Details of your catches:

1 x 20
6 x 30’s
4 x 40’s
2 x 50’s

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Plastic baits and pop ups also using a baitboat helped....we felt the carp shied away from big beds of bait.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, facilities available were just what we needed, we took a microwave with us as well!

Were you happy with them?

Yes, the table wasn’t wonky at all and there was also a toilet roll holder present lol shower was perfect!

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Most definitely - we will be back

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Without a doubt

General Comments:

It was a slow week but we kept plodding on and eventually got amongst some of the fish which reside in Old Oaks.

Details of your catches:

13 carp in total, 1 bream & plenty of chat.
Angler 1: 5 fish up to 46lb
Angler 2: 8 fish up to 42lb + a 90min fight with the long common that ended with a hook pull (oh what a fight)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Lightly baiting fishing for 1 bite at a time, heavy baited area's didn't produce any thing bar 1.
Scopex squid & Candy nut crush worked

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Highly recommended

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Fished areas recommended by Mehdi but no joy, fished to showing fish plus moved peg several times this payed off.

Details of your catches:

We had 22 fish between us with the biggest at 52 pounds. The weather had been very hot but luckily for us it cooled off just before we arrived. The fish fed well and came from all pegs in equal numbers. The biggest came to the superb angler in peg 3 (me) ha ha.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The chats were very active so it was plastic baits popped up a couple of inches over some particle for us.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes.....been before.

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:

Been to this lake several times so it's almost like going back home. Mehdi is very friendly and approachable and the lake has some lovely fish but can be moody as can all lakes.

Details of your catches:

19 fish in total:
2 x Doubles
2 x Twenties
9 x Thirties, mostly 37-39lb
5 x Forties
Long Common at 62lb3oz
9 fish from Swim 5, the rest from 1/2

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The poisson-chat were very active in the hot weather (38degrees in the day, over 30 degrees at night), so switching from boilies to plastic baits over partiblend soon dealt with the problem. Fish mostly caught from far margin

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes all as expected, perfect for us

Were you happy with them?

Very happy, Mehdi fiitted a toilet roll holder (!), also supplied a brand new full height fridge, and fully refurbished the table for us

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

A fantastic week's fishing! This an amazing venue packed with large hard fighting, healthy fish
On his first trip to the venue Joel smashed his PB 5 times, topped off by the stunning Long Common, on the last night!
Yes there are Poisson-chat present but we are all made aware of this, if tactics are adjusted to deal with them, there is no problem