Terry Bell

I started fishing at the age of 13 and Like many, I started out fishing for whatever came along on the local canals and rivers.

Eventually I crossed paths with a carp caught off the top in the canal and from then on in, I wanted to catch more and bigger carp. I dabbled with pike and perch fishing for a while but carp are what really drive me on and I fish all year round. 

At the start it was all club and canal fishing due to the financial limitations of youth and I spent many many hours stalking carp in the edge with freelined bread often visiting 3 or more lakes in a day so when I started fishing busier lakes I found it hard to sit in one swim for any length of time, always believing there was a chance to be had elsewhere. The love of stalking meant I had a penchant for smaller, more intimate waters and margin fishing. 

Doing well on club waters and being more financially sound, I joined my first syndicate in 2013 and after a slow start, I started to catch regularly and some of the better fish too. It was around this time that I decided I wanted quality shots of my captures and so began my journey into the world of photography.

Since then I have gone on to have some very successful campaigns on several syndicate venues including Virginia water and my fishing and photography exploits have seen me write articles for two leading tackle companies, a couple of the magazines and also a large chapter in the book a history of yateley volume 3 as well as being a consultant for Rhino-tec and part of the Thinking anglers promo team.