Thames carp
- Bobthefloat
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3487
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 pm
- 8
- Location: West Sussex coast
Thames carp
Hi guys I was just wondering how many of you have caught a Thames carp and if so would you be willing to share a pic or two?
My one and only carp came from the tidal stretch at Twickenham the lads I was with had them to over 30lb on a regular basis.
Mine was a 5lb common it nearly pulled the rod in!
Hoping to seek out a double at least this season!
Regards
Terry
My one and only carp came from the tidal stretch at Twickenham the lads I was with had them to over 30lb on a regular basis.
Mine was a 5lb common it nearly pulled the rod in!
Hoping to seek out a double at least this season!
Regards
Terry
- Santiago
- Wild Carp
- Posts: 11044
- Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:30 pm
- 12
- Location: On my way to Mars
- Contact:
Re: Thames carp
![Image](http://s10.postimg.org/3tbatz7gp/IMG_20160921_010034.jpg)
My son caught this Thames carp at just over 19lb several years ago whilst fishing for barbel. Annoyingly it was caught on my rod! Where was I? Inside my narrowboat making a cuppa. To his credit, he baited up the swim by casting out lots of hemp using a small bait dropper, and not only did he set up the rods he also cast them out tightly to the baited spots; and not more than a few minutes after he first cast I went inside to make the tea to a whistling kettle. And I didn't expect at that moment to hear him yell "hey dad, I've a big fish on come quickly ". And I didn't expect to see him with a big grin on his face with my bent rod in his hands.
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
Hemingway
- Bobthefloat
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3487
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 pm
- 8
- Location: West Sussex coast
Re: Thames carp
Your son thoroughly deserved that fish then !Santiago wrote:
My son caught this Thames carp at just over 19lb several years ago whilst fishing for barbel. Annoyingly it was caught on my rod! Where was I? Inside my narrowboat making a cuppa. To his credit, he baited up the swim by casting out lots of hemp using a small bait dropper, and not only did he set up the rods he also cast them out tightly to the baited spots; and not more than a few minutes after he first cast I went inside to make the tea to a whistling kettle. And I didn't expect at that moment to hear him yell "hey dad, I've a big fish on come quickly ". And I didn't expect to see him with a big grin on his face with my bent rod in his hands.
great stuff
![Thumbs Up :Thumb:](./images/smilies/icon_thumpb.gif)
- Bobthefloat
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3487
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 pm
- 8
- Location: West Sussex coast
Re: Thames carp
What a cracking fish Paul love a scaley one!!!Paul D wrote:Had a couple Terry, this one from behind Vandals rugby club .
- Olly
- Wild Carp
- Posts: 9176
- Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:58 pm
- 11
- Location: Hants/Surrey/Berks borders.
Re: Thames carp
Radnor Gardens - 1958 - old gent with a cane rod similar to Ashy Cut's spliced tip rod and a cane carp type rod - ledgering with bread - bread bobbin shoots up on the spliced rod - plays the fish for what seemed an age - "huge" fish rolls about 20 feet out - line parts/hook comes out - gone!
My first recollection of a Tidal Thames carp - an impression never forgotten of a fish I later realised was in its 20s.
My first recollection of a Tidal Thames carp - an impression never forgotten of a fish I later realised was in its 20s.
- Bobthefloat
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3487
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 pm
- 8
- Location: West Sussex coast
Re: Thames carp
That's exactly where I landed my 5lber sir and I'll never forget that one eitherOlly wrote:Radnor Gardens - 1958 - old gent with a cane rod similar to Ashy Cut's spliced tip rod and a cane carp type rod - ledgering with bread - bread bobbin shoots up on the spliced rod - plays the fish for what seemed an age - "huge" fish rolls about 20 feet out - line parts/hook comes out - gone!
My first recollection of a Tidal Thames carp - an impression never forgotten of a fish I later realised was in its 20s.
- Santiago
- Wild Carp
- Posts: 11044
- Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:30 pm
- 12
- Location: On my way to Mars
- Contact:
Re: Thames carp
I will be targeting them this weekend next to a secluded weir where they are known to form small shoals along with barbel.
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
Hemingway
- Bobthefloat
- Rainbow Trout
- Posts: 3487
- Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:27 pm
- 8
- Location: West Sussex coast
Re: Thames carp
Sounds fantastic please let us know how you get on!!Santiago wrote:I will be targeting them this weekend next to a secluded weir where they are known to form small shoals along with barbel.
- Santiago
- Wild Carp
- Posts: 11044
- Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:30 pm
- 12
- Location: On my way to Mars
- Contact:
Re: Thames carp
Don't worry if I catch one I will be sure to tell all. The spot I will be fishing is now private apart from boats that can fish from an EA bank, but when it was fished by a local club the anglers I spoke to regularly caught carp to 30lb plus, and better still, they told me exactly where they shoal. For bait I have Bacon Grill and hopefully lots of lob worms if they arrive by Friday. Probably catch lots of perch but I don't really care!
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
Hemingway
Hemingway