Details of your catches:

More than 30 carp in one week between two anglers - Mirrors to 38 Lbs, Commons to 26 Lbs, Grass to 20 Lbs and Koi to 16 Lbs. Outstanding.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Rahja spice boilies.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Very nice and the swimming pool was mightily appreciated as temperatures hit 40 degrees C.

Were you happy with them?

Happy - yes. But it was not luxury. Wifi didn't work all week, television is very old, no air conditioning and upstairs shower extremely small.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes.

General Comments:

Great venue but please be careful in what is described as 'luxury'.

Details of your catches:

45 fish, including three over 50lbs, three forties, the rest were thirties and twenties. My son caught one grass carp and one koi. He fished early morning for a couple of hours (during breakfasts) and again in the evening.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

My son fished to particular spots, using Gilles boilies over few trout pellets, no carpets of food, all in PVA bags.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Good facilities. The list we sent ahead for our arrival was provided by Gilles, so we had wine and beer as well as pate and bread after we had unloaded at 10pm.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, but there were quite a few poisson chat in the lake, his first three catches were made up of them! We also were troubled by terrapins which sliced the baits cleanly. But the whole venue was beautiful and my son caught the lake record, so no complaints about the fish at all.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, directions were good, venue was as described. Help before travelling was good as was the quality of advice.

General Comments:

I just wanted to thank you for the best French fishing trip I have ever experienced – I have been carping all over France for more than 15 years and this summer’s trip to Mas Bas has been by far the best.

The house is lovely, the views are absolutely breath-taking, the lake couldn’t be better – it offers everything from long range casting, to stalking in the margins or baiting spots and dropping the rigs from the boat. I genuinely loved every minute. I came with my fiancée and mum and dad and they were blown away by everything as well….and they don’t even fish!!!

Awesome week, can’t wait to come back!!!
See you soon!

Details of your catches:

One fishing mornings and evenings with a bit of stalking in between, caught 43 fish biggest 46.04 and 45.12 plus 6 x 30's, 17 x 20's and 14 grass carp

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

20mm Rahja spice feeding boillies over the top worked well at start of the week. It got hotter as the week went on (36 last three days) pellets and chopped boillies seemed to work better. Bites from all over lake. Stalking either end in the middle of the day was good fun.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The house was lovely, spacious and just what you need, all the mod cons too!

Were you happy with them?

Yes, very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, definitely, already have and hoping to come back!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, very friendly and helpful hosts :)

General Comments:

The venue was fantastic, beautiful setting, great weather and excellent fishing.

Plenty of features to keep the fishing interesting, take note of Gilles advice, he knows his lake!

We choose to fly and take advantage of full tackle hire for the week and this did not disappoint. Rods and reels very good quality. I've been to other lakes in France and this one is one of the best.

The house was perfect for us, very comfortable and amazing views. The outside area is great with seating and BBQ area and of course the pool which was a big hit with our 4 year old son! Our parents joined us for the first time this year and loved the venue.

Thank you to Gillies and Sharon for a fantastic week!

Details of your catches:

39 Fish. 1 x 40, 8 x 30's, 20 x 20's

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Rahja Spice and Maize.

The more bait I put in the faster a run came but this did attract the Grass Carp to begin with. The maize produced frantic sport but again did attract the grass carp if you loose fed.

Gilles explained this is what would happen and he was spot on.

Feeding lightly did produce better carp but you had to wait slightly longer for a bite.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes they were.

Were you happy with them?

Yes in every way.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely! This is the PERFECT venue for any carp angler who wants to take the famly.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

A really great holiday. Gilles and Sharon are lovely hosts and very accommodating. I have already put a availability request in for next year.

The fishing is excellent. I only fished a few hours a day, winding in at 11pm every night. The stalking opportunities at this place are excellent but you can equally catch plenty sitting behind the rods from the house.

Most days we went exploring the local medieval towns and castles which were great. The food was excellent too apart from the Gizzards!

Five star carping - Ill be back for sure!