Total Carp Magazine August 2025 issue **20 PAGE FREE PREVIEW**
Despitethe weatherbeing perfectfor abite, Ihad nothingall eveningor morning. Then,whenthe sunbroke throughand turned thetemperature into what youwould call less than ideal, my middle rodwas away!
yj ob in an ut sh el li st og et ev er yo ne ou tf is hi ng ;o f co ur se th er ea re lo ad sa nd lo ad so fo th er fa ce ts to my ro le bu tmyo bj ec ti ve is ge tt in gy ou to re ad an de nj oy th em ag ,t hu sm ot iv at in gy ou to ge to ut an gl in g. A si de of it i sf is hi ng my se lf an dt he ot he ri sc ur at in ga lo to fo th er pe op le ’s wo rk an dr ol lin gi ti nt ot he cu rr en ti ss ue wi th th eh el po f th ef an ta st ic te am be hi nd us ,b ut th is mo nt hI ’v en ot ta ke na le af ou to fmyo wn bo ok –I have n’ tm an ag ed to ge to ut at al ldue to a pe ri od of cr az in es sa tw or kt ha tw as pr et ty mu ch se lf -i nf lic te da s Ih ad al en gt ho ft im eo ff,c au si ng ab ac kl og of wo rk ,t he na we ek wi th ou ta va ndue to se llin gmyo ld on e, an do nc emyn ew on e ar ri ve di tw as br oken .S o, wh ils tt ha t’so ff th er oa db ei ng fi xe d, I’ ve be en sa ta th om e, wo rk in ga wa y, wi sh in gI wa so ut fi sh in g. We have se en so me se ri ou sl yh ot te mp er at ur es of la te an di f yo ua re ou tt he re do in gi t, go st ea dy an ds ta yo ut of it ,e sp ec ia lly if yo ua re ay ou ng er an gl er re ad in gt hi s– yo ud on’t kn ow ho w im po rt an ti ti s! No wmyU nc le Al be rt "dur in gt he mo nt h… "p ie ce is ou tt he wa y, Ia nR us se ll to ok th er ei ns on To ur De Da yT ic ke t an dh ea de dd ow nt oL in ea rF is he ri es 'Tar Fa rm La ke 4, fi sh in g as ta gg er in g2 15 ya rd st oa sh al lo wa re aa nd ca ug ht af ew to o be fo re na tu re cu th im sh or t.
TomMaker
AnglingConsultant
Tomhelps youset outyourstall when approachinga newvenue
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OliDavies
AnglingConsultant
Covering avital part of carp fishing that isn’tofeninthe spotlight –restocking
IanRussell
AnglingConsultant
TotalC arpfront manIan Russell tacklesTar Farm Lake 4, fishing extremelylongrange
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19 EV ER YS EC ON DC OU NT S Ol iD av ie sd oc um en ts so me th in g ex tr em el yi mp or ta nt fo rt he sp or t, fi sh er ym an ag em en ta nd re st oc ki ng ov er at Ho rt on ,n am ed fi sh th at ar e no wt ar ge ts ,r ig ht fr om ha rv es ti ng sp aw nu pt os om eo ft he ir mo st re ce nt ca pt ur es
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Yo us up pl yt he qu es ti on sa bo ut yo ur ca rp fi sh in g, ou re xp er ts su pp ly th e an sw er s, an dD yn am it e, Ca rp Sp ir it an d Ok um as up pl yt he pr iz es !
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St ar ti ng an ew ve nu ec an be ad au nt in gp ro sp ec t fo ra lo to fp eo pl e, es pe ci al ly wh en st ar ti ng on as yn di ca te fo rt he fi rs tt im e. To tr ya nd se tt le th en er ve s, we de lv ei nt o TO MM AK ER ’S mi nd se t wh en st ep pi ng fo ot o np as tu re sn ew
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UK PB: 54lb mirror
OCCUPATION: Anglingconsultant
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Figuring it outyourselfis half thebuzz!
Knowinghow thewinds blow around thelakelike thebackofyourhandisa huge edge
Acapture that wouldhave nevercomeabout withoutpreplanning around thewindand workingtomystrengths
When it comesto bait,using what you're confidentin is everything!
If youturn up with acompletely cleanslate,you mightdosome thingcompletelydiferent, and that canleadtoamazing results!
