Welcome back to the Carp Fishing Podcast. This month we have the return of one of the nicest chaps in Carp Fishing and serioulsy good angler, Mr Carp Angle himself, Joe Morgan. I've always admired Joe's honesty when we've spoken about life in the past so it was great to chew the fat once aagin on the banks of the manor, the home of the biggest full…

This month, we have a great guest joining us to talk about his adventures on some of the most iconic carp waters we've ever seen. Kev Winter aka Hippy covers his Yateley days, living next door to the complex ensured his early years were filled with special memories of big carp. We also delve into Horton, his time as the Cemex forums modorator, his …

David Lyons joins us this month to share his story about how Tackling Minds started. Dave had suffered from past mental health problems and fishing played a vital role in managing his illness. Dave has often mentioned that if it wasn't for fishing, he doesn't think he'd be here to tell this story. Tackling Minds has grown from strength to strength …

This month we have Mr Stogleman himself, Nick Dunn. We take a trip down memory lane as he recalls his time on some special Ringwood venues that once contained some incredible carp, fish that managed to stay fairly hidden from the public eye for many years. We also delve into his love for Cows, Corkballs, Old Carp and of course his close friendships…

This month we delve into a subject that rarely gets much air time, taste and the importance of taste in a carp bait and the pivitotal role it plays. We discuss ingredients used and observations in tank tests and our own results over the years to back up our findings. We also have a great guest on, Will Bradley. Will's an angler that Mark once upon …

This time we delve into life as a carp angler in Australia with Mike's old friend from school, Scott Rollo. Snakes, spiders, bow hunters, kangaroos and the potential to catch carp beyond your wildest dreams is a stark contrast from the UK scene but Oz isn't the easiest place to fish as you'll get to hear. Mike and Mark also chew the fat around moon…

Tom Loraine is our special guest this month and is a name that seems to be everywhere in recent years. His catches have not only been consistent on almost every water he's wet a line in but the carp he's added to his album over the years have also been from some rock hard venues too. Some anglers just stand out from the crowd, to be consistent on s…

In this month's podcast we had to cover the topic that seems to have broken the internet and that's the Magic Twig. We also discuss baiting patterns that helped Mark catch a recent forty pounder and Jon Pack is back for the second part of his brilliant interview as he takes us on a journey that covers life after catching a British Record. Jon delve…

This month we welcome Jon Pack to the microphone to delve into his historic British record capture of two tone, a carp of gigantic proportions. Jon's trip down memory lane is a two part chat with Yateley and St Ives among others to follow. Mark also recalls a meeting with the iconic Terry Hearn and we've added a few new features into the months ram…

This months podcast has a little twist. We got asked to be a guest on the wonderful VBK podcast in Belgium. For those that have no idea who or what the VBK do then I'll try to explain. They're a non profit Carp Fishing organisation that offers it's members waters to fish. They also home grow carp and help stock waters for the future. They produce g…

This month Mike and Mark continue to explore Europe and record the podcast while on the road in search of the unknown. Our special guest this month is none other than Jason Hayward. The first man to bank what later became one of the best known carp we've ever produced, the Colne Meres Black Mirror. Mike delves into his pursuit for a carp beyond his…

Mike and Mark record this months intro while driving back from Belgium. They delve into the highs and lows of the trip and discuss Mark's phobia for dog poo! Mike also catches up with Gaz Fareham during a cold, spring morning on Stoneacres to discuss a variety of topics while urging his rods to rip off live on tape! Enjoy.…

We've been looking forward to getting this one out. Mike sits down with Elmo (Elliott Staff) in the Valley to discuss his lifelong obsession with angling. One that led him down a rather unusual path of discovery. Less trodden tracks, zero social media interaction, strong friendship bonds and carp that rarely see the light of day are just some of th…

This month we have a carp fishing veteran on as our special guest. A man that's been around carp fishing forever. His album of special carp takes some beating and he's one of a tiny group of anglers that can say they've caught a 40lb Mirror, Leather, Common and Fully Scaled. You've probably guessed it, Nigel Sharp joins us for some old skool tales …

We're back with another podcast, this month we have Trev Johnson aka TCP as our special guest, an old skool angler that's been around the block and has banked some incredible carp along the way from some seriously challenging waters. We delve into his time of Wraysbury 1 and 2 as well as his short campaign for the Baby Black in the depths of winter…

This month is a smaller than usual episode as Mike sadly managed to break his memory card that held our guest interview we had pre recorded and ready to go. So instead of missing a month we still chew the fat, put the world to rights and rattled through a few listeners questions. Enjoy and we'll be back at the end of January as normal with a full e…

Jake Hughes aka Jake the Heron is this month's special guest. Mike caught up with Jake at the historic Toadless Leather Pit, a complex of lakes steeped in both carp fishing history and Jake's own angling life. Tales of unknown biggies, winter bait ups and creative inspirations were just a few topics covered but what stood out was how Jake goes abou…

