good understanding of where the fish were likely to be, he had advised to me bring two landing nets with me, if I’m honest I thought he was mad, but he absolutely wasn’t, as the fishing at times was completely bonkers. We started fishing with three rods, but at times found this impossible, especially around 9.00am in the morning, fishing on the right hand side of the lake. With some advice from Giles on where to fish, he advised that in some instances, one rod may need to be considered, if I’m honest, I mostly stuck with the three, however Mark preferred to fish with 2, at times though I did switch to two rods, if only for a slight break from the madness. I have never fished a lake that fishes so well in the day time, my experience of French lakes is that they tend to fish well throughout the night, so this was a real surprise, one I was very pleased at, as we never fished beyond 9.30pm and was exhausted by then. It was great to pull the rods out, have a nice meal, a few drinks and get a really good night’s sleep, fully rested and ready for the next morning. The facilities are second to none, there isn’t anything negative I can say about this place, I would go as far as saying this is an angler’s heaven, idyllic and perfect. Giles and Sharon were always on hand should you ever need them for anything, just a text message or a phone call away. Here is a heads up on where to fish, if you are fishing the left hand side of the lake, put your first rod to the middle of the island, your second rod further around the bank to the right hand side of the island, you will see two trees with a few Green bushes in between them, fish to the middle of the bushes, if you decide to fish three rods, move the final one, to where you can see a wooden post sticking out of the water, aim to get about two metres to the left of the post, aim to get as close to the bank as possible with all 3 rods, a bait boat may be required, however not essential, I tended to use a single boilie and use my throwing stick to get around 8-10 free offerings out there. If you decide to use a bait boat, DO NOT be tempted to put tons of bait out there, it isn’t needed, we both broke up 4-6 boilie’s and gave 4-5 whole boilies as free offerings, no particles or pellets required, however I am sure you will do your own thing. If you are fishing the right hand side of the lake, I put my first rod out straight in front of me, in line with the pontoon, probably 10 meters to the left of it, again with a single boilie and 8-10 free offerings with my throwing stick, my second rod would go to the right hand side of the pontoon as close to the bank, around where the final tree is, you don’t have to be to accurate, as the fish will move around picking up your free offerings, I would put my third rod to the left of the big willow tree on the bank, 3rd small tree down on the right hand bank. Around 9.00am is usually the time it goes mental, so no need to rush to get out of your bed, I tended to get up around 7.30am get myself showered and dressed, have a couple of cups of coffee and some breakfast, then pinch myself at the beautiful scenery around me. Usually by the time I had put my third rod out, I had already had a fish, that theme continued throughout the day. If you do decide to night fish, you may have some unwanted visitors, in the form of poison chat, my suggestion would be to switch over to Tiger Nut, as I said we chose not to night fish, but it’s always better to come to this venue prepared. Giles does have a keep net in the mail lake to put the poisson chat in should you catch any, he will advise on its location to the proximity of the main lake. We fished from Sunday 31st March through to Thursday 5th April (Day time only) Our catch report is as follows: Below 20lb • 4 Commons • 1 Mirror • 4 Grass • 1 Koi Above 20lb • 9 Commons • 15 Mirrors • 2 Grass Above 30lb • 2 Commons • 22 Mirrors Above 40lb • 4 Mirrors Total Carp caught 64 15 fish lost at the net A handful of Poison Chat and a handful of Tench I also broke my PB with an impressive 46lb Mirror I’m sure if we had chosen to night fish, we would have comfortably broke 50 fish each for the 5 days of fishing. Good luck and tight lines, I hope this log of our fishing trip helps in some way. Best Regards, Lance

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Were the facilities what you expected?

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Were you happy with them?

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Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

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Would you recommend the services to a friend?

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General Comments:

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Details of your catches:

We fished days only 2 hours on Sunday afternoon then approx from 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday with 3 rods shared between our family the children also fished - small poles for a few hours each day 36 fish as follows : Sunday - 32.3 lb mirror Monday - 22 lb grass , 23.6lb common , 29.3 lb mirror , grass 17.4 lb , 36.8 lb mirror , 4 lb tench to billy on pole Tuesday - 22lb common , 17 lb common , 27 lb common , 23 lb mirror , 30.5 lb mirror ,* 44.5 lb mirror * 29 lb mirror , 23 lb common , 19 lb mirror , 24 lb mirror , 23.5 mirror , 4 lb bream on pole to billy Wednesday - 15 lb common , 2.5 bream on pole for harry , 4lb Eel on pole for harry , 32.5 lb mirror , 25.5 lb mirror Thursday - 28lb mirror , 16 lb grass , 33.5 lb mirror , 27.6 mirror , 28.3 lb mirror , 24 lb common , 26 lb mirror , 29.2 lb mirror Friday - 22 lb common , 21.3 lb mirror , 29.3 mirror , 24 lb mirror , 15 lb common , 19 lb grass , 32.6 lb mirror , 36.9 lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Margins all round, steady baiting, simple rigs, hard baits - snow man

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Great place, great hosts, great fishing, great house, top trip

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Already have

General Comments:

Going again next year

Details of your catches:

15 fish caught in one week ranging from 19- 42.5lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fished tight to far margin in middle of the big two trees, fished at both sides of the island & stalked up at the narrow end of the lake. Used sticky bait- blood worm & Urban nutcracker. Used longshank snowman rigs & a claw rig with a hardened bottom bait. Used 20mm boilies & Korda boilie shrinkwrap around the hookbaits to deal with the poisson chat. Bait regularly.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were really good, everything you need for a family holiday. Supermarket 10 mins away.

Were you happy with them?

Yes.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes definitely.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes definitely.

General Comments:

Lovely villa in peaceful surroundings, Gilles & Sharon are great hosts & called in a few times to see how things were going. Gilles has a vast knowledge of the lake & is always there to lend a hand if needed.

Details of your catches:

2 Anglers, 63 Fish, 40 Mirror, 9 Common, 13 Grass, 1 Tench. Biggest - Mirror 47.5, Common 38, Grass 22.5

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Spicy Baits work best, Quest Rahja Spice, Gurkka Spice, Gilles own Spicy Fish. Frequent Baiting with Stick, Rigs Korda IQ with Size 6 Micro Barb Kontinental Hooks with 2" Hair, Single / Double Hook Bait Wrapped. Fished between 8am and 8pm

Were the facilities what you expected?

3rd time to this venue, as always facilities are better than you expect.

Were you happy with them?

Only thing you could ask for is a hot tub and some bigger fish, sure this will come in time. Great family holiday, its not all about the size of the fish, this place is very nice and scenic.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

If you want to catch some decent fish in a lovely place this is the place to go!!