Details of your catches:

Pete Sunday 6pm 34.6 mirror Dave Monday 1pm 52.7 mirror Dave Tuesday 2am 39lb mirror Dave Tuesday 10am 29.24 grassie Dave Wednesday 11am 37.14 grassy Pete Thursday 8.45am 38.12 mirror Dave Thursday 8.15am 18.6 fully scaled Dave Thursday 3.30pm 55.15 mirror pb Dave Friday 9.30am 56.14 mirror pb Glenn Saturday 2.30am 24.10 grassy Kieran Saturday 4am slimy slab Kieran Saturday 6.30am 46.14 mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various wafters and bottom baits over particle to far bank

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes been before

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes but can be a challenging lake if the fish are holding up 1 end

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes never had a problem with angling lines in 14 years of going to france

General Comments:

All in all a very hard and frustrating week, 8 of the fish including 3 over 50 up to 56.14 come from peg 1. They didn’t seem to want to move up the lake, peg 2 had 2 fish to 38, peg 3 didn’t produce a fish, peg 4 had a 46.14 at 7am Saturday morning - what a blank saver, peg had a 24lb grassy again Saturday morning 3am. We tried different distances from far bank different baits nothing made a difference, Mehdi is a top bloke, he was at loss as why we weren’t catching as well.

Details of your catches:

54.5lb 49.11lb 48.4lb 41.2lb 41.2lb 35.8lb 24.8lb 35.4lb Grass 34.5lb Grass

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We've fished Old Oaks before, so we knew the swims and that most of the fish get caught tight-over on the far shelf, either next to or under the vegetation. However, when this doesn't repeatedly work, you can catch in open water especially on swim five. We caught on both boilie and fake corn.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Everything you could ask for; clean shower and toilet, plenty of freezer and fridge space.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes; some wonderful special fish to be caught. We were lucky enough to have caught the Long Common last time we were at Old Oaks. With this, the Fox Common estimated to be in the upper seventies and now several 60 plus mirrors, Old Oaks is a phenomenal French venue.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Difficult week with so many of the large fish being caught the previous weeks, conditions changed to bright clear days, high pressure and a very cold north easterly wind. Unfortunately, with this change of weather; a combination of abundant light, warmer water temperature and stable wind conditions created a slight algae bloom, which made for demanding conditions. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the fish we did managed to catch. A special thank you to Medhi (the lake owner) he really is a one off, so much knowledge and enthusiasm, if we were to give you one tip when visiting Old Oaks or Laroussi, is to listen to Medhi's advice and guidance. We have fished many French venues and have met many lake owners, Medhi is up there as one of the most genuine of them all.

Details of your catches:

22 fish including 6 x 50's and a 64.08 Lewis Peg 5 - 11 (incl 4x50's and the 64) Jamie Peg 3 - 1 x 47 David Peg 2 - 4 (incl a 53) Dan Peg 1 - 6 (incl a 54)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing to far margin - fairly tight, circa 4-5ft produced the most bites.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes fished there before - great little lodge for all of your needs

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes great venue. Medhi is a Gent - happy to spend as much time with you as you need and equally happy to leave you alone for the week. Great venue and owner.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes- makes booking simple.

General Comments:

Great week - everyone caught.

Details of your catches:

Peg 2: 22lb, 44lb and 64lb Peg 3: 36lb7oz Peg 5: 52lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes 100%

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments: