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Reviews 2020
John and Jim arrived for a week in October when they banked 9 carp between them, each of them having a 44lb-er, Jim’s being his PB. They also had 4 x 30s to 37lb2oz and 3 x 20s to 28lb12oz which came to small amounts of boilies and chips over particle with bottom and wafter hook baits.
Conditions were generally good, apart from the big drop in water temperature. They commented, ‘Les Vaux is a beautiful place to fish and the fish are a credit to the way Chas and Josie look after the place. The facilities are superb. Thanks again. Hope to see you soon’.
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Darren, John, Richard and Sam were able to make it for a week in August for their second visit to us before the UK quarantine kicked in and between them caught 27 carp, 20 mirrors and seven commons.
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Among their catch were 8 x 40s up to 47lb12oz, four of them to Darren, two to John and one each to Richard and Sam, 11 x 30s up to 38lb5oz, 6 x 20s up to 29lb11oz and only one common under 20lb.
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‘Fish mostly taken from the margins with bottom bait or pop ups. Fishing started slow, steadily improved, even though it was hot’. The venue: ‘Same as last year, great lake, great gîte & great fishing’.
Although quarantine in the UK is still in place, Mike arrived for a week’s fishing in September accompanied by his wife, Julie, and friends, Brian and Pauline. He was the only angler fishing days only with long breaks for lunch
The hot weather didn’t help the fishing, but Mike landed five carp up to 44lb. He tried ‘claw rig’ pop ups for the first time, but with little success; most of the fish came on ‘blowback’ boilie rig.
Mike commented: ‘Lovely lake, gite and support from Chas. Brian was delighted to catch an 8ins roach (his first ever fish caught legally). Loved the week’s holiday with some fishing (but not looking forward to quarantine and Covid-19 back home)’
Reviews 2019
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It was wonderful to see Roz, Neil and Chris again in a cooler, wetter last week of the season, some rain with sunny breaks, and a water temperature dropping by 6deg. They netted a total of 28 carp, with 4 x 40s up to 48lb, 14 x 30s up to 39lb14oz and 9 x 20s up to 29lb12oz, three of the 40s to Chris, the fourth at 43lb05oz to Roz and the 39lb14oz to Neil
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Chas put Roz, Neil and Chris on the spots, but fishing started very slow. Although it picked up well for peg 1 at the dam wall, unfortunately it remained slow for pegs 2 and 3 to the far margins. Pop-ups and snowmen produced better fish and were more consistent in peg 1, but a few came from the silt line in the middle of the lake, nearer to the dam wall
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Roz, Neil and Chris commented, ‘However, we had a good, relaxed week. We all enjoy coming to Vaux. Many thanks to Chas and Josie for making us so welcome. Look forward to our return and some better weather. We have been coming for several years. Chas is always upgrading something. A great venue and an owner with a lot of knowledge.
Their two-week July holiday gave Simon and Vicky 25 carp including 13 x 30s and Vicky’s two 40s at 41lb and 43lb, most caught using balanced claw rig with pop up or bottom bait on combi rig. Vicky took dam wall end and Simon mid lake to top. Weather very hot but dry
Simon and Vicky commented, ‘Another fantastic holiday at Vaux! This year it was Vicky’s turn to make two new PBs with her 43lb mirror and 37lb common. Lovely to see you both again and doing well and always a pleasure to have a cuddle from Buddy. ‘Till next time!
Dan returned in September with Dawn, Tony and Anne when they banked 18 carp between them, a 40lb each to Dan and Dawn, Tony’s biggest at 38lb08oz and three 30s to Anne, all caught on pop-ups or wafters. They commented: ‘Beautiful, well looked after venue, fish in excellent condition. Chas & Buddy so friendly. Can’t wait to come back’
Another cracking season start for 2019. In the first week of April John and Nathan landed 31 carp between them, including 12 x 30s up to John’s 35lb10oz mirror and the biggest at 40lb07oz to Nathan, only three under 20lb. The main tactic was balanced hook baits over crushed boilie and sweetcorn, but fish were also caught on bottom baits. See their holiday comments below on this page.
