Details of your catches:

15 carp caught in total, 2 x 30's, mainly 20's and just under. Loads of tench up to 7lb. We didn't fish at night. The fishing was hard, the weather was lousy, rain and wind

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Mainline cell and fusion boilies

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes.... very nice, very quaint

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, ready to book for next year. Just got to agree on a venue

General Comments:

This is a lovely venue, the people are really nice, they are very friendly and helpful. The daughter made sure we were all ok and Alice tried her best with us even though she doesn't speak much english.

Details of your catches:

This is my own catch list for the week, my friend did catch well but has only started fishing & lacks experience. Largest fish 24lb common, 3 x 20lb+, 15 doubles (upper), 2 x single. Total weight 320lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Single hook baits almost anywhere as long as it went splash.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better

Were you happy with them?

Totally

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Lovely place to go, all facilities great, owner there if you need them but also leave you to do your own thing. Swimming pool a bonus when it gets hot (the weather that is).

Details of your catches:

Dave 19 carp to 27.10lb, John 15 carp to 26lb (pb), James(15) 15 carp to 22lb (pb). I also had 5 tench to 6lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies over spod mix and maize/fake corn on method feeder. Most fish caught in the day. Myself and James fished 3 nigths but only 5 fish caught at night. The 3 of us fished spread out along the dam wall fishing near margin, to features and open water. Keep the bait topped up and the fish will find it. Weather was very hot with water temps of 26c which slowed sport down. Crayfish were a problem on fishmeal boilies at top end of lake by the lodge. even netting baits only worked for so long be fore they chewed their way through.

Were the facilities what you expected?

much better than expected

Were you happy with them?

yes- very

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes- already have

General Comments:

The photos on the web site really do not do the gite justice. This place really is lovely. Even though the fishing was slow at times and the fish weren't the biggest it didn't matter. The Bouchot family were fantastic and the highlight of the holiday for my kids was the ride they had in the combine harvester. They also enjoyed the wild boar being let into the field at the bottom of the garden for the last couple of days. In short this holiday was so much more than just a fishing holiday. Will definately come again.

Details of your catches:

15 carp, mainly commons. 9x20+ largest 26lb8oz, 5x upper doubles, 1 single but should have had far more as I missed 24 runs due to my inexperience of carp fishing.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Method feeder with maize or tiger nuts on the hair.I didn't have a single fish on boilies.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better

Were you happy with them?

Totaly

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definately

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Definately

General Comments:

Weather great, perhaps a bit too warm, accomodation superb, hosts lovely and have already booked for 2009.