Angling Lines Blog

by Gareth Watkins
I often here anglers who have booked onto a commercial venue in France complain about the difficulties they face catching carp.
“It’s outrageous, I’ve paid X amount and I still haven’t have a touch.!!” Some anglers even doubt the presence of the fish in the lake!!
It is almost as if having paid to be [...]

Have you ever caught a carp, weighed it accurately and then a few days later the same fish is caught weighing 2 to 3 lb heavier by another angler.
Watch some of the angling video’s on the internet web sites and you can witness for yourself, examples of fish being weighed in-correctly.
I have in fact [...]

tom rote:
We have a bivvy what dose twin skin mean ?
Gareth Watkins replies: I wrote a blog piece a week or so back on this subject hope this replies to your query:
Ever since carp anglers started night fishing we have been searching for the perfect overnight shelter. These bivvies, as they have been christened [...]

by Samantha Collins-Ratcliffe
PVA RIG MADE EASY
One of my favourite methods of carp fishing is using PVA bags. It can be an absolutely deadly method of catching carp, because it presents a bed of bait you choose to use, with your hook bait disguised in amongst it. The rig can be cast a long distance when [...]

by Gareth Watkins
As you already know, insects are a huge problem with any outdoor activities. Mosquitoes, horse flies and other nasty insects can be very annoying as they swarm and bite causing much itching and discomfort. I remember on trip to the Lac [...]