Archive for the 'General Carp Chat' Category

Carp Fishing Show – Carpin On – is back for 2009

It’s back! The renowned Carpin’ On show is back for 2009. This fantastic event which is dedicated to carp anglers is the biggest of its kind in showcasing all the latest tackle and bait available to today’s angler – and it’s available to buy!
Carpin’ On has an unbeatable line up of entertainments [...]

Carp Fishing Site has a Facelift

Your Carp Fishing site has undergone a bit of a facelift recently. I thought that the previous template was beginning to look tired, so I’ve brought it more into line with current trends on the web. And yes, I know, I have sold out a little bit. There are more ads on the site, but [...]

A Favourite Carp fishing Session – And I Caught Nothing!

I had one of my best ever carp fishing sessions the other week. And I didn’t catch a thing!
It was a pretty cold day at my local carp fishery, but I had been catching carp regularly over the winter, so I was confident of banking at least a few.
There was nobody else about as I [...]

Hooked On Carp Fishing

What is carp fishing all about? Why do people, me included, spend days (and nights) on end on the lakeside, often ending up without having caught a thing?
I’ve often wondered, when soaked to the skin on the lakeside, “What am I doing here”. But I realise that carp fishing is not just about catching a [...]

Perfect carp fishing weather on its way.

Could perfect carp fishing weather be on its way? Well, the cold snap is almost at an end and the forecast is for the winds to turn southerly and temperatures to rise to double figures overnight.
This is the weather that has brought many of my best carp fishing sessions.
The carp generally move about a lot [...]

Linear Fisheries Close Hunts Corner Lake

STATEMENT FROM LINEAR FISHERIES
As a direct result of the flooding last summer we regret that we now have to close down Hunts Corner Lake for fishing as we did Oxlease Lake. Although we believe that very few fish were lost from Hunts at the time of the high water, a great number have died since. [...]

UK Biggest Ever Carp Brace – 59lb 2oz and 47lb

The carp fishing scene in the UK is buzzing with news of the biggest brace of carp ever taken in the UK.
Kent carper, Jon McAllister to fish of 59lb 2oz and 47lb from the The Manor Farm syndicate in Kent. First out was “The Northern Linear” at 47lb, caught after only 2 hours in a weedy [...]

Fisheries Advised On Reducing Carp Deaths

 During the summer months, carp deaths are a problem if fisheries are not properly managed. To try and reduce the risk, the Environment Agency has written to fisheries in the North West with advice of meaures that should be taken to ensure the safety and welfare of their carp stocks. A step in the right [...]

Part Time Vacancy At Bury Hill Fisheries

There is currently a part time job vacancy in the warehouse at Bury Hill Fisheries.  The working hours are flexible – anything from 1 to 3 days per week.  The job does require some lifting, although nothing too heavy, and would ideally suit a fit retired person who has a knowledge of fishing and who is happy [...]

Brooklands BCAC Qualifiers

 The Bromley Times carries an article on the British Carp Angling Championships 2007 Qualifying round at Brooklands in Kent.
The winners of the competition were Nick Howard and Mark Casper with a weight of 73lb 1oz from swim two (using Poacher bait), second was Lee Williams and Jayne Curry from swim nine (JVS bait) with a [...]