Carp Fishing Tips | Why timing is everything - Julian Cundiff

Much is made of location, but it goes hand-in-hand with timing. Even if you are on them, if it’s not at feeding times you can end up very frustrated...ring any bells?

Until I retired in 2018, 80 per cent of my carp fishing was overnighters. When they were feeding after dark, bingo! When they were not, in all honesty, I was camping.

Find out when carp are being caught. Is it during the hours of darkness? If it is, it can often be in specific areas, so see if there’s a common denominator. If they’re coming out in the day then you need to be creative with your time and get yourself there at these times.

A short session at the right time is better than a longer one at the wrong time. At this time of year feeding spells will be shorter, so fish for a bite. Single baits, small mesh bags of crumb and stringers are all winners.

The feeding time was 4-7pm. So I turned up at 3pm, by 5pm I had caught this cracker