"Ona syndicate, it's more pers onal,you canbuild somethingovertime."
Fro mm yp er sp ec ti ve , yo uc an ap pr oa ch a ne wv en ue in tw o wa ys .You ca ne it he r sp ea kt op eo pl e, tr yt ob ui ld ap ic tu re ,a sk th em wh er e th ey ’v ef is he da nd ho pe th ey ’r eb ei ng ho ne st ,o ry ou ca nd oi tt he wa yI pr ef er, wh ic hi sn ot to as ka ny th in g at al l.
Th et hi ng is ,w he ny ou as k ar ou nd ,y ou of te ne nd up do in ge xa ct ly wh at ev er yo ne el se is do in g. Bu ti fy ou tu rn up wi th ac le an sl at e, yo um ig ht do so me th in g co mp le te ly di ff er en t– fi sh so me wh er ee ls ee nt ir el y–an dt ha tc an le ad to am az in g re su lt s. To oo ft en ,a ng le rs ge tl ed by wh at ot he rs ar e do in go nt he la ke in st ea do f tr us ti ng th ei ro wn pr oc es s.
Fo rm e, tu rn in gu pa nd tr yi ng to fi gu re it ou tf or yo ur se lf is ha lf th eb uz z. I’ ll ha ve aw al ka ro un da nd ob se rv ew ha t’ sg oi ng on .O ne th in gI al wa ys do is st ud yt he we at he ri nd ep th .I ’l lp ri nt
of fa ma po ft he la ke an d dr aw ar ro ws on it to tr ac k wi nd di re ct io n. Th at wa y, if I’ ms at at ho me lo ok in g ah ea dt oa Sa tu rd ay se ss io n, Ik no wt ha ti fw eh av e, sa y, a so ut h- we st er ly tu rn in gi nt o an or th -w es te rl y, Ic an wo rk ou tw he re Iw an tt of oc us my ef fo rt s.
Fi sh of te nf ol lo wt he wi nd , so un de rs ta nd in gh ow it pu sh es ac ro ss al ak ei sk ey An di ft he y’re no to nt he en d of it ,t he nk no wi ng wh er e’ s sh el te re do ro ff th eb ac k of it ca ns ti ll gi ve yo ua n ed ge .I ft he y’re sh ow in gi n op en wa te r, Ic an lo ok at th e fo re ca st an df ig ur eo ut wh er e to po si ti on my se lf to ac ce ss th em
Wi nd di re ct io ni s su rp ri si ng ly mi su nd er st ood Ig et al ot of me ss ag es fr om pe op le sa yi ng th in gs lik e: “W ha td oe sf is hi ng in to a so ut h- we st er ly ac tu al ly me an ?” Fi sh in gi nt ot he wi nd me an si t’ si ny ou rf ac e; of f th eb ac km ea ns it ’s bl ow in g
STEP BY STEP Tom'sstinky, sticky,atractive baitingmix
TheCloudyKrill Liquid andBloodworm Glug work perfectlytogethertocreatea heavilyconcentratedcloud of atraction around thebait.
ov er yo ur sh ou ld er.I ts ou nd s si mp le ,b ut it ’s on eo ft ho se de ta ils al ot of pe op le do n’ t pa ye no ug ha tt en ti on to Th is ye ar,w e’ ve ha d af re ak is hr un of no rt hwe st er lie s, bu tI lo ok ed ah ea da tt he lo ng -r an ge fo re ca st an ds aw no re al ch an ge fo rw eek s. So Ip ic ke d as wi mt ha ts ui te dt ha tw in d pa tt er nf or th ew ho le mo nt h. Th at ki nd of pl an ni ng ma ke s ar ea ld if fe re nc e.
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Allowthemsometimetosoakthe liquids in andsofen up
Once sofened, breakthe boiliesinto halves.Thishelps them releasetheir food signalsintothe watera greatdeal quicker.
TheBloodworm Pelletisa must-havefor anymix!
On ce I’ mt he re ,i t’ sa bo ut do in gt hi ng sp ro pe rl y–ch uc ki ng ou t, fi nd in gm y ow ns po ts .W ha ty ou fi nd mi gh tb et ot al ly di ff er en t to wh at so me on ee ls eh as fo un d. Yo u’ ve go tt ot ru st yo ur ow np ro ce ss .O ne th in g Is ee al ot is pe op le do ub ti ng th ei r‘ ma rk er in g’ .T he y’ ll fi nd as po tw it ha br ai dm ar ke r ro d, bu tt he ns tr ug gl et of in d it ag ai nw it ha mo no ro d.
