Playing the baiting game

This season is traditionally regarded as the most bountiful time in the carp-fishing calendar, but it’s all too easy to be left scratching your head and wondering where you went wrong...

CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS

Too late for carp, too early for pike? Bream are the perfect species for filling in those awkward gaps in your angling calendar!

You can’t beat roving on a river or surface fishing for carp

THIS WEEK: Rob reveals how to keep catching down the edge in autumn

There’s no magic shortcut to carp fishing success, but avoiding the herd mentality will ultimately pay dividends