The first Carp of the Month competition only attracted a small number of competitor’s but we were very impressed with the standard of the carp and conditions they were caught in. The winner was unanimous and would have been hard to beat at any time of year! Willy Gordon of Pennsylvania caught a number of …
Author: Dean Brookes
Winter Success: Part 3 – Ringing the Changes
In the first two installments of this series I talked about my approach in winter and also bait application. In this final part I want to highlight some simple rig choices and also how being adaptable and ringing the changes can turn a bleak session into a ‘Red Letter Day’. If you have read any …
Winter Success: Part 2 – Bait Application
In the first article we covered location and approach so hopefully you have now identified a target water or two and have decided on how you are going to tackle to area. I want to stress again that winter fishing is very much about attitude! If you go with the attitude that you will not …
Transition from Fall into Winter
END OF THE FALL October proved to be an amazing month with myself and my fishing companions landing over ten thirty pound carp and two forties! A lot of factors went into this success, non less important than working hard in previous sessions to locate feeding areas and finely honing our baiting approach. Having confidence …
Winter Success – Part 1: Location and Approach
With winter fast approaching most anglers will be packing away their tackle and spending the next three or four months dreaming of warmer weather and the opportunity to catch carp again. If you are one of these anglers then you are missing out on some truly outstanding sport and while the conditions are much tougher …
Winter Thoughts – Joe Jagger
Looking back, my autumn campaign didn’t quite live up to expectations, but I chose a slightly different direction and thoroughly enjoyed it! I had intended to stay down the deep pit in Bedfordshire for the autumn in pursuit of the Mother; however, I was offered a fortnight trip to the famous Rainbow Lake in France …
In Search of Monster Mirrors: September Blog
August had come to a close and hopefully the hot an humid weather would also end soon. I had managed a couple more nice scaley mirrors right at the end of August and one of them had really made me work, as access to the swim was now much different. Instead of a short walk …
In Search of Monster Mirrors: My Season So far
Over the last two years I once again ignited my passion for carp fishing. I had grown up fishing for numerous species in England and had moved to the United States in the late 90’s but had not even considered fishing. It was only when walking my dog along a stretch of river that I …