Carp Fishing Articles

Nasty Old Snags A Technical look At Snag Fishing There is nothing more frustrating than waiting all day, all night, all week or whatever the case may be ... Full story

Session Carping In The Cold, In Europe 'ASSAILED BY DOUBT, WRACKED BY FEAR’ You might be thinking this is a rather strange title, exaggerated maybe, but these were the kind of feelings ... Full story

Catching Big French River Carp Why aren't more anglers going to France fishing the rivers, both the big river systems and the smaller streams?? It seems a little strange to ... Full story

Short Session Bait Application/Baiting Strategies in Europe I’ve been asked many times in the past, and talking to lots of anglers whilst fishing abroad, that many are uncertain what to do to ... Full story

2004 Carp Journals - Part Two The closed season had just kicked in at the end of the last piece and I’d managed to sneak a couple out before the close, ... Full story

2004 Carp Journals - Part One At the end of the last piece Christmas was approaching and time on the bank had been limited over the latter part of the year. ... Full story

2003 Carp Journals - Part Three Christmas is just a few weeks away and yet it only seems seconds since I got back from Birch Grove in August; time is going ... Full story

2003 Carp Journals - Part Two At the end of my previous piece I’d just had my first two carp for the year from the Top Pool. I was made up ... Full story

The Top Pool Diaries, Part Two, Home Sweet Home… Martin and I had been counting the days until the 2002/3 Season began. Officially, the Top Pool opened on the 16th of June, but those ... Full story

The Top Pool Diaries, Part 1, The early years… You know how it is; you’ve spent a few seasons on a water, had a few fish, and moved on. Well that was the story ... Full story

My Introduction To Carp Fishing Subtlety has never been a word closely associated with me, so I'll say from the start of this article that some of the items mentioned ... Full story

An Average Carp Angler WARNING: This article is particularly lengthy and it is recommended that you read it offline This, I hope, will be ... Full story

The Restocking Of The Etangs de la Croix Blanche Acquiring the "Etangs de la Croix Blanche" I must admit, was a huge stroke of good fortune. I had been toying with the idea of ... Full story

Chronicle of the Etangs de la Croix Blanche Ever since I was a kid, eagerly devouring the works of such anglers as Jack Hilton and Chris Yates, reading every article penned by Rod ... Full story

Etangs de la Croix Blanche An editor's job is never easy, especially when he is as lucky as me and has people contacting him to offer articles. That's why I ... Full story