With temperatures slowly dropping and winter just around the corner, man carp anglers will be packing away their gear until the spring of the year when the weather improves. If you’re a keen carp angler, you’ll be aware that carp are cold-blooded fish and are far more active in feeding when the water is warmer. During winter, as temperatures drop and the water temperature with […]
When it comes to freshwater fish consumption in the UK, it is unlikely to commonly find much more than trout or salmon in fishmongers or shops. This could partly do the fact that seafood is abundant in the country due to the country being surrounded by the sea and partly by the UK culture. There are many species of other freshwater fish swimming in rivers […]
There’s no doubt that carp are the largest freshwater fish species present in the UK. They easily dwarf the majority of other coarse fish species, and there’s no wonder carp fishing is so prevalent in the UK and across Europe. Their muscular, fat and powerful bodies put an excellent fight if you’re lucky enough to get one on the end of your line. You may […]
When it comes to carp angling, there is nothing much more exciting than watching a venue’s carp population splashing in the shallow waters. To the untrained eye, this may seem like an easy opportunity to catch plenty of carp. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and there is a very good reason why the carp are splashing in shallow water, and they will not be […]
Carp fishing is a massively popular sport and hobby in the UK, with millions of anglers heading to their local waters to try and put some fish in the net every year. The catching of carp as a sport is thought to have begun in the 18th century, and from then it has gone from strength to strength, with new anglers joining the craze every […]
When it comes to the freshwater fish we eat in the UK, you will find it very hard to find anywhere selling anything other than the usual trout and salmon. The UK and more particularly Scotland provide excellent opportunities to fish for these know tasty fish, and there is no shortage of them in store. In the UK there are long lists of other freshwater […]
As carp anglers, it’s beneficial to your fishing to build up a decent knowledge of the fish we all like to catch. If you’ve got together all the tactics and approaches to put plenty of fish in the net then you might be looking to gain an understanding of the fish themselves. I’ve seen many large fish pulled out of the water that looks old […]
When it comes to eating freshwater fish in the UK, your choices usually start with trout and salmon. You’ll have absolutely no issue finding fillet of trout or salmon in stores, and the fishing for both species is common, with plenty of rivers, lakes and fisheries. Although there is plenty of other freshwater fish swimming in our waters that are consumed across Europe, the majority […]
When it comes to fishing for coarse species in the UK, it is primarily classed as a catch and release sport, with very few anglers actively looking to catch coarse species as a food source. Compared to trout and salmon fishing, this is massively different. When you hear of people going to catch salmon or trout there’s a large chance they will be planning to […]
When it comes to carp fishing, locating the fish, and knowing where the fish are most likely to be depending on the weather, the time of year and the venue you’re fishing is the hardest and most essential part. If you have no knowledge of watercraft and chucking your bait out without any thought, then you’re playing a game of look and will most likely […]
