A Different Approach to Using Paste for Carp

In preparation for a French trip most anglers will order their bait well in advance which will probably be a generous amount of their favourite boilie and some matching pellet. Boilies are so convenient to use but are they as effective as we think? You might think this is a strange question coming from somebody […]

Climate Change – how will it affect a carp’s growth rate?

By Dan Allen, Oakwood carp lake Dan with a fine 37lb Oakwood mirror Now I’m not pretending to be an expert on global warming matters or anything of the like, instead I wanted to raise the question of how the rising climate temperature’s will affect our carp and would welcome your feedback and your own […]

Lily pads removal

Now that’s a lot of lilies! Moving into the autumn months we began work to the final area of the lake that had been left un-touched until now. It had become a vast network of lily roots and weed beds during the last 100 years, so we had our work cut out! The weed beds […]

Winter Carping Tips

Carp don’t feed in the Winter – do they? Paul Cooper shares some winter carp fishing tips to help you catch a few more Winter carp;

2nd major carp stocking takes place at Blue Lake

Following on from the 86 carp stocked in November the owners of Blue Lake have just added another 186 carp including; 6 x 40’s, 80 x 30’s and 100 x 20’s. Plus a handful of large grass carp to mid 30’s. Adding the two stockings to test angler estimates of original stock, we estimate that […]

Winter carp fishing tactics

Winter carping at Vaux by Chas Cook Catching carp in winter has a reputation for being difficult but I believe I’ve developed methods at Vaux which turn the odds in my favour.  Let me give you an example; On Thursday, 24th November a good helping of mixed giant maize and wheat, cooked and prepared in bulk, […]

Beware of the sheep!

Last week I ventured out for a day session on what was to be my winter water until spring of 2012. The lake that I have been fishing is a 17 acre reservoir on the borders of Shropshire and Staffordshire and access to the lake is half mile drive across a sheep field. Parking is […]

Over 30 different 40lb+ carp identified at Villefond in 2011!

Big John The 2011 season at Villefond has seen some really amazing fish and some really interesting characters on our banks. The lake was pretty solidly booked all year and despite the big problem in some areas of France from the lack of rain, our lake still exceeded all expectations. The lake experienced the full […]

Angling Lines win Total Carp award!

You voted and now the results are in for the Total Carp Tackle Awards 2011. The readers and website visitors, have spoken, voting for the best tackle, companies, bait, venues, anglers and carping items of 2011 – and Angling Lines won the award for BEST FOREIGN HOLIDAY COMPANY. Full list of winners here . . .

Fantastic winter fishing at Old Oaks!

50.10 Kevin Hosie has just enjoyed (w/c 26th November 2011) a fantastic winter carp session at Old Oaks.  He had 24 carp… biggest a 50lb 10oz common plus; *  9 x 40’s *  10 x 30’s *  4 x 20’s Now that’s not bad for December!