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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 – Constantly Learning – Rick Golder

Carp Fishing – Constantly Learning – Rick Golder

Looking back on my captures in recent years, they largely fall into a few different categories. There are those where I have been plain lucky, those when I have gone with the crowd and caught, some that I have really had to work hard for, and then those from which I’ve learnt different things...

May 5th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Rick Golder Articles|

Carp Fishing – Custom Cork Ball Pop-Ups – Tom Oliver

Carp Fishing – Custom Cork Ball Pop-Ups – Tom Oliver

So why make your own pop ups and why use cork balls as opposed to a standard pop up mix? For me personally, there is nothing better than catching a fish on something you have lovingly hand rolled yourself. It also gives you the opportunity to take your hookbaits to the next level...

May 1st, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Hints and Tips, Tom Oliver Articles|

Carp Fishing – Dorchester’s Dream Linears – By Mark Betteridge

Carp Fishing – Dorchester’s Dream Linears – By Mark Betteridge

As I turned it on I was met with the sight of a big mirror carp just sat upright under my feet with a tiny mask of weed over its head and a 15mm pink wafter hanging from its bottom lip, so I hastily grabbed my net, that happened to be caught in a bramble bush due to setting up on dark!

April 30th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Mark Betteridge Articles|

Carp Fishing – Build up to The Big Common – Clint Bullock

Carp Fishing – Build up to The Big Common – Clint Bullock

After seeing The Big Common getting caught several times form out in the main body of the lake it appeared I needed to change my approach. In fact, I can remember one of the old members saying to me “bait heavily and The Big Common will come”...

April 28th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Milton Magic – Craig Smithson

Carp Fishing – Milton Magic – Craig Smithson

Saturday morning was quiet, until around mid-day when I had a screaming take from the 30 zone! Wiggy heard the bite and strolled round just in time to net a good common along with loads of weed. It was not until we removed the weed that I realized that the common in the net was probably the biggest in the pond...

April 24th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Craig Smithson Articles|

Carp Fishing – Belgian Adventures – Jay Curry

Carp Fishing – Belgian Adventures – Jay Curry

I thought things couldn’t get any better, but how wrong was I. The very next bite came on the same rod and tactics, rattling off the next morning at 4.30am. As soon as I picked the rod up, I knew it was a good fish, as it was staying deep and just plodding about very slowly despite applying consistent pressure on the fish with the GR60...

April 22nd, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Smithy’s Story – Carl Udry

Carp Fishing – Smithy’s Story – Carl Udry

The capture of ‘Smithy’ was almost textbook carp fishing from start to finish. I woke early, whilst it was still dark. It had been mildly moist in the night, but not nearly as wet as the night before. I made a very early coffee and sat watching the light lift from the eastern corner of the lake...

April 17th, 2020|Articles, Carl Udry Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – 2017, A Year to Remember – George Benos

Carp Fishing – 2017, A Year to Remember – George Benos

Back to the summer of 2016; I had just received the email that I had been waiting for, for a very long time. It was confirmation that I was finally being offered a ticket on the Wasing Estate’s Cranwells Lake, and with it the opportunity to fish for The Parrot...

April 16th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, George Benos Articles|

Carp Fishing – Wading in at Welly – Ed Wade

Carp Fishing – Wading in at Welly – Ed Wade

With my net in hand, I charged out past the reeds into open water, following a very angry carp that was trying to put some distance between us. The next few minutes were spent trying to get the fish under control and within netting distance, but somehow she managed to find the only snag in the swim...

April 15th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Bloomin’ Nora! Part 2 – Adam Whittington

Carp Fishing – Bloomin’ Nora! Part 2 – Adam Whittington

There is an assumption that carp approach a bait always come in a line, opposite the lead. It’s classic positioning in any rig diagram and it’s utter twaddle! If you have, for example, a six inch hooklink lying perfectly straight as the manuals say, a fish sucking from opposite the lead has almost no movement of the bait...

