Angling Lines Blog

Pellets are great carp catchers. Period. Most anglers have used the usual trout, salmon halibut, betaine or corn steep liquor pellets in the past, but there’s far more to pellets than meets the eye!

The great boilie revolution in carp fishing meant that in Europe, carp became very used to being caught over large beds […]

Phil Parker wrote:
Hi there,
I am off to Island lake in September and I’m hoping that anyone could give me some advice on fishing this venue. Rigs, baits (Quest shelf or fresh), swims etc and do the all the cabins have electric in them.  Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Hi Phil,
I fished Island Lake for […]

How can you really get the best carp fishing results when things really hot up? How many anglers have not yet savored the joy of summer carp fishing and all the great opportunities and experiences of great catches, that summer brings? Why miss out on the action!
Surface fishing is possibly your favorite method of […]

by Gareth Watkins
There is a statement I often here while I’m fishing, “Oh ! I’ve lost several fish because the Carp in here have soft mouths!!”
Most of the time I have a hard job accepting that carp in any particular lake have soft mouths. My own waters are gravel/sand pits where the bottom is […]

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 […]