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Articles all about carp fishing written by our dedicated carp angler team. With a wealth of experience and skill, these articles will interest and help all carp anglers at whatever level of ability.

Carp Fishing – Two Trips Two Thirties – By Rick Golder

Carp Fishing – Two Trips Two Thirties – By Rick Golder

I really don’t know where this year has gone, but as I write this it seems the summer is nearly over and we are into autumn. As far as my fishing has gone, I haven’t done that much and until recently it’s all been a bit of a struggle. I started off in March [...]

August 26th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing – Effort Equals Reward – By Craig Mortimer

Carp Fishing – Effort Equals Reward – By Craig Mortimer

It had been a while since I had managed to get the rods out, it’s been a really busy time starting up my own IT support and Consultancy company and spending time with the family. I was itching to get the rods out and I managed to take the Friday afternoon off work and [...]

August 20th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles|

Carp Fishing – Marking It Out – By Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Marking It Out – By Lewis Read

Why walk your rods out over using marker sticks? Is there really any significant difference? All you’re doing with either method is measuring out the range to a clip in a controlled way so that you can repeat it and gain metronomic consistency with your casting range… Hit the clip – down she goes [...]

July 28th, 2015|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Featured Articles, Hints and Tips, Lewis Read Articles|

Dan and Livvy Carving It Up!

Dan and Livvy Carving It Up!

I don’t know about you but this year seems to be disappearing before it’s started, non more so than my fishing season! I always knew this year was going to be difficult in terms of having available time, with trying to move house and having committed to a heavier workload in the office, I [...]

July 22nd, 2015|Carp Articles, Dan Chart Articles|

Carp Fishing – Get Ziggy With It – By Luke Church

Carp Fishing – Get Ziggy With It – By Luke Church

Over the past three or four years the use of zig rigs have really taken off and with more anglers being confident using them (and other anglers showing there worth) which only encourages people to use them on a more regular basis than ever before. For me fishing with zig rigs has always been [...]

July 20th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Luke Church Articles|

Carp Fishing – Now And Again The Carp Read The Script – By Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Now And Again The Carp Read The Script – By Lewis Read

It would be quite true to say that my results for the time and effort I’ve been putting in haven’t been great in the last couple of months. The impression that most anglers seem have – based on the snap shot assumptions built up from seeing loads of cheeses in the press, is that [...]

July 13th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing – Camflex Leaders – They’re Flecking Good! – By Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Camflex Leaders – They’re Flecking Good! – By Lewis Read

Leadcore materials have been popular as a means of disguising the last few feet of line since the 90’s (how time flies) and in that time these products have evolved from the base lead wire trolling lines we used to refined leader materials that are perfect for carp and specialist anglers requirements. Whilst we [...]

July 13th, 2015|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Featured Articles, Hints and Tips, Lewis Read Articles, Rig Knowledge|

Carp Fishing – Settling A Score – By Scott Kingsley

Carp Fishing – Settling A Score – By Scott Kingsley

After losing four fish on the trot during different sessions on my local syndicate due to various forms of bad luck, I was itching to settle to the score and land another fish from the venue before the carp decided to spawn. I spent a day searching for them and I finally located a number of [...]

July 9th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Gardner Supporters Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – May Blog – By Tom Oliver

Carp Fishing – May Blog – By Tom Oliver

I haven't managed an awful lot of fishing this month, but feel I haven't done too bad during the short spells I have spent on the bank. At the beginning of the month I was without my rods as they were with Kev at Hampshire Custom Rods being re-built and given some much needed [...]

July 8th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Tom Oliver Articles|

Carp Fishing – Forever Learning – By Nick Burrage

Carp Fishing – Forever Learning – By Nick Burrage

I arrived at my syndicate water early last Wednesday morning and after a quick walk round, it was very noticeable where the carp were held up. The groups of fish had started to get bigger and bigger and this could only mean one thing with the water temperature still rising that spawning time was [...]

July 7th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Nick Burrage Articles|

Carp Fishing – Effort Equals Reward – By Brandon Butler

Carp Fishing – Effort Equals Reward – By Brandon Butler

During late spring and early summer months, I decided to spend the majority of my time on my local club water. After having a memorable spring landing the biggest known resident from the complex's ‘Middle Lake’ I decided to spend the rest of the year on the ‘Back Lake’ as there are a lot [...]

