Best overall lake i've fished

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Brittany Mill Lakes, www.brittanymilllakes.co.uk
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bosch49a's review of Brittany Mill Lakes, www.brittanymilllakes.co.uk

“Best overall lake i've fished”

★★★★★

written by bosch49a on 28/04/2016

I have had 32 fishing holidays in France Belgium and Holland since '96.some of the venues I've more than once, some where via a well known Angling holiday company and other's where via word of mouth, In which I find is the best way to choose a holiday. Half of the trip's where with a guided mini bus/coach with 10/14 other anglers and the rest where drive and survive. Difference is that on a mini bus / coach you are limited to what you can bring.1 rod bag 1 tackle bag 1 bivvy 1 bed chair and clothes. this is mainly to the weight limits of the vehicle used and lets face it some anglers want to bring everything they own even the kitchen sink. Drive and survive is different as you can take what you want in your car if your on your own or bring a mate. only thing is unless the lake does a food package, you either have to take your own food and cooking equipment, or buy the food in local town when you get there which could cost you more in travel and food cost.
Drive and survive holidays usually cost about £600 upwards depending on the lake you fish. yes there are cheaper, but I use this as an average price. this includes your weeks fishing and ferry .usually Dover - Calias then you have the average travel time of approx. 3 1/2 to 4 hours drive and toll roads (this is both ways don't forget) and the bigger the car the bigger the price you pay This on average will cost you over £1000 all in maybe more depending what you buy and where you travel
A friend of mine asked if he could come with me 1 time he gave me a link to Brittany Mills lakes I read this site for about 6 hours it looked and sounded great You get to the airport and they do the rest. The price of my 1st visit was £629 each which was flight fishing food and fishing. They pick you up from Nantes airport about 40 min drive to the lake and on route have a video you watch ref rules etc .My friend has never fished outside the UK and his best fish was 28lb 10oz .after reading the Mill site, looking at the pictures and videos I told him he would catch 6 pb's and he to me to go away in uncertain terms
On arriving at the lake we where given a welcome cuppa, sandwiches and cake, they took the deposits while doing the paperwork as we settled in to what peg we where going to go in. All equipment was supplied, the only thing you take is reels alarms tackle box head lamp and sleeping bag. Yes I know what your going to say. I said the same about the equipment but I was more than satisfied with the equipment .yes there was a few problems with mainly the bait boat but if you spoke to him, he did sort it .maybe as they are used by everyone if it was their own they would take more care of them.
Onto the lakes well not a bit of rubbish anywhere as they supply bags and bins even an ashtray was supplied the lakes looked fantastic nice and clean platforms and surroundings with the wide life and quiet and as ive been to many other lakes theres nothing worse than seeing fag buts and bottle tops all over the place and yes I am a smoker
Facilities where fantastic down to the toilets. nice and clean 2 toilets 2 hand basins and 2 wet rooms with plenty hot running water, this is normal at home but in France i've had the old fashioned way a hole in the ground with a plank of wood over the top and a cheap cold metal shed round you and no water you had to take a bucket from the lake As for the wet rooms its nice to get a hot shower now and then and don't forget not every angler is a clean angler as you will notice on the minibus home lol
Food wise well his better half is a great cook at 9 am ish he brings you your breakfast baguette to your swim You can order a baguette for dinner time if you wish and at tea time everyone goes over to the house for a 3 corse meal hot. plentyful and delicious .I have not heard of any moans about her food. yes some like it hotter etc but your going to get that anywhere
Now to the fish remember my friend hasn't fished outside the UK.as he is disabled as I am I helped him all through the week putting his bait out landed the fish photos etc he ended up catching 8 new pb's and with 15 fish he had 1 x double 6 x 20's 6 x 30's and 2 x 40's a 41lb and 40lb 8ox mirror myself I had 16 fish 1 x single 3 x doubles 7 x 20's 3 x 30's and 2 x 40's next trip 32 fish 2 x doubles 13 x 20's 12 x 30's 4 x 40's and a 52 lb mirror carp next trip 2 x doubles 4 x 20's 8 x 30's and a 40lb common just 4oz off my pb and just returned over a week ago (4th trip) this time with my brother who has never fished outside the UK and not had a fish bigger than a 12 1/2 mirror I had 1 bouble 6 x 20's 10x 30's 4 x 40's of which 2 x 44lb mirrors and a 43lb 4oz common a new pb by 3lb and a double hook up of a 44 lb mirror for me and a 36lb 8 oz common for my brother who himself had 5 pb's including 2 x 30's
And at the end of the week we settle the bill(bar bill...bait beer etc ) deposits returned. People ask me where I go fishing ..I tell them the link fantastic surroundings. fish. food the whole place. They are fantastic host even when your into a fish he doesn't stand there and watch you unless you ask him for a hand.Im 56 yrs old now and this holiday all I do is pack a suitcase drive to the airport no stress no strain its all done for you
P.S. ive booked already for another 2 trips next year

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