Details of your catches:

Summary - 13 caught
x3 50s. - (51lb / 53lb and 55.7lb)
x8 40s
x1 30s
x1 14lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Far bank and within a rod length, sometimes in 3/4ft of water. Pops worked (pink and yellow) as did bottom baits. Over partiblend. Little and often worked, we didn’t bait up heavy.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, as photos helped. Basic, but adequate

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes absolutely

General Comments:

We arrived in a hail storm, not good for May and very much unseasonable weather. Medhi was there to meet us at the gate with that useful warm smile and showed us around the lake. We got a break in the weather to set up and within 2 hrs we were onto our first fish - 41lb Mirror. Promising start.
However, the first night saw the temp drop to below 0c, which produced no fish!

The following morning the lake looked like a painting (see pics), the mist on the water was lit up by the sunrise, but still no fish!

The next 2 days the weather never got above 14c and none of us caught. It is starting to look grim.

It was Wednesday morning when a change of luck, weather improved and started with a 3 beep drop back. - Landing a 53lb Mirror.
5 fish landed on Wednesday, so things turning around. Thursday produced another 4 fish and Friday a further 3.

The swims are quite tight together so the 4 of us chose to fish 1 & 2 and 4 & 5.

In summary.... this is ‘moody lake’ it can switch on and off. If you get the right week you’re in for a great time, but the fish are wise. Stick to what you know, as it can play tricks with you to try everything!

Little and often bait seemed to work and they seem to shy away from big beds of bait! Mehdi has done a great job in removing a lot of the Poisson Chat, but they are still active catching a few! Wrapped baits seemed to work.

Details of your catches:

1 60
5 50s
15 40s
13 30s
5 20s
3 doubles
42 carp caught, over 1600lb of fish

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Big beds of cell to far margin

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:

Superb venue, medhi has done a fantastic job removing the Poisson chats. The fish look in great condition and fight hard in the deep water.

Details of your catches:

28 fish to 53lb
3 doubles
3 twenty s
12 thirty’s
9 forty’s
1 fifty

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Lots of Boilie, keep feeding spots little but often. Caught fish in all swims from 5 foot of water under far bank trees to 12 foot half way across. Most bites at bottom of far shelf. Caught a couple of poisson chat but not a problem.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes. Lovely toilet roll holder, picnic table very stable, no wobbly

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Great Lake with good looking hard fighting fish.

Details of your catches:

10 fish, 2 fifties including Fox Common, 5 forties, 2 high thirties and one high twenty

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Small bright pop ups over boilie/partiblend, fished to bottom of shelf or in deeper water of far margin

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes all as expected

Were you happy with them?

Yes, hot shower was great!

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes no problems at all with the booking, we made a late change to needing a trailer for the trip which was dealt with easily

General Comments:

A great venue, the average size of fish in this lake is unbelievable! Mehdi has worked all through the winter to trap the poisson chat and has removed over 350kgs so far! The pegs have been barked out and the facilities are all working well. Great to see the fox common again 10 years after we last caught it!