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Adda good helpingofBloodworm Pellet to liventhe mixup.
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Once combined,you have ahighly atractiveand nutritious mixthatthe carp will struggletoresis t!
Thecloud of atractionreally is asight to behold!
Th at mo no na tu ra lly fe el s co mp le te ly di ff er en t. Yo u wo n’ tf eel th at cr is pd ro pi n th es am ew ay.S oc on fi de nc e in yo ur fe at ur e- fi nd in ga nd ac cu ra cy wi th cl ip pi ng up is ma ss iv e.
Wh en it co me st ob ai t, us e wh at yo u’re co nf id en ti n. Th at ’s ev er yt hi ng .I t’ se as y to be in fl ue nc ed by wh at ot he rs ar eu si ng ,e sp ec ia lly if so me on es ay s: “T hi sl ak e ge ts do mi na te db ys uc han d- su ch ab ai t. ”B ut if yo u tr us ty ou rb ai ta nd it ’s go od qu al it y, th ef is hw il lk eep co mi ng ba ck to it ,t im ea nd ti me ag ai n.
An dI th in k, es pe ci al ly on as yn di ca te ,i t’ sw is e to ke ep wh at yo uf in dt o yo ur se lf ab it mo re th an yo uw ou ld on ad ay -t ic ke t ve nu e. Le t’ sf ac ei t, mo st pe op le jo in sy nd ic at es to ta rg et ah an df ul of sp ec ia l fi sh .C ha nc es ar e, th es am e fi ve ca rp yo u’re af te ra re on ev er yo ne el se ’s lis tt oo. An d be lie ve me ,i fs om eo ne fi nd s so me th in gt ha tb ri ng st he m cl os er to on eo ft ho se fi sh , th ey ’r ep ro ba bl yn ot go in g to sh ar ei t, no ma tt er ho w fr ie nd ly th ey se em
So if yo us po ts om et hi ng , or if yo uf ig ur es om et hi ng ou tt ha tp ut sy ou in ag ood po si ti on ,m ay be ju st ke ep it cl os et oy ou rc he st un ti lt he jo b’ sd on e. Th in ko fi ta sy ou ag ai ns tt he fi sh
If you're workingtowards target fish,it'sdefinitelywor th holding keybitsofinfotoyourself.
No materwhere youare,trusting in your own anglingand fishingtoyourstrengths arealways goingtobesomeofyourgreatestedges
Th at ’s ab ig di ff er en ce fo r me be tw een sy nd ic at es an d da yt ic ke ts .O na da yt ic ke t, it of te nf eel sl ik ey ou ’r e co mp et in gw it ht he an gl er s ar ou nd yo u. Th ey ’r et ry in gt o ou tf is hy ou ,o ra tl ea st no tl et yo uh av ei tt oo ea sy.B ut on a sy nd ic at e, it ’s mo re pe rs on al Yo uc an bu ild so me th in go ve r ti me .You ’r eh un ti ng th ef is h, wh ic hi sh ow fi sh in gs ho ul d be
Of co ur se ,d ay ti ck et sh av e th ei rp la ce –t he y’re br illia nt fo rw ha tt he ya re –b ut th ey ca nb ec om ea bi to fa ba tt le On as yn di ca te ,y ou ca ng o ab ou ty ou rb us in es sq ui et ly, wa tc ht he wa te r, an db ui ld a pi ct ur e. Ev en if yo u’re wr on g, ev en if th at pa tt er ny ou th in k yo u’ ve sp ot te dt ur ns ou tt o be no th in g, it do es n’ tm at te r. Th ei mp or ta nt th in gi sy ou ’r e fo cu se do ny ou ro wn pr oc es s. If Ic ou ld of fe ra ny ad vi ce ,
If someonecatches theone youwereafer, don’tsulk– go round, congratulate them, have abrew. Be happy forthem!
it ’d be to ap pr oa ch sy nd ic at e fi sh in gw it h tu nn el vi si on
…and of course that includes bait choice and application!
