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 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
Another short evening session down the local pond and with the nights drawing in it’s now starting to feel a lot colder. Autumn is here and the leaves are turning and starting to drop, winter is just around the corner. … Continue reading
Continuing with the short evening sessions down my local pond. i have steadily changed tactics to suit the kind of indications/pickups i am getting from these carp. Now the line is tight, the bobbins hanging with increased tension and my … Continue reading
Another short evening session on my local pond and this time we set the camera up to film the rod tops. How many times have we had single bleeps and rod top knocks and put it down to liners, small … Continue reading
I’m back on Todds pit for another short session and i am hoping that the early morning period will give me a better chance of getting amongst them. This lake always did produce it’s best results in the early morning … Continue reading
Here we are for my second day session on Todds pit and we get there at dawn for a nice early start. Back in the day (1980′s) you could count on a few runs coming at dawn or just after so the effort must be made.
It took me about an hour to sort myself out and get the rods in because after yesterdays loss i thought it best to strip the first ten meters of line off my spools. Continue reading
After fishing hard down at the syndicate for two months and only being rewarded with two mid twenties i was thinking of getting me some fun and action. I did not fancy the bivvy and barrow any more and longed … Continue reading
Having spent 24 hours on the east bank getting blown to pieces and watching carp moving on the back of the wind on the west bank i had decided enough was enough and a move was in order, if only … Continue reading
I arrived at the lake around lunchtime and spent a good few hours walking around and talking to the anglers there already before selecting my swim. After spending time with the smartcast and marker rod choosing the swim and positions … Continue reading
Having fished hard for two months for only two fish i took three weeks off to recharge my batteries and decide what next. But after having a conversation with MrMartin my enthusiasm soon came back and i decided to move onto another one … Continue reading
I had now spent a couple of sessions in the swim and things clicked into auto mode when i arrived. I had guessed from my initial walks around this lake that the carp would most likely find this corner of the lake safer than … Continue reading
It’s forty eight hours since i was last on the syndicate and with conditions looking ideal i decided to fish the south east corner again and try and capitalise not only on the bait that i have been putting into … Continue reading
There are many signs to look for when hunting out feeding carp but the one that shouts at you the most is bubblers. Carp release a curtain of bubbles from there gills when feeding. Sure, if they stick there head … Continue reading
After spending over a month in the same swim, fishing hard and doing 48 hour and overnight sessions I had decided on a change. Go back three years and you would have found me doing short day sessions and moving … Continue reading
I am back on the syndicate for another twenty four hours and conditions seem ideal. A warm south westerly is pushing down the lake into the area i am fishing noisily bending the reeds over. Using the smartcast i found that the … Continue reading
During a long session much of the time we are on the bank is spent idle, it’s a fact of life. I often feel that my fishing suffers because of it too. The mind can wander away from the task … Continue reading
They say that fishing is not all about catching fish and there right it aint. It’s about the journey you undertake and the lessons learned along the way. It’s about the people you meet, friendships made and the wonder of just being … Continue reading
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The Bait TheCarpCatcher Uses
