Carp Fishing ~ Gold Lake Social ~ Nigel Sharp
Nigel Sharp recounts his time on Gold Lake fishing a social with the Gardner Team at the end of the summer. With some good and some not-so-good looking carp ending up on the bank.
Nigel Sharp recounts his time on Gold Lake fishing a social with the Gardner Team at the end of the summer. With some good and some not-so-good looking carp ending up on the bank.
Carp Fishing About two decades ago I came to realise that I'd probably never fish for a record carp so I decided to set my own targets. Over the years I've achieved such targets as the hat trick (common, mirror and leather over 40lbs). Since achieving that I've set myself targets of catching [...]
Living in the carp fishing Mecca of Essex, I am fortunate enough to be slap bang in the middle of some awesome lakes and rivers. In my opinion timing is a key part in my fishing. One evening in late July during the mid-summer heat wave, I was walking my [...]
After weeks and weeks of hot weather and the lake not fishing particularly well, I had a week ahead of me and I wanted to make the most of it. Quite a few fish had been caught during the previous weekend, but fortunately not many of the A team had [...]
Whether you prefer to leave your sleeping bag on your bedchair the whole time, or pack it away into its carry bag between trips always try to ensure that the sleeping bag is dried/aired. This will ensure that you maintain the product's best condition/performance. Cleaning Your Sleeping Bag There are two choices: 1. Machine Washing [...]
Thursday evening heralded the end of ‘time out’ on the 3 day 4 day off rule at Welly and as always (as a habitual carp addict) I was eager to get home and pop to the lake. Too eager it would seem, as I rushed in grabbed the gear and [...]
After 3 months away from angling from mid-December 2017 due to family health, any future angling laid very much in the balance of my wife and mother-in-law’s road to recovery, which at times was a bit touch and go, and a big worry. I’m glad to say my mother-in-law [...]
I’m addicted to fishing in the UK and I simply can’t get enough of it. Why? Well simply, I just love the experience. Over the last few years I have visited the UK twice a year and 2018 wasn’t going to be any different. During the later part of [...]
Despite having a short week after a thoroughly fantastic trip to the Carp Societies Farriers water, it reached Friday night and all I wanted to do was be down the lake – continuing my personal quest to snag The Chestnut Common or The Big Sutton [dreamy sigh]. What with [...]
Why is it that winter weather windows always seem to jostle their way across the North Atlantic to arrive over the British Isles at the most in opportune times? Normally, midweek when I’m languishing here at my desk beaver’ing away at Gardner HQ, or typically on a weekend when [...]