July 6th, 2015|Brandon Butler Articles, Carp Articles|

Carp Fishing – The (almost) Forgotten Art Of Rolling Your Own Bait – By Sam Meeuwissen
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Carp Fishing – The (almost) Forgotten Art Of Rolling Your Own Bait – By Sam Meeuwissen

Carp Fishing – The (almost) Forgotten Art Of Rolling Your Own Bait – By Sam Meeuwissen

Browsing an angling forum recently I noticed a few posts asking for help and advice regarding the rolling of boilies for the first time. Many a seasoned angler will already be familiar with the art of creating a bespoke carp or barbel bait, but what of the relative newcomer to the undeniably confusing world [...]

June 19th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Featured Articles|

Carp Fishing – A Split Lake Jewel – By Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing – A Split Lake Jewel – By Ian Lewis

The Yateley Split lake is located on the West side of the Yateley Complex sandwiched between the Pads, the North and the Car Park lake and is definitely the most mysterious and unchartered water on this side of the road. Nobody seems to know exactly how many or what is resident within the lake. [...]

June 9th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing – Day Ticket Success – By Luke Church

Carp Fishing – Day Ticket Success – By Luke Church

A rare opportunity presented itself where I had a few days off work during the week. With the weather forecast set to be wet and windy (and with my syndicate lakes being closed) I decided I was going to go on a bit of a day ticket mission in search of some 30lb+ fish. [...]

June 5th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Luke Church Articles, Uncategorized|

Carp Fishing – Surface Fun – By Lewis Baldwin

Carp Fishing – Surface Fun – By Lewis Baldwin

Surface fishing for carp, on its day it can be the most productive, frustrating, rewarding and exciting form of fishing we can do. Whether targeting a big shoal of fish that have been whipped into a feeding frenzy by careful and constant baiting or identifying a lone fish of specimen size, surface fishing is [...]

June 5th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Carp Hints and Tips, Catch Reports, Featured Articles|

Carp Fishing – Stunning Fully – By Scott Kingsley

Carp Fishing – Stunning Fully – By Scott Kingsley

Over the last few weeks I have managed to get out on the bank and do a few sessions. Sometimes I have turned up and the lake has been rammed and I’ve had to wait for a move if I couldn't get on the fish when I arrived. Often watching and waiting patiently, [...]

June 4th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Gardner Supporters Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Staying Versatile – By Craig Mortimer

Carp Fishing – Staying Versatile – By Craig Mortimer

The one aspect I love about carp fishing is staying versatile and ringing the changes. Fishing to different situations and conditions, always staying ahead of the game and making sure the bites keep coming. One session I will never forget is a 24 hour trip I experienced few weeks back, when I landed 11 [...]

June 3rd, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Featured Articles|

Carp Fishing – My Most Memorable Session – By Kai Richards
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Carp Fishing – My Most Memorable Session – By Kai Richards

Carp Fishing – My Most Memorable Session – By Kai Richards

In this article I am writing about one of my most memorable sessions, catching the biggest resident from my local syndicate lake. I was keen to get down a day before the Friday rush as it was a Bank Holiday weekend. As luck would have it I managed to get back into the same [...]

May 27th, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Kai Richards Articles, Uncategorized|

Carp Fishing – Just One Last Naughty School Night – By Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Just One Last Naughty School Night – By Lewis Read

I count myself lucky. Very lucky. Why? Because my wife is understanding. Very understanding… If she wasn’t then I would be single on the basis that, like most my contemporaries, I am a thoroughly obsessive compulsive carp angler. When you have a wife and kids this selfish past time can cause a few problems [...]

May 22nd, 2015|Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Featured Articles, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing – A Trip To Ladywell – By Tommy De Cleen

Carp Fishing – A Trip To Ladywell – By Tommy De Cleen

Since my early days in carp fishing, I've had a passion for carp and the history of the carp angling. It’s anglers such as Pete Springate and Ritchie McDonald that have been such a big inspiration to me. I fell in love with the UK style of fishing and the historic venues such as [...]

May 21st, 2015|Articles, Benelux Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Featured Articles, International Articles|

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