01Find better carp waters
Search for carp fisheries near you, understand the lake before you arrive and find the session that suits you.
THE FUTURE OF CARP FISHING STARTS HERE
Every carp session starts at Carp HQ.
Find the right water. Read the conditions. Log every carp. One home for your whole carp-fishing life — built by carp anglers in England.
FOUNDING ANGLER REWARD
Submit 3 approved carp waters. Your first month is free at launch.
3 / 3 waters approved
Add your first water to unlock your permanent Founding Angler badge. Once three different carp-fishery submissions have been approved, your free launch month is reserved.
Built by carp anglers, for carp anglers.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps to becoming a Founding Angler.
- 1
Create a free account
Email and password. Under a minute, no card.
- 2
Add your first carp fishery
A short, mobile-friendly form about a water you know.
- 3
Become a Founding Angler
Your permanent badge lands on your profile straight away.
- 4
Three approved waters
Your first month of Carp HQ membership is free at launch.
EVERYTHING BELOW WILL BE INCLUDED WITH CARP HQ MEMBERSHIP AT LAUNCH
More than a fishery finder. Your complete carp-fishing home.
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02Fish smarter every session
Check conditions, plan your session, read the water and keep the important details in one place.
03Build your own carp history
Log catches, record PBs, save private notes and learn what works for you over time.
Carp HQ is being built to replace the separate apps, websites, weather checks and notes you currently rely on before every session.
See what membership includes A first look
This is what you'll be planning your sessions with.
Early previews of the real Carp HQ interface — pick a water in minutes, time your session around the weather and learn from every carp you land.
Willow Bank Lake
Newark, Nottinghamshire · 4.2 acres
Stock~140 carp
Average size14–18 lb
Best fish31 lb 4 oz
Depth clues3–9 ft, silt shelf
Swim 3 · gravel barSwim 6 · island marginSwim 9 · reeds
Know the water before you load the barrow
Stock, average sizes, depth clues and swim-by-swim detail on one page.
Five-day carp conditions
Willow BankFri
SW 8
1004
60%
Sat
SW 11
1001
70%
Sun
W 6
1008
20%
Mon
N 4
1018
0%
Tue
NE 5
1021
0%
Falling pressure and a warm south-westerly — the best window this week is Friday night.
Fish the right window, not just the free weekend
Five days of wind, pressure and rain read through a carp angler's eyes.
My HQ journal
New PBCommon carp · 24 lb 8 oz
Sat 04:40 · Swim 6, island margin
Bait: 15mm fishmealRig: GermanDepth: 5 ft
Season total 27 carp · 6 twenties
Learn from your own carp history
Weight, bait, rig and swim logged for every fish — patterns you can repeat.
Private water notes
Only you- Far margin under the willow — 11 wraps, hard spot.
- Gate code changes in April, ring the office first.
- They back off the shallows after any north wind.
Your edges stay yours — never shared, never public.
Keep your hard-earned edges private
Spots, wraps and gate codes saved against each water, visible only to you.
Interface previews — final design may evolve before launch.
Membership at launch
Your Carp HQ membership will include:
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FREE BANKSIDE READ
See what Carp HQ members will be reading.
This free read is a taste of Bankside Reads. When Carp HQ launches, members will receive three new carp-fishing articles every week covering rigs, bait, watercraft and seasonal tactics.
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Carp Fishing in Hot Weather: How to Turn Scorching Days into Proper Bites
Clear water, blazing sun and busy banks do not have to kill your session. Here is how to read a hot English carp lake, fish the mornings, the surface and the margins, and turn scorching days into proper bites.
9 min read
Read the free Bankside ReadWatercraft
Members at launchHow to approach a pressured day-ticket water
Finding the quiet water, the overlooked spots and the times other anglers miss.
Rigs
Members at launchThe rigs worth trusting in silt
Presentation that stays fishing when the lake bed is soft and deep.
Three new Bankside Reads every week will be included with Carp HQ membership at launch.
Founding Angler campaign
Help build Carp HQ. Earn your place from day one.
Every carp water you submit helps us build England's most useful carp-fishing platform.
- STEP 1
Submit your first carp fishery
Unlock the permanent Founding Angler badge for your profile.
- STEP 2
Submit three different carp fisheries
Once approved, your first month of Carp HQ membership is free at launch.
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We're mapping England's carp waters county by county, and every county is still up for grabs. Add a water you know and put your county on the board. Exact locations stay hidden until a water is verified.
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47 counties still waiting for their first Founding Angler.
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