Not a British fish, but one Total-Fishing.com thinks is well worth reporting is this near 70lb grass carp that turned up on Facebook this week. The 67lb 7oz beauty sets a new Russian record, and was landed by Andrey Pozdnyakov, who comes from Moscow and had to take to a boat in order to […]

The Kennet and Avon Canal has produced one of the biggest carp ever landed from a canal in the UK. The 45lb 4oz beauty fell to Bill Philips’ Mainline Cell boilie offering. Wiltshire angler Bill, who is retired, set the British canal carp record in 2013 with a fully scaled mirror going 47lb.

The heat turned up for members of the RK Leisure Winter Syndicate on the famous Wraysbury 1 North Lake in recent days. Those lucky enough to be out fishing this February were blessed with some unseasonal catches in some very seasonal weather. Despite plummeting temperatures and driving rain, a large number of carp were caught […]

England Carp Team Manager Rob Hughes has announced the final member of the squad that will travel out to Spain for the FIPSed Carp World Championships in October. Experienced carp angler Paul Booth, an English ex-pat now living in Caspe, Spain, owns and runs Ebro Crazy Cats and is a carp and catfish guide on […]

In addition to launching Operation LEVIATHAN in partnership with the Angling Trust, Cheshire Police secured a conviction in Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court on the 11th June 2015 when sponsored carp angler Myles Gibson was found guilty of a Schedule 1 Theft Act offence for fishing without permission at Tatton Park. Mr Gibson received a £240 fine, £620 costs […]

Hungarian super water Euro Aqua has added to its stellar reputation by producing this new world carp record at a massive 105lb. The mighty mirror carp was banked by Czech angler Thomas Krist, and beats the existing world best of 101lb 4oz caught from the same water last September. The venue first found its way […]

Long Eaton Victoria Angling Society has taken the decision to open up their premier carp water, Fletchers Pond in Long Eaton, to their whole membership with immediate effect. Until now, only members approved to hold a special permit (and living locally) were allowed to fish the lake that has produced numerous 30-00+ sized carp in […]

Oxfordshire’s Linear Fisheries – probably the most famous day ticket carp water in England – has at last produced its first every 50lb carp. The 52lb coming carp fell to lady angle Angie Lawley, who was fishing on 26-acre Oxlease Lake. Angie, who is a venue regular and is considered by many to be the […]

Internationally renowned and respected carp angler Rob Hughes has been appointed Manager of Angling Trusts Carp Team England in an agreement that will secure the future of English representation in the international arena. “We’re very pleased that Rob has agreed to take on the role” announced Dick Clegg, International Events Manager for the Angling Trusts […]

Japanese angler Koichi Hiratsuka caught this impressive 100 cm common carp (Cyprinus carpio) while fishing Japan’s Lake Biwa. Hiratuka needed only 10 minutes to subdue the potential record after it snaffled the boilie bait he was fishing from the bank. Once landed, Hiratsuka quickly measured and documented the catch, before releasing it. If approved, the […]

A 39 Year old school teacher from Hampton, Middlesex had an epic boat battle last week with a massive 46lb 10oz Common Carp! Daniel Leney, who has been concentrating on the secret gem in RK Leisure’s portfolio the “Island Lake” situated on the famous Horton Complex in Berkshire, had this to say about his net […]

Top Fishing Consultant and Angling Tutor Ian Russell visited the pride of RK Leisure’s Horton complex the K1 venue for a 44 hour session with a tremendous result this week, the Horton complex holds some stunning fish and big catches are regular there but nothing before on this scale for the Surrey based angler.  Ian […]

FIPSed Carp Fishing World Championship, Pietrafitta, Italy 24-27th September 2014 Match Report by Ian Huntington, Korda Carp Team Manager The 16th FIPSed World Carp Angling Championship took place from 24th – 27th September at Lake Pietrafitta, situated in the Umbria region of central Italy. 24 Nations took from all over the world with the event […]

Cutting Edge Products user Warren Harrison visited Hungary’s Euro Aqua and bagged the biggest carp brace of all time, two fish for 181lb!!The monsters of 94lb and 87lb fell to the Manchester angler’s double boilie offerings over a bed of particle baits. The venue hit the headlines when it produced the world carp record at […]