Tips & Advice

There’s a lot of talk about the Shot on the hook rig. Is it new? Far from it. It’s been almost a quarter of a century since its inception. Conceived by the fertile minds of Frank Warwick and Jon ‘Shoes’ Jones on the banks of Birch Grove, it was designed to fish a pop-up or […]

Carp fishing with worms. Are they any good? In a word, yes. Carp find worms irresistible, and their use can be absolutely devastating. Worms have a distinctive aroma and ooze natural attractors and amino acids that man-made baits simply cannot compete with. While they might not smell sweet and delicious like your favourite pop-ups, carp […]

One of the most popular questions we get asked from anglers when booking a carp fishing holiday to France, is whether a food package is available. There are a number of reasons to opt for a food package such as, more time fishing, the reassurance of having good quality food (not your mate’s dodgy cooking) […]

For anglers looking for carp lakes in France near Calais, you are really spoiled for choice. Here are some of our favourite carp lakes in under 4 hours drive from Calais: Carp Fishing in France Near Calais Lac Baleine – 218 miles from Calais Three Islands Lake – 123 miles from Calais Cheshire Lake – […]

Getting good photos of your capture whether in the UK or carp fishing in France gives you something to look back on, provides material to show your mates and other anglers, and helps bring those memories flooding back. Of course, taking great carp photos are also essential to providing content in these days of social […]

One of the greatest aspects of carp fishing is its variety. Whether that’s in the strains and characteristics of the fish themselves, the environments in which we find them or the baits we use to catch them, carp fishing takes many forms and carp fishing with natural baits should not be overlooked. You should not […]

Carp fishing in weed – Anglers raised on the near-sterile environments of many modern commercial fisheries can get flustered when it comes to carp fishing weedy lakes, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Carp thrive in weedy lakes, weed is full of natural food for carp to eat and in the day time […]

We all want to catch fish that are in prime condition. Whilst out of their natural environment, the precious carp we catch are vulnerable, and it’s our duty to handle carp safely on the bank and ensure they are not harmed. Their time on