Kev had in incredible brace of fish over the weekend from Bluebell Swan lake. Both fish came just minutes apart as a part of a double take, one of which was the Scar Common at 40lb 6oz. The first into the net was a new lake record Grass Carp at 44lb 15oz and the second part of the brace was one called the Scar Common and tipped the scales at […]

Stu Lennox from Newbury fished the Royal Artillery Carp Group’s match at Quarry Lake in Essex this weekend and had a right result! Here’s how he and the lads got on after their 48 hour battle. It was a fantastic event on a fantastic venue. Plenty of carp were caught, 15 in total. With the scores being as follows: 1st Place: Stu Lennox – 179lb (9 fish) 2nd Place: Ian Page – 91lb 4 0z (4 […]

After a slow start on Savay this season, Watford specialist Stu Court changed tactics and caught this lovely dark 35lb mirror. It was my first fish of the season so obviously very happy to get off the mark after blanking the first 2 rota’s. I caught it on an extra-long multi rig so it would settle on the thick weed rather than burying in it.

Kev Hewitt from Hinders enjoyed a superb days fishing on the Linear Fisheries complex. Kev travelled light and set his Stall out to catch some carp off the top… I pulled into the main car park at 8am and there was a gentle breeze creating a steady ripple on the surface. I first looked at St. Johns and saw a few fish roll off the road back. With closer inspection […]

Sean Leverett caught four crackers from Stoneacres at Linch Hill fishery last week. After going through a bit of a lean spell where the cagey residents were cleaning out his baited spots and avoiding the hook bait, Sean changed his approach and his perseverance was rewarded.  Here’s his account: With the carp in Stoneacres spawning a few times over the last month or so the lake had been closed and the […]

A change of venue from Longfield Road Lake to the neighbouring Fox Pool paid off in style for Jo Green last week. Here’s what happened: Due to the fish spawning on the Road Lake, I headed next door to Fox Pool, a little frustrated with the tench – I had managed to catch 10 of them in the four nights I had done since the start – however the conditions seemed […]

Southampton specialist David Meek sent us this lovely evocative piece on a recent trip to Belgium with friends Gaz Fareham and Marcus Howarth. Click here to read the full story – it will make you want to go angling! After a long drive, the car was filled with chat and excited whoops. We arrived at the chain of lakes at around 3am, the soundtrack to a few laps were hundreds […]

ESP consultant Terry Hearn spent the start of the river season on his dad’s boat on the tidal Thames, an annual ritual that Tel loves. After a tricky start Tel kept plugging away and was ultimately reward with a real biggun. Here’s the full story: Fishing the start of the river season aboard my Dad’s boat, ‘The Lady Pearl’, has become a bit of a tradition over the last few years. […]

Kev Hewitt from Hinders had a cracking day session on Linear fisheries this week landing a total of nine fish including this 32Lb 2oz mirror from St. Johns. Three fish fell to zig rigs using 12lb double strength hook links with an Ejector lead clip and size 8 T-6 Raptors whilst the other six fish fell to floater tactics. Kev used a 15g ESP controller float again with 12lb Double […]

German angler “Super” Mario Winnikes warmed up for the football last Saturday by catching this cracking mirror. Here he takes up the story: “On Saturday, just a few hours before the start of Germany vs. Ghana I caught a very special fish. It was one of the very few carp of that lake, it was never caught before (at that lake every angler, but me, does catch & kill) and […]