‘With the daylight hours stretching out, a quick overnighter between work was in order to take advantage of the wonderful weather this week.’ I instantly dispatched a rod right into the rings on the surface and pushed my buzzers into the ground and clipped on the bobbin…. I arrived at the lake on Wednesday evening and knew I only had an hour and a half before it was dark. I […]
Read more...Category Archives: News
Spring at Last! – Terry Bell
‘This winter has been a long hard slog for me like many others…’ The December capture before the quiet… I’m fishing a tricky history water that has no winter form yet all winter I have still made the trip down on my one night a week I get to fish and tried my luck. Turning up in the dark after work is always a nightmare but none more so than […]
Read more...
Matt Parry – A few special seasons on the Woolpack
‘I’ve been on this particular lake for the past few seasons, steadily building my knowledge of the lake and it’s inhabitants, most of which are over 40 years old and have seen everything in that time, being under constant angling pressure…’ A lovely Woolpack mirror As with most campaigns, it started with a smattering of fish caught as I became familiar with the behavior and habits of the stock, which, […]
Read more...
Alfie Russell joins E-S-P!
London carper Alfie Russell needs no introduction and in recent months has been warmly welcomed into the E-S-P fold… We’re delighted to welcome Alfie Russell to the ESP team! Londoner Alfie will already be well known to a lot of you – at just 20 years old he has caught an incredible amount of big carp, both from his home city and also further afield with many special ones among […]
Read more...
A Prairie Summer – Erick Maybury
‘In my early teens when I began exclusively pursuing carp I would absorb all the information I could which primarily came from the UK, and strangely enough was written by some of those who may possibly be reading this article. This content from the UK was in stark contrast to the environment, fish, and approaches in my home state of Texas, I admired the quiet and secluded lakes that were […]
Read more...
Jack Reid – No boat, No buzz!
For the last year the use of a boat has been absolutely central to my fishing. Not a state of the art vessel destined for inland seas, but a budget dinghy with a couple of dodgy looking yellow paddles! A boat doesn’t have to cost a fortune! Initially the dinghy was purchased so that I had a vessel of my own on the low stocked pit I would be fishing […]
Read more...
Lateral rig thinking – Tom White
‘Being asked to write a piece about rigs was a bit daunting for me, as I tend to use what’s required for the job in hand – for that situation, at that specific moment in time’ A lovely old mirror from winter’s past Being asked to write a piece about rigs was a bit daunting for me, as I tend to use what’s required for the job in hand – […]
Read more...
Behind the Lens – A Gaz Fareham interview with Jack Reid
Taken from Carpology’s ESP supplement, Gaz Fareham recently interviewed ESP Filmmaker Jack Reid to find out what it was like working with angling icon Terry Hearn… Returning the punt to the boat house GF Just to begin, could you give us a brief introduction to yourself and your background JR My name is Jack Reid, I’m from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, I’m 31 now although I still get asked for […]
Read more...
Maggot fishing and the ‘Germs’ Rig – David Meek
‘It’s funny how things come back around. I remember having a bit of holiday and using the 5 days at the Ringwood water Roach Pit. Marcus and I had been doing a lot of fishing together and his rig finesse and tweaks always made me want to step up my game. I’ve always been a thinker, and I like trying to come up with new ideas’ Carp of all sizes […]
Read more...
Daren ‘Tinpot’ Norman – A Cassien hit!
‘After 8 months of planning I finally made the 800 mile drive down to Lac De St Cassien…’ Fish built for a tough environment I was prepared for a long one but after 550 miles I stopped at Lyon for a kip as I was shattered. After a good rest was up early and back on the road, arriving at 10.30 am the next day. After purchasing licenses and pumping […]
Read more...