Details of your catches:

8 Grass carp between 31 to 36 lb, 1 Sturgeon 55lb, 1 Tench 12.5 lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Boilie over partiblend

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:

Although I struggled to find the carp, still a great week on one of the best venues I've fished in France. Medhi was his usual friendly, happy helpful self. Will be back.

Details of your catches:

I was awaiting specific catches from our group, but it has not arrived. Our group of five involved three from weymouth, myself from Cambridge and Tim I knew from a previous trip, ? Birmingham. Our catch was good with a total of 50-ish fish. Tim had three 40's + others, I had a 54 fully scaled and a 41 grassy + others. Dave had Pretty Common at 44 + others. Steve had a 70, a 50 pound Ghost common and others, Mike had a 54, a 40+ and others. On the whole a cold week, lots of rain and some sunshine. We all employed different tactics and overcame difficult times. Perhaps Tim was the one who was the most resilient fishing Plage and stuck by his bait and rigs but switched on to fish movements a bit further out from his swim and had about seven fish on friday and last night. It was a great group of like minded individuals really getting on and respecting our different styles.

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

I was finding my bait boat quite helpful and did not cast, while weymouth boys were less dependent on them and Tim had my respect for casting all his baits out old school and well deserved his final day purple catch over the last 24 hrs.

Were the facilities what you expected?

Yes very good, Mehdi had done a lot of work over winter and I for one noticed he had removed a lot of snags around the lake and he has introduced around 36 new carp to his fish stocks. I also know he has worked hard to remove many grass carp from the lake between 20 and thirty pounds in weight, consequently fish weights are up from 5 to nine pounds each fish in one year. One of our group caught a 70 pound fish that was a mid sixty only last year. So now the lake has four 70's, three left to catch after our week. Its exciting to await their capture as some lucky devil will likely catch a lake record fish if caught before spawning.

Were you happy with them?

Oh yes very good venue and very friendly informative, helpful fishery manager in Mehdi.

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

Without a doubt YES :-)

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

If you want a special experience pitting your skill on a beautiful lake then come here. Its not easy but if you work hard ands observe the rewards are amazing :-)

General Comments:

I came to fish Larroussi in my 28 yr old Landrover Defender. It broke down in Calais with a fuel line failure. I negotiated with my breakdown service recovery to the lake (having first rung Medhi). Once taken to the lake I was told further assistance for the fuel line problem would be at my expense. Both Medhi and myself thought the repair was perfectly viable. He had a busy week that week as his wife gave birth to his third child a little girl. Despite this he organised a new piece of fuel line to be made and it solved my problem. Many thanx to Mehdi for helping me with this, he is so helpful and friendly its beyond belief. I couldn't believe my eyes when he demonstrated long rage casting of a spomb accross the lake from point and hit near the top of the poplars on the other side. He is a monster caster and so knowledgeable re carp fishing.

Details of your catches:

Steve and myself were fishing the point and peg 1, where we had 22 carp to include 70.8 mirror, 54.4 mirror and a 50.8 common. There were 50 odd fish caught over the lake

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

We used snowmen and wafters

Were the facilities what you expected?

Since I was here last time alot has changed and upgraded, all excellent

Were you happy with them?

Yes

Would you recommend the venue to a friend?

I think we were quite lucky to be there that week because they don't just jump onto your rods you have to work at it.

Would you recommend the services to a friend?

I have used angling lines a good few times and i think they are very professional and helpfull

General Comments:

Having an owner like Medhi makes a big difference with his knowledge and help when you need it, great guy. Also having a great bunch of lads around the lake can make the difference between a good and a bad week

Details of your catches:

22 fish caught - 69lb 6oz mirror, 59lb mirror, 50lb 6oz common, 3x55lb sturgeon, 5 more mirrors to 42lb, 2 more commons to 22lb, rest grassies to 46lb

Your best tactics/bait/rigs:

Hinged stiff rigs or snowman rigs shellfish b5 boilies and partiblend doing the business

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:

Medhi top bloke and host. Medhi has got a great lake and manages it perfectly. The swims are always neat and tidy. It's been our 11th trip there and we'll be back again soon!