Pinpointing their winter quarters is obviously of critical importance in catching cold-water carp. But what if said location is an...

This week's blog is a tale of bait boat breakdown, bait blitzing birds, and an involuntary game of 'hook-a-duck'. Fortunately, it all...

Whilst the two latest additions to the specimen lake (magnificent Mirrors of 31 lb 8 oz and 29 lb 0 oz, respectively) were settling,...

At long last, persistent sub-zero temperatures had finally yielded to a slight pre-spring warming and as I turned up on Monday morning,...

You will have gathered from the title that my planned session on the specimen lake didn't go according to plan. After a couple of weeks...

If there's one thing in carp fishing that I really enjoy, it's doing like for like comparisons, to see if one particular option (e.g....

Looking back, I have generally found January and February to be the most challenging months of the year, characterised by unfavourable...

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained", or to put it in carp fishing terms, "You can't catch them sat at home in front of the TV". Wise words...

Some days don't get off to a great start, especially when you own two ageing and somewhat incontinent Labrador dogs, who rarely manage to...

Good things come to those who wait, or so they say! The trouble is that these days most of us would rather take the waiting out of...