Carp Catch Reports
I got into work nice and early and worked right through specifically to secure an early escape Friday afternoon. No effort is too much to make the most of my one night a week session. Getting there early gave me time to look, and after some serious searching I found [...]
After being let down with work numerous times, I decided to use the time I had off to my advantage. Unfortunately it meant having a very tight budget on what I was to spend my money on. I decided I'd go with the logical approach of only fishing if I [...]
Tommy is visiting the Quarry pit again this spring, here's installment one of a two part article detailing his previous pilgrimages to the UK. Continued from part 1... During the week I did two features; one for Carp TV with my friend Joe Morgan, and a nice little feature for [...]
Tommy is visiting the Quarry pit again this spring, here's installment one of a two part article detailing his previous pilgrimages to the UK. In January 2016 I wrote my first article about fishing on English soil that was written about my love and fascination for fishing in the UK [...]
Some of you guys will already consider moon phases as being important when it comes to arranging holiday and getting out on the bank. The debate on whether the moon phase has a direct impact on the fish we angle for has been raging for many years and both sides [...]
So, we’re well into Spring now; temperatures are soaring and the days are getting longer. Things are starting to come together nicely with a good few fish under my belt.My fishing started in earnest this year around mid Feb, I decided to stay local, in search of a few bites [...]
This week I arrived at the lake mid-afternoon, which was a bit of a nuisance because it meant that the early morning Sunday arrivals had already filled the main areas, leaving me with a restricted choice of swims. Given the options I opted for the last of the main open [...]
I consider myself to be very lucky being a member at Welly, as it is a VERY friendly syndicate, in which there is virtually no jealousy or sniping; it’s part of what makes angling at Welly so enjoyable. The syndicate is populated by a great bunch of rapscallions; a real mixture of larger [...]
I was as keen as ever to get back the lake after a short absence, especially after my previous successful session, as I wanted to keep the momentum going! This enthusiasm meant that I arrived at the lake in good time for the gate to open at 6AM. The lake [...]
I had been persevering down the lake for a few weeks previously doing work nights, and to be honest I was getting a bit fed up of how poor the weather had been and as a result the lack of fish activity. I’m more governed by my work schedule these days, so I [...]
It has been a little while since I have had the opportunity (or reason) to write for the website. Like many in the trade this is mainly because of the dual evils of the weather and show season that have inevitably impaired my time on the bank. But finally, after [...]
Having seen loads of Milemead's stunning fish popping up on my Facebook, it was only a matter of time before I went for a trip down there. Before my visit, I did my research by asking a few guys about the lake and how best to approach it. From the [...]
At the start of 2016 I didn’t really do much fishing. I had important exams coming up at college, so I was cracking on and doing my revision for them. Angling wise, my main target for 2016 was going to be to catch the rest of the fish I had [...]
After a few phone calls to check on current water conditions after the recent cold spell, and finding out that the lakes I wanted to fish were frozen, I decided that a bit of angling on a local water was in order. Luckily, my part of the country had remained [...]
This year’s fishing has been one of the hardest years for me as time on the bank has been limited due to having to sit my GCSE’s, start college and find a job. Although a lot has happened I was still able to land four 30’s, which included a new [...]
It was the 8th February 2016 and I had just finished an eleven hour shift at work. The weather up until now had been some of the mildest we had experienced for a number of years, with mostly warm South Westerly winds and the temperatures hadn't dropped below double figures [...]
2016 started quite slow for me as I wasn’t able to get out much and when I did I felt very out of touch. I landed my first carp of the year on a very frosty morning on the 24th of February and I was elated to finally catch one [...]
The start of 2016 was a frustrating period of my angling because it was virtually non-existent, which was very unfortunate with the mild conditions the UK was being blessed with. I had to work in amongst university life to get the funds together to renew my ticket for Wellington Country [...]
Every year for the last few years, myself and a bunch of mates take a trip (sometimes two) across the channel to Lake Serene in France. It’s a stunning little venue which is brilliantly run by the owners John and Mave. As usual we were booked to fish on Lake [...]
Shows are enjoyable graft sometimes. I was ‘hatched’ locally to Sandown where I have a lot of old friends that I rarely see. I knew I would have 2 days of hyperactive gibbering and relentless playfulness (in amongst the customer liaison of course), so it wasn’t too bad for a [...]
