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I assume you mean the Big4 logo for the 2026 Spring event. Click here. To report your catches for this event, please go to this section and create a thread for yourself.

Where do I go to downloand the 2026 Spring CAG photo sheet? It is the sheet that one is supposed to print out and place in front of the landing mat and next to the scale when taking a picture of a fish.

The BOD has unanimously voted Rickie Shemelia State Chair for NJ. Thank you Rickie for volunteering for this position and good luck as the new state chair for NJ.

The BOD has unanimously voted Daniel Irish to be Co-Chair for In and State Chair for TN. Thanks, Daniel, for volunteering for these positions and good luck in your new positions.

By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Richard Gaudreau has been voted State Chair for AZ. Thank you, Richard, for volunteering and good luck as state chair.

It's wintertime, and I just re-read this fine article, 17 years after it was originally posted. One section "What to do When the Fish Won't Bite" reminded me of a trick my dad and I used a few times, MANY years ago (I was a teen, and I'm now 80 - LOL), when we were fishing for suckers in southern PA, in a large stream that flows into the Potomac River another 15 miles downstream. In the clear water of the late fall, we could actually watch schools of suckers on a bit of structure (a large, flat rock, just a short cast from the bank - maybe 50 feet or so). We knew the fish were there, and our baits (usually a small redworm on a #8 hook on a Paternoster type rig) were cast to the right spot, but we were getting absolutely no bites. After giving the fish about an hour, and re-casting several times, and still no action, my dad tried tossing a fairly large (baseball sized) rock into the water near the fish. We could see the school of fish scatter. A few of them swam into our lines, proving to us that we had cast to the right spot. Then, after 2 or 3 minutes, they'd always return to the same spot. But then - surprise! - some of the fish started biting!!! Afterwards we figured that by briefly startling the fish and making them move, we were also "encouraging" them to start eating. But as long as they remained immobile, they weren't feeding. Am I suggesting that other anglers should do this? Certainly not. But under those unique conditions 65 years ago, it did seem to work. Rather than advising anglers to start throwing rocks to start the fish biting, this story instead tells anglers that sometimes you just have to "think outside the box". MOST of the time, if something will succeed, it will be something you're familiar with. But every once in a while, the conditions just don't fit the tried and true methods, and something different is needed.

By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Paul Metts has been voted State Co-Chair of PA. Thanks, Paul, for volunteering and good luck with your appointment.

Congratulations to our 2025 Members Draw winners! Thank you to all our members and if you didn't win one of the great prizes this year then fingers crossed for next year!

Hiding in the Long Grass -Stuart Brookes Signed Copy! Stuart's journey in this book follows on from his book 'Beyond the Green Gate'. In the first section he recounts fishing Savay on the 'Toad' rota and then in the Second Section - Chimneys a lake he describes as wild, barren and a of lake! Finally Section Three takes a trip to the River Trent and his pursuit of its barbel! Brilliant read! $50

Strictly Carp - Martin Clarke Anyone who knows the name Martin Clarke will know about his success in catching carp over the years. In this book he reveals 'His Ingredients for Success' and the book also features some great guest chapters! $25

Carp County - compiled by Chris Haswell If you want to learn more about the growth of carp fishing in the UK then this is THE book! From the 1960's to 1980's the county of Kent attracted the the very best anglers to unlock the many secrets of the carp swimming in its numerous waters. The names in this book read like a who's who of carp angling... Springate, Ball, Gibbinson, Rowley, Wilton, Jackson and many more! Two copies available and both a steal at $20 each!