Yo u’ ve pa id go od mo ne y –h un dr ed s, ma yb ee ve n th ou sa nd s–fo ry ou rt ic ke t, an di t’ sy ou r op po rt un it y to ca tc ht he fi sh of yo ur dr ea ms .B lo ck ou tt he no is e.
If so me on ec at ch es th eo ne yo uw er ea ft er,d on ’t su lk –g or ou nd ,c on gr at ul at e th em ,h av ea br ew.B eh ap py fo rt he m. Bu ta tt he sa me ti me ,s ta yf oc us ed .P ut yo ur bl in ke rs on an dc on ce nt ra te on yo ur mi ss io n. Th at ’s ho wI se ei t– me ag ai ns tt he fi sh !
I’ ve fi sh ed al ot of di ff er en t wa te rs ov er th ey ea rs –
Putyourblinkersonand concentrateonyour mission, at theend of the dayit'syou againstthe fish
Halvingthe boiliesdoubled the amount of bits outthere on thespot, increasing theamountoftimethe carp fedoveritbya huge amount!
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Na tu ra lly,y ou st ar tt ot hi nk yo us ho ul dd ot he sa me
sy nd ic at es ,d ay ti ck et s, th e lo t. Bu ts om et hi ng th at ’s al wa ys st uc kw it hm ei s ho wq ui ck ly yo ur mi nd se t ca ns hi ft de pe nd in go nt he en vi ro nm en ty ou ’r ei n. On bu sy da yt ic ke ts ,e ve ry on e fi sh es in th ei ro wn lit tl e bu bb le .You do yo ur th in g an dt ry to ou ts ma rt th e gu yi nt he ne xt sw im ,a nd it br eed sa bi to fi nd ep en de nc e. Bu tw it hs yn di ca te s, es pe ci al ly th em or e es ta bl is he do ne s, th er e’ s so me ti me st hi si nv is ib le pr es su re to fa ll in lin ew it h th e“ ac ce pt ed ”w ay of do in g th in gs Wh en Ij oi ne dm yl at es t
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an dt ho ug ht :“Ar et he y fi sh in gs ho rt be ca us ei t’ s wh at th el ak ed em an ds , or ju st be ca us ei t’ sw ha t th ey ’r eu se dt o? ”T ha t wa st he tu rn in gp oi nt fo r me .I de ci de dt od ow ha t Ia lw ay sd o– tr us ti nm y ow na ng lin ga nd fi sh to my st re ng th s.
Th at me an ts ti ck in gw it h th eb as ic sI kn ew wo rk ed : so lid ba it ap pl ic at io n, go od lo ca ti on ,a nd co nc en tr at in g al lt hr ee ro ds on on es po t ra th er th an sp re ad in gt he m ou t. Iw at ch ed th el ak e cl os el yf or af ew we ek s, fi gu re do ut wh er et he fi sh lik ed to mo ve be tw een de ep an ds ha ll ow wa te r, an df is he da cl ea ng ra ve l sp ot ba ng in th em id dl eo f th at co rri do r. If yo uf in d as po tt ha tt ic ks th er ig ht bo xe s– cl ea n, fi rm ,a nd re gu la rl yv is it ed –y ou do n’ t ne ed to ov er co mp lic at ei t.
No w, ev er yv en ue ha si ts ow nr ul es eg .n o na tu ra ls ,n om ag go ts ,n o sh oc kl ea de rs ,s oi t’ sa bo ut sq ue ez in gt he mo st ou t
In my experience,confidence in your approach is what consistently puts fish on the bank!
of wh at yo ua re al lo we d. On th is pa rt ic ul ar wa te r, na tu ra ls we re of ft he ta bl e, so Iw en ti nw it ha mi xo f ha lv ed bo ilie ss oa ke di n ac om bi na ti on of Cl ou dy Kr ill Li qu id an dB lo od wo rm Gl ug ,p ai re dw it h2 .3 an d 4m mB lo od wo rm Pe lle ts .I t st an k. It wa ss ti ck y. It ga ve me ev er yt hi ng In ee de d: in st an ts me ll, lo ng -t er m le ak ag e, an ds om et hi ng th e fi sh wo ul dg ru ba ro un di n be tw een bi te s. Th eh al ve d bo ilie sd ou bl ed th en um be r of it em si nt he mi xa nd ke pt th em fe ed in gf or lo ng er.A ha nd fu lo fs we et co rn ad de d vi su al ap pe al an dh oo k ba it op ti on sw it ho ut go in g ov er bo ar d.
