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yes mate before i got my little place David and Caroline are a lovely couple – very welcoming Beautiful setting good facilities food is great Lake is well set out with a good choice of swims and dave is very helpful with advice and his own made bait definitely helped me catch more fish dont worry about French virgin just go and enjoy the place it's one of the best stocked lakes in the mayneen with 50's and a lot of 40's also there is 4/5 stock ponds with around 100 fish in each upto mid 20lbs

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just listen to what David tells you on your walk around he knows the place more than anyone

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Welcome to our customer reports for 2011 please go down the page for the older ones Customer Report Week No 13 Name of customer Martin & Alex Peters Date of holiday 6th - 13th August 2011 No. of persons fishing 2 Brief details of your catches Alex 13 singles, 8 doubles and 6 twenties best a 26lb Total weight 326.8lbs Martin 10 singles, 2 doubles, 4 twenties and 1 thirty best a 32lb Total weight 231.3lb What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Bait boat to margins with small amounts of boilies CC Moores XXX was the superior bait throughout the week but Mainline was also catching Were the facilities what you expected? Yes...Small but perfectly formed Were you happy with them? Yes..Very clean and everything working efficiently Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments: Mixed weather affected the fishing at times but overall very good sport.Only downside of the week the Sturgeon ..Thankyou to our hosts for a wonderful week also a big thanks to Marc for putting us on to the fish by revealing his secret little spot! Fish of the week Customer Report Week No 12 Name of customer Alan & Jan West Date of holiday 23rd-30th July Nationality UK Kent No. of persons fishing 1 Brief details of your catches 5 Commons from 8lb to 38lb, 5 Mirrors from 10lb to 28lb, 3 Sturgeon from 15lb to 30lb and a 5lb Tench New Pb's with the 30lb Sturgeon and the 38lb Common What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Early morning and evening caught mostly in the margins Best bait used was Cell and Active 8 also used pop-ups topped with sweetcorn and also boilies topped with sweetcorn Were the facilities what you expected? Facilities exceeded what we expected Were you happy with them? Very happy well equipped and very clean Would you recommend our venue to a friend?Definitely recommend General comments Made to feel very welcome from arriving to the end of our week nothing was too much trouble and lots of helpful advice food was excellent a big thank you to John, Pat,Nikki & Marc Look forward to coming back again Fish of the week at La Petite Alan 38lb Common Customer Report Week No 11 Name of customer The Hansons Date of holiday 16th-23rd July Nationality UK No. of persons fishing 3 Brief details of your catches Very challenging week due to rain day and night often torrential very cold for this time of year however still possible to catch a few decent fish if you stick at it, best fish 33lb 4oz grass carp 31lb 2oz Mirror, 26lb 12oz Common, 26lb Sturgeon Rob had 5 fish at 85lb Lailah had 13 fish at 91lb Top rod Chris had 19 fish at 174lb What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Float fishing on Muscles Were the facilities what you expected? Yes the facilities were first class Were you happy with them? Yes very happy Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments Really nice venue hope to come back again when conditions are more favourable and hope to do even better next time, great food, Marc - very helpful we didn't need to leave the site for anything thank you for a very enjoyable week.. new PB's for all of us for carp and Sturgeon Fish of the week at La Petite Was Chris with a 33lb 4oz Grass carp His 1st 30lb fish and new PB Customer Report Week No 10 Name of customer The Garners Date of holiday 2nd-9th July Nationality UK No. of persons fishing 1 Brief details of your catches 424LBS of fish with 1x30's 10x20's 10x Doubles 8x Singles 1x Cat 3x Sturgeon Russ Beth What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Carnberry & Caviar Dumbells that La Petite stocks Were the facilities what you expected? Yesl Were you happy with them? Yes Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments Coming back in 2012 Fish of the week at La Petite Russ with his new PB Mirror at 32lb 6oz Customer Report Week No 9 Name of customer Julia & Keiron Date of holiday 18th-25th June Nationality UK - Surrey No. of persons fishing 2 days 1 at night Brief details of your catches 2x30's 4x20's 17x Doubles 9x Singles 1x Cat 1x Sturgeon Keiron Julia What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Fruit & Nut boilies Odyssey XXX boilies Lake mix - the more the better ! Keep moving - follow the fish Short hair rigs Were the facilities what you expected? Better ! was blown away by how well equipped and homely it was last year, This year they've added a few more updates and finishing touches For a fishing lodge we can't believe they've managed to keep it so spotless still Were you happy with them? Very Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely General comments We love it here.. just booked for 2 weeks in July 2012 Fish of the week at La Petite Customer Report Week No 8 Name of customer Rick, Colin Date of holiday 11TH-18TH June Nationality UK - Manchester No. of persons fishing 2 Brief details of your catches Big Rick at swim 4 (17) under 20lb..(6) 20's..and (1) 30 Colin at swim 5 (25) under 20lb..(6) 20's..