Details of your catches:

Fishing was slow, but we all caught. 41lb to Kev, 35lb for Andy and a 33lb for me.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various tactics worked. But generally within 2m of the far bank.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Great facilities, everything you could ever need.

Were you happy with them?

Yes. the lodge could do with a little TLC and a lock on the toilet door!

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely a yes. We are already planning out return visit!! We found the owner Mehdi very welcoming and friendly.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definitely, great service as usual !!

General Comments:

Slight issue with the poisson chats in peg 5, but I think that was more to do with my liver flavoured baits and the weather! This was easily sorted by meshing baits and switching to a fruit bait.

Details of your catches:

2 x doubles 12 x 30s 8 x 40s 2 x 50s In all - 10 fish from swim 1, 4 from swim 2, 3 from swim 3, 4 from swim 4 and 4 from swim 5.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Generally, light loose feed and single cell boilie topped with pink, fished as close as possible to far bank. Swim one fished best for most of the week as the wind was blowing down the lake in that direction. Friday all changed when wind reversed and other swims produced more.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, having fished the venue before we knew what to expect.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, improved lighting inside cabin. Good shower and toilet. Good large freezer to store bait.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, excellent place to enjoy a weeks fishing.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, first class service. Everything went as planned, from booking to ferry times and directions to venue. No problems at all, well done to Angling Lines.

General Comments:

Good to see Mehdi again, still as enthusiastic as when we first met him in 2009. Filled us in on best tactics and areas to fish. Entertained us with his casting exploits stories. Was on hand if needed but lets you get on with it. Great chap. Venue just as last time but now the fish are BIGGER!

Details of your catches:

Me peg 1 - 3 fish 39 1\2 mirror, 35 1\2 mirror, 22 mirror, lost 40lb grass carp out the net

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fish to the bank

Were the facilities what you expected?

Excellent

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:

Weather was in the 100 with clear sky all week but was happy with my catch considering the weather. Peg 3 lost a lot of fish due to the snags in pegs 3 and 4. Mark in peg 5 blanked.

Details of your catches:

Fished very slow 6 fish all WK, we expected a least 1 fish per day per angler, we have all been carp fishing for long time .

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Bottom baits balanced baits fished tight to snags swim 4 unfishable every fished lost in snag dangerous for fish good chance of feathered fish.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Need updating everything worked OK. Timber building needs updating. Swims need proper steps leading down to them and sleepers and gravel in them flint and mud at moment. When rained very very slippery because mud slopes wood hand rails all loose

Were you happy with them?

Shower worked OK electric fine to charge boats phone

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Need to time fishing right or could end up with camping trip instead of fishing. Swims need updating dangerous in rain because of flint and mud. Hand rails need fixing. Need to spend money on lake could be lovely need to cut all snags out of lake for safety of fish.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling Lines always on hand to help. Find there product excellent. But only as good as fishery owners allow them to be regarding venue

General Comments:

Angling Lines very good company. Excellent in emergency. Nice to know someone has your back in france