Details of your catches:

1 mirror of 24lb and 1 of 14lb. only saw 2 fish moving all week!!! Very hard fishing with no rewards.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Nothing worked.

Were the facilities what you expected?

No, far from it.

Were you happy with them?

No,not at all.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

No,

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, but not for Mas Bas.

General Comments:

Not a very good venue. I expected more from Angling lines. The venue smelt of dead fish. No fish showing or seen on the main lake or lotus lake. Lots of work needed on both lake to make this a fishery. A fifth of main lake less than a foot deep with thick silt on the bottom. Lotus lake needs the lillys cutting right back to make the lake fishable. They are also dangerous for the fish if you manage to catch one. airaters are on for 12 hours nght from 2100hrs till 0900hrs. These stop you fishing lotus lake. As for main lake the only place you can getaway from the noise is down the shallow end. ***** Reply form the Mas Bas owners; First of all we are very sorry that Mr. Gallagher did not enjoy his holiday at Mas Bas. Gilles and I do as much as possible to ensure that people enjoy themselves and catch well, but as we have always said Mas Bas is not a really easy beginners water to fish. Unfortunately Gilles was not able to be there whilst Mr. Gallagher was there. However I visited on several occasions and asked if everything was o.k., were there any problems etc etc? If he had mentioned that the aerators were too noisy I could easily have turned them off for a while. No problem was mentioned to me at all.

The first time I visited the 24lb was in the process of being caught, which I think was a personal best for Mr. Gallaghers friend. On non of my visits did I see Mr. Gallagher fishing and when I enquired why this was, he explained to me that he was here "just for a relaxing holiday". The smell of dead fish I cannot explain at all or respond to as again there was no complaint & therefore no investigation made. I can confirm that we have deffinitely had no fisjh deaths I'm aware of. There are shallows at either side of the main lake & this is where many fish show, but there are as many fish caught in the deeper water as are in the shallows, so really this makes no difference at all ************

Details of your catches:

13 carp.... top 2 carp 46lb 2oz, 45lb 12oz (Linda's fish)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hinders groundbait and boilies, brazil nuts

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:

Great venue, great facilities, very helpful and friendly owners.

Details of your catches:

1st week didn't catch any fish.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Took bait over with us, but when we didn't catch 1st week we found a local tackle shop and bought some boilies from there. It is unusual not to catch well at this venue

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, have been three times before, so know what it's like

Were you happy with them?

Definitely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, we are already booked on for next year

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, use you every year

General Comments:

Had a problem with coypu this time, they kept pinching our bait. Other than that had a great time

Details of your catches:

Caught 27 fish from main lake: 3 x 40lb+ to 47lb; 6 x 30lb+; 12 x 20lb+; 6 x 15lb+.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

If you put in the work you will get the rewards on both lakes.

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:

It's our 2nd visit to Mas Bas,the weather was not too hot this time so the fishing was better. The setting is lovely and Leslie & Giles are great.