Jamie Smith is this months special guest, a modest man but one that deserves alot of credit for the impact he's had on Carp Angling since the birth of his now cult, CP products brand. Many brands to this day still copy his early designs, testament to his thought process with product ideas decades before they became mass market produced. Few can cla…

This month we have the pleasure of Alfie Russell as our special guest. Alfie is extremely humble considering his album of incredible carp. He's down to earth, honest, hard working and despite a young family he still finds time to target some very special carp. As you'll hear Alfie's passion for angling runs deep. We chat about social media, mental …

This month is a smaller episode I'm afraid due to one reason or another but we've still got a carpy fix in podcast form to digest. Me and Mark chat through carp strains and discuss how hard it is for individual carp to stand out these days from the masses of carp that are now available to the angler. We also chat through some issues with Mark's bab…

Sorry for the slight delay this month, the truth is me and mark went fishing but August’s podcast is now live. This month we have Finn Lewis on as our guest, aka the Wild Man. Finn is an man whos so connected to nature, a real outdoors chap who’s also an extremely passionate angler. Me and Mark also have our usual ramblings over a cuppa or two. Tha…

This month we've got a great guest, none other than Dave Little or Mr Ouse as I like to call him due to his love affair with this majestic river and it's elusive carp. We delve into the history of river stockings and the challenges anglers are faced with when trying to hold a river carp, many have failed but Dave's album is busting with some incred…

This month Mark delves into a rig that breaks the norm. He explains why he's planning on using his Sub Slider Egg Rig and his thoughts behind it! We also have the pleasure of Jensen Mannings, a local angler who's caught plenty of big carp but like many of us these days has to juggle low stocked pits and the demands of the chase with kids, a full ti…

It was great to finally get back out on the bank with the podcast kit and catch up with Gaz Fareham. We had some great, topical spring discussions sat on the banks of Stoneacres. We covered Zigs, North West influences, boat work, special hookbaits and life plus how Gaz got to own a set of wizards reels. Gaz has always been such a modest chap, an an…

This month Mike and Mark chat about what carp fishing might be like in the future. With technology advancing would we ever see GPS tracked carp? We also have a very touching story of a young man called Ryan Scutt who used angling to help him recover from a brain tumour. Holly Edwards from the charity Make-A-Wish got in contact and we just had to di…

This month we catch up with Russ Widgington, a old skool angler who's been around the scene for longer than I've been alive! Russ isn't a household name but those in the know are fully aware of his results over the years. His album is serioulsy impressive and what's more he still prints his pictures, rather than keeping them as digital images. Me a…

We're thrilled to announce that Simon Bater has your ear this month, a man with an incredible CV of big carp. These include Two Tone at a British record weight, along with carp like the famous Black Mirror, The Chertsey fish and the Slippery Seal to name just a few. Simon isn't a household name, in fact he's a very modest chap who prefers to shy aw…

As promised we've managed to record a Christmas special Podcast and release it a little earlier than normal to help with any long drives over the festive period. This month we have the extremely passionate Sam Toro on as our special guest. The man along with Gaz Fareham behind the excellent, new book The Northern Chapters. We also discuss hangovers…

This month Mark manages a rare night and even catches a new personal best. Mike rediscovers the beauty of bobbing a float down a river and our special guest is none other than the man known for his hat and carp catching abilities, Mr Ian Poole. Ian might be out of the mainstream media these days but boy this chap has a serious album of big carp and…

This month we delve in the areas of Nutrition, Attraction and Digestibility and discuss how attractive these things are to carp and why. We also discuss a month of plenty in terms of carp captures for both of us, it's been a wonderful month, the carp gods have certainly looked after us. Lastly we couldn't end this months podcast without touching on…

This month Mike manages to burn Mark's leg. They chat about fishing exploits over the last few weeks, bring back munchie of the month but most importantly we get to interview Tim "Panther" Harris about his early Leney hunting exploits around Reading in a pair of pink board shorts. A time when a few more of these incredible, old carp still swam in o…

This month we caught up with Cypography's Rich Stewart. A mountain of a man who's inspired so many anglers with his videography and wonderful film making skills. Rich has been a friend of ours for years, so it was great to sit down and catch up on his work and angling journey, one that's seen him travel the world and work with just about everyone i…

This month we caught up with Dave Mag and delve into a life filled with angling. Dave spent years in the limelight of carp angling, catching some of the most prestigious carp of our generation. However life is different these days, Dave's angling is very much on his own terms, with a young family and very busy job carp fishing often consists of sho…

