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Mas Bas is an 80 acre farm estate with two lakes, specialising in exclusive carp fishing holidays that have facilities for all the family to enjoy, whether or not they fish. It is set in the heart of rural south west France and the privacy of the site offers peaceful and tranquil family holidays with the added bonus of excellent carp fishing for fish to high 40’s just outside the accommodation.

Excellent accommodation, swimming pool, specimen carp fishing - you can’t help but fall in love with this venue. Here’s Mr Wlofes comments who visited in May 2006:

“We caught 28 carp in total. Biggest was 41lb with 2 x 30’s & 17 x 20’s. We’ll be back! Beautiful family venue and friendly hosts with Gilles and Lesley.”

Mas Bas benefits from the lovely sunny climate of southern France but if you don’t fancy the drive from the UK why not consider flying. The nearest airport, Bergerac, is around 1 hour away and we’ve seen flights as low as £60 return. You can hire all your tackle & buy bait on-site so it’s a real option. See below for more details.

The lakes are 35 years old and still contain some of the original stock fish which include commons to 35lb. The depths vary from 2m to as little as 0.5m in the shallows where carp can be regularly seen cruising and foraging for food amongst the lily pads. Stalking carp in these areas is very popular with regular visitors. The lake also holds specimen tench, bream, and black bass as well as good head of roach and rudd. Four anglers can be accommodated on the Main lake and 2 anglers on the Lotus lake.

This venue cannot be regarded as a “runs” water, you’ll need to apply yourself to catch the fish… but when you’re fishing for fish to high 40’s it’s definitely worth the effort. Because the accommodation is so close to the lake the house swims get fished most regularly so if you’re serious about your fishing try swims away from the house. Be different, fish well and you’ll get the rewards.

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Mas Bas was formally a restaurant and leisure lake and it offers three comfortably furnished lakeside houses, all of which have T.V. and videos, microwave cookers, gas cookers, fridges, dishwashers, garden furniture, private terraces with BBQ's. Bed linen & towels are also included. There are two swimming pools, badminton court, boules area and bicycles all for the use of all guests. Guests are asked to pay a security deposit on arrival which is fully refunded when the cottages are left clean & tidy with no breakages.

Logs are available for the wood burning stove, if you require the central heating an additional charge is payable for each cottage. Please speak to Lesley or Giles before you arrive.

Quest Bait can be ordered in advance and will be waiting for you when you arrive and you can hire full sets of carp tackle at Mas Bas. Giles, the owner has bedchairs, bivvies, rod pods, rods, reels, alarms etc, etc. You would only need to take your terminal tackle (hooks, leads etc.).

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The nearest airports are Bergerac (approx. 1 hour drive), Toulouse (approx. 1.5 hours) and Bordeaux (approx. 2 hours). So… if you don’t fancy the drive from the UK why not fly & hire all your tackle on-site? Ryan air fly into Bergerac and we have seen flights as low as £60 return. Hire cars are relatively cheap (around £175 for the week) or airport pick-up & drop-off can be arranged for an extra fee. Ring the office if you’d like more details.

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Lake House: A sheltered lakeside terrace leads into a large well equipped American kitchen/dining area with terracotta tiled floor. French windows lead out onto a large balcony with tables and chairs, flower tubs etc. The sitting room area has a wood burning stove, stereo and comfy sofas. A staircase leads down to a double bedroom, shower room with w.c. and handbasin . Rooms off provide the laundry and cleaning facilities, washer, dryer etc. and storage. Large glazed doors lead out to the front of the house. Stairs from the sitting room lead up to the shower room with w.c. and vanity unit, a bathroom with w.c. and vanity unit, two double bedrooms (both with lake views) and a twin bedded room. Lake House has its own private swimming pool and table tennis area.

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Lotus Cottage: A large half covered lakeside terrace with table and chairs leads into a well equipped kitchen/dining area with terracotta tiled floor. This terrace area gives access to the main lake. One double bedroom and one twin with bunk beds, lead off the main area as does the shower room with hand basin and w.c.. An outside staircase leads up to a large twin bedroom with bathroom handbasin and w.c. en suite. The adjacent sitting room has coffee/tea making facilities. This room has a wonderful West facing view overlooking the terrace on the lotus lake which has a wooden pontoon, providing its own private fishing peg.

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Willow Cottage: The well equipped kitchen and dining area leads through to the double bedroom with ensuite bathroom, which has a shower;, handbasin and w.c. and a door leading through to the laundry room. Open stairs out of the kitchen go up to a twin bedroom and the comfortable sitting room with sofa and chairs. A narrow staircase leads up to a mezzanine level with further sleeping facilities for upto three people. Outside in front of the house is a terrace is shaded by large weeping willows, with table chairs and BBQ. French windows from the sitting room open out onto a small balcony giving access to a second terrace area to the rear of the house which over looks the Lotus lake and thus offers an excellent & private fishing swim. 25m further on from the house is the 11x 5m swimming pool which is shared with the guests from Lotus Cottage.

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As well as the facilities on site, there is also horse riding and tennis 4kms away. The area is rich in historical interest with neighbouring villages dating back to the 12th century; the main towns of Agen and Villeneuve-sur-Lot (30 mins away) provide this exceptionally tranquil area with hustle and bustle, colourful markets, good shopping and excellent restaurants. The closest villages, Beauville and Laroque have garages, banks, chemists, bakers and very reasonably priced, good country restaurants.

Mas Bas benefited from a 5-page article which appeared in the Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine (July 2003). The magazine's carp fishing editor, Mark Parker, fished at the complex and was very impressed, catching carp to 30lbs. You can read the full article by clicking here. This is a very special venue and Mark sums it up perfectly; "… the sheer beauty of the place can knock you sideways!"

This venue stocks Quest Bait

Boilies:
Quest Baits: Fruity Trifle, Smokey Fish, Rahja Spice. Frozen. 20mm. 5kg bags. Dips to match.

Prices as per Quest price list - www.questbaits.com

Other items:
Hemp cooked…… 12e / 5kg, 3.5e / 1kg
Maize cooked…… 13e / 5kg
Tigers cooked…… 5e / 1kg
Trout pellets…… 13e / 5kg

SPECIAL LATE SEASON OFFERS AVAILABLE AT THIS LAKE - ENQUIRE FOR DETAILS.

Want to fly to this venue?  With so many cheap flights around these days it's a real option.  Full tackle hire can be arranged at the venue together with airport pick-up & drop-off.  Interested?  Give us a call.

Visit this lake 2 (or more) times in 2009 & get a 10% discount on the return visits!

Conditions:

• Applies to fishing only (excludes accommodation, food, bait etc)
• Applies to ferry crossing for vehicle only (excludes trailers, cabins etc)
• Members of a group booking who have not visited twice will not be eligible for the discount.