(3) 30's and (2) nice Tench and Sid The Sturgeon at 27lb 1oz What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Rick: Best to use a boat, enables you to find the feature and put down a decent bed of free feed along with your hookbait, Lake mix/ pellet and Mainlines New Grange, Fuzion and Cell boilies with Response Pellets, Colin Essential to find the features and keep the line pinned down as the Carp spook off as soon as they feel a line. Plenty of lake mix particle / pellet with Mainline Cell boilies, CC Moore Odyssey XXX and Live System boilies from Marc Were the facilities what you expected? Yes, excellent and the food was brilliant Were you happy with them? Yes, more than happy Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes, definitely will do General comments Very up and down weather wise making it a hard week but didn’t stop us catching. Nice to get out of the rain in the cabin.The updates to the lake are nice. The fish have just spawned so are at their low weight for the year but still good sizes Fish of the week at La Petite Colin with a 32lb 2oz Mirror Customer Report Week Number 7 Name of customer Graham, Clare, Andy & Sandy Date of holiday 28th May - 1st June Nationality UK Surrey No. of persons fishing 2 Brief details of your catches Andy netted 14 fish at 140lb with a 5.5lb Tench 5-singles 6-doubles 2-20's the best a 28lb for a new PB for him Graham banked 9 fish at 125lb with 3-singles 3-doubles 2-20's and a 30lb Marc The boys only fished 3 full day and loved every min both lost some very good fish right at the net with the big sturgeon and the grass carp just some of them What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Fished close to the pads and margins feeding little and regular with the bait boat pop up corn tipped monster worm or odyssey xxx over a bed of lake mix Were the facilities what you expected? Yes better Were you happy with them? Yes Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely General comments Gary & Nikki are a lovely couple - very welcoming Beautiful setting-accommodation is great (kept the wives happy) lake is well set out with a good choice of swims Marc aka Gary was very helpful with advice and definitely helped us catch more fish...Would definitely come back Fish of the week at La Petite This was Grahams 30lb mirror Week number 6 Name of customer Brian, Colin & Kev Date of holiday 21st-28th May Nationality UK - Portsmouth No. of persons fishing 3 Brief details of your catches Colin 3-30's, 12x20's and 23lb Sturgeon, 2 new PB's for Colin with a 32lb carp and the 23lb sturgeon Brian 2x20's, Brian matched his PB carp with a 29.12lb so close to the 30 he was looking for Kev 1x30, 2-20's Every fish for Kev upped his PB which now stands at 30.4lbs Marc This week was also very up and down for the boys with some spawning going on and we think it may not be over just yet which may be stopping the big pets playing ..the guys used phones for photos i will post their photos when Brian sends them to us 　 What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Lake mix bed with Corn/Maize and fake Maize on the hook Marc The guys did try black boilies from shoreham bait and did not get a knock on them we are seeing the darker bait not doing so well at the min 　 Were the facilities what you expected? Yes, all very good 　 Were you happy with them? Yes, no problems Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments Very friendly hosts, Marc always available to answer questions or give advice, any issues that arose were dealt with quickly and efficiently 　 Fish of the week at La Petite Colin at 32lb Week No 5 Name of customer: Neil & Bev Wood Date of holiday: 14th-20th May 2011 Nationality UK -Southampton No. of persons fishing: 1 Brief details of your catches: 19 Fish hit the banks 2x30's, 6x20's 2 Sturgeon.. Total weight of 290.1lb Neil reset his PB three times this week joining our 30 club at 31.12lbs also a new PB Sturgeon at 27.4lbs Marc Tuff week for Neil with some spawning going on but this did not stop him landing 19 fish just fishing days.. see you guys back in July What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Bait boat the margins with maize over a bed of lake mix from Marc and hot chilli hemp Mainline Cell and carpballs uk's Cell pop-ups ‘Snowman’ style Were the facilities what you expected? Yes thats why we come back Were you happy with them? More then happy Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely and we have booked to come back in July for our 3rd time here General comments: If you are having the food package wear elasticated waist trousers, Nikki's food is "Awesome" Thanks to both for a fab week Fish of the week at La Petite Neils 31lb 12oz Mirror Customer Report Week No 4 Name of customer: Adi, Paul & Jim Date of holiday: 30th April – 6th May 2011 Nationality UK -Surrey No. of persons fishing: 3 Brief details of your catches: 45 Fish hit the banks Adi – 20 fish – 2 x 30lb, 5 x 20lb. Best of 30lb 10oz. Total weight of 298.18lb Paul – 14 fish – Best of 11lb (had some small sturgeon 4 times). Total weight of 102.3lb Jim – 11 fish – 1 x 30lb, 1 x 20lb. Total weight of 117.43lb PB’s for Adi and Jim both joining the 30 club Adi swim 4 Lucky Jim swim 6 Paul swim 5 What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Target the margins with Sweetcorn or maize over lake mix. Odyssey XXX took most of the better fish with fake corn or pineapple pop-up fished ‘Snowman’ style Were the facilities what you expected? Totally – nice improvements from last year. Food superb as always – mad not to take food package Were you happy with them? Very! Enjoyed every minute Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely – this was a return visit and planning on bringing some other friends later in year Marc Adi will return in Oct 2011 General comments: Thanks to John, Pat & Nikki for allowing us back and particularly to Marc for his help, patience and massive assistance – Jim will be missing his ‘personal assistant’ back in the UK Fish of the week at La Petite This was Adi with a 30lb 10oz Mirror Adi and Lucky Jim with the bubble for fish of the week and both joining the 30 club Customer Report Week No 3 Name of customer: Damian & Lorraine Hinkin Date of holiday: 23rd-30th April 2011 Nationality UK -South Wales No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: Catches started off weighing in small but after day 3 it did pick up and we started to see the heavier fish. Caught many for the keep net but that is positive to get them out. Marc(We did net this Jan to remove fish under 10lb but some do slip the nets so if and when there banked they go in the keep net and on to our stock pond off site) (With 610.7lbs of fish..it was a slower week for the guys with no big lumps out..this was the damage for their week..37 fish..2 sturgeon..2 tench..11 mirrors..22 commons Lorraine banked 11 fish with (2) 20's the best at 24lb and a total of 145.3lbs Damian netted 26 fish with (11) 20's and his best a 31.1lbs mirror for the fish of the week with a total of 465.4lbs we hope to see you guy's on our banks again one day.."you have some unfinished business.") Damian Lorraine What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Little and often with mixed particles and boilies popped up worked well (yellow) Boilie tipped with corn. Marc (Damians home made boilies (darker reds) worked well for him.. but so far this year we are seeing dark baits are slowing the catch rate down some) Were the facilities what you expected? The facilities were more than we expected, 3 pin plug sockets, hanging area for clothes, washing line, TV and entertainment and a lovely welcome pack Were you happy with them? We were both very happy with the standard and the attention to detail has paid off Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely Thank you to you all for making us welcome General comments: A little disappointed to catch so many of the smaller fish but we still had a great time to relax and catch our breath from the rat race. A few bigger fish and its “Paradise Found” We also want to thank Marc for doing everything he could to help us and not even making us feel a pain in the neck, even when we called him out at stupid o’clock. Best regards Lorraine & Damian Fish of the week at La Petite This was Damian with a 31.1lb Mirror Customer Report Week No 2 Name of customer: Frank en Frans Van Luijn Date of holiday: 16th - 23rd April 2011 Nationality Dutch No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: Over 80 fish, 2 times the Grass Carp (1st time out for this fish) and lots of other nice fish with Tench. Jurgen is a mad Sturgeon, if you catch him say hello for us, we catch him 4 times. Marc (Their total was 93 fish = 515kg-1134lbs with 32 fish in the mid 20's and 13 fish over 13-15kg-28.6-33lbs the best a 16kg-35.2lbs Mirror) Frans with 44=243.8kg-536.4lbs Frank with 49=271.8kg-598lbs What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Sweetcorn and fake pop up corn, baitboat find some nice gravel plates. Were the facilities what you expected? Yes, only we need a walking freezer. (reference to a Dutch tv beer advert) Were you happy with them? Yes we’ve booked to come back again in August. Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Nee, we want to buy it and never work again, it’s really great General comments: We have a very nice time here, and we back in August! In Holland we need a cook like Nikki, it’s very good stuff. We ask Marc if he wants a change of woman but he won’t, we understand that. Everybody is nice and Nikki best cook! If there is anything you want you get it here! Nice see you all again in August (the guys also loved the free photo cd and the Champagne Fish of the week at La Petite This went to top rod Frank at 16 kgs and also a bottle of bubbly for Frans with the 1st time netting of our grass carp Customer Report Week No 1 Name of customer: Peter & Patrick Nationality Dutch Date of holiday: 9th - 14th April 2011 No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: Total of 46 fish, 5 x Tench, 1 x Pike, 19 x Mirrors, 21 x Commons, 284.5 Kgs of fish in six days Commons 1-5Kgs = 10 off, 6-10Kgs = 7 off, 11– 12Kgs 2off and 1 at 15Kgs; Mirrors 1-5Kgs = 7 off, 6-10Kgs = 4 off, 11-12Kgs = 3 off, 13-15Kgs = 3 off over 15Kgs 2 off with largest at 19Kgs. We only fished for 6 days and mostly just in the day with 5 rods the days was nice and hot but the nights was a little cold so we only fished two nights PETER PATRICK What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Short hook links, home made fishmeal boilies, pineapple pop ups, pre-drilled marine halibut pellets (for bigger fish) When using float rod, sweet corn. Were the facilities what you expected? Yes, even had good lights for the night on swims powered by the sunshine. Were you happy with them? Yes, breakfast and dinner were also very good, compliments to the chef. Would you recommend our venue to a friend? No because it will be harder to book to come back again but we will certainly tell them all about it. General comments: We were very pleased with the hospitality of you all, thanks Marc for your service and good spirit, we did find the cabin a bit cold on the colder nights though. Marc (We do have a very good heater available on request for use in the cabin if you need it) Fish of the week at La Petite This went to both guys at 19 kgs