At th ee nd of th ed ay, wh at ev er wa te ry ou ’r eo n, ca rp ar ec ar p. Yo u’ ve st ill go tt of in dt he m, fe ed th em an dt ri ck th em .T he on ly re al di ff er en ce is in ho wt he ga me is pl ay ed .A nd in my ex pe ri en ce ,c on fi de nc ei n yo ur ow na pp ro ac hi sw ha t co ns is te nt ly pu ts fi sh on th eb an k.
Adding
"Evenifyou’r ew rong,eveniftha tpaternyou thinkyou’vespotedturns outtobenothing,it doesn’tmater.The importantthing is you’re focusedonyourown process."
•Highstockingofcarp– over 2,000 fsh!
• Fish rangefrom10lb to over 40lb
• FivestunningTar Farm Waters (52pegs)
• On-site tackle shop andshowers available
• Ongoing stockingpolicy
• Three easy-access, wheelchair-friendly pegs
Fr om tiny oaks…
Th is mo nt h, OL ID AV IE S st ra ys aw ay fr om th eu su al ha lf -a -w ra pb us in es sa nd is ta lk in ga bo ut so me th in g ex tr em el yi mp or ta nt fo ro ur sp or t, th ef ut ur eo fi ti n fa ct ,a sw it ho ut wo rk lik et hi s, in as ho rt am ou nt of ti me th er ew on ’t be an yf is hi ng le ft
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I’m no tq ui te ol de no ug ht ob e co ns id er ed tr ul y‘ ol ds ko ol ’, bu tI ha ve be en ro un dl on ge no ug ht o re me mb er wh at wa sa go ld en er a
fo rc ar pf is hi ng in th el at e1 99 0s an d ea rl y2 00 0s .L ak es su ch as th eC ar Pa rk an dN or th La ke on th em ig ht yYat el ey co mp le xa lo ng wi th th el ik es of Ho rt on an dW ra ys bu ry in th eC ol ne Va lle y, an dS ut to na nd Co nni ng br ook in Ke nt an dt he sp ec ia lc ar pt he yc on ta in ed do mi na te dt he ma ga zi ne sa nd in te rn et fo ru mc ha tr oom s.
Fo rt y- po un dc ar pw er ea lo th ar de r to co me by th an th ey ar et od ay,a nd th os eo ld er,k no wn fi sh we re pa rt of a bi g- ca rp ci rc ui tt ha tw as po pu la te db y so me se ri ou s, an ds er io us ly de di ca te d ca rp an gl er s. Th ec ar pt he ms el ve sw er e th ef is ho fm yt ha nd le ge nd .H ea th er th eL ea th er an dT he Du st bi n. Ja ck th e Ne tR ip pe ra nd Sh ou ld er s. Ma ry an d Ma ry ’s Ma te .T he mi gh ty Tw oTon ea nd th eL on gC om mo n.
Th es ef is hw er eh ig hl yp ri ze da nd we ll lo ok ed af te rb yt he an gl er st ha t fi sh ed fo rt he m, bu ta tt im es th ey be ca me bi gg er st ar st ha nt he ve nu es th at th ey liv ed in ,t ot he po in tt ha t an yf or mo fs to ck in gw as ve he me nt ly op po se db yt he an gl er s. St oc ki ng ca rp wa sa lw ay ss een as ar is ki nt er ms of in tr od uc in gd is ea se an dp ar as it es to wh ic ht he ex is ti ng st oc kh ad no im mu ni ty an ds tr es si ng ou tt ho se ol df is ht ha tw er ec on si de re dt ob e ir re pl ac ea bl e.
At te mp ts by th ec on tr ol lin gc lu bs to fu tu re -p ro of th ev en ue sa nd ad dn ew st oc kw er eo ft en me tw it hr es is ta nc e fr om th ea ng le rs ,a nd so me ti me st he y to ok ma tt er si nt ot he ir ow nh an ds , mo vi ng th es to ck ed fi sh ou t. Th is ha pp en ed wh en th eR ed mi re co mm on s we re st oc ke di nt oW ra ys bu ry 1, wi th
