For most of March and April I’ve been getting right into my perch fishing and for the moment I’ve not been doing much carping.

After my last session perch fishing, when I caught the 3lb 8oz, I was eager to get back to the same lake and try for some more big perch. I planned to do a 24 hour session because the best time to ... (read more...)

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I’ve had a few blank sessions recently on the lake I fish at; still it’s nice just to be able to go. I had also planned a trip with some work mate’s to fish Blue Pool for a couple of nights in late February. With most of the winter being rather mild we thought we would have a few carp but the week we were ... (read more...)

After last months bog my time on the bank has slowed down as my job gets busy this time of year. Sometimes I have to work long hours and do standby on a rota; this is 24 hours on an emergency call out. If I am out until the early hours of the following morning I get the next day off, which is great because it enables me to have an unexpected days fishing.

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I’ve just come back from fishing in France! Someone had to drop out the last minute and I was asked if I would like to take his place. Happy days!

There were nine of us on the lake, which was 19 acres in size and ‘L’ shaped which gave us plenty of room to move and was ... (read more...)

Phil Kingsbury – Big Carp Blog (September 2011)

I’ve had a really good season so far catching carp from a few different lakes, and now that September is here, hopefully, I can carry on catching through the colder months to come.

Last winter I joined a lake not too far from my house. It’s ... (read more...)