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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 ~ Ian Lewis 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Ian Lewis 2018 Round Up

After 12 weeks or so of no angling due to family illness, both my wife and mother in law were finally on the mend. Both medical procedures went ahead and both went as planned thankfully, and around mid-March I finally got the rods out. My first trip of the year was a 48 hour [...]

January 4th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Mark Betteridge 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Mark Betteridge 2018 Round Up

It been a tough one for me this year, with very limited time on the bank due to work and family commitments but I have managed to catch a few with what time I’ve had. One week in particular was very productive for me where I found myself chasing a fish [...]

January 3rd, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Mark Betteridge Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Carl Udry 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Carl Udry 2018 Round Up

2018 has been a really memorable year, both on and away from the lake. My girlfriend ran her first marathon, running London in the spring and raising a superb £6000 for the charity Children with Cancer. I changed jobs, joining Dyson in the Autumn. Also with two young boys, Ellis (7) and Zach (3), juggling [...]

January 2nd, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing ~ Rig Evolution ~ Then and Now ~ Lewis Read

Carp Fishing ~ Rig Evolution ~ Then and Now ~ Lewis Read

In this piece Lewis Read looks at the evolution of carp rigs, and how developments in terminal tackle, new ideas and angling situations have effected this.

October 16th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Hints and Tips, Lewis Read Articles, Rig Guidance, Rig Knowledge|

Carp Fishing ~ Gold Lake Social ~ Nigel Sharp

Carp Fishing ~ Gold Lake Social ~ Nigel Sharp

Nigel Sharp recounts his time on Gold Lake fishing a social with the Gardner Team at the end of the summer. With some good and some not-so-good looking carp ending up on the bank.

October 2nd, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Nigel Sharp Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Baby Black ~ Nigel Sharp

Carp Fishing ~ Baby Black ~ Nigel Sharp

Carp Fishing About two decades ago I came to realise that I'd probably never fish for a record carp so I decided to set my own targets. Over the years I've achieved such targets as the hat trick (common, mirror and leather over 40lbs). Since achieving that I've set myself targets of catching [...]

September 24th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Nigel Sharp Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ As one door closes… ~ Jim Chisnall

Carp Fishing ~ As one door closes… ~ Jim Chisnall

Living in the carp fishing Mecca of Essex, I am fortunate enough to be slap bang in the middle of some awesome lakes and rivers. In my opinion timing is a key part in my fishing. One evening in late July during the mid-summer heat wave, I was walking my [...]

September 14th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, James Chisnall Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ A Right Royal Adventure Part 1 ~ Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing ~ A Right Royal Adventure Part 1 ~ Ian Lewis

Earlier this year, around March time, I kindly got an invite from the Crown Estate Fishery Team at Windsor Great Park who run the carp syndicate on the two lakes in the Park. The Lake they wanted me to fish also just so happened to be the same lake I’ve [...]

September 11th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Estate Lake Magic ~ Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing ~ Estate Lake Magic ~ Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing Around Christmas time I bumped into an old fishing friend, Lewis at my local gym. We had the usual catch up and eventually got onto the subject of where we’d been angling over the last few years what we’d caught etc. Lewis and his Dad Phil had spent a couple [...]

September 5th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Camp Kevin! ~ Lewis Read

Carp Fishing ~ Camp Kevin! ~ Lewis Read

Sometimes it’s very easy to get in a flap about nothing! Take last week for instance... The Long Suffering Wife and our (utter hero) daughter went off to sun themselves in Greece leaving me to fend for myself with my big slobbery soft arsed Milk Chocolate Labrador called Kev. So [...]

August 30th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ School’s Out! ~ Louise Bowes

Carp Fishing ~ School’s Out! ~ Louise Bowes

After weeks and weeks of hot weather and the lake not fishing particularly well, I had a week ahead of me and I wanted to make the most of it. Quite a few fish had been caught during the previous weekend, but fortunately not many of the A team had [...]

August 28th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Louise Bowes Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Bobbins Bonanza ~ Carl Udry

Carp Fishing ~ Bobbins Bonanza ~ Carl Udry

The weather this summer has been absolutely incredible for us all! Personally, during the summer season I opted to spend time with the family, in the garden, enjoying summer holidays, eating copious BBQ’s etc. It’s been a wonderful summer. As was the case with many lakes across the country, the [...]

August 23rd, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing ~ Angling Adventures 2018 Part 1 ~ Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing ~ Angling Adventures 2018 Part 1 ~ Ian Lewis

After 3 months away from angling from mid-December 2017 due to family health, any future angling laid very much in the balance of my wife and mother-in-law’s road to recovery, which at times was a bit touch and go, and a big worry. I’m glad to say my mother-in-law [...]

June 27th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Give ’em a good kicking! ~ Lewis Read

Carp Fishing ~ Give ’em a good kicking! ~ Lewis Read

Hooking Arrangements Cyclic fads and the constantly changing fashions in carp rigs sometimes undermine us angler's perception of some amazingly affective ‘tried and tested’ hooking arrangements. I guess that it’s just the way we’re programmed making it absolutely natural for us super keen carpers to assume that new rigs somehow supersede the [...]

June 26th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Hints and Tips, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Yateley Pads Lake 2018 ~ Tommy De Cleen

Carp Fishing ~ Yateley Pads Lake 2018 ~ Tommy De Cleen

I’m addicted to fishing in the UK and I simply can’t get enough of it. Why? Well simply, I just love the experience. Over the last few years I have visited the UK twice a year and 2018 wasn’t going to be any different. During the later part of [...]

June 22nd, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing ~ Three’s A Crowd ~ Lewis Read

Carp Fishing ~ Three’s A Crowd ~ Lewis Read

I sat there frowning as I pondered my next move and how I could possibly recover from the metaphorical check mate that angling leviathan ‘Dominator’ Dave Finn and Ed ‘the Crow’ Wade had cleverly contrived to wrestle me into. If we were wrestlers in a ring, then it would [...]

June 13th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Junior Carp School Heroics ~ Tom Oliver

Carp Fishing ~ Junior Carp School Heroics ~ Tom Oliver

I’ve been asked to attend the Carp Society's annual Junior Carp Camp for the last five years, however due to working as a full time angling coach until last year it meant I was unable to attend as I always had my own coaching commitments during the busy half [...]

June 8th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Tom Oliver Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Like Buses ~ Kai Richards

Carp Fishing ~ Like Buses ~ Kai Richards

Last month I arrived at my syndicate lake for a 48 hour session. Luckily I didn’t have college or work on Friday that week, so I managed to get to the syndicate Thursday evening after college. As there were only a couple of people on I managed to get [...]

June 6th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Kai Richards Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ A Lucky Bite ~ Lewis Read

Carp Fishing ~ A Lucky Bite ~ Lewis Read

Despite having a short week after a thoroughly fantastic trip to the Carp Societies Farriers water, it reached Friday night and all I wanted to do was be down the lake – continuing my personal quest to snag The Chestnut Common or The Big Sutton [dreamy sigh]. What with [...]

June 4th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Dropping The Lead ~ Sam Meeuwissen

Carp Fishing ~ Dropping The Lead ~ Sam Meeuwissen

An investigation into the risks surrounding discharging of anglers (legal sized) lead weights into freshwater. Sam Meeuwissen, BCSG. September 2017. Introduction: The common practise amongst anglers to either deposit, discharge or eject the lead weight, either during the take or during the fight, has become a topic of contention amongst [...]

May 15th, 2018|Articles, Carp Articles, Sam Meeuwissen Articles, Specimen Articles|

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