Explore current carp fishing news on new venues, lake updates, holiday tips and top recommendations to help you plan smarter and select the right venue for you.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An angler interview with Steve Whitby, Carpology contributor and the man behind ‘The Carp Catcher’ Youtube channel. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… So then Steve, when did your passion for angling begin? When I was about 5. Mum would buy my elder brother Andy and myself ‘nets’. This was a 6 inch mesh […]
These days we see venues stocked with a greater biomass of carp than we have been used to seeing in the past. Productive waters will always be popular as the biggest majority of anglers can’t cope with waiting for a couple of possible chances a year. Having said that I can confidently say there will […]
Chris Blunt was out fishing at Villefond last season with 3 friends, here’s his account of the busy week following… Take a look at this little 8 acre gem I fished with 3 of my mates, Carl ‘Bob’ Byworth, Terry ‘Trigger’ Jennings & Chris ‘de Burger’ Goddard who had never picked up a rod let alone […]
Fantastic start last week at the Jonchery Complex. Here’s the catch report from Jonchery #7 and some cracking pictures too! Holiday date: Sat 22nd Mar to Sat 29th Mar 2014 Name of customer: Maurice Whalley Number of anglers: 2 Details of your catches: 30+ fish, between 14lb – 44lb. 4 x forties and 6 x thirties. Your best tactics/bait/rigs: Boilies, bottom baits, simple […]
An angler interview with Julian Cundiff, talking about company sponsorship, Tim Paisley and carp fishing in the 90’s. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… Hi Jules, may I begin by saying a big thank you for finding the time to do this interview. It really is appreciated! So then, when did your passion for angling […]
There are lots of objects that we either wear as jewellery or that form part of our clothing that are potentially a threat to a fish whilst it is in our care. What do I mean by ‘in our care’? As soon as a fish is netted we are now responsible for its well-being before […]
I haven’t done a diary type blog piece for a while, the simple reason being that I have hardly done any fishing. The constant high river levels of the winter, the fact that my boat moored on a large water was wrecked by the high winds (meaning no pike fishing this winter) and for the […]
An angler interview with Carl & Alex, the popular duo that made their name through their YouTube channel following their fishing escapades. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… Firstly may I say a big thank you to you both for taking the time out to do this interview. Can you give me, and everybody […]
I have to smile to myself, I have just read a message on facebook which has prompted this Blog. Someone was saying how good it looked for a fish at the moment but they haven’t got a day off for another week. Well, do you really need a day off? I love short 2 to […]
How long should you make your hook links and does it effect your catch rate? Paul Cooper discusses the length of hook links and types of materials used for carp fishing. What are the main materials available to create hook links? Firstly I do not want to go into naming brands and makes, as I believe […]
An angler interview with Solar Tackle’s Carl Sharp, talking about his love of gravel pits, long range fishing and what keeps him going back to France. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… Before we begin may I start with saying a big thank you to Carl for taking the time out to do this […]
The new season is approaching rapidly. I am hopeful that there will be many more memorable days, good or bad, to look back on at the end of 2014. Looking back at the year just gone, my first as a bailiff here in France, has not been without its ups and downs. Thankfully overall […]
An angler interview with Eik Weis, talking about his quest for big carp all over Europe. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… I’m delighted to have spoken to Eik and so pleased that he agreed to do this interview, a big carp angler who fishes some challenging waters in Germany and Hungary. Like myself […]
With spring almost upon us, more and more of us will be thinking of, or actually booking a French carping holiday. The question of what bait then comes into the equation and for a lot of anglers the biggest question can be shelf life or fresh frozen? It really is a big ‘leap of faith’ […]
Here at Villefond we keep a photographic record of each fish capture reported to us by the anglers fishing the lake. This is done so that we can track the progress of each fish regarding weight gains (which are phenomenal) and so on. Anyone interested can take a look at these photographic records via our […]
Baiting strategies can either make or ruin a carp angling session. How should I go about creating the perfect carp restaurant? There are a few tried and trusted methods to create a baited area which I’ll explain below. The first that I shall talk about is the main one that most anglers travelling to France […]
An angler interview with Nick Burrage, talking about everything from his time on the Mangrove to fishing in France. Matthew Fleet from the Carp Marathon asks the questions… So then Nick when did your passion for angling begin? Well my passion for angling started a long time ago, sometime in the 1970’s when I was 7 […]
