| Summer | | | | foods that are around in abundance at this time of |
| Talk to any angler and they can expound for hours on | | | | year, such as fruit and nuts |
| the joys of carp fishing, whatever the time of year, but | | | | Winter |
| summer has got to be a favourite time. It's tranquil, | | | | The once plentiful natural food will disappear during |
| relaxing and exciting all at the same time. Here are | | | | winter, so carp will try to gain as much weight as |
| some tips to help make your carp fishing even more | | | | possible to help them survive the harsh weather. As |
| enjoyable. | | | | with any cold blooded animal, low temperatures will |
| - Summer is a good time to try out new baits, rigs and | | | | slow them down a great deal, so it's a good idea to |
| ideas of your own | | | | locate the carp before you set up and start fishing. |
| - If you are a regular at a particular water, study the | | | | As far as baiting is concerned, try to adopt the little |
| fish movements to see if you can establish any | | | | and often approach, offering about 15-30 baits over a |
| patterns that might give you a clue as to where to fish | | | | session. Loose feed these a couple at a time at |
| on future occasions | | | | regular intervals of about 30 minutes and try not to |
| - Look for obvious feeding grounds, for example, | | | | spread the bait around too much. As in the summer, it's |
| beneath overhanging trees and amongst weed beds | | | | a good idea to try using bait which is similar in flavour |
| - Carp are very active in the summer months, enjoying | | | | to what is around naturally. Swan mussel and crayfish |
| the sun as much as we do, so eventually they will give | | | | are still active at this time of year so if your venue |
| themselves away | | | | contains these, try something like this. |
| - Try choosing a bait which is similar to the natural | | | | |