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WEATHER & CONDITIONS
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Where to Fish
ExploreWarrington
Partridge Lakes Fishery
Warrington
Partridge Lakes Fishery
Partridge Lakes is a big, busy coarse-fishing complex at Culcheth, with 394 pegs across 15 waters. There’s a proper mix of snake lakes, canals, match waters and carp fishing, plus handy on-site facilities.
Aberfoyle
Lake of Menteith
Aberfoyle
Lake of Menteith
Lake of Menteith is a proper boat-only Scottish fishery, with weekly-stocked rainbow and brown trout, dry-fly and buzzer sport, plus a cracking wild pike population. It’s a big, open-water venue with plenty to think about before you shove off.
Llanidloes
Llyn Clywedog
Llanidloes
Llyn Clywedog
Llyn Clywedog is a huge, high-altitude reservoir with proper fly-fishing appeal, regular trout stocking and both bank and boat access. A cracking option for anglers after brown, rainbow, blue or tiger trout in a wild Powys setting.
Llysyfran
Llysyfran Reservoir
Llysyfran
Llysyfran Reservoir
Llys-y-Frân Lake is a big Pembrokeshire reservoir with bank and boat fly fishing for stocked rainbow trout and native brown trout. Permits are available online or from the visitor centre, with proper cracking woodland, trails and café facilities around the wider site.
Hooks
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89%Fulling Mill · Hooks
Fulling Mill Barbless Dry Fly Hooks
A tidy, versatile barbless hook for river dries and nymphs, with a cracking 50-hook pack and sensible size range.
90%Fulling Mill · Hooks
Fulling Mill Barbless Nymph Hooks
A proper all-round nymph hook in useful sizes, with a longer point, chunky wire and barbless finish. Handy stuff when you want secure hook-ups without faffing about debarbing.
91%Drennan · Hooks
Drennan Specimen Plus Hooks
A tough, sharp and nicely thought-out hook for specimen work, with a heavy-gauge build and a shape that’s all about holding on when a decent lump decides to kick off.
89%Korum · Hooks
Korum Snapper Hooks
A sharp, curved drop-shot hook with a built-in swivel, making the knot side of finesse lure fishing properly simple.
Ready-tied rigs
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88%Trakker · Ready-tied rigs
Trakker Blowback Rig
A ready-tied blowback rig with a sharp Clinga BP hook, sensible anti-tangle bits and enough bait flexibility for everyday carp fishing.
90%Trakker · Ready-tied rigs
Trakker Ronnie Rig
A ready-tied Ronnie rig for anglers who want a sharp, tangle-resistant pop-up setup without spending ages at the bivvy table.
91%Korda · Ready-tied rigs
Korda Spinner Hook Sections
Want the clever bit of a Spinner rig without faffing about tiny swivels and beads? Korda’s ready-made hook sections get you most of the way there, quickly and neatly.
89%Gardner Tackle · Ready-tied rigs
Gardner Tackle Covert Dark Chod Rigs
Need a tidy chod rig without tying your own? Gardner’s ready-made Covert Dark Chod Rigs give you a sharp, aggressive hook pattern, stiff Tripwire boom and plenty of movement for pop-ups over messy lakebeds.
Terminal tackle
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89%ESP · Terminal tackle
ESP Shock Beads
A cracking little bit of terminal tackle for helicopter, chod, running-lead and marker rigs. Pick the right size and these beads quietly do a lot of useful work.
87%ESP · Terminal tackle
ESP Heat Shrink Tube
A dead handy bit of terminal tackle for building neat hair rigs, Withy Pool rigs and line aligners. Simple stuff, but proper useful when you want clean, protected connections.
88%ESP · Terminal tackle
ESP PVA Mesh Kit
A cracking little PVA setup for making neat parcels of bait, whether you’re fishing a compact Dynamite Stick or a rounder bag over the top.
90%ESP · Terminal tackle
ESP Leadcore
A versatile leadcore leader for carp anglers who want their end tackle pinned down, tidy and well hidden across a range of lakebeds.
Rods & reels
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88%Abu Garcia · Reels
Abu Garcia Max Pro Spinning Reel
A sharp-looking fixed spool with a quick retrieve, smooth drag and plenty of useful line-management kit. The Max Pro is built for lure anglers who want proper performance without going daft on the spend.
88%Greys · Rods
Greys GR30 Fly Rod
The Greys GR30 Fly Rod keeps things straightforward: sensible actions, useful model choices and a finish that won’t look out of place on a trout river or the salt. Here’s where it fits on the bank.
88%Korum · Rods
Korum Snapper Dropshot Rod
Light, sensitive and built around two useful tips, the Korum Snapper Dropshot Rod gives you the feel needed to work tiny lures and spot shy bites.
88%Greys · Rods
Greys Prowla Platinum Specialist Rod
A sharp, lightweight predator rod range with fast blanks, proper lure control and enough backbone for angry pike, zander and sea-trout work.
