After nine months of walking, searching, baiting and fishing the river Cam my quest has finally come to an end. It started back in the middle of may 2011 with me cycling up and down my local stretch looking for signs. I … Continue reading →

It’s the middle of September 2011 and the days are getting colder and shorter. Winds that blew warm and fresh only weeks before had turned gusty, wet and chilly. I have often heard it said of lake carp that they … Continue reading →

With the area i was fishing become more widely known it became evident that more anglers were fishing for the carp under the A14 bridge on the river cam. Even though with the sewer outfall it was a good area … Continue reading →

Although i had been going down the river every day for three months baiting up and watching the carp, the actual fishing was still just a small part of it. A few hours grabbed after work, avoiding the weekends and … Continue reading →

Carp fishing isn’t all action and fast paced and throughout this series i think you will agree Effort = Success, as always. Most of my time down the river (and that was every day) was not spent fishing but discovering. … Continue reading →

I am back again for another short evening session on the river Cam after continuing my regular baiting up of the swim every other day. This week we are kept really busy with the drifting weed and boats but manage … Continue reading →

We are back in the reeds swim for another session after the Cam Carp and it’s well busy with rowers. Fish are seen rolling and bubbling in the area and all the bait has once again been scoffed. Having caught … Continue reading →

It’s Friday evening and my first session in the recently prepared second swim. Over the last week 5 kilos of The Ghost from Cambridge Carp Bait has gone into the river and it’s all been eaten. Large carp have been … Continue reading →

It’s high summer and i am back on the river for another short evening session under the bridge. With temperatures in the thirty’s the carp have been spending their days basking in amongst the weed mats in the margins. However i am hoping that … Continue reading →

It’s early evening and i’m back on the river Cam for another short 2-3 hour session after the carp. The weeks spent wandering the banks during mid May early June fish spotting and constantly baiting up is starting to pay off … Continue reading →

So far i had only been doing short morning or evening sessions on the river so when the opportunity to fish the day came up i grabbed it! I had been down to the river the day before and put … Continue reading →

It’s been a couple of days since i was last on the river and i am raring to go and get myself another River Cam Carp. Two days previously i had been down and baited up the spots  and my visit … Continue reading →

It’s the second day of the river fishing season and i am up and dressed before first light. Ten minutes later the car is loaded with the minimum of gear and i’m off down the street. A short ten minute … Continue reading →

It had been my ambition ever since September 2004 to get back on the river Cam and have some more of those lovely pristine carp out of it. Back then i had been quiet successful managing to find and catch over a … Continue reading →

It’s now  mid morning and having sat around drinking coffee, waiting for a run and being disappointed i decide to make some changes so i took out all four rods. The snide rod that i had in the reeds was rigged with … Continue reading →

It’s two weeks since i was last on Abbey lake and i am back again for another three days. Conditions are ideal with a nice southerly blowing across the lake and racing grey clouds moving across the sky. As i … Continue reading →

Its Evening time on the second day of my stay and i’m making plans for the night ahead. First order of the day is to get all three rods recast with fresh baits and new rigs. Having thought long and … Continue reading →

It’s breakfast time and after a nice morning nap i sit drinking hot strong coffee and ponder the day and what it will bring. The plan is to try zigs and floaters on the plateau, keep the left-hand rod in … Continue reading →

It was late afternoon when i arrived at Abbey lake with Gary Spencer, the sun was shining in a clear blue sky and the silence was only broken by the crashing carp out in the lake and the squabbling coots … Continue reading →

It had been 6 months since i was last on the local pond, winter had come and gone and it wasn’t until now that i had been able to get out and do some fishing. This year my intention was … Continue reading →