Spring carp fishing in the UK is driven by instability — not randomness.
In this Carp Fishing 2026 episode of Always Angling, we explain where carp go in spring and how changing water temperature, oxygen, and early feeding windows control their movement.
If you enjoyed “Where Carp Go in Winter,” this is the next chapter…
As winter ends, lakes lose their structure.
Water mixes. Warmth appears and vanishes. Oxygen switches on and off. Natural food emerges in fragments rather than fields.
Carp don’t settle into spring — they investigate it.
Anglers who understand these forces stop chasing yesterday’s hotspots… and start reading change itself.
Understanding carp behaviour in spring is essential for consistent carp fishing success on UK stillwaters.
Across six chapters, you’ll discover:
• Why spring turnover makes carp roam instead of hold areas
• How shallow warmth attracts fish — then pushes them back out
• Why oxygen matters more than bait early on
• Where the first true feeding patches form
• The hidden routes carp travel before spawning begins
• Why spring feels unpredictable — and how it becomes readable
Once you understand how carp respond to instability, spring becomes the most revealing season of all.
⸻
Music Credits
The following music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) is included in this video.
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Equatorial Complex”
This film uses artist-directed AI imagery and composites to visualise scenes that cannot be practically filmed.
🧢 Want to support the channel?
Grab your Always Angling merch 👉 https://alwaysangling-shop.fourthwall.com
Thanks so much — your support means the world! 🎣💙
#carpfishing
#springcarpfishing
#carpfishinguk
#carpbehaviour
#carpfishing2026
Posted by ghopkins