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Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him on a July 2012 Barbel session on the River Dove. Paul explains his tactics and bait and we see carp and barbel to 16lb landed. You can watch […]
Barbel fishing is enjoyed by many carp anglers so we thought we’d ask Paul Cooper to shoot a couple of videos for us. Here we join him as he prepares for a Barbel session on the River Dove & Paul demonstrates all the essential items of tackle required. In a few days time (14th July) […]
Last year Jim Kelly and I visited Blue Lake in almost monsoon conditions, with freshly dug swims with marl and mud everywhere, it was a trip to forget and we finished our trip early due to the adverse conditions. A view of Blue lake from swim 7 On our return to the UK we reported […]
Readers Question; ‘If you arrived at a lake and found that the previous anglers, for whatever reason, had either dumped lots of particle because they had it left over, or just used an enormous amount of pellet or particle as their tactics – what would you do?’ Jim Kelly replies; It is always difficult to […]
Fishing the shallows at Blue Lake Paul Cooper explains the techniques he uses to avoid spooking the carp… Fishing France at Blue Lake
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via a series of Blog posts & a video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine for a trip to Blue Lake. France carp trip preparation video part 1 France carp trip preparation video part 2 France carp trip preparation […]
Paul Cooper is a very experienced carp angler with many successful French trips under his belt. In this article he takes you through the tackle he takes. He’s produced a 4 part video diary of all his preparation considerations – you can watch Part 1 here What tackle do I need? Do I need a […]
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via this video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine for a trip to Blue Lake. Part 1 is here Part 2 is here Part 3 is here Fishing France at Blue Lake
We’ve just loaded up an excellent step by step guide on how to construct the extremely effective Blowback Rig (with & without hair). It’s been put together by top carper Paul Cooper… well recommended; https://www.anglinglines.com/docs/venuearticlesdetails.php?venue=Oakview&article=160 Carp Fishing in France at 35 Lakes
This is Part 3 | Part 1 is here | Part 2 is here | I know the list seems endless, but if you start organising things early it should all fall into place ready for your day of departure. Make your list as early as possible and tick it off as you go. Here […]
Paul Cooper gives you tips on how to get the best out of a gas bottle in winter;
Paul Cooper gives you tips on how to fish effectively from staging;
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via this video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine for a trip to Blue Lake. Part 2 below (Watch part 1 here.)
As yesterdays post referred here’s the first part of the video diary;
Are you preparing for a carp fishing trip to France in 2012? Via a series of Blog posts & a video diary Paul Cooper will take you through his preparation routine. Blue Lake (Part 1) Blue lake in the summer of 2011 I have been travelling over to France with Angling Lines for over 10 years […]
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;
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 […]
Paul Cooper shows you how to make up a PVA bag that will cast 100m+
Paul Cooper shows you how to make up a PVA parcel that will cast effectively.
No matter how good an angler you are or how poor, if you have no confidence or have lost that confidence in your bait you are bound to fail. On a recent carp fishing trip to Boux, Jim Kelly and I were both armed with our confidence booster, Quality Baits HG42. With each of us […]
