The death of Benson, the immaculate common carp from Bluebell Lakes back in August this year ignited the uncooked particle debate once again. You can read the Daily Express article here. The article contains a couple of quotes. The first come from an anonimous Web Poster; “Tiger nuts and peanuts are not swallowed whole, they […]
Brent wrote: I am going to La Fritterrie in november and am thinking of using either club or red herring. Any tips please? Hi Brent, Not too sure what ingredients are used in Club Mix or Red Herring but would presume the Red Herring is fish meal based and possibly contains fish oils too. If […]
by Lee Johnson Being a lake owner doesn’t always mean you get to fish whenever you like. This May, I did manage to get a few days fishing in on Lake Lauren here at La Gléhias and decided to go for a Catfish or two as they are hooked often, but rarely landed as the […]
by Ian Gemson Solid PVA bags are excellent for getting a wide verity of baits and liquids out into the swim with your hook bait. However, when fishing at range, PVA bags can be problematic. The first problem is making a solid bag tight and aerodynamic such that it flies straight and true. The second […]
Vince wrote: Why do I end up with holes through the centre of my home rolled boilies ? I have tried adding more liquids / oil to no avail. I am using bog standard semo/soya/milk powder etc with the inclusion of finely ground nut/seed mix in proportion Hi Vince, I’ll pass on your query to […]
Oliver Wilkinson wrote: I fish at my local day ticket water Birkwoods Farm in Stanley, Wakefield. It’s a 10 yr old lake holding hundreds of 4lb carp but there bigger fish. My question is how do you get to the bigger fellas? All methods I’ve used catch the 4lb’ers. To make matters harder there a few bans […]
Pellets are great carp catchers. Period. Most anglers have used the usual trout, salmon halibut, betaine or corn steep liquor pellets in the past, but there’s far more to pellets than meets the eye! The great boilie revolution in carp fishing meant that in Europe, carp became very used to being caught over large beds […]
Choosing the Type and Quantity of Bait for a Carp Fishing trip to France… “I’m going to France, what sort, and how much bait should I take ? ” Which Bait should I take? The first thing to decide is which boilie you want to take and go with that. I’ve never been one to […]