April 9th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Carp Hints and Tips, Catch Reports, Hints and Tips, Rig Tying|

Carp Fishing – Bloomin’ Nora! – Adam Whittington

Carp Fishing – Bloomin’ Nora! – Adam Whittington

One September afternoon Andy and I were in our usual position, namely bellies to the ground and noses poking out the marginal greenery. On this occasion Andy’s small bottom bait was so close to us that, if he had held my feet, I could have picked his rig up by hand. Sitting over the top of the bait was a mirror carp, well over forty pounds and utterly exquisite...

April 8th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Carp Hints and Tips, Catch Reports, Hints and Tips, Rig Tying|

Carp Fishing – Chasing a Dream – Andy Muir

Carp Fishing – Chasing a Dream – Andy Muir

From the first time I saw pictures of the Big Lin I knew that it was the one I would really like to catch. Little did I know that it would start a five-year quest for me to finally hold it up in front of the camera. I’d been fishing the Roach Pit for a couple of years, slowly building up a picture of the lake...

April 2nd, 2020|Andy Muir Articles, Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – Why Fish In Weed? – Matt Eaton

Carp Fishing – Why Fish In Weed? – Matt Eaton

From the carp's perspective there is just so much going for areas of the lake that are full of vegetation. Freshwater shrimps, several species of water snail, mussels and other natural food abound in the green stuff. In addition, the fish are afforded both safety and security and weed emits oxygen.

March 27th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Hints and Tips, Hints and Tips, Matt Eaton Articles|

Gardner Tackle – COVID-19

Gardner Tackle – COVID-19

We hope that this situation is remedied before too long and that things get back to normal as soon as possible. All our thoughts are with those that are affected and with the keyworkers and professionals who are literally saving the nation at this time.

March 23rd, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles|

Carp Fishing – Weekend Clubbing! – Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Weekend Clubbing! – Lewis Read

After a pretty lacklustre winter, this March has already proven to be one of those magical once in a decade wonderful Marches, where the weather, water temperature and daylength come together to kick start an early flurry of carp feeding and happy carpers...

March 18th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing – English Gold – Ian Lewis

Carp Fishing – English Gold – Ian Lewis

It came in like dog on a lead with steady pressure, then as I gained line the fish came up towards a shallower bar and suddenly the beast awoke and stripped 50yds of line off me, charging along the far margin and then powering out into the open water...

March 17th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Ian Lewis Articles|

Carp Fishing – Hard(ly) Labour – Lewis Read

Carp Fishing – Hard(ly) Labour – Lewis Read

I was being treated like a VIP, rather than a slightly portly and mildly eccentric carp fishing tackle employee, I had choice of which lake. Go in the drawer on The Commons Lake that looked good for a bite, or man it up and fish ‘Mirrors’ with a chance of a monster; and with the big harvest moon due on Saturday night if ever the big one was coming out, this had to be a good window...

February 14th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Lewis Read Articles|

Carp Fishing – About Time – Dan Chart

Carp Fishing – About Time – Dan Chart

I had to work so hard to try and keep up with the young’uns (who never seem to even miss a fish fart) that by the time I had clocked the carp’s whereabouts, and went to move on the fish, the younger, keener and super talented nippers would already have had one of them in the net.

February 5th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, Dan Chart Articles|

Carp Fishing – Nirvana Lost and Found Part 1 – Carl Udry

Carp Fishing – Nirvana Lost and Found Part 1 – Carl Udry

It’s impossible to try and encapsulate in words, just what a special time I enjoyed during my three years, on what I truly believe will one day, rightfully be considered one of the greatest UK history carp waters ever. Since moving onto pastures new from 1st June 2019, it’s been like going through an ugly and bitter separation from a loved one...

February 4th, 2020|Articles, Carl Udry Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports|

Carp Fishing – House of Commons Part 2 – James Chisnall

Carp Fishing – House of Commons Part 2 – James Chisnall

I didn’t have to wait much time at all before the first rod was away, and after a strange start to the fight it was soon apparent it was another good one. I soon had a nice common in the net, 30lb 12oz, that will do! Starting the year where I left off last year.

January 29th, 2020|Articles, Carp Articles, Carp Catch Reports, Catch Reports, James Chisnall Articles|

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