The Carp Fishing Podcast

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 angler who's inspired so many through his words and...

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 discuss what this courageous young man achieved with...

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 and Mark also chew the fat and discuss having every...

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 away from social media but believe me when I say he'...

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 post 40 and throw in a few new features to keep t...

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 so many stories to tell. Enjoy.

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 the topic of the month, so say suspicious substan...

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 our waters. 

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 in the carp angling industry. Rich is an extremely...

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 short sessions, fitting in around life but that's not...

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 element of the unknown, far less carp anglers, years...

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 a time using just one rod. Plus we have the pleasu...

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 Oxford carp are Paul Harris and Geoff Adams. These g...

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 pleasure to welcome Jamie Cook back on from the Ang...

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 is rarely spoken about but rest assured, when he'...

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. We chat through the next steps for angling and di...

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 variety of other topics from mental health, spiritua...

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 a trip down memory lane and what a trip it was. M...

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 do make a difference in many areas that are often...

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 had, the King of the North lake, Bazil. Mike and Ma...

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 of the history of angling here in the UK and we lo...

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 stock pits as a family man with important responsibili...

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 section full of carpy stats. 

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 of epic proportions. We also have all the usual fea...

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 understanding of Si's excellent fishery management visi...