Duncan returned for his 5th visit in April when, using baits of sweetcorn, pink pop-ups, tiger nuts or Atlantic Heat, he landed 18 carp up to 42lb2oz. He said the week started very cold, making fishing inconsistent, but as it improved so did the fishing and his best tactic was to bait spots on a ‘little and often’ basis. See more Holiday Comments below on this page.
In the last week of April/May, out of a total of 12 carp Trevor’s first fish was his PB of 49lb06oz, Chris’s first (and first fish of the week) was his PB of 41lb8oz and Matt’s PB at 33lb. Most were caught on a variety of pop-ups and some on krill bottom bait. Trevor commented, ‘Had a great week fishing. We’d like to thank Chas for all his help’.
The attached photo is the 49lb06oz
First timers to Vaux in May, Darren, Sam, John and Richard banked 22 carp between them including 2 x 40s and 11 x 30s, caught 50/50 on bottom baits and pop ups. They said, ‘fishing started slow, but steadily improved. Weather was great, we loved the lake, perfect for us to fish socially, bbq by the lake each night. Gite also perfect. Venue is great, we’ll definitely be back!’
Paul returned to Vaux along with his family for a week in April, a ‘holiday with some fishing’, so no nights, not every day as the family went out and about and only late afternoons into early evenings. He landed only three mirrors all between the hours of 7pm and 7.30pm - a 44lb13oz, a 43lb04oz and a 40lb10oz using Tutti Frutti or Nutribait Wonderfruit.
Great to see John, Callum, Ken and Stuart back at Vaux again for a week in May. Between them they caught a total of 18 carp, ten mirrors, one fully scaled mirror and seven commons, including one mirror at 44lb8oz banked by Callum, seven 30s to John’s 38lb6oz mirror, five 20s to 27lb and five under 20lb.
Brilliant to have Penny and Mick back at Vaux again. A week in May saw them land 17 carp between them with an average weight of 34lb15oz, caught 50/50 on bottom baits or pop-ups. Of Penny’s 7 carp, 4 were 40s up to 48lb8oz, with 1 x 30 and 2 x 20s. They commented, ‘Everything at Vaux is spot on. Once again it was challenging’.
Mick had a 42lb9oz common and a 44lb9oz mirror, 6 x 30s, 1 x 20 and one under 20lb. He and Penny commented further, ‘With hard work and a great deal of help from Chas, we ended up having a fantastic week. Accommodation was spotless. Although it was challenging, we know the fish are there, you just have to be on them’.
James and Richard, on their fourth visit in May, caught 18 carp between them, a 41lb4oz, 8 x 30lb+ and 7 x 20lb+, most to orange pop-ups/wafters. They commented, ‘Hugely changeable weather meant difficult conditions, fishing for a bite at a time, no excessive baiting. Always a challenging venue – that’s why we love it, beautiful place to be’
The first day of a June week for Tom, Bob and John was hot and they were greeted by basking carp on arrival, but the week became cooler until there were gale force winds and rain. Difficult as it was, they landed 3 x 30+ and 1 x 20 commons. They said, ‘We love coming back to Vaux. It’s perfect
Tom, Bob and John continued: ‘Chas has really helped us over the years to catch. You are unlikely to meet a more friendly, approachable and kind individual. The venue is stunning, the house is beautiful and the fish are huge. Just need to one day land a monster. Our third year and fingers crossed for many, many more trips.’
Our first Belgian visitors arrived in June when the three anglers banked 10 carp, ‘not a top result’ said Dimitri, but of the six he caught, five were in excess of 33lbs up to 48lbs and two were ‘flirting with the 40lb barrier’. He commented: ‘We had a wonderful time, both off and on the venue. Thanks a lot to Chas for his tips’