Summer carp fishing advice on best tactics to deploy
This helpful tips article has contributions from some top names to boost your catches. SUMMER CARP FISHING Angling pressure has had a major effect on the habits and routines of the fish. Those anglers...
View Article‘Coin of truth’ lands on giant Grenville Lake carp
PAUL BENNETT made the most of the end of Grenville Lake's unique 2017-18 fishing season... by landing this venue record 59 lb 1 oz mirror carp.The 53-year-old fisheries officer makes a long journey to...
View ArticleSummer floater fishing tips for carp
Top carp angler Nick Helleur shares some useful summer tips for you to use on the bank this season. FLOATER FISHING time is well and truly here. I always look forward to the balmy days of summer…...
View ArticleFish-spotting carp angler paralysed after horrific tree fall
THE dangers of tree climbing to spot fish have been highlighted after a young carp angler fell and suffered life-changing injuries and was lucky not to have been killed.Young carp angler Sam Burrows...
View ArticleHooked Tackle man latches into huge 82 lb carp after ‘bream pain’
IT'S NO wonder so many British carp fans make at least one annual pilgrimage to France each year when fish like this are there to be caught...Hooked Tackle director Spencer Hoard couldn’t have wished...
View ArticleBiggest British carp – a massive 83 lb – is dead
THE pure English carp that was caught at a weight way over the official record is no longer swimming in the southern lake where it suddenly shot to fame.The biggest British carp ever was found dead at...
View ArticleSpecimen fish run of form on variety of tactics
SPESSY ace Jason Craven hit the news after the best three months of his fishing career with four personal best in some astonishing catches.Specimen fish have included this 10 lb 4 oz bream (above), a 3...
View ArticlePole fishing for carp – simple pellet tactics to bag up!
Here's a pole fishing for carp tactic that's fast, simple and fun! See how leading angling coach Michael Salisbury – an expert at a wide variety of tactics – has been bagging up. Michael’s full insight...
View ArticleCommercial fisheries – best swims revealed!
COMMERCIAL fisheries are easy, right? Well, not always - and fish are not evenly spread. We'll help you catch more with this quick guide.Islands are another obvious hotspot, and presenting baits as...
View ArticleTop tips to catch lots of carp and F1s with Ben Fisk
There a stacks of top tips here from top match angler Ben Fisk, using the pole to target carp and F1s up in the water.Ben Fisk gets the fish feeding really well here by using a number of clever tricks,...
View ArticleAshmead Fishery giant carp clocks in at 55 lb
JAKE WRIGHT didn’t let the weed put him off a little-fished swim as he tamed giant carp, Single Scale, at 55 lb.Jake Wright displays the impressive 55 lb Ashmead specimen, known as Single Scale.The...
View ArticleBiggest common carp ever caught in Britain
A 'RECORD' common carp has been captured from the water where the same captor had previously twice landed the controversial mirror, Big Rig.Biggest common carp - Chris Caddick displays the giant.This...
View ArticleAutumn carp fishing tips from experts
With changing of the seasons from summer to autumn, here are some top autumn carp fishing tips from expert anglers, to help you catch fish like this in the weeks ahead.Have self-belief, says Julian...
View ArticleThames carp blows top specialist angler away
ASH GEDEN was completely blown away with this 42 lb 10 oz river carp.Thames carp angler Ash Geden shows his 42-pounder.Thames carp angler Ash explained: “I had planned not to fish that night having...
View ArticleRiver Thames carp haul is possibly greatest made in UK
ASH GEDEN continued his great form by tempting this stunning 44 lb 14 oz linear mirror carp in an epic haul.What a River Thames carp! Ash Geden admires his 44lb 14oz linear.The River Thames carp...
View ArticleBig fish veteran Fred Healey is hauling big ‘uns again
SPECIMEN ace Fred Healey showed his class with this fine 12 lb 14 oz bream and bonus 36 lb mirror carp.Fred Healey, who is still getting back into the swing of it after lengthy hospital treatment,...
View ArticleVandalism problem tackled by park lake anglers
A COUNCIL-RUN park has allowed night fishing and issued anglers with CB radios in order to prevent vandalism. Vandalism is being tackled by keen anglers at this park lake in Yorkshire.Youths in the...
View ArticleNick Helleur says ‘hello’ to new Thames carp record
HERE it is... the first authenticated 50 lb carp from the mighty River Thames.Nick Helleur admires his Thames carp record.Full-time angler Nick Helleur beat the Thames carp record with this stunning 50...
View ArticleWorld carp record rises from 108 lb to 112 lb 14 oz (51.2 kg)!
THE World carp record of 108 lb (pictured below) has risen by nearly 5 lb.... to an incredible 112 lb 14 oz (51.2 kg) at Euro Aqua in Hungary. This 108 lb World carp record catch has been overtaken......
View ArticleEnglish carp angler nets 102 lb giant from World record venue
LUKE VANES became the fourth Englishman to land a 100 lb-plus carp from foreign waters. Wolverhampton, West Midlands-based Luke caught the 102 lb mirror from Hungary’s world record venue Euro-Aqua. It...
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