Details of your catches:

I caught absolutely nothing all week, had one run and lots of two or three knocks all week, I fished with two colleagues, one had a 41lb, 24lb, 20lb & about 5 x 10 pounders, the other colleague had 2 x 24lb & 20 x 10 to 15 pounders, they both had lots of runs no fish on the end.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We all fished normal carp tatics, ie pinned to the bottom, critically balanced, &
pop ups, small & large baits on size 8 wide gap hooks from 1mm pieces of fake sweet corn to 18mm boilies, all with very little result, all the fish caught were on small pieces of corn, Mark came round to see how we were getting on , he said you need to fish small hooks & the bait tight to the curve of the hook, he said they are very finicky, I tried all this with no results, very disappointed

Were the facilities what you expected?

We had the caravan for the week, very basic, fridge/freezer didn't work, smelt musty, toilet & shower usable, not cleaned all week, all the swims are badly maintained & not safe for senior anglers at night. On a brighter note Debbie, John & Mark very friendly & welcoming, the food that Debbie produced was fantastic.

Were you happy with them?

NO after watching all the videos & reading the blogs & reviews we expected a better result as we are not novice anglers

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

NO

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

We travelled 350 miles to this lake, none of the swims are angler friendly especially at night, overall very disappointed.

*Owner's note* We are so sorry that Villefond did not produce the holiday you expected. It is a hard lake as advertised and this was a particularly slow week, however 2 anglers on the lake the same week caught carp to 45lb and sturgeon to 60lb.

Regarding the fridge/freezer, Andy notified us on Wednesday it wasn’t working, when checked the fridge had simply been turned to off, so we turned it back on. We clean the shower and toilet at the beginning of every stay but do expect anglers to leave the facilities as they find them during the week.

We are unable to have electricity installed at Villefond as stated on the website, but we try to do our very best to charge anything, freeze any food or put cold foods in Fridge. We also offer ice packs and ice bags to keep at swims if required. We have 3 individual lights battery powered and spare batteries are left in the mobile home, also an automatic battery light that comes on when you go in. We have solar lights, but these rely on the sun.

Regarding the swims not being user-friendly, this is unfortunately the first criticism we have had. We can see that on swims one and two, if you set your rods up to the left of the bush in the center of the swim then there are rocks that could be difficult to negotiate for people that aren’t sure footed, this is something we will work on over the winter period.

Details of your catches:

60lb sturgeon, mirror 45lb, mirror 40lb, common 40lb, mirror 26lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

White pop up Villefond rig

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes better

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:

Excellent service from owners, very happy with food package

Details of your catches:

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Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

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Were the facilities what you expected?

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Were you happy with them?

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Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

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Would you recommend the services to a friend?

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General Comments:

Lovely Lake and owners very helpful and was always on hand for any advice about the lake needed.

Details of your catches:

7 Carp 1x10, 1x20, 2x30, 3x40 and sturgeon caught twice

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Bottom baits, basic rig

Were the facilities what you expected?

More than imagined

Were you happy with them?

Very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

The hosts John, Debbie and Mark were friendly and very helpful. As a novice carp angler and first time in France fishing on a hard water I am over the moon with my catches, definitely will be going again.