Name of customer: Jason, Wayne & Ryan Date of holiday: 7th - 11th September No. of persons fishing: 3 Brief details of your catches: The lads only recorded the larger fish (20 or over) Jason was top rod with around 18 fish the best of which was 37.5 Jason bettered all his PB’s having Commons and Mirrors over 30 (and his first Sturgeon), Wayne also landed some nice fish in the 30’s. Good fight from all fish, all of which were in good condition, some small Carp but lots of action. What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Cast and scatter boilies rather than bait boats. Fishmeal baits worked the best (from CCMoore) nothing from fruit based baits for Jason, Wayne got results with Mainline Cell. Bait boat did start producing with hemp. Were the facilities what you expected? Excellent Were you happy with them? Yes Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments: We enjoyed our stay, good fishing with a super lodge. Would come again, John & Pat there to help when needed. Thank you. Jason Edwards - Devon.

Name of customer: Wim Simons Date of holiday: 28th August - 4th September No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: We had about 100 to 120 fish with around 60 to 70 small fish, around 30 to 40 fish over 20lb including 28lb, 30lb, 36.5lb (two times) and 42lb (three times). Didn’t fish through the night and sometimes reeled the rod in that didn’t go off in the evening. Just some of Dereks fish Some of Wims fish What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Best tactics were fishing the silt instead of the gravel areas and fishing with only two or three cups of boilies over the spot. Best bait was Odyssey XXX from CC Moore baits. Were the facilities what you expected? The facilities are quite good, have seen a lot worse Were you happy with them? Yes, the only thing we could not find was something to clean the floor properly Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes if they want to catch a lot of fish and go with the wife General comments: Good quality fishery with only a bit too much small fish, and those pesky wasps ha ha !!

