Details of your catches:

Average well over 40lbs with a lot of upper 40's. All incredible looking fish.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilies- Richworth S-Core 2 & 3 both working incredibly well.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Absolutely yes. If you are looking for a big fish venue this is perfect.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

100%, Angling lines made it all possible. Brilliant service from start to finish.

General Comments:

Really enjoyable trip catching huge carp. Whats not to like. A lot of fish caught from far margins with a few from deeper water at night.

Details of your catches:

Swim 5 53-8 mirror, 39-14 mirror, 49-1 mirror, 43-1 mirror and one lost Swim 1 55-9 mirror, 49-7 mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

I started off in swim 4 fishing to 5 with small bags with a handful of partiblend at the bottom of the far margin shelf. All 4 from here came in the first 24hrs to small white popups, after 36hrs without a bite I moved on the advice of Medhi to swim one and had the 55 mirror within an hour of casting out, and the 49 24hrs later on Tuesday evening. Unfortunately the skies then cleared, the fish shut up shop and I didn't have another bite for the rest of the week but that's winter fishing for you.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes I've been before.

Were you happy with them?

Yes both Laroussi and Old Oaks are great venues.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely!!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

I was fortunate and got a mild start to my week, but still had to work for the fish especially when on your own in the winter where you need to stay mobile, as the fish move away from pressure, i'd advise people to always listen to Medhi, he told me once id caught a few i'd then have to move and he was right lol !! Thanks for a great week Mehdi.

Details of your catches:

40.8lb mirror, 21lb mirror, 37lb mirror, 48lb mirror, 41lb mirror, 42.8lb mirror, 35.4lb mirror

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

All fish were caught on strong smelling popups over a handful of crumbed boilie and sweetcorn.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes perfect, plenty of fridge and freezer space. Really handy to store clothes and luggage somewhere warm and dry.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

100 percent, awesome venue

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes i would and indeed have done

General Comments:

A really enjoyable week at old oaks, all things considered for the time of year it wasnt too uncomfortable. We had high winds and wet days but the temperature never dropped into the minuses. With regards to the fishing we didnt cast a rod out till sunday afternoon, had two fish within an hour then it went quiet for a few days. We found that moving around the lake and resting certain swims helped. All the bites would come within half an hour of getting a rig out and the window for catching was normally only for a couple of hours a day. I assumed that swims 1 and 2 would present the best opportunity but it was actually swim 5 that accounted for the majority of the fish.

Details of your catches:

Swim 1: 31lb, 40lb8oz, 44lb8oz, 46lb12oz, 49lb, 54lb all mirrors Swim 2: Blank Swim 4/5: Blank

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Pop ups/Snowmen over DNA Switch in small quantities

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes all as expected

Were you happy with them?

Yes, hot shower was very welcome

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

100% yes

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

Overall a tough week but the rewards on offer are amazing, average weight is so high and the fish seem to be growing on again with the removal of the Chats. The cold weather early in our week seemed to stop the lake in its tracks with fish hanging in mid water/mid depth but unable to tempt with zigs. Great fishing by Joel to extract 6 fish!