James Furness

2 weeks ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

If you want to catch more carp on zigs, you need these edges!Visit any day-ticket fishery this month and the chances are that many anglers will be sat behind static bobbins and silent alarms. The reason? They’re probably fishing on the deck, when most of the carp are cruising about in the upper layers. The answer, of course, is to fish with zig rigs. Yet, most anglers are put off by the prospect of casting out very long hooklinks with little chunks of flavourless foam attached to the end.

2 weeks ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

Adam Penning discusses how he goes about catching the biggest carp in the lake!How to catch the biggest carp in a lake has been the subject of many a late-night carping conversation. Some people just seem to have the ‘knack’ when it comes to big ones, while for others it can be a real struggle. I always remember the legendary Rod Hutchinson saying that his mate Ritchie MacDonald had such a knack – he didn’t catch huge numbers but would always winkle out the ones that everyone really wanted.

2 weeks ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

What is it about fishing that we anglers find so enjoyable? As anglers we often get the same recurring question from people that don't go fishing: Why do you go fishing, isn't it boring? You just put them back, you don't eat them?

3 weeks ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

Spring is a time when it can be easy to get many things wrong. I think part of this is the result of pent-up inactivity over the preceding winter months, coupled with the idea that the carp must surely be incredibly hungry. Water temperatures will still be low, and often won’t even hit the critical double- figure point until mid-April. Sure, it might feel incredible in the warm late winter sunshine, but it takes a long time for water temperatures to rise to a point where the carp are fully active.

3 weeks ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

Spring is here and that means one thing, the tench are waking up from their winter slumber and are on the feed! If you want to catch more tench this year, these six great tips are invaluable and will help put more tench on the bank for you! We asked Specimen Ace, Dai Gribble how he tweaks is setup to consistently land big tench.