Details of your catches:

Only caught a few small grass Carp and a sturgeon. The weather was very hot. No carp seen all week on the surface or any shows at all. The farmer says fish had spawned previously, and there was no signs.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All methods tried and all locations fished with no success including Zigs. We have fished this venue before and have caught well. The fish just never seemed to get their heads down.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes.

Were you happy with them?

Yes the Fridge has been renewed since our last visit and is a lot bigger which made our week more comfortable with the extreme heat.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes although we didn't catch this time we know the potential of the venue.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Always. We added extra people and vehicles to the booking at short notice and you went out of your way to get us booked onto the same crossing on a very busy weekend. Very much appreciated.

General Comments:

We will be back to this venue as it is such a lovely place to spend time.

Details of your catches:

Tough week as fish getting ready to spawn. We caught 3 mirrors to 44lb, 3 commons to 42lb, 4 grassies to 44lb and 2 koi to 30-08, plus half a dozen tench.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Nothing specific, a mixture of ronnies, slip d and German rigs worked. Small pop ups on the ronnies, wafters on the German rigs.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The lake is outstanding and the lodge is excellent. It could have done with a sink in the lodge. Fridge/ freezer was very useful and great to have a social on the veranda at night. The compost loo is pretty gross and really lets the lake down. Shower is very good, plenty of hot water. Overall we were happy with the facilities but the loo definitely needs upgrading.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, we knew about the compost loo before we went but 5 blokes sharing it for a week was a bit much, even though it was emptied during the week.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, have used Angling Lines many times and always very pleased with the service. Thankyou.

General Comments:

Excellent lake, great facilities and a very relaxing holiday. Just a pity the fish weren’t really very interested in feeding this time.

Details of your catches:

Lots of fish caught for me and my 8 year old son.
x1 62lb
x3 40lb+
x4 30-40lb
x5 20lb and under
8 big tench up to 10lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

Great, could improve the toilet.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

General Comments:

Fantastic venue, great facilities & lots of fish caught. Some incredible memories made for my son's first trip to France, thank you!

Details of your catches:

25 carp, mainly 30’s and 40’s and they were all immaculate, plus some tench.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We didn't need a lot of bait. We caught on boilies and tiger nuts with a small handful of chops around them.
It seemed if you put any quantity of bait out the crays found it and then the spots were blown as they stayed put. Moving slightly off your spot seemed to work. We also picked lots of crays up on the lines when you reeled in, almost as if they were following them out!
The swans and coots like a free meal (and a cray) so just be aware when baiting up if they are near by as they will clear you out. You might want to distract the swans off the veranda, it makes it harder for them to find your spots.
And don’t be put off by the shallow water, we had some really cold nights and high pressure but the fish still ventured up to the far end, the fish hardly showed but that might have been down to the weather.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities were perfect, really clean and well stocked with everything you needed in case you forgot anything. We’ve seen a few comments the shower was too small, have to say we didn’t have any problems and the water was always lovely and warm.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, one of the best venues we’ve been to over the last 35 years.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

100%, we will definitely go back and hopefully catch a better spell of weather. The fish are there to be caught.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, we’ve used Angling Lines for a very long time. No one else comes close.

General Comments:

Mathieu was a perfect host and available if needed otherwise he let you get on with the fishing.
Weather wasn’t in our favour - really high pressure, flat calm lake and clear skys saw the temperature drop at night. That said, we still caught and on the last night it broke, decent storm, pressure fell and the fish turned on.