Carp Fishing on Rivers

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Carp Fishing on Rivers anyone got any tips as want to try and see if I can get some out of the avon above Tewksbury.

So any tips on fishing for carp on rivers would be great

[pingu]

wish i knew as theres some big lumps in the exe

so will be watching answers

[Greenheart]

I think a few days prebaiting is the secret. I've been thinking about doing the same on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

[Twiddler]

Originally Posted by Greenheart

I think a few days prebaiting is the secret. I've been thinking about doing the same on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

Have you got any idea the whereabouts of the carp in the K&A?.....not seen one in there yet

[Greenheart]

I believe there's carp along the full length. A lot more elusive than stillwater fish though.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

What I can gather is margins are good and if you know any barble anglers then they normally run into a few carp.

Suppose the tactic are going to be the same but deff us braid as mainline

[NICK R]

for tips on how to fish a river read Neil wyatt river fishing , full of loads of info from a very good angler

[Wormy]

I agree, the margins are definitely best. Whenever they jump out of the water they are nearly always tight to one bank or other. I catch them on the Adur using a heavy feeder full of Stim Swim and either breadflake, bunches of maggots or luncheon meat. I fish with the rod pointing straight out and the feeder at right angles downstream. I have the feeder set up as a bolt rig so the carp hook themselves. The bream don't seem to come in that close so when you get a take you know its a carp and time to hang on!!