Back in the early nineties, my friend John from a local marsh pit we had been fishing was asking about fishing “The Der” in France. I didn’t need much persuading to go there again, so plans were made to visit the big lake in France. I had previously fished...
My Friend Simon Loved Carp Angling. Here’s Why I Celebrated His 60th Birthday Without Him… Watch this video on YouTube Two Years of Planning Simon’s 60th Birthday Fishing Trip Been struggling to get my head round writing this piece. Sitting on Abbey...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnXSRrEQrr4 In August 2018, Trevor took me (Jonathan) and two of my children (Max & Isla) carp fishing and camping at a Mid-Kent Fisheries venue. It was a great adventure for the children who had never been fishing before. In this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKXrAJYGN5c&t=12s After many hours over the last couple of years I’ve been trying to re-catch a fish I had grown in my stock ponds at the water company reservoir where I worked. twenty or so years ago we stocked some spawned...
Carp Angling at Harefield In a recent carp angling blog I mentioned my old fishing friend Terry. We fished together for a few years. Before that I’d always fished alone. Meeting Terry at Nickolls, we immediately got on. He was just starting out on his carp fishing and...
RIP Rod Hutchinson It’s been a big week for news on the carp fishing scene, with the sad news of Rod Hutchinson passing and The end of Carp-Talk after twenty odd years. I’m sat on one of my local waters with the sun beating down, not great conditions for catching...
