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Michael wrote:
This is going to be my 1st adventure of France. I have been carp fishing a few years and know the basics that get me by in the UK. I was looking for advice mainly on essential fishing in France obviously a lot of the fish are much bigger than what i catch. Do […]

by Gareth Watkins 

 Hi there
I got talking to a guy on the bank this week about rig safety and how things have changed over the years. If you look back on books written in the 80’s by the likes of Rod H and Kevin Maddocks you’ll see several rigs that while very effective even today, are […]

By Graham Marsden and Mark Wintle

Mark Wintle and I are keen photographers as well as keen anglers, so when we decided to nip off for a week’s carp fishing in France it was very important to choose a picturesque location. We were fussy about quite a few other things too!
It needed to be a ‘civilised’ […]

Hi there,
Here is the second part of the casting video I shot with Shaun Harrison and Mark Hutchinson in February of this year. This part goes through the casting technique recommended by Mark to get extra distance. (It’s in two clips because Youtube limits the clips to 10 minutes). So here is part […]

Lee Brown wrote:
Hi,
In early June I am going to St Chistophe main lake, what are the most successfully baits for carp and what tactics work best at that lake? (don’t want to go there blind!)
Many thanks for your help
Lee Brown
Gareth Watkins replies:
Hi Lee,
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