Name of customer: Keiron Hearn & Julia Wallace Date of holiday: 7th - 14th Aug 2010 No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: Total of 107 fish between us amounting to 843lb 7 Sturgeon, 6 x 20lb, 1 x 30lb, so many small teens we lost count! Keiron got 68 fish With a new PB Carp at 30.2lb and a PB Sturgeon at 12.10lb also The Guys Lake Weight Record at 602lb Julia got 39 fish which included a PB Tench at 7.11lb, PB Sturgeon at 12lb and a PB Carp at 26lb also The Ladys Lake Record weight at 240.7lb What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Scopex Squid + Robin Red, Cell, 24mm shelf life boilies. Method mix with fake corn. Short hair rigs. Pellet and Lake mix a must. Were the facilities what you expected? No, they were much better! Has everything you could want and more, even an xbox with a selection of DVD’s, plus a mirror and English socket so I could straighten my hair. Were you happy with them? Definitely. Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely. General comments: The sign over the cabin door says “Paradise Found” and it’s not wrong. Perfect specimen fish, beautiful surroundings and wonderful hosts. See you next year. What a week for PB's and Records

Name of customer: Wayne, Keith & Dan Date of holiday: 31st July - 6th August 2010 No. of persons fishing: 3 Brief details of your catches: 2 Trees, 23lb Mirror, 34lb Common, 12lb Common, 10lb Common, 100 odd miniature pasties (could have opened a bakery) What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Fishing the margins was the best and the best bait throughout the week was Cranberry & Caviar dumbbells Were the facilities what you expected? Yes Were you happy with them? Very Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments: Food was awesome; hospitality of the owners was very good. Fishing was very slow but maybe that was just our week. The advice given by Marc & John was spot on and we were very grateful for the kit and extra bait given to us by Marc. Thank you very much Keith with the fish of the week and a new French PB for him with this 34lb Common Young Dan got a new French PB with this 23.5lb Mirror Both go home with something for Mum Keith will be back in Aug 2011

Name of customer: Wesley, Jurgen & Bo Date of holiday: 24th - 31st July 2010 No. of persons fishing: 3 Brief details of your catches: Wesley is top rod of 2010 so far with 547lbs of fish, 32 below 10lbs, 8 doubles, 10 mid teens, 5 high teens, 5 high 20s and a 30.8 and not forgetting 3 Sturgeon. Jurgen banked 386lb 19 below 10lbs, 13 mid teens, 4 mid 20’s with best of 26.4 and 2 Tench just over the 4lb mark. Bo give the boys a run for their money and had 16 fish, totalling 213lbs, with 7 below 10lbs, 5 mid teens and 4 high 20’s with a best of 28.6. Total weight for the week and a new group record of 1136lbs!!! What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Best baits were Mainline Fusion boilies with Lake Pellet and Nutrabaits Trigga Ice boilies with Lake Pellet and 4Seasons Cranberry & Caviar with Lake Pellet. Were the facilities what you expected? More than expected, very nice cabin Were you happy with them? Yes Would you recommend our venue to a friend? We have already told our friends about the lake General comments: Maybe some more lights on the fishing spots. Maybe electricity on the fishing spots. The rest is perfect. Wesley banked a new total weight record and the fish of the week with his 30.8lb Mirror

Name of customer: Rogier Koopal & Jessica Date of holiday: 17th - 24th July 2010 No. of persons fishing: 1 Brief details of your catches: Over 50 fish caught to a total of more than 447lbs, 13 over 20lbs and 27 below 12lbs, also 1 Pike, 4 Tench and 3 Sturgeon. (Rogier is first to catch and land a Pike from here) What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Find a clean spot and use a lot of pellet and big boilies, land deep. Were the facilities what you expected? Absolutely Were you happy with them? We did Would you recommend our venue to a friend? I’ll come over with some friends General comments: We really liked the place, the quietness and the endless hospitality of our hosts. The fishing was really good except for the loads of small fish but they kept me sharp for improvement. Rogier fish of the week and lake record was the 60cm pike he is coming back around Oct time for the bigger girls

