Details of your catches:

I had a slow start with bites difficult to come by but upped the particle and quest special crab and by end of week had caught 15 lovely looking fish over 23lb with biggest 30lb 2oz and PB common of 26lb 14oz.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Critically balanced snowmans (20mm special crab with 16mm solar squid pop up) on short helicopter rigs at night with straight forward running rig and 20mm Tutti by day.

Were the facilities what you expected?

NO - they were much better!!!

Were you happy with them?

Absolutely

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Absolutely

General Comments:

I won the week through the carp mag Carpology and won 10kg boilies, 10kg pellet and dips. Madame Alice Bouchot and her family (owners) are really special people and couldn't do enough to help always asking if I was ok and apologising for the slow start i had to the week!! Nicest looking fishery I have been to. Would love to go again.

Details of your catches:

60 carp to 29lb - Total weight 930lb. Daylight fishing only. Best day - 17 carp inc 8 x twenties

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Keep spodding pellets/hemp/maize. Fished four different areas. Best area fishing from east bank under trees at around 50 yards. Fishing slower from dam but still caught in every swim.

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:

Great size venue. Lodge right next to water really convenient with all the basics.

Details of your catches:

A total of 58 carp and 6 small tench. John had 35 carp, 3 under 10lbs,18 doubles and 14 over 20lbs withthe largest 2 both 26lbs. Grandson James (16) had 23 carp but must have been in the carp nursery as all fish were either singles or doubles.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Method feeder off the dam wall by the sluice.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes, been before.

Were you happy with them?

Yes, lovely venue and gite.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, if you want a runs water.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, most helpfull.

General Comments:

Love the place and the Bouchot family are so friendly and helpfull. They welcomed us back like long lost friends not just as clients.One piece of constructive criticism already mentioned to Alice is that the lake needs netting to remove the hundreds of small 1lb to 3lb fish which are starting to spoil the fishing.

Details of your catches:

Lost count in the end, but we were averaging 10-15 fish each (2 of us) a day. All fish were around the 20lb mark with a couple nearer 30. At times it was bonkers, I had a fish on the mat and got a run, while playing that the 3rd rod went off, landed all 3, all 20's. Fish days only.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

On the first day we fished from the dam wall and blanked!! Next day moved to the wooded bank up from the Lodge, fishing boilies and PVA bags. Also had 3 twenties off the top on bread.

Were the facilities what you expected?

yes, excellent

Were you happy with them?

very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

yes

General Comments:

A truly lovely place to spend a week. The Lodge and Gite are very comfortable and the owners are very friendly. Didn't fish all day every day and spent time in the pool or shopping etc.