I caught my first ever carp on a piece of bread at Darenth lake in Kent in 1967 when I was 10 and my first carp over 20lbs at Moorlane in the winter of 1972 on a tiny piece of luncheon meat. I soon started using ‘special pastes’ moulded around the hook: my [...]
Spring is the time of the year I, like most carp anglers, look forward to the most. Not only is the longer days and lighter evenings so much more pleasant than the long winter ones, but also big fishing rewards are there be had, when the fish are often at their easiest to catch.
Basically I have been fishing since God was a lad and still love every minute of it, particularly my time spent on large windswept gravel pits and when engaged in new challenges. Having started my fishing on smaller, silty, lakes in Sussex I then moved on to gravel pits around the Chichester area, [...]
I’m a self diagnosed obsessed carp angler. A lot of anglers are now instant carp anglers and if you have the money or the backing you can fish for big fish with little knowledge, which is something that I strongly disagree with. I began fishing when I was around 10 and I used [...]
I managed to get 3 Chod’s out for the night but I had to be off the lake mega early for work the following morning. Kenny's swim gives you a great view looking up the lake, after a quiet night, as I was packing up the next morning, I saw a few fish showing over to my right, this was duly noted for the next visit.
For me the fishing started around 30 years ago, with a stick, a hook and some line. Fishing for rudd and roach at the local canal with the family. After a few years, on a trip to a local lake and seeing someone catch a massive carp, I was hooked. Over the years, [...]
If ever a rig was purpose made for a season, the Hinge Stiff rig, for me, was made for autumn. That’s not to say I don’t use it at other times of year, but from around September onwards, as the weed beds begin to die back and the leaves are starting to fall from the trees, this rig for me becomes my number one choice.
The T-Rig is a hugely successful rig when targeting species such as Tench, Crucians and Carp. Here is a step by step on how to tie this fantastic rig. What you'll need with the finished rig. Step 1. Take a length of Trickster Heavy braid and tie a double overhand [...]
It’s not only a summer tactic it can be effective throughout the seasons, if it’s in your armoury you’re already a few steps ahead of many other anglers, personally I never leave home without a bucket of floaters now.
I was really looking forward to getting back on some of my favourite waters, chasing Tench on big pits or mega hard pits. There were three main waters I had in mind, the largest one going up to 120 acres. All three of them have their own problems, i.e restricted areas, restricted fishing times...
"Diep gaan" & zandafgravingen In dit schrijfsel vertel ik iets meer over zandafgravingen. Voor mij persoonlijk de mooiste visserij dat er is. België heeft talloze grote en diepe zandafgravingen, met een verre geschiedenis. Vaak vind je ze in de buurt van snelwegen, daar waar ooit het grind [...]
Hallo mijn naam is Dries. Vanaf kinds af ervaar ik een enorme rust aan de waterkant en interesseert me elke zoetwatervisserij. Vroeger ging ik vissen om te vissen en het ultieme doel was zoveel mogelijk vis/karper te vangen, klein tot groot. De laatste tien jaar heb ik een heel ander pad bewandeld binnen [...]
Welly is generally very shallow with average depths of only 4-5ft. It does drop deeper in some specific areas, but the majority is consistent in depth. This is what can make it productive in the winter if you do the classic things like stay mobile and keep eyes and ears always open.
I tend to stay up late and wake up extra early as this gives me the extra hours of listening and watching time that could nail down the location and leads to that end goal of a capture.
Rick is an experienced big fish angler who has been carp fishing for over 25 years. He is solely interested in the pursuit of big, English carp, and has fished a number of well known waters, including the Road lake, Crayfish Pool, Wellington Country Park, Dinton and more recently a private Surrey syndicate [...]
I was first introduced to fishing when I was 11. My Uncle John, took me along to one of the Christchurch Angling club open days, where I fished with Andy Little and caught a double figure carp. From that day I was hooked!
I have always enjoyed the challenge of fishing weedy waters, but it can be tricky to master them sometimes, although when you do, it can be a confidence to be taken forward to many places afterwards.
The Hampshire Avon has always been a magical river and I think it’s fair to say, that when it comes to barbel fishing, this river is commonly thought of as one of the most iconic waterways in the country.
I'm a 23 year old mad keen angler fishing in and around leafy surrey. Most of the angling I do is on still waters hunting for carp relatively close to home, occasionally having a dabble for other species on both still waters and rivers. I started fishing from a very young age [...]
