Details of your catches:

14 fish in total, me top rod. 1 x 46 mirror, 1 x 41 mirror, 1 x 35 .5 mirror, 1 x 30.5 common 5 x 20's, 5 x doubles. I lost five fish that came off the hook by weak hookhold and for using barbless hooks as is normal. Two of the losses were bigger fish :-)

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

The weather was very hot, 3 > 4 days at 37 degrees. For most of the day the fish took shelter in heavily shaded snaggy areas. However, they did feed early am for a few hrs making captures possible. I was surprised that no one else arrived and had the lake to myself. During feeding times fish were jumping all around the lake. If other anglers had arrived they would have caught too. It took the fish a couple of days to find my baits and runs were screamers :-)

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good.

Were you happy with them?

Very happy.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

People seem to avoid La Rousi in July thinking it is as dead as a Dodo. However, I enjoyed my fishing this week and caught many fish having excellent sport. Hot does not mean blanking here. With quality baits and efficient rigs, good catches are possible.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes

General Comments:

I had photo'd most of my fish using a tripod and timer but Medhi was happy to come out and photo my bigger fish. I also saw a lot of one of the Catfish. I saw it laying under a bush and viewed it from above. It was incredible to see at over 6ft long, head and main body at least half a metre wide. I also saw it at night patrolling the lake with half metre of fin out of the water. One night at 5am it woke me up chasing the ducks and all its length broke the surface. It was very noticeable that the little fish are thriving again. There was a massive shoal of perch operating just out of the margins. They were chasing little fish and I got false runs from the perch hitting into my mainline. The weighted indicators rose up and returned down. I struck a couple b4 letting them go unless a screamer was evident.

Details of your catches:

Graham fished le Haut Fond and had a 44lb mirror the first night, followed by a 6.4 male tench, a 65lb sturgeon and a common about 20lb the next day. After that bites dried up and a move to l'Ainse for the last 2 nights produced only the same 65lb sturgeon. Simon fished le 2 Saules and had only a 26lb mirror. Mark had nothing in the Point swim and only a move to le Plage for the last 2 nights produced a 15lb common. Fishing was very hard with carp spawning on the first night and activity decreasing as the temperatures increased through the week. Neverthless we saw a lot of big lumps jumping out and we all want to return when fish are hopefully feeding better.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hard to say when fishing was so hard. We kept things simple, did not bait heavily as fish were not feeding. It does not appear that rigs/baits really matter too much. We tried close in, long range, on the bars, in far margins…all possible spots. All fish caught on 16 or 20 mm boilies

Were the facilities what you expected?

Facilities are excellent; large fridge and freezer is a real benefit in summer; supermarket only 10 mins away, shower and toilet clean

Were you happy with them?

Yes, very happy

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes, definitely, but this is a relatively hard water, you can't guarantee runs all the time

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes, definitely

General Comments:

The lake has fantastic specimen potential, not just for carp. You have a chance of PB tench, roach, crucians as well

Details of your catches:

9 fish: 60lb sturgeon 46lb grass carp 57lb 8oz mirror 38lb mirror 56lb 8oz mirror 37lb mirror 35lb grass carp 18lb common 25lb 8oz common

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Baited silted patches little and often. Bottom baits and wafters.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes. Good clean facilities. Plenty of fridge and freezer space available.

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes most definitely. Medhi went out of his way to ensure the holiday and birthday was celebrated in fishing style! Best chocolate cake ever!

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes. Always very helpful and happy to help with queries.

General Comments:

Laroussi is an awesome place and we still have plenty more bigger fish to catch! It is addictive!! It was Katie's 40th birthday and it was celebrated in style!

Details of your catches:

X2 anglers 8 carp upto 57.1lb and sturgeon at 64lb. Was a tough week with carp ready to spawn.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Pop ups, snowman rigs

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes Excellent

Were you happy with them?

100% happy with facilties

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Yes definitely

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

Yes definitely

General Comments:

Medhi is top bloke and absolute gent, always there if needed and is always helpful. Great guy