Behind the scenes Behind the Crafty Carper August “Just the ticket” feature. This session you find me fishing the Big Lake, a 10-acre, tree-lined water at my local day ticket venue, Willow Park Fishery, in Ash on the Surrey / Hampshire border. I’m a regular on this family run mini...

FISHING IT FIRST   I got a sneak peak before the launch of Willow Park Fishery’s redeveloped of the Big Lake. It also would have been rude not to get the rods out before it opened to the public. So lets see what all the talks been about.   I...

Catch and Release Social at White Springs in Wales   The 190 Miles from my home soon flew by and in only 3 hours I arrived at the lakes to be greeted by the lovely John Flewin from Tales Media. Lets just say the banter started very early as the...

With the promise of strong winds and mild conditions it seems lots of us took to the bank after a lump or two. Some made it and some didn’t! Brolly down, brolly down! Tony is already down the Club Lake and set up with a great island location. After a...

I’ve had a club ticket for a beautiful 18-acre lake for years and I’m really not sure why I haven’t fished it for the carp. I’ve often had a day session for the massive Crusians and Tench, but not given the carp a second thought. Maybe its because I’ve done...

We all enjoy fishing its why we do it right? But different things drive different people, some it’s all about size, some it’s named fish and some it’s the lure of unknowns in a 120 acre unfished gravel pit. Some will only fish rivers and after the floods this year...

Well it didn’t quiet go to plan this weekend. The urban oasis and forgotten hideaway is still full of weed and now covered in leaves. This meant that for my first session on this special club lake is was a nonstarter! With only a few hours before darkness and the...

This week you find me at Willow Park Fishery on the Hampshire / Surrey boarders. It’s like a second home to me, as I bailiff the venue and have a swim named after me. I might have spent a few sessions in the swim when I first started fishing here....

Shhhhh! It’s a Secret Estate Lake   Every now and then I get an invite to fish somewhere very special and this was one such invite. I’d been given the chance to fish a couple of nights on an old estate lake in the middle of nowhere. And it’s only...

With a 5:30am alarm call and temperatures of 18.5° my Friday starts well. Even the traffic round the M25 for my 230mile journey is clear, so I make great time to meet James Bushnell Snr at Ladywood Lakes in West Yorkshire. Arriving at the lake at 8:45am to temperatures of...