A tactical change from high attract to match-the-hatch Bug Corker wafters turned Mike Deakin’s session around down on RK Leisure’s Horton Lake, yielding the coveted Groucho at 40lb 6oz and a fully scaled mirror known as Willow at 31lb 12oz within two hours of each after he changed his approach!

The majority of anglers might have been looking at the weather this week and thinking, “no thanks,” but as Perry Alabaster has proved, they can still be caught!

In the annals of carp-fishing history, there can’t have been many New Year sessions quite like the one Thomas Martinali experienced when he brought in 2025 on Embryo Angling’s Cawcutts Lake in Cambridgeshire.

A winter campaign of short day sessions on a South East London club water has resulted in a string of captures for Stephen Toogood, including a first UK 40-pounder.

Ryan Swift couldn’t have hoped for a better way to wrap up 2024, recording a 12-fish hit on Old Mill’s Oak Lake, topped by the largest common in the lake, the mighty Peach Common at 46lb 6oz, backed up by a 32-pounder.

It’s commonplace at this time of year to find fish held up together in the snags, but if you can get a bait to them, you could be in for a winter session to remember! 

Harry Palmer is taking the Embryo Angling Norton Disney complex by storm this winter, following his capture of a 35lb 6oz mirror from Holden’s with four additional thirties as part of a six-fish catch on Pettitt’s Lake! 

It’s the time of year when our Apex Amino Bait Sprays fly off the shelves, as these bottles of specifically selected amines, amino acids and organic acid compounds have made such a difference to the catch rates of many a pike angler since their release.

Embryo Angling's Norton Disney complex is the place to visit if you’re looking for some winter bites, with some big fish making appearances at the moment.