Details of your catches:

1 x 30, 20 x 20+, 20 x 10-20's, 1 x 8lb, and a few tench up to 8lb. The fish were spawning on time of visit

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Sweet based boilies or tiger nuts over a large bed of seed based mix.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, Good place to learn Carp fishing.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, 1st class service.

General Comments:

First time fishing in France, and 5 of us inexperienced in carp fishing, but had a brilliant time. The cottage is 1st class for a group of fishermen or family for a holiday.. The family who run Vincons are very helpful, but leave you alone to fish. A BIG thank you to them

Details of your catches:

Around 180 fish caught. Total weight; approx 3,250lbs!!! Wayne: 81 fish (1,500lb) - and week's smallest at 7lb(!). Steve: 38 fish (760lb) - and week's biggest at 31lb 14oz. Darren: approx 25 fish (approx 400lb). Drew: approx 20 fish (approx 350lb). Chris: approx 15 fish (approx 250lb)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All baits worked. Sensible rigs tailored to the bottom and conditions. Working hard following the fish. Be prepared to feed them when they're hungry. We went through many many kilos of bait in total.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes - been before

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:

Bouchot family were fantastic (again). Lodge perfect for 6 lads (one non-angler). The lodge did have a drainage issue from the sink. This needs to be looked at. Other than that, perfect.

Details of your catches:

The fish were spawning, so the fishing was a bit slow. I caught, 31lb common, 6 x 20s.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

Better

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

A great venue, we had a good time.

Details of your catches:

Conditions proved difficult for us, with 30 degree heat on arrival, which switched the fish onto spawning until middle of the week, despite this we still managed over twenty fish, with the vast majority good twenties. The best fish of the session went 28.08lb.These fish really give a good account of themselves and fight like nothing I have experienced before.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We took a good supply of Quest Baits, including 20kg of garlic feast particle mix, shelf life Rhaja and Liver B8 boilies in 10,15 and 20mm and also several kilos of maximum action pellets. The fish here are pretty hungry and responded well to baiting up. We caught on both bottom baits and pop ups, with nothing complicated in terms of rigs.

Were the facilities what you expected?

The gite is superb, spotlessly clean and typically French

Were you happy with them?

More than happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I would say this venue would be perfect for a family or two fishing couples

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Vincons is a rural delight, set in the middle of fields with only the odd passing car down the track in the distance. The gite accommodation is superb, the fishing can be fast and furious when the fish get their heads down. With the average weight being around mid twenties, its a great venue for really bagging up, in lovely surroundings, with a great gite to retire to of an evening for a nice meal and a couple of bottles of wine...