In a time when it can be challenging to find new and exciting lakes in the UK due to advances in technology such as Google maps and social media, more and more anglers are venturing across the channel to France in search of adventure. If it is your first time on a fishing trip to […]
How to prepare for your first carp fishing trip to France
41lb carp on the fly!
Allen Babakhani did absolutely brilliantly to tempt, play and land this 40lb 14oz common carp on just an 8lb leader while fishing Lake Erie in Ontario in his home country of Canada, reports the IGFA. If approved, this catch will become the new men’s 4 kg (8 lb) tippet class world record which currently stands at […]
World Carp Record Raised to 108lb
Austrian angler Marc Weisner has banked a new world carp record from Euro Aqau fishery at a massive 49kg (108lb) The water in Hungary on the Austrian side of the country about 180km from Vienna and 40 miles south west of Budapest already holds the record with a 105lb mirror carp. This is believed to […]
Spodding For Carp With Dave Lane
Dave Lane takes a close look at spodding. How does he spod, what kit does he use and when does he spod? THERE is little point in searching out tiny little features at range if it is impossible to bait them accurately. The further that you fish the more ineffective most baiting methods become. Throwing […]
Dramatic finish to Anglo Welsh carp cup at White Springs Lake – fish to 40lb landed
England Ladies took victory in the DCS Ltd Anglo Welsh cup by the narrowest of margins in a dramatic finale to what had been a tough competition at White Springs lake in Pontarddulais near Swansea. Tough and changeable weather conditions meant the fishing was slow at the South Wales specimen water, and it was to […]
Big Rig British Record carp record claim and Loch Earn trout claim rejected: Both ‘Cultivated’
News from the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee meeting The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee met at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, on 29th November 2016. Present were: Nick Simmonds (Secretary), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Nigel Hewlett (Scientific Advisor, Environment Agency), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater specialist) Chris Clark (Sea fish specialist) and Paul Coulson (Freshwater […]
A Guide To Spodding For Carp
By Chris Berry Too many anglers are a bit trigger-happy when it comes to spodding and cannot wait to blast large amounts of bait out to the horizon. It is a fact that many anglers fall into the trap of automatically spodding on certain waters, the Linear Fisheries waters particularly spring to mind. In the […]
Russia win carp fishing gold: England sixth
Carp Team England’s incredible winning streak has come to an end as Russia have been crowned Carp Fishing World Champions in one of the tightest and closest fought battles in international carp fishing match history. The 72 hours competition took place at Lac Du Bourdon in France from 21st – 24th September 2016, and is […]
British Angler Lands 83lb Common Carp
Greys & Chub Carp Academy manager Jason Green has landed the fish of a lifetime. Whilst fishing the Rainbow complex on holiday in France, Jason caught the 83.4lb carp know as Eric’s Common, the first time the fish has been caught over 80lb. Jason managed to catch this beautiful fish using the Greys Torsion 13’ […]
