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Fished there 2023, great lake lots of water for all swims with some good size carp and responds to bait.
Lots of features to fish to including deep margins (9 foot) and gravel and sand bars, some areas over 20 foot depending on the level of the river which runs behind the facilities lodge.
A good sized bait boat is recommended with a decent sonar to locate features and find what depths you want to fish.
Swim 1 is a sloping grassy bank with shade to be found on the fence line or close to the apple trees.
Toilet and shower in the lodge along with solar power to charge batteries and phones, there is also a decent size fridge (shared between all 3 swims) to keep food and drinks cool

Jonchery is a well run venue with some nice looking carp to be landed, the swims are strangely set out but you can see before you book through Angling Lines or Fishermens Holidays. Mark (Fishery manager) will impart current tactics on arrival brief, he lives on site so has up to date information as fishing conditions do change throughout the year.
The lake is fairly level with a few slightly deeper parts, however the carp show themselves a lot so you can see what line to bait up too, The carp do respond to bait and the lake pellet and particle work well combined with the lake boilies (all available on site), fruit flavoured baits work better than fish meal ones,
You can catch by casting but spodding/spombing seems to scare the fish away, rather than attract them a big bait boat is recommended (there are available to hire on site).
Local supermarkets can be found in Brienne le Chateaux (about 15 minutes}.
There is a food package available during your stay.
Swims (all doubles) are solid so a rod pod is recommended and you can drive to all swims to drop off your equipment

In the area around Soissons (about 2.5 hours from Calais), lots of venues to choose from
Jurassica 2, Black swan lake, Lac Lunar, Aquarium just to name a few, just do your research and pick a good time of year and you should have a good trip no matter what your age

What ever route remember to buy a vignette for Austria, can lead to a fine, also avoid the Monte Blanc tunnel as the toll is 80 euro and there is a normally a delay

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Your best bet is to contact Russ and Tim direct

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I spoke to them, trying to add more tickets, they said they will allow the use of current tickets and they are looking at introducing a similar offer next year. Unfortunately they did not have or could give a time frame for when this is happening

Ru has left, the winter syndicate runs until the 14 March and then the normal system of selecting swims kicks into place. The fishing has been a bit slow over the last couple of weeks maybe down to not a lot of angler pressure

Tolls from Calais to Abbey lakes are no more than 20 Euros each way, there are local supermarkets and better ones in Compiegne and Pont St Maxeme

Kingfisher fished well during the winter carp to nearly 25 Kg, I know during the season when the catfish start moving there are mostly catfish anglers on the lake who use boats (rowing and bait) to position their baits, if its quiet you should be OK, fish close to the surface weed and you can catch by both day and night. Only downside is the trains! Like a 747 coming through your bedroom window at 0600 hours, they are quiet between 2300 and 0600 hours though lol