Gardner Tackle’s articles. Written by our team of highly experienced carp and specialist anglers.
Every year I get to enjoy a nice relaxed week of angling in France, but this year would be different as my girlfriend was pregnant and the baby’s due date fell on the date of the planned trip to France. I had no choice but to give my spot up. [...]
I recently had a trip to France with some of the guys from work and some mutual friends, for a friends 50th birthday. The venue in question was Napoleon Lakes, just south of Reims. At 9 acres in size, it’s an intimate venue and ideal for the group of six [...]
Continued from part 1... I was back the following week, this time for a single night. I went up the other end setting up in a small swim again by a big bank of snags. This swim only needed two underarm flicks with little 1.5oz Bolt Bombs, and again I [...]
I did very little fishing last winter due to a combination of work and family commitments, but I did have a social trip arranged with some friends at the end of February, which after a long layoff was something to look forward to. It actually made me sort my gear [...]
Earlier this year some good friends came over for a Chinese takeaway and a few beers. During the meal my mate asked if Stanley and I would like to accompany them to a special private lake during late spring, for a spot of coarse fishing and have a go for [...]
My first ‘proper’ session of the year on Hollybush wasn’t till the back end of April, as I had been working a lot and just doing the odd day session as and when I could. It got to a point where I really wanted a longer session so I decided [...]
My last catch report detailed a few months of very tough fishing on the hard waters over here in Belgium, along with a UK trip which turned out to be hard going as well! It must seem like I love hard angling ‘therapy’ as my next trip, which I had [...]
Continued from part 1... The next trip came around, and the weather was still cold and dull, but my tucked away swim was protected from the wind, and once again it looked good, as I flicked the baits out with little 1.5oz leads, and I was fishing within a few [...]
Once the winter came, I had a few sessions on a local lake with a friend, Adam. It was great to have some social trips, as the rest of the year I never do it; my fishing is always totally on my own. We had some success too with my [...]
As it is halfway through May and the summer is lurking just around the corner, I thought I'd sum up what has been going on in my own angling. Being a Gardner Tackle consultant means that I have been doing a few shows and open days in the shops around [...]
Once again I worked like a man on a mission to get the early finish, only this time to do the Thursday night through to Friday morning. Upon arriving I did the ritual lap, had a brief catch up with a few mates then had a look around. Two sizeable [...]
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 [...]
Let me ask you a quick question squire. What do you think of when you think about all matters related to the rig concealment? No doubt the first thing that you would think is obviously the visibility of everything from the rod tip down to the terminal tackle (not forgetting [...]
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 [...]
