Carp Articles - Gardner Tackle

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 – Testing Times – Ronnie de Cleen

Carp Fishing – Testing Times – Ronnie de Cleen

After getting everything sorted it took some time before I got my first bite after the disturbance of finding spots and baiting; this was after sunset. I was happy with the first one, after the preceding 11 nights blanking, and it turned out to be a high double. After returning this one the other rod was off, and this fish turned out a low twenty.

August 2nd, 2019|Articles, Benelux Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, International Articles|

Carp Fishing – Du Pain, Du Vin, Du Poisson – Mike Lyddon

Carp Fishing – Du Pain, Du Vin, Du Poisson – Mike Lyddon

I had previously held the lake record at the lake, with a mirror of 54lb captured a few years earlier, though that had recently been beaten by another carp of 57lb, so I was amazed and more than happy to see the needle spin round and stop at 57lb 8oz! I had taken my lake record back again.

July 23rd, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Mike Lyddon Articles|

Carp Fishing – Moving On – Carl Udry

Carp Fishing – Moving On – Carl Udry

With so much water, comes that inevitable natural aura and ambience that just makes the air smell 'carpy' in the Cotswolds. Well this ticket offered a similar challenge to my other new ticket, being bigger at 45 acres, but with depths more manageable (up to 10ft), areas of dense weed, islands, but with relatively well catalogued stock, understood to be in the region of 110 or so carp, with 5 or 6 carp over the magical 40lb mark.

July 11th, 2019|Articles, Carl Udry Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – A Classic Autumn – George Benos

Carp Fishing – A Classic Autumn – George Benos

The fish took a good 50-60 yards of line on its first run, before hitting the surface. The battle was far from over and we spent the next 10 minutes playing tug of war, until she began to realise I was the stronger opponent...

July 9th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, George Benos Articles|

Carp Fishing – Welly Bound – Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing – Welly Bound – Ian Lewis

It was a prolonged and dogged fight but I slowly drew a chunky mirror into the folds of the waiting net. I woke up another member Simon, and he in turn helped with the weighing and pictures (I retuned the same favour later that morning). The old mirror weighed a healthy post spawn weight of 35lb 14oz. I was elated to get a carp on my first trip and get the ball rolling...

July 1st, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing – The Anchor Man! – James Clarke

Carp Fishing – The Anchor Man! – James Clarke

It’s always nice to peel back the cord and look at your prize, and to say I was somewhat elated to see it was one of my target fish would be an understatement, I was over the moon! As is often the case at this time of year she was a little low in weight at 39lb 10oz, but that didn’t bother me, I was just happy to have the pleasure of meeting 'The Anchor' in person.

June 20th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, James Clarke Articles|

Carp Fishing – Southern Comfort – Craig Smithson

Carp Fishing – Southern Comfort – Craig Smithson

The scaly one in the net weighed 14lb 14oz and we clicked off a few pictures. We had a quick brew and then weighed the fish from earlier in the morning. This one turned out to be bang on 28lb, and with the pictures done I set about doing a round of bacon sandwiches for us. The perfect start to any day!

June 19th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Junior Carp Camp 2019 – Tom Oliver

Carp Fishing – Junior Carp Camp 2019 – Tom Oliver

We all kept working the swim and the bites kept coming, Ben then had his opportunity and after a very hairy battle where an angry carp dived from one weed bed to another, he eventually landed a beautiful dark Horseshoe mirror at a new P.B. weight of 25.08lb.

June 17th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Tom Oliver Articles|

Carp Fishing – Dad Time – Carl Udry

Carp Fishing – Dad Time – Carl Udry

When Ellis turned five years old, three years ago, I started using the Easter holiday to gradually get him to enjoy the solitude and tranquillity carp fishing has to offer. During this time, it’s grown on him and it would be fair to say he is now hooked...

May 13th, 2019|Articles, Carl Udry Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Turned Out Nice – Kai Richards

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.

May 8th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Kai Richards Articles|

Carp Fishing – New Year Adventures – Tommy De Cleen

Carp Fishing – New Year Adventures – Tommy De Cleen

I have had this public complex of waters on my mind for a long time and this year I am definitely going to fish there more seriously, after walking around there every year for the last 20 years. A few fish had caught my eye, and for the first time a few targets got on that wish list.

April 18th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Kick Starting the New Year – Rick Golder

Carp Fishing – Kick Starting the New Year – Rick Golder

By the time we reached January this year I felt ready to get out fishing again after family circumstances had meant it had been several months since I’d been out. During that time, I had kept my finger on the carping pulse, staying in contact with a few close friends, and then early in [...]

April 17th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing – Spring Tactics – Rick Golder

Carp Fishing – Spring Tactics – Rick Golder

Spring is the time of the year that we carp anglers look forward to the most. Not only are the longer days and lighter evenings so much more pleasant than the long winter ones, but big fishing rewards are also there to be had as it’s when the fish are often at their easiest [...]

March 14th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing – A Covert Approach – Rick Golder

Carp Fishing – A Covert Approach – Rick Golder

For several years now I’ve firmly believed that baits and rigs are relatively less important to tricking wary fish than line lay and disguising your end tackle. In modern carp angling, most decent baits will catch fish on their day, and enough is written about rigs for anyone to either make up something or [...]

March 13th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Rick Golder 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Rick Golder 2018 Round Up

Rick Golder tells us about his last years carp fishing. Even though he had a

January 28th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Kai Richards 2018 Round 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.

January 24th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Kai Richards Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Dan Chart 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Dan Chart 2018 Round Up

Dan Chart details his past year's carp fishing, starting off on Yately and then moving onto Dinton pastures, making some nice carp captures and discussing his methods.

January 18th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Dan Chart Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Nigel Sharp 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Nigel Sharp 2018 Round Up

Well, the brief from the Gardner office asked for a quick round up of how my angling went in 2018 so here goes. Somehow, I don't think a sentence saying "I caught loads of carp and 4 of them were over 45lbs the end" will be enough, so I best expand on this and [...]

January 9th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Nigel Sharp Articles|

Carp Fishing ~ Andy Muir 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Andy Muir 2018 Round Up

Time for a change and a few new experiences were my goals for 2018, so I had a new water that was sure to set me a few challenges, a couple of trips over to France and a pledge to try a few different day tickets and guest sessions along the way. I [...]

January 8th, 2019|Andy Muir Articles, Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing ~ Jim Chisnall 2018 Round Up

Carp Fishing ~ Jim Chisnall 2018 Round Up

Sometimes you fall in a bucket of s##t and come out smelling of roses, other times you fall in a bucket of tits and come out sucking your thumb. Certain things become out of our control and sometimes doors open which is exactly what 2018 showed me. For me, March started with the return to [...]

January 7th, 2019|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

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