Graham Marsden
Editor Emeritus
This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: Winter Carp Fishing
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Some great advice from Ian, and I would add that perhaps the first thing to get right, before even location, is your mind. You've got to believe.
Many carp anglers don't fish in winter because they can't get their heads round to believing it's worthwhile. They usually make the mistake of continuing their summer fishing into winter and once they've had a run of blanks, give up.
What they don't realise is that the transitional period between autumn and true winter (when the frosts are kicking in with a vengeance and the temperature is plummeting) is usually the worst time of the lot. The fish need time to adjust to feeding in the lower temperatures, but once they have they usually settle down to some kind of feeding pattern, obviously not as eagerly as they do in the warmer months, but a pattern nevertheless.
I know quite a few dedicated carp anglers who much prefer to fish in winter than in summer, and they have truly consistent success in all kinds of foul weather.
---------- Post added at 09:14 ---------- Previous post was at 09:05 ----------
Some great advice from Ian, and I would add that perhaps the first thing to get right, before even location, is your mind. You've got to believe.
Many carp anglers don't fish in winter because they can't get their heads round to believing it's worthwhile. They usually make the mistake of continuing their summer fishing into winter and once they've had a run of blanks, give up.
What they don't realise is that the transitional period between autumn and true winter (when the frosts are kicking in with a vengeance and the temperature is plummeting) is usually the worst time of the lot. The fish need time to adjust to feeding in the lower temperatures, but once they have they usually settle down to some kind of feeding pattern, obviously not as eagerly as they do in the warmer months, but a pattern nevertheless.
I know quite a few dedicated carp anglers who much prefer to fish in winter than in summer, and they have truly consistent success in all kinds of foul weather.