Lines & hooklinks
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87%Drennan · Hooklinks
Drennan Pike Trace Wire
Want to tie your own pike traces without faffing about with bargain-bin wire? Drennan’s 7 Strand Pike Trace Wire gives you a tough, dark bronze hooklink in four useful breaking strains.
90%Airflo · Hooklinks
Airflo 7ft Trout Polyleader
A dead-handy way to get your trout fly down without rebuilding the business end of your setup.
90%Korda · Hooklinks
Korda Dark Matter Heli Leader
Want a pinned-down helicopter rig without faffing about with leadcore? The Korda Dark Matter Heli Leader gives you a ready-made, abrasion-resistant setup with the No Trace System built in.
87%Airflo · Mainline
Airflo Velocity Fly Line
A friendly, forgiving fly line for beginners, returners and anyone wanting less faff when the fish are on the munch.
Bait & bankside kit
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89%One More Cast · Tackle storage
One More Cast The Mixed Grill Loaded Tackle Box
A compact box stuffed with hooks, rig bits and enough terminal tackle to sort a fair few carp sessions. Proper handy, if you like your kit organised and ready to go.
85%One More Cast · Bait & bag mixes
One More Cast Revibed Escargo
A snail-shaped artificial hookbait with a clever hollow centre, supplied with foam inserts so you can tune how it behaves over silt, weed and other bits of the lakebed.
89%Mainline · Bait & bag mixes
Mainline Essential Cell Boilies
A proper all-round carp bait with a sweet, instantly recognisable profile and enough format choice to cover quick overnighters, longer campaigns and everything in between.
87%Sonik · Rod pods
Sonik Xtractor GT Rod Pod
Compact in the holdall, solid on the bank and clever enough to change its layout when the swim gets awkward. The Xtractor GT is a cracking little 3-rod pod for anglers who like options.
This month's pick · Where to Fish
Wellington Country Park Fishery
Riseley, Hampshire. 2 lakes, what suits who, rules and ticket info — all checked, nothing made up.
- Main lake · Syndicate · invite only
- Small lake · Syndicate · invite only
Browse by brand
Who makes what
Korda
Big name in UK carp terminal tackle, line and luggage.
22 products
NGT
Budget-friendly carp and coarse kit, from pods to bivvies.
1 products
One More Cast
OMC make carp terminal tackle, bait and the Tweakers range of handy tools.
4 products
CC Moore
Long-running UK bait firm behind Live System, Pacific Tuna and Odyssey XXX.
48 products
Nash
Carp bivvies, chairs, bedchairs and a whole lot more.
12 products
ESP
Carp tackle brand known for terminal gear, rods and Quickdraw shelters.
18 products
Drennan
Feeder, float and match tackle for UK waters.
68 products
Shimano
Japanese reel maker behind the Baitrunner and Ultegra big pit ranges.
19 products
Korum
UK specialist and barbel tackle, from rods to luggage.
7 products
Daiwa
Reels and rods across carp, match and predator fishing.
75 products
Fox Rage
Predator tackle for pike, perch and lure anglers.
60 products
Greys
British fly rods, reels and lines for trout and grayling.
17 products
Airflo
Welsh-made fly lines and fly tackle.
15 products
Snowbee
Fly rods, reels and lines from Plymouth.
17 products
Fulling Mill
Flies, hooks and fly boxes.
33 products
Savage Gear
Predator lures, rods and reels.
26 products
Westin
Predator lures and lure tackle.
13 products
Abu Garcia
Lure reels and rods for predator fishing.
11 products
Guru
Match and feeder tackle, rigs and line.
9 products
Preston Innovations
Match fishing seatboxes, poles, feeders and rods.
12 products
Matrix
Feeder and match rods, luggage and accessories.
4 products
Trakker
Carp shelters, luggage and bivvies built for serious weather protection.
20 products
Mainline
Long-running carp bait firm behind Cell and a wide range of matched boilies, pop-ups and liquids.
5 products
Delkim
The bite alarm name most serious carp anglers grew up trusting, built in the UK since the early '90s.
12 products
Sticky Baits
Small-batch UK bait maker behind The Krill, Manilla and the super-attractive Active range.
24 products
RidgeMonkey
Bankside cookware and gadgets brand, famous for its Connect toaster system.
19 products
Free Spirit
UK rod maker known for distance-casting carp rods like the CTX range.
1 products
Fox
Long-running carp brand behind the Micron bite alarm range and a wide spread of carp tackle.
17 products
Gardner Tackle
Long-running Surrey carp and specialist tackle maker behind the Covert range and a wide spread of landing nets.
4 products
Dynamite Baits
Long-running UK bait brand behind The Source, Complex-T and a wide match and carp range.
42 products
Deeper
Lithuanian tech brand behind the castable Deeper Sonar range of wireless fish finders.
9 products
Copdock Mill
Suffolk-based bait and pellet supplier trading as Copdock Angling, stocking the Coppens and Skretting pellet ranges.
9 products
Spomb
UK firm behind the original sealed Spomb bait rocket.
7 products
Sonik
UK tackle brand making affordable carp, coarse and sea fishing rods and reels.
27 products
Handy tools
Handy bits to help you choose
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