Fishing Articles & Videos

If you’re looking for regular, consistent, and peaceful carp fishing for some of the largest fish in the UK, syndicate lakes are your ideal solution. They come in various shapes, sizes, and price ranges, but how should you approach them? OMC's Sam Sheryn explains more...

Spring is the perfect time to refill your reels with fresh line and get ready for an exciting new season of carp fishing. In this short article and video, OMC’s Steve Hill is here to share his top tricks to make this process much easier and more efficient...

Carp can be caught from all over the place these days, from rivers and canals to large inland seas and reservoirs. Each have their own challenges for the angler to confront, but believe it or not, smaller, more intimate lakes offer some of the most difficult to overcome. In this short article, OMC's Carl Milton takes a closer look at small lake carp fishing...

With the abundance of big fish day-ticket venues around the country, carp anglers in the UK have never had it so good! But with their high stocks of large specimens comes overwhelming popularity and intense angling pressure - meaning fishing them can be challenging! In this article, day ticket regular, Gavin Mccready,  explains how he tackles them...

Despite being phenomenally effective, some carp fishing tactics remain remarkably underused by anglers. Zig Rigs, certainly qualify as one of these tactics, but why? If you're an angler who is uncertain about Zigs, OMC's Mikey Callaghan shares his best tips to help you add them to your fishing...

Spring is a wonderful time of year to be out on the bank. Everything is waking up, including some anglers! With this in mind, and the carp increasingly more active, it is important to approach this productive season with the right set of tactics. In this article, OMC's German contributor, David Rosemeier, shares some of his best Spring Carp Fishing tips...

Have trouble locating the best carp fishing spots? In this short article and video, OMC's Jake Taylor reveals his 'leading up' process, which helps him find the perfect lake bottom to present his rigs on...

With so many hooks on the market, it’s easy to get confused about which ones are best for different situations. In this short guide, OMC Sponsored Angler, Carl Milton, will help you choose the right carp hook for your needs...

PVA Bags have become a fundamental part of modern carp fishing. They offer the angler the ultimate accuracy when it comes to feeding around your Hookbait and are incredibly simple to use. In this short article, OMC Sponsored Angler Jordan Laflin, explains why he now uses PVA Bags almost everywhere he goes...

High-speed carp fishing at its finest! The OMC All-In-One Rigs and the ChopStix PVA System are a match made in heaven! 

If you're new to angling or just short of time, these tactics will bring you rapid bites with the absolute minimum of fuss.

There was a time when the Chod Rig was one of the most popular Rigs in carp fishing, but in recent years, the Spinner Rig seems to be favoured more by anglers. In this short article, Steve Hill shows why the Chod is still very much a part of his angling...