Details of your catches:

A good week in very hot conditions (42 degrees one day!). Between 4 of us 15 fish on the bank with the biggest which was a known common as Big John caught at 54lb after spawning (was caught at 65lb back in April).

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Light baiting to get the fish on the feed with slow sinking corn rigs with size 6-8 hooks short hook length although one of the guys caught on pop ups with spinners (which caught the biggest of the week). Listen to Mark he knows the lake inside out and his advice as the fish are very picky eaters due to the natural food sources and being rig shy. Fish tight lines and backleads, be wary of one bleeps as they pick up and drop quickly so be on your rods!

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes - the facilities were what we expected decent shower hosts always on hand to charge whatever you needed.

The only negative I’d say is the drop on some of the swims being quite steep. The water levels were down by 2ft which didn’t help but some of the swims were quite tricky and the sheer drop could cause an accident (one of the guys fell down and hurt his back).

My advice if it’s possible is level the swims or have stages down to the water with bivvy pegs being on the higher level (like on swim 7) I know it’s a lot of work but would improve the fishery massively and for perhaps less able bodied people.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

100% it’s a ideal lake and the most lovely people who run it - I’d be back in a heartbeat and would love to have a few beers with John/Mark

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes brilliant

General Comments:

This is a well run fishery with probably the best lake owners I’ve met in France. John and Debbie were fantastic and the food was excellent best I’ve had on a fishing trip in France. The hosts were very welcoming, friendly full of advice and kept the aerators on not only to oxygenate the lake with the extreme inconsistent weather but to improve the fishing for us weather day or night.

We had a great week and when it was 42 degrees we left the lake to find an extreme water slide park which was hilarious and a very cool swimming pool an hour away which made what was a stupidly hot day fun and then back to fishing in the evening.

General advice listen to Mark, the fishing is tricky but get your tactics right and you’ll have a very memorable week.

Details of your catches:

We caught 13 carp between us inc 3x 40lb, 3x 30lb. Biggest fish was a 49lb14oz common.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Single popped up corn, IQ or combi rigs, 8 or 6 hooks, small patches of bait

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:

Owners are lovely people. Daily visits with fresh ice blocks for the cool boxes, and charged bait boat batteries etc. Mark very helpful with tips. Not an easy water, but lovely place to fish and we had a great time.

Details of your catches:

I caught 6 fish in the week with 3 x 30s and the biggest a lovely 48lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Commit to an area and don't chase the feeding fish all over the lake

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, definitely

General Comments:

A well run fishery with owners that care that you catch and always ready to help with advice.

Details of your catches:

We had a good start to the with a few early bites, two of us caught the sturgeon and one of us also got a new pb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We started off light baiting and that worked so we stuck to it and when the weather turned and thought that may help but it slowed down

Were the facilities what you expected?

The facilities were clean and tidy

Were you happy with them?

Yes they did what we needed them to do

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

We will be re booking and going back

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

The host were amazing and made everything go smoothly and with no problems, the food package is well worth it