| MARK WINTLE |
| Mark Wintle, an angler for thirty-five years, is on a quest to discover and bring to you the magic of fishing. Previously heavily involved with match fishing he now fishes for the sheer fun of it. With an open and enquiring mind, each week Mark will bring to you articles on fishing different rivers, different methods and what makes rivers, and occasionally stillwaters, tick. Add to this a mixed bag of articles on catching big fish, tackle design, angling politics and a few surprises. Are you stuck in a rut fishing the same swim every week? Do you dare to try something different and see a whole new world of angling open up? Yes? Then read Mark Wintle’s regular weekly column. |
| Carp Challenge Though I have caught thousands of carp, my best is just 12-6. Angling artist John Searl offered to help me try and beat this modest personal best by taking me stalking on a private lake that contains many fish in excess of this weight. The real purpose of the trip was for me to gain an understanding of John’s approach to angling. Virtually all of my angling has been fishing ‘blind’. I may have a good idea what is in the swim but I have rarely tried to actually select the individual fish that I’m trying to catch. John prefers the opposite approach, and will even encourage unwanted fish other than his target fish to drop the bait, as I was to find out later. Prior to the trip in early July I asked John what gear and bait to bring. For the carp, he thought my 1  When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community.
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