Archive for July, 2007

Catch Reports from Bury Hill

Following a couple of slower weeks, catches have improved this week with another thirty reported off Temple and quite a few twenties. Simon Roberts was the lucky angler to bag a Temple thirty, a very pretty common weighing 30lb 9oz. Simon fished peg 1 catching his fish on an 18mm Icelandic boilie which he fished [...]

Morocco Carp Taking Bookings – Awesome venue, awesome country. Book Now!

Our great friends at Morocco Carp are taking bookings now for amazing family holidays and some of the best carp fishing in the world at the  home of the new African carp record. Check out their latest offers at www.moroccocarp.com
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First 30kg African Carp – A Stunning Fish

 My good mate Fraser Cairns from Morocco Carp has exciting news from the awesome Bin el Ouidane water in Morocco. The first African 30kg carp has been caught and what a beautiful scale-perfect mirror it is.
Morocco Carp offer unforgettable fishing holidays to the lake and the surrounding area. They have earmarked 3 main swims that will accommodate [...]

120kg / 265lb CARP – full report and pictures

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CARP EVER CAUGHT ON ROD & LINE IN THE HISTORY OF SPORT FISHING! A 265 LBS SIAMESE GIANT CARP CAUGHT BY FISHING ADVENTURES THAILAND PRO GUIDE KIK!
All photos reproduced with the kind permission of Jean-Francois Helias
Jean-Francois Helias’ Fishing