Ricky Thomas Articles
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 [...]
After a crazy 4 months at work, it felt great to finally get the rods out again during my long holiday. I arrived at the lake late Monday evening, the air pressure was sky high and the sun was blazing down. Pegs 1 & 9 both allow access to the Road Bank, which is [...]
With the weather being amazingly mild for December, and the fish still feeding, there was never a better opportunity to get out and do some fishing and filming before a cold snap materialized and put a halt to the activity. I had been planning on fishing at a different venue initially; however I saw [...]
With the weather warming up, I really fancied a shot at trying to catch the three remaining fish that have eluded me so far from the Kracking carp day ticket lake at Anglers Paradise in Devon. The plan was to target the venues common's using hemp, mixed with corn and crushed/chopped Mainline Cell. Having [...]
I arrived at Anglers Paradise Kracking Carp lake at around 9am, to find a big 40mph South Westerly wind pushing down the lake into peg 4 as expected. With an empty lake it was obvious that's peg 4 was going to be the place to be with the mild conditions. On my walk around the [...]
With winter well on its way, it was time to get out for a few nights before the seriously cold weather was due in. As anyone who lives in the South West knows, we haven't got a great variety of good day ticket waters at our disposal thus making the venue selection relatively simple. I [...]
As work had been super busy, I was really looking forward to having two weeks off and getting some bank time in whilst on holiday. I had recently finished a feature for the Angling Times on the Kracking Carp Lake at Anglers Paradise and I found myself with another three deadlines looming. Two of the [...]
After blanking my last 48 hour session on Kracking, I was keen to get back down to the lakes at Angler Paradise and make up for my unsuccessful last session. Having only produced one fish so far this year I was determined not to be too hard on myself despite it being a challenging venue. [...]
Cool water carp fishing can be challenging in comparison to other seasons. The fish are generally grouped up in numbers, meaning location becomes even more important in the early spring months. With very few shows or signs of fish, location can become difficult and this is where a mobile approach using very little bait can [...]
Having started a new job two months ago, my fishing had been non-existent much to my dismay, however as I was once again moving jobs I found myself with a two week gap before starting my new position. I had been part of a very private local syndicate for a few years and seen it [...]
After my recent success with catfish, it was time to get back to Kracking Carp Lake at Anglers Paradise and try and keep to my word and catch all thirteen residents that inhabit this weedy two acre lake. The venue has been kind to me, producing five of its thirteen residents in just eight nights [...]
The venue With so many big carp day ticket venues dotted around the country, the modern day carp angler has become spoilt for choice. Catching a big day ticket carp is no walk in the park; most are heavily pressured and have seen almost everything. Although difficult, there are a few things to help you [...]
After a very busy month running the Elite Carp Angling Championships alongside catching tonsillitis, it was finally time to get back on the bank and catch some carp. I had been stuck in bed all through the hot weather, so as you can imagine all I wanted to do was to go fishing. On my [...]
