loonboy

to be honest they were starting to spawn i think when we left. The 42ponder i had from that corner by the lodge certainly was spawning. While iwas there i was chatting and learning a bit from "lily" the belgium female champion and lake record holder. She would have had that swim had i not. (her words) Basically if you fish by the lodge you wont get dozens of runs, but when you do , they are big fish. I lost several before landing one, mainly due to my inexperience if im honest. Id def fish the lodge if i had the chance before any other swim on that lake. And ill be back there to try and get on it again Trust me

take my advice and have a quiet word in Davids ear when you get there. Ask to fish from the lodge, in the left hand side corner. Thats where the baliffs fish, thats where the lake record comes from and thats where i fished when i was there. They might allow you, they might not, but ask. No rowing for a shower or to use the toilet, and the best swim on the lake.

Well guys i got back from the lake last friday night (we did mon - fri) i musy say i was really impressed, the staff there really go out of their way to help you, David is a legend Nashies very lucky to have a guy so committed to helping pple and making the place work and the pple catch fish. Phil (his assistant/part time baliff) is also a top bloke. Phil really ought to go full time there in my opinion, youd struggle to get better blokes ,you really would. The trips there usually run from sat- sat, so having got there on the monday i did wonder what kit and swims would be left. I can honestly say that all the pods we used and that i saw were brand new ones, they were hooligan, but i was impressed enough that i came home and have purchased one as i liked them so much. The rods i used were all hooligan xs's , they were literally brand new. Tho they wernt pursuits i can honestly say it didnt make any diffrence to me. The bivvies, beds and all the rest of the tackle was in top condition and the vast majority of stuff i saw was all new. They really have bought a lot of kit in, there was no sign of any old broken or worn out kit that i saw. Everyone on the lake caught fish that week (ALL 22 pple), the biggest was a 48 that i heard of. I myself had fish to 42 and a half pound, so i was well happy. On top of that the food was lovely and plentiful. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend this venue to anyone, its really is the buisness. The only thing bad i got to say about it is that i got to wait till next year to go again =( ah well

only a week till we go now woo hoo cant wait

i hope really hope so well ill make sure you all know whats going on and if its been sorted by the time i go anyway guys. UPDATE i sent a mail to Larry at the lake, voiceing the concerns listed in this thread and givining him a link to it to have a look himself. The responce was swift and helpful. By the time im there in May, the current rods will be about 5 weeks old as they just replaced them all. He was personally involved in this puchase. The bivvies and beds and pods were also replaced this year. The handles were all cut off the carp un hooking mats because people were using them (plus 30lbs of water soaked up) to weigh the fish, instead of the actual weighing slings provided. This was damaging the handles on the mats, cos they aint designed to weigh wet,(HUGE) fish as we all know. Slings ARE. Therefore handles were cut off the mats to prevent pple using the mats and making them use the slings provided to weigh. Which i think is fair enough i must say. Like i say ill let you know my honest opinion when ive been, but i must say thanks to larry for the swift honest looking reply.

Hmmmm im going there myself the first week in MAY ill make sure i give a fair , honest account when i get back. Tho im really considerign taking my rods now after reading this. Still if it is a bit poor ill only go the once.. keep yas posted on how i get on anyhow