i fished this a few weeks ago for a few days. I had a 15.4lb mirror, there lovley looking fish. A couple of blokes 5pegs up on the wood side in the shallow part had a few. One of them a 18lb and the other a 28lb, they were fishing with fishmeal boillies. Im making this my main lake, id give the shallows a try thats where ill be heading for next. There is a mussell bed out in the middle aswell which is a good spot for the carp. I wudnt bother with particles much as i got pestered with bream.
Hope this helps mate