UK Carp & Coarse Fishing

Trip 1 Carp Fishing – 2026

This session was meant to take place last week, but a sick child put a stop to that. After spending two hours looking for signs of carp and finding nothing, I decided to settle into a swim I have confidence in and enjoy a bit of comfort. Starting that way puts you in the right mindset and gives you something solid to build on. The conditions looked very encouraging: 10°C during the day, 8°C at night, overcast with patchy sunshine, and a nice drop in pressure. Unfortunately, I would be home by the time it reached 983mb. For the next three nights it was forecast to sit consistently around 1012mb, which I actually prefer.

I like consistency rather than sharp rises and drops over a short period. My own head doesn’t enjoy those fluctuations, and it does make me wonder how they affect carp individually—because, like us, they must all respond differently. I settled on a swim called Gap.

I had spent some time the previous week looking for potential new winter spots and had marked a few out, including rediscovering this one, which had produced a good few carp for me many years ago. Tight lines and be lucky!

Ten years old — congratulations, guys. A great milestone.

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This approach provides a much broader and more realistic view of angling, highlighting the everyday challenges faced by ordinary anglers rather than just showcasing polished success stories. It makes the content far more relatable and, ultimately, far more valuable

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