“Trash fish” inhabit a wide variety of environments, and the right carp bait will depend on the type of water and current conditions. These much-maligned creatures have long been treated as nothing ...

The rising cost of raw ingredients and energy has caused the price of boilies to increase significantly in recent years, so there is a financial benefit to making your own. The main downside is the ...

Learn the best baits, rigs, and hotspots to catch one of the hardest-fighting fish in a lake or river near you. They wouldn’t be among the prettiest fish. In fact, some folks would say common carp are ...

There are two perceptions of common carp among anglers in the United States. One group believes that carp are dumb and that nothing could be easier than going after them. They believe that learning ...

In the United States, carp are mostly considered “trash fish.” These non-native bottom feeders were introduced to our country centuries ago and have adapted and thrived so well that they exist in ...

MERTHYR Tydfil AA member David Lee used a method feeder with boilies as bait when he fished through the night at Penywern Middle Pond and landed a 12.25lb mirror carp and a common of 18.5lb. MERTHYR ...

May 9, 2001 16:36: Breaking your personal best and a lake record is always a great achievement; but when you are only 16 years old, fishing a lake frequented by some of the best carp anglers, then ...

Many of the UK's leading carp venues are taking the decision to ban maggots, find out why ...