Name of customer: Neil & Bev Woods Date of holiday: 10th - 17th July 2010 No. of persons fishing: 1 Brief details of your catches: Caught in excess of 30 fish, largest 27lb Common my PB Carp, got the lake record Tench at 9lb 7oz What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Cell boilies over a bed of Lake Mix with a fake pop up corn Were the facilities what you expected? Great Fishing, Great Food and Great Hosts Were you happy with them? I will be back Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments: Neil used swim 6 and swim 5 and only fished days from around 7am to 8-9pm the fish of the week was the lake record Tench at 9.7 lbs banked on Marolles Boilies Shrimp and Crayfish nice to go home with 3 PB's and a lake record top job mate

Name of customer: Rene, Jolanda & Tim Date of holiday: 3rd - 10th July 2010 No. of persons fishing: 2 Brief details of your catches: Rene: 20 fish to a total of 293lbs and a new PB a 34.8lb Common Jolanda: 25 fish to a total of 237lbs best a 27.5 lb Mirror What did you find were the best tactics/baits? Short rigs Best baits my own boilies Cherries from the tree Were the facilities what you expected? More than that, we feel we are in a hotel with 4* treatment Were you happy with them? More than happy. Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Definitely yes. General comments: More than a beautiful area, beautiful fish easy to catch on the daytime, we did not try it in the night. love this place and want to come back. We will write our own report on http://www.karperontspanning.nl/ when we get home Rene banked the fish of the week and the bottle of bubbly well done that man

Name of customer: Rik, Colin & Chris Date of holiday: 22nd - 29th May 2010 No. of persons fishing: 3 Brief details of your catches: The group banked over 800lbs of fish most of which were over 20lb the average of the net was 24lbs! •Rik: Only counted fish over 20lbs, with 2 over 30lbs with best of 36.7 and another 7 fish of 20+ also caught my first French Tench, around 234lb total •Colin: Included anything over a double, with 20 as a total including 4 over 30lbs best 36.7 and 12 over the 20lb mark, also 2 Tench and 57Pasties total weight without pasties around 497lb. •Chris: Had a best of 34.1lb with 5 over 20lb and a few doubles 2 Tench also caught the same Sturgeon 5 times! And around 11 pasties What did you find were the best tactics/baits? •Rik: Best to use a boat, enables you to find the feature and put down a decent bed of free feed along with your hookbait, Lake mix and cell boilies, The lake mix is a good price at 20 euros for 10kg •Colin (Le Pasty): Mr.Catch!! Essential to find the features and keep the line pinned down as the Carp spook off as soon as they feel a line. Plenty of lake mix particle / pellet and Cell boilies. •Chris: No best tactics as such for me, just loads of lake mix and cell boilies, used backleads all time. Were the facilities what you expected? No better, there excellent and the food was brilliant. Were you happy with them? Yes, more than happy Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes, definitely will do. The boys have rebooked for sept 2010 and may 2011 General comments: The weather at start of the week was unbelievable with temperatures well into the 30’s, sunburn! Although did cool off a bit later in week with a bit of rain. Fish were spawning on and off all week but didn’t stop us catching THE FISH OF THE WEEK The Nuttall boys both banked fish at 36.7lb this week so both hold the fish of the week title and got a bottle of Bubbly each well done lads LAKE TOTAL WEIGHT RECORD Colin The Daddy Nuttall set the lake total weight record at over 500lbs so a nice bottle of cider went to him

Name of customer: Russ & Caz Garner Date of holiday: 8-15 May 2010 No. of persons fishing: 1 Brief details of your catches: Caught 59 carp this week with 14 over 20's 8 teens and 37 under 10's also 4 nice size tench with best of Mirror at 29.9lbs, as well as a 21.1, 22, 22.2, 23.6, 23.7, 25.4, 25.7, 26, 26.4, 26.5, 26.8, 27, 28.2lbs and 4 nice Tench over 4lbs What did you find were the best tactics/baits? I used 18MM Boilies from Marolles Baits sold on site BlueBerry and their Shrimp & Crayfish pellet and corn, caught on all of them, ground baited with pellet and maize. Were the facilities what you expected? Yes – better than we hoped Were you happy with them? More than happy Would you recommend our venue to a friend? Yes General comments: Very friendly, helpful, felt very welcome & well accomadated for Thank you Russ was so close to the 30lbs mark with this very nice 29.9 lb mirror that was fish of the week for him you will get it next time bud Russell with the Champagne for fish of the week Thanks Marc