Here’s a quick update from blogger Steve Bedford on his preparation for the first eliminator of the UK Carp Cup… Over the past couple of months I’ve been spending some time getting ready for the UK Carp Cup and trying out a few different things. On 13th of June I will be taking part in […]
An interview with Spencer Wright, sponsored angler and CC Moore consultant. Matthew Fleet from Carp Marathon asks the questions… Before I begin this interview I would like to say a big thank you to Spencer for finding the time to do this interview, it really is appreciated, right then let’s begin… So then Spencer, when did […]
For this years holiday, I was again going to be joined by my brother David and two ex-workmates, father and son duo Garry and Matt Clarke. Now David and Matt very rarely go fishing and Garry doesn’t get out anywhere near as much as he would like. With this in mind, I wanted a venue […]
Ron Key fills us in on a week spent fishing and filming at Castle Lake, a 42 acre big fish water, this April… Castle Lakes are in the Cher. Cher lies in the heart of the country in the Centre Val-de-Loire region, positioned half-way between Paris and the Massif Central. This department combines the best […]
Paul was recently asked to advise an angler on fishing Blue Lake. We thought it’d be a good idea to stick it up here too and share the knowledge… Hi I have been asked to give you some advice on Blue Lake by the Angling Lines team. I have fished the lake on 2 occasions, […]
Adam and Stuart Sullivan had a phenomenal week of Specimen Carp fishing here last week at La Gléhias. They had a staggering total of 72 takes, of which they landed 52 fish with a colossal combined weight of 1288lb! Having arrived Saturday afternoon, the first 24 hours started out a little slow. They weren’t too […]
Gary Western had a prolific week at Boux – the lake that famously gave Tim Paisley his first 50lb’er years ago – this month, culminating in setting the new lake record at 54lb 10oz. Quality fishing & cracking pictures too, nice one Gary! ‘Just some photos for you and for your records from our trip […]
Good fishing from Old Oaks last week for Tom Swain’s group. Some lovely looking 40’s and 50’s and even an 11lb lake record bream. You can see the feedback and photos below; Holiday date: Sat 26th Apr to Sat 3rd May 2014 Name of customer: Tom Swain Number of anglers: 5 Details of your catches: Peg 1 – 11lb 12oz […]
Arnold, our biggest resident male at Villefond and one of the top 3 biggest fish in the lake has finally been caught again and has now broken the lake record at a massive 57lb 4oz!! Not only that but on the same week to the same angler two more different 50’s were landed! Have a […]
More often than not we all come across a water where the carp simply will not feed away from the far margin, over hanging trees, or snags. Cast short of your target and you may as well leave the rods on the bank. Generally the reason for this is through angling pressure or the over […]
Hello all, having just returned from a weeks fishing at Beaurepaire, I would like to invite you to read a few articles regarding this great lake. I’d like to cover all aspects of our group’s fishing trip, from bait, tactics and execution through to results and where we got it right and sometimes wrong. This […]
With the capture of Slate Grey last week I have decided to delve into my archives once again to give you a little bit of history on this mighty old warrior. Slate Grey got her name quite obviously from her grey colour which coupled with her massive size makes her an easily recognisable fish. Another […]
Unfortunately for us, the angler, the line we buy is loaded in different ways and what works with one make of line doesn’t necessarily work with another make of line. The only fool proof way of loading line without twist that I have found is the method I use myself and works with every type […]
Two of the best looking carp we’ve seen in a while! We’re still awaiting the full feedback report from last week’s anglers at Brie but in the mean time Paul, bailiff at Brie, sent us these two pictures of carp caught from the venue last week. Set in a Nature Reserve, 15 acre Brie is booked […]
An interview with Joe Morgan, avid carp angler and presenter of the popular monthly release Carp TV. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… I have been a big admirer of Joe, his angling and his presenting skills, for some time now. So when this opportunity became available I grabbed the chance with both hands. I […]
After a total of 40 long days’ work in weekends and many evenings over the winter period, our ambitious Floating Cabin project was finally finished at Glehias just in time for the start of our open season. All powered with gas and solar panel, it is fitted out with an oven, hob and grill, fridge, […]
Late winter and early spring is one of my favourite times to be out on the bank. With the longer daylight hours it seems the whole of the natural world knows it’s time to start altering their habits once again and everything slowly unfolds back into life. I am sure the longer hours of daylight […]
Slate Grey was the biggest fish of a fantastic weeks fishing on Villefond last week at 53lb 2oz. Well done to the guys; you can see their feedback below… Holiday date: Sat 5th Apr to Sat 12th Apr 2014 Name of customer: Matt Drury Number of anglers: 5 Details of your catches: 1 x 50, 6 x 40, 5 x 30, 3 […]
Steve Bedford goes through the basics of carp behaviour, areas to fish to and different weed types… Carp naturally prefer slow moving rivers, streams, canals and still waters. You’ll often find that carp in still waters tend to grow bigger and have deeper bodies than those in moving waters and carp in rivers often grow […]
A good week at Villefond for forties, here’s the catch report and some lovely looking carp… Holiday date: Sat 29th Mar to Sat 5th Apr 2014 Name of customer: Nigel Nancarrow Number of anglers: 3 Details of your catches: 2 x doubles, 4 x 20’s, 3 x 30’s, 6 x 40’s and 1 x tench (the lakes first). Your best tactics/bait/rigs: House Plum boilies, simple bottom bait […]
