summer


  • Surface Fishing for Big Carp – Sonubaits Video

    Surface Fishing for Big Carp – Sonubaits Video

    There’s something special about summer carp fishing, and for me, nothing beats getting them off the top. When I set out to film Surface Fishing for Big Carp with Sonubaits, I wanted to show exactly how simple and exciting this style of fishing could be. I chose a big, new lake I’d never fished before…


  • Carp fishing on the surface

    Carp fishing on the surface

    Fancy catching a carp before breakfast? – me too. I love short, early morning sessions in the summer, carp fishing on the surface with mixers or bread. It’s exciting stuff, getting the fish feeding confidently and catching them off the top. You can view a full video of this session and my approach to Barbel Fishing on…


  • Tench Fishing with the Method Feeder

    Tench Fishing with the Method Feeder

    The Method Feeder and pellets has been very effective for me when natural baits are attracting too many nuisance fish. It’s late spring and I went from using worms and maggots to adopting an all pellet approach to land some cracking fish from a new venue. You can view my Tench Fishing with the Method…


  • Surface fishing for carp

    Surface fishing for carp

    In the warmer months one of the most affective methods is surface fishing for carp. As the water warms up carp spend much of their time in the upper layers, so presenting a bait on or near the surface can get fantastic results. For me surface fishing comes in several forms. There are various methods…


  • Walthamstow carp, having to work for it!

    Walthamstow carp, having to work for it!

    What’s the most challenging fishing you’ve done? Well for me catching a big Walthamstow carp is right up there, especially if you fish it the way I do. I have worked hard to scale everything right down to become as mobile as possible. Just the walk from the car park to reservoir 2/3 is a bloody…


  • A hot 24 hours on Farlows Lake 2

    A hot 24 hours on Farlows Lake 2

    We all know that carp fishing is best in spring and autumn. The summer months can actually be quite tricky as the fish start to move around in the upper layers sometimes appearing to do little more than sunbathe on top of the weed. It’s mid July and summer has arrived and for me that…