We feel extremely privileged to welcome Kieran Hopkinson onto this months podcast. Kieran is a Scottish carp angler who's adventures have culminated in some of the biggest carp in Scotland. But forget size, Kieran's spirit of adventure and freedom come through by the bucketload and its infectious. Extremely low stocks, huge expanses of water, an el…

We're joined this month by John Beecher or "The Cabbie" as some may know him. John isn't usually one for sharing his stories so it was a pleasure to have him on the podcast. We chat about the big Chertsy carp, the Royal plus many of the old Horton Church lake jewels. John has caught loads of big carp, at times using different tactics to most. Many …

How did Linchhill get stocked? where did those special fish come from? fish like Bitemark and the late Petals? History’s important in all walks of life, having an appreciation of our carp fishing heritage always proves just how many big carp are around today in comparison. Our guests this month are two men on a mission to document the history of Ox…

Bazil was one of the most iconic Carp to have swam in our opinion and it's no surprise that anglers would dedicate years and years of time to pursue this special carp. One such angler was Steve Fudge aka Fudgey. Steve dedicated 96 nights in pursuit of Bazil and this is his tale to tell. We also discuss pre baiting edges, sponsorships and have the p…

Mark Bryant is back with story like no other, a four year quest in search of a few special carp, a story that Mark has never told or ever published. Hiding in bushes, baiting at midnight, buried treasure and wrestling with badgers are just a few of the hurdles that make this one an extra special episode, one not to be missed. Marks personal fishing…

This month Mike takes the opportunity to delve into Mark's life as he talks through his struggles with school and his football career. But from the struggles came a gritted determination to make Baitworks a success. The struggle was real. Plus we have Jamie Cook back on from the Angling Trust with a monthly round up of whats happening in his world.…

This months guest is Joe Morgan, the man behind a new, carp fishing channel on you-tube called Carp Angle. What a pleasure it was to sit down with Joe and delve into his life, a life thats already had some incredible experiences. The once front man of Carp TV is back in front of the lens with a new project that we get to discuss. We also cover a va…

What a whopper, this month's podcast is over 4 hours long. We have a great guest in the form of Chris Pearson or CP as he's well known. An angler who is part of the history of carp fishing and a guy who was fortunate to catch a carp only a few people can claim to have held, the incredible "EYE" from Sonning Eye. Chris was full of passion as we took…

Our longest podcast to date. This month we have Jamie Cook as our special guest. A passionate angler who takes us on a trip down memory lane to a time when he was chasing some well known carp of today, fish like the Baby Black. Jamie also talks about his new role as CEO of the Angling Trust. An organisation all anglers should support as they really…

It's a whopper, three and a half hours of carpy chat. This month we have Simon Croft as our special guest as he takes us on a trip down memory lane to a time when big carp occupied a big part of his life. It was hard to pick one from his impressive album but I just had to get him to recall his obsession with one of the most famous carp we've ever h…

This month Mark and Mike discuss urban carp fishing, the joys of being a father and our topic of the month is related to overstocking lakes. Our special guest is Bill Phillips, an angler of some 65 years who has a treasure chest of incredible angling stories, none more so that two UK canal carp records, decades apart! Guys like Bill are the fabric …

Our guest this month will be unknown to most but his journey which culminated in a very special carp recently will certainly resonate with many. Ben Smith started his journey on the lake in question when his daughter was just born, some 15 years ago, this year he reached his Everest. Ben delves into the trials and tribulations of targeting low stoc…

Alex West aka @the_carp_lifter as he's known on Instagram joins us this month with some wonderful tales of a two Yateley fifties, including the iconic Heather the Leather. Mike and Mark also battle off a flurry of mozzi's while discussing carp care, barbless hooks and we also have a new feature that we are calling carp factoids, a quick fire sectio…

Our special guest interview is one not to be missed. Would you be prepared to blank for a year, would you fish a lake that may not contain a carp in hope that something special might just turn up? Not many anglers would even consider it but Liam Mason did and what happened in the end of his journey is every carp anglers dream, a real unknown carp o…

Welcome to episode 21, it's another whopper to help you get through lockdown. It's 3 hours long and this months special guest is Simon Bartlam, the main man over at Dinton Pastures Country Park, one of the best carp fisheries in the country. Having spent 30 years managing the fishery it was great to discuss the history of the place and get an under…

I've so been excited about this one since I recorded it earlier this year, Phil Jacksons story telling and carp fishing exploits from years gone by pulled me in and took me on an historic trip down memory lane. Story telling is a skill and Phil was a natural, I really felt like I was sat in his swim all those years ago. In fact the coffee flowed an…

This month we catch up with the man behind the fantastic Cyp|ography carp fishing films, Mr Elliott Gray. Elliott has been around the carp scene for what seems like decades and has caught some incredible carp along the way. His opinions are strong but the cheeky Essex lad doesn't take things to seriously either. He's always great value for money an…