Archive for the 'General Carp Chat' Category
Don’t be an April fool. Remember that April 1 is the start of the new rod licence year and you will need to get out and renew your Environment Agency rod fishing licence if you want to fish. All current full and concessionary rod licences expire on March 31 March, so if you’re planning to [...]
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
Certainly Terry Hearn is right up amongst the greats when it comes to carp fishing, but he is not limited to just carp as this extract from The Angling Times proves…
Carp legend Terry Hearn managed to tempt this beautiful 4lb 2oz perch during a session on a stretch of the tidal Thames in London.
Drennan-sponsored Terry [...]
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
A cool £20,000 first prize is up-for-grabs in the newly launched UK Carp/Daiwa Championships, a national pairs event run across the country at Britain’s day ticket venues and club waters.
It’s open to anglers of all abilities and ages and is based around regional 24-hour qualifiers. The winning pair will make it through to a 30-team [...]
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
“The best fishing show of the year is finally here! This year’s event promises to be better then ever, with new features, great shopping and fishing celebrities it really is Europe’s biggest and best fishing show.
Visit the Angling Times Live Super Theatre and the UK Carp Theatre where you’ll be able to get advice from [...]
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
News from Richworth Linear Fisheries of several forties, thirthies and a whole load of 20lb carp. Plus a really nice shot of a sunrise over Oxlease Lake, which reminds us that it’s not just the carp that keep us coming back for more.
Steve “The Apache” Cliff had this impressive mirror known as “The Big Plated” [...]
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
The new Fox brochure has been released. With 212 pages it “will serve as a tackle bible for the modern carp angler”
All of the chapters can be downloaded from their website.
You will be able to get copies at your local stockist, or in the following publications.
Advanced Carp Fishing - April issue (On sale from [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
Anglersnet.co.uk gives us information on ” The latest addition to the Lee Valley Regional Park Fisheries will open on Friday 16 March, Red Nose Day!”
Banjo Lake in Stanstead Abbotts will be officially opened by Martin Salter, the Government spokesman for angling. Extensive regeneration work has been carried out…..
NAFAC News tells us more about the Fish [...]
March 9th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
There are a few decent carp fishing blogs so I wanted to round up the carp fishing stories and articles that have caught my eye recently.
Club Carp have an excellent piece on long range carp fishing by Danny Fairbrass
NAFAC tell of an “alien species” (a catfish) being found in a Kent water
Anglersnet have a review of the [...]
February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Carp Fishing News, General Carp Chat, General Fishing News | No Comments
We are working on bring you new articles from the Fox Professional Consultant Team including angling advice, tips and reviews on many Fox tackle products that are used to catch fish.
Current new articles include:
From Mick brown - Get the Most from Braid/Float Stops, Popping Up Deadbaits, Sunk Float Paternoster Rig, The Float/Deadbait Rig, The Legered [...]
February 23rd, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments
from the Northern Echo
Since it began in the North-East seven years ago, the Get Hooked On Fishing scheme has helped thousands of youngsters turn their lives around. Lindsay Jennings meets its founder.
CLUTCHING a huge 42lb carp, the joy and pride on the face of the teenage angler is clear to see. Standing beside a lake, [...]
February 20th, 2007 | Posted in General Carp Chat | No Comments