I have 2 of these markalites, I only used them once in France, and they worked OK, but when I got back I got them out to show a friend, and the remote had packed up, I tried to re-teach them, but no joy. I bought it from an online tackle shop, didn't get a receipt, and can't remember who I bought it from. I phoned ridgemonkey customer service, but without a receipt they weren't interested unless I paid for the repair, which in my opinion is not worth it. Next week on my trip I'll just use the lites so that they come on at dusk and stay lit all night and see how it goes. Lesson learnt, always remember where you buy from and get receipts.

My group (5 anglers) fished it in July this year just after the French lockdown, we found it hard going, with the fish not really switching on. The group caught 14 fish to mid forties, swims 1 and the pump swim caught the most, no fish seen to the right of the pump swim, and me in swim 8 blanked, as did a mate in peg 2. we lost 6 fish in the weed, swims 2 & 3 lost 3 each, however the weed shouldn't be a problem in March.
As for the water levels, the lake should be full in March with depths averaging 6 - 7 feet. In the summer they pump water onto the crops around the lake, so the level does drop, during our week it went down nearly a foot, and the pump noisy at night. Apart from the slow fishing, the lake and lodge facilities are great, and Pascale, Phil and Maxime can't do enough during your weeks fishing.

In reply to Post #1
Look up Rupert Whiteman on Facebook, (ex Abbey bailiff), on the info tab bar on his page click on 'MORE' then scroll down and click on the notes section, here you will find the best write ups about the Abbey lakes complex, superb info!

Time for a trip to Specsavers

A mate of mine got pulled over, and after all the usual questions was asked if he had a spare pair of driving glasses which he had to produce, as it happens he had a spare set so all was good, how many people don't carry a second pair?

In reply to Post #320
Hi Ru, I'm coming over this weekend for a week on Heron, are there any bait boats for hire on the complex?