Kai Richards Articles
Carp Fishing – Turned Out Nice – Kai Richards
Kai Richards details a successful carp fishing trip, where he lands some lovely looking specimens for the cameras using a zig rig set up.
Carp Fishing ~ Kai Richards 2018 Round Up
Kai talks us through his carp fishing in 2018. With some lovely captures including a personal best called The Scar Common, it may not have been his most prolific year of angling but the quality has easily made up for that.
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 [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Winter Ziggin’ ~ Kai Richards
I met my mate Jamie at the service station not far from our Southern syndicate very early in the morning. We got some breakfast and with 48 hours ahead of us we talked about our plan of action. We decided that we would park in a swim known as [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Kai Richard’s 2017 Round Up
2017 was a great year for my fishing memories! I managed seven 30lb+ fish, one forty and also my target fish which is one of the nicest fish I have ever caught! In this article I will be reflecting on three sessions where I caught my target fish, my [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Second UK Forty ~ Kai Richards
I wanted to write this article about one of my recent sessions when I landed my second UK forty pound carp. After arriving at my Southern Syndicate lake, I began by having a little walk around to try and locate where the fish were, so I had a good chance [...]
Carp Fishing ~ The highlights of my Season So Far ~ Kai Richards
In this article I have decided to write about some of my best sessions during the Spring and let you know how I went about them. At the start of April I had four nights ahead of me, so I decided to setup in one of my favourite swims known [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Reflections on 2016 ~ Kai Richards
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 [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Kai Richards ~ Autumn Gold
I got down to my local syndicate around midday and walked over to a mate of mine that was had done the night before, he was kind enough to tell me which swims looked good and where he had seen the fish. It was a nice clear day with a South Westerly wind blowing [...]
Kai Richards Mint Common
With a 48 hour session ahead of me, I had a good walk round my syndicate lake and with an area known as the Comfy doing a lot of fish in recent weeks being vacant; it seemed a good place to start. I got everything set up and then found a spot straight out [...]
Carp Fishing – the capture of a PB Common – Kai Richards
I arrived at my syndicate lake for a 48 hour session in the hope of catching a couple of nice fish. After we had had a long walk and a really good look around I really liked the look of a swim called ‘Side of the Gate. It's in an area of the lake [...]
Carp Fishing – A Trio of Thirties – By Kai Richards
I always look forward to trips on my local Southern Syndicate Lake. After arriving I completed my standard few laps of the lake and after seeing a few fish I decided to start off in one of the main swims called Armchair. It was a cloudy day and there was a lovely South Westerly [...]
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 [...]
Carp Fishing – What a Year – By Kai Richards
I have had a great years fishing this year catching ten thirties and my first UK forty. I have been concentrating on a syndicate water in Ringwood and this is currently my second year on there but this year I have managed a few special ones. My first memorable session was during the middle of [...]
Carp Fishing – September Blog – Kai Richards
I started the month of with a visit to Longleat for a session to celebrate a mate’s birthday. We had two days to play with and after finding a few fish, I soon got the rods out and was confident of a bite. I soon had one in the net, only a small mirror around [...]
Carp Fishing – August/September Blog – by Kai Richards
I started the month of August on my syndicate lake, I had been catching consistently all year and with a good head of big scaley fish to target, I saw no reason to change venues. After a good look around I decided to setup in a swim that rarely gets any attention. After getting the [...]
Carp Fishing – July Blog – By Kai Richards
My first trip in July was to Linear Fisheries Oxlease Lake, with the aim of practicing for the BYAC event. I learnt loads during my short trip to the complex and I managed to land a 20lb 4oz mirror too. With the weather being warm hot, zigs seem the way to go and the fish [...]
Carp Fishing – June Blog – Kai Richards
This month I visited a several different venues, starting with my second ever trip to Rookley Park on the Isle of Wight. I chose to set up in the Woods swim one, an area I fished during my first session on the venue. After having a quick cast around with a bare lead, I put [...]
Carp Fishing – Kai Richards – Junior Angle – May
I started the month of May off by visiting my Southern syndicate and after a quick walk around, I decided to set up in a swim I knew well known as the high swim. It was boiling hot and the fish were all over the surface, so I soon had three zigs positioned at varying [...]
Kai Richards – Junior Angle – April
During the month of April I had a week trip to France planned with my dad. We left early Friday morning and after a long journey we arrived at the venue during the late afternoon. We spent the evening talking the owner Steve, who filled us in with how the venue had been fishing and [...]