The third 80lb+ carp has been landed at the Rainbow Lake in France. It fell to Bob Bolton in swim 19 using 2 tiger nuts and a Solar Red Herring boilie. Bob also took common carp of 41lb and 51lb.
The same fish was caught in 2006 by Alijn Danau at 68lb.
This was a post I put up a couple of weeks ago. Seems as though today would be a great day for fishing. Shame I managed to get into work!
I had a difficult choice to make last Saturday. Go shopping in the wind and rain, or go fishing. No contest really, so I sorted out [...]
The British Carp Angling Championships enter their 9th year. Details of venues, rules and an entry form can be found at the official British Carp Angling Championships website www.britishcarpchamps.co.uk
Bookings are now being taken for the Carp Society Junior Carp Camp, held at Horseshoe Lake, Gloucestershire, on 30st May 2007 to 2nd June, 2007.
Please note the qualifying age range is 12-17 year olds at the date of the event. Priority will be given to young anglers who have not attended a previous carp camp. [...]
Carp fishing is expensive. or at least that’s what a lot of people think. Of course, if you want the best of everything, then you have to pay for it, but I recently got my son started and it cost him (well me really) under £180 for a complete setup.
So what did he get for [...]
Representatives from across the UK are set to congregate in County Durham to learn how angling can help develop the academic and social skills of young people. More…..
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Now at the all new bigger, better venue: The Brentwood Centre. Direct access off both the M25 (jct 28) and the A12
Come and see the biggest names in Carp Angling presenting talks and slide shows!
Learn the secrets of the stars as they tie up their rigs for you in the Rig Clinic!
See, try and buy [...]
If you bought someone who has never fished before a rod for Christmas, don’t forget the rod licence. The reminder comes as nearly 500 cases of fishing without a valid rod licence were brought in front of the courts by the Environment Agency in November, resulting in more than £60,000 in fines and costs, and [...]
Noticed a write up in the “Northern Business Daily” about fly fishing specialist manufacturers Hardy and Greys and a branch into coarse and carp fishing, having bought out Essex Carp specialists Chub. I have done a bit of fly fishing in the past and the Greys rods are second to none. I wonder how their [...]
Carp fishing in the winter can include long periods of inactivity. It is important that you stay warm, especially now that the weather looksa s though it is ready to turn very cold at the end of January. Below are some hints and tips to help you stay warm during the long winter sessions. Most [...]
