Affable Si Croft had an incredible ‘holiday’ last week, the trip was the result of a last minute decision to see if there was any space available on Ashmead. His tentative enquiry recieved a positive response – and what a week that followed. Read on… ‘I had the good fortune last week to enjoy four nights on the beautiful Ashmead fishery in the depths of Somerset. As someone who loves […]

Made using the same outer shell material as the original Stash clothing but with a ‘DPM’ style camo pattern in just the right blend of colours – Stash clothing just got a whole lot carpier! The material is tough yet soft and ‘quiet’ and features 5,000mm waterproof and 3,000 breathable coatings. Water simply beads off the material making them excellent lightweight waterproof garments. Stash Camo Jacket A comfortable cut with […]

Gaz Fareham has moved onto a new syndicate this spring and sounds like he is thoroughly enjoying it! Here he gives us a round up so far: ‘After an enjoyable winter season chasing the Avon and Stour chub around, as soon as those first few warm rays of sun were breaking through and the buds and daffodils appearing, I was excitedly prepping the carp kit and readying things for a […]

Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman has been getting amongst them again with a couple more stunners, good angling Tinpot! ‘After my brace of p.b.’s I had two nights angling the next week and my lucky roll continued. I went to another lake for a bit of a celebration social with a few mates and managed to get near the fish as my mate had caught a 36 lb pb himself on the […]

Kent carper Mark Boyle has been in touch with news of his latest trip to the Ebro in Spain last month with Brett White and Dan Clemens. If there was ever a tough environment to test tackle to its limits it has to be the Ebro and it turns out to have been a very productive trip! ‘Our annual Whitey Tours trip to the famous River Ebro in search of the […]

Kent based Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman enjoyed the session of a lifetime last week, landing two of his chosen venue’s most prized residents – with a combined weight of over 103lb! Typical Tinpot! ‘My season hadn’t really got going as a broken down van and a house move had meant all work and no play, so I turned up for my 3rd trip of the year to my syndicate gagging to […]

Terry Hearn has had an incredible run since he started fishing Cranwells lake on the Wasing syndicate at the start of November. A combination of meticulous preparation, watercraft, clinical angling and supreme confidence in the gear he is using has resulted in a very productive last few months through the winter period and early Spring. Here’s what Tel had to say last week: ‘Things have still been going well over […]

Stu Lennox enjoyed mix fortunes at Hardwick Smiths on the Linear complex recently, including an incident which we have never heard of before! Read on… ‘Have you ever had one of those days where one thing after another goes wrong? Well, my first session of 2016 was just one of those sessions. Not only was I subject to mishap after mishap but also one of the oddest moments I have […]

Well respected carper James Armstrong was quick to recognise the key advantages of the new ESP Cryogen hooks and has been putting them to very good use so far this spring, catching some absolute crackers along the way. Good angling Jimmy! ‘Three of biggest factors in my angling – location, bait and rigs…more importantly a rig with reliable end tackle. I am not one for harping on about specific end […]

Lee Symonds sent us this lovely account of his return to Spitfire Pool in Norfolk in search of its most prized resident, the Wood Common. And what a return it was, well done Lee! ‘I fished Spitfire Pool for the opening week in 2015 and didn’t manage to hook the Wood Common after seeing her clearly in the area & feeding hard. I decided to return for opening week in […]