What's in the issue

This isn’t just another issue of CARPology—this is the Summer Special Collector’s Edition! Crafted for long reads, warm weather and proper bankside escapism. Leading the charge is Lewis Porter with his blunt, revealing and often brilliantly unfiltered interview where he shares his views on Fox, the wider tackle trade, and the ambitious challenge of digging his own lake.

Elsewhere, we continue our journey through carp fishing’s recent past with Through The Decades: The 2010s, as Tim Paisley looks back on the headline-makers, iconic carp and outsized personalities that helped define a truly unforgettable era. There’s a more personal thread too in Magic and Illusion, where Kieran Hopkinson documents a deeply emotional campaign that ends in spectacular style with an epic 86lb giant. 

Practical thinking is never far away either. Adam Penning reveals a major edge with garlic-infused hemp, while our Spring How-To package is packed with clever time-savers, bait prep ideas and rig tweaks designed to make you all even more efficient. Add in a proper nostalgia hit with the untold stories of the 1999 Fish With The Stars event, plus Bill Cottam’s Favourite Swims, and you’ve got a summer issue loaded with opinion, emotion, history and insight.