Details of your catches:

26 fish in total with 7 fifties including the fox common with a average of 43ib and collective weight of 1120lb.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various tactics from each anglers included baiting heavy and tight to zonal spread and small traps seem to work very well, the fish were in the mid columns most of time in there safety zone and not been tempted by zigs, as the previous trip seen peg 2 dominated this wasn’t the case as the fish were spread out and at times right under your rod tips!!! The baits we used were cell, live system, nutcracker and Manila, snowman to singles and fake corn accounted for all captures. *poisson chat * Obviously from previous feedback we were concerned and catered for eventuality of combating the problem, we knew water temps had dropped so there activity would be minimal, but I must say is that we hardly had any problems with them at all!!!! The poisson chat have always be present in old oaks for a number of years and lengthy summers have made them thrive but medhi has started to reduce them massively in setting traps in each pegs with fish meal paste which he empties regular with great results which in turn will reduce them considerably not causing the angler problem in return thus not affecting fish weights and the addition of predator will contain the problem!!! All fish caught were all in tip top condition!

Were the facilities what you expected?

All as expected and everything you need

Were you happy with them?

Again overall very happy with the facilities, it’s a drive and survive

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Definitely would recommend this venue to anyone, it has and does what it says on the tin and more, a few teething problems this term but well on the way to being cured

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Angling lines always delivered

General Comments:

Fantastic week with pb’s broken. The escape from reality is what’s its all about.

Details of your catches:

We had 21 fish between the biggest being the 55.5lb fox common.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We used a variety of methods to try to avoid the dreaded poisson chat. Plastic baits were best but real boiles caught the bigger fish if they stayed on long enough.

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:

A good week considering the cold weather and high pressure.

Details of your catches:

51 fish between 4 anglers - the most caught in a week since the lake opened 13 years ago. 50's x 3 - up to 52lb 8oz - this fish was caught 2 nights in a row by the same angler - Me 40's x 18 30's x 20 20's x 3 Doubles x 4 Grass x 3 Bream and chat

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Fishing for a bite at a time, hook baits wrapped or used plastic baits. over hemp, sweetcorn, party blend, pellet, boillie. No point baiting heavy as chats were on the bait as soon as it was dropped, loads of liners. A lot of the bites were instance, as we believe the carp had no choice but to eat there and then or they would go hungry as chat's would clear the bait. We did have bites 4, 5, 12 hours after putting baits out, but we believe by this time we were fishing single hook baits

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:

Lovely lake, hard fighting fish, no sleep, but all had a great time.

Details of your catches:

44 carp caught Peg 4, 2 fifties, 6 fourties, 13 thirties, 3 upper twenties, 1 double Peg 3, 6 thirties, 3 fourties Peg 2, 3 thirties Peg 1, 1 forties, 6 thirties

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Various rigs used, 24mm wrapped boilies, wrapped snowman plastic baits, poisson chat were a pain from the off, if baits weren't wrapped they didn't last 15 mins, arma mesh not as good

Were the facilities what you expected?

Clean and functional

Were you happy with them?

Yes, more than satisfactory

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes definitely

General Comments:

Good stock of large fish, poisson chat are a pain, shops not far away and very easy to get to mostly motor ways *Angling Lines note* Mehdi has now invested in a further 5 poisson chat traps which are designed to trap up to 10kg per trap per day. We believe this will make a difference for anglers next year.