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 – Return to Crayfish Pool – Rick Golder

It was now close in, but staying deep, and it was a further 5 minutes of arm ache before I got a look at it. I saw the cluster of scales near the tail, and the distinctive round body shape, confirming what I already knew, it was the unmistakable SP. It wasn’t finished yet though, despite me praying for it to just give up, and twice having it over my outstretched net...

August 25th, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Rick Golder Articles|
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Carp Fishing – A Confident Approach – Harry Hogan

Ultimately, I always want to be sitting behind my rods knowing I have full confidence that I am on fish and fishing effectively for them! In my opinion, confidence catches you fish. My honest advice would be to never go to a new lake, fishing rigs or bait that you’ve never used before....

July 14th, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Hints and Tips, Rig Guidance, Rig Knowledge|
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Carp Fishing – Family Moments – Carl Udry

With Covid impacting angling being so open and closed this last year, plus restrictions in place impacting visitors on the bank when open. My family haven’t been able to nip in to say hi to Dad this last year. But at random points in the past, they have dropped by and shared my love for carp angling.

May 18th, 2021|Articles, Carl Udry Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|
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Carp Fishing – Unfinished Business – Things Happen For A Reason (Part 2) – John Bartley

I could still see some frothy bubbles on the surface, with that, a good fish showed but it was a bit far out in this swim and I knew that I could get a much better line angle in the point swim. It was a zone that I had never seen anyone fish from the point but more important the line angle would be perfect...

March 2nd, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|
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Karpervissen – Fish of A Life Time… – Tommy De Cleen

Het begint allemaal op een namiddag tijdens een opendeurdag in een shop waar ik Gardner Tackle sta te vertegenwoordigen. Vroeg in het voorjaar van 2017 dat ik enkele foto’s te zien kreeg van het desbetreffende water (ik vermeld het de locatie niet uit respect voor zij die er vissen) maar ik noem het ‘de diepe zand put’ of ‘the deep sand pit’.

February 15th, 2021|Articles, Benelux Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, International Articles|
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Carp Fishing – Bars of Summer Gold – Craig Smithson

After Monday 23rd March when the government finally said we could go fishing I was out the door in a flash! I was doing one or two nights a week at Milton, unlike some places, Milton did not exactly fish its head off. In all truth I was scratching around each trip trying to get a bite with plenty of blank trips...

February 3rd, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Craig Smithson Articles|
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Carp Fishing – My Year 2020 – Gavin Cambell

The start of the new season on the island lake was a bit strange… Coming after the lockdown, and the fact the biggest fish in the lake had come out at 60 lbs plus meant the lake was rammed. The first few weeks became a lottery and I just slotted in between anglers in vacant swims that weren’t really on fish...

January 22nd, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|
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Carp Fishing – Review of My Year 2020 – Rick Golder

The first week of March was when I saw my first fish, as late one night I heard one crash out in the darkness, and the following morning another showed in a snaggy corner. That same week the level had dropped so much, it was possible to walk round the entire lake. It was all building nicely, and then the lockdown came! It was frustrating, but in the scheme of what was happening in the world, far less important...

January 6th, 2021|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Rick Golder Articles|
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Carp Fishing – Big Carp Mind Set Part 3 – Nigel Sharp

I continued to press on with my Winter campaign and as we all know we were getting some awesome record-breaking mild weather during late February and into early March. This weather had my head in a bit of a spin because, although I don't believe for one minute that the Frimley fish had stopped moving all winter, they were really starting to show...

September 17th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Nigel Sharp Articles|
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Carp Fishing – The Rockford Leather – Andy Muir

I have been fishing Rockford on and off for the last 2 years with only 1 capture, and one loss to a cut off. This year I decided to give it my full focus and hopefully capture another one of the gems of the lake. I started early, with a few trips in January and February, mainly to explore different areas of the lake and start to work a few things out...

September 7th, 2020|Andy Muir Articles, Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|
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Carp Fishing – Don’t Knock It Until You’ve Tried It! – Jim Chisnall

As anglers, our number one priority should be to protect the quarry that we fish for. I often hear people saying that braid is dangerous in the wrong hands, but personally I disagree with this statement. Whichever way you look at it we are aiming to put a baited hook into a fish’s mouth...

August 26th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, James Chisnall Articles|
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Carp Fishing – Quest for an Avon 30! – Craig Smithson

Towards late afternoon we headed back to the carp zone, and this time we found some fish feeding; one being a dark mid-20 common. With the fish moving off Wiggy lowered his rig onto the spot and we sat back waiting to see if we could catch one of these black carp swimming around in the deep clear water...

August 20th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Craig Smithson Articles|
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Carp Fishing – A Brace Of UK 50lb Commons – Dave Gaskin

In early 2016, I found myself itching to get back down the ultra-low-key venue known as Wellington Country Park, to try and get amongst the phenomenal stock of carp whilst they were at their optimal weights. However, with all good things in life, they come at a price...

August 13th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, David Gaskin Articles|
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