Since My last blog the water temps have risen and with this the Carp through the Daytimes spend a lot of there time in the upper water hardly interested in feeding. As it was also a very busy public park I ruled out fishing daytimes an planned to concentrate my...
Opportunity Knocks I was recently sent the new Wychwood dedicated floater rod and reel. Wicked I though, as surface fishing isn’t something I’ve done a lot of and always had to make do before. Having to breaking down one of my lightweight rods every time the weather looked good. I...
Welcome to my first blog for catch and release ladies and gents. In this feature and features in the future I will try and share my experiences with yourselves whilst hopefully passing on some tips and giving you food for thought of how you can put that extra fish or...
Well I’m back in the U.K from the family fishing holiday in France lying on the bed cream crackerd after a long drive back the boy is asleep and the Mrs has gone out and that’s that. What an eventful week loved the venue as always stunning with great hospitality...
It was a moist August morning over the mere, I arrived in the car park at 4am it was still too dark to see the steps leading down the lake so I used the phone screen to help me. Once down beside the lake I could hear crashing carp not...
Well as I mentioned in last months update it’s been a busy month for me. I’ve not managed to fish my syndicate water and I’ve been largely restricted to fishing short day sessions. That said its still been a very productive and enjoyable month for me. At the start of...
“Putting more effort in your fishing means a lot more and bigger rewards if you do it correct” . With this statement I want kick-off of my exclusive article for Catch and Release and I will share my visions and tactics with fishing for carp with all of you on a...
Five Quick Top Tips 1) THE MARK OF SUCCESS Don’t you hate it when marking out, that you find a clear area then your float doesn’t pop up! AARRRGGGHHHH Don’t despair, best thing to do when looking for spots on weedy lakes etc, is to first cast out a...
July and August can be funny months for carp anglers because the carp could have another go at spawning if they got interrupted earlier in the year. The high air pressures and temperatures also play a massive factor in these months. Usually I would opt for zigs in these conditions...