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As most of you will know, carp generally move around a lot less in winter than they do in summer. So the usual advice is to fish as close to them as possible, and keep your groundbaiting patterns, if any, very tight.

St Mary’s Gate Hotel A beautiful, homely country Inn with an excellent Restaurant, Superb Bar and 7 en-suite Bedrooms. The St Mary’s Gate Inn offers the fisherman, businessperson and visitor a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Arundel is an ideal town in which to stay to explore the wonderful Sussex Downs and the superb Sussex coastline….

When Geoff Maynard, the editor,(Sir to me!) asked if I was interested in writing an article on fish, native to England, that are now found in Australia, I thought about it for ten seconds and then said ‘YES’. As a Pommie with dual nationality, now resident in Aussie, any chance of writing on my favourite…

You are sitting quietly, expectantly at the back of the boat; the boat man is trolling at speeds that initially make you think it is far too fast; the echo sounder indicates rugged territory beneath you and the first of several ‘blips’ show at around 20 feet. Your heart races, surely there will be a…

Stillwater carp angling is never going to be easy. Each season brings itís own problems to solve. At this time of year, fishing on some lakes can be especially hard due to the weed growth dying off. In high summer, the weed – especially that awful bane to the carp angler, Canadian pond weed –…

You see, on some waters tench can become incredibly easy to catch, whilst on others they can really make you tear your hair out. There are a few factors which tend to give rise to easy tench fishing. A good head of fish is obviously important, but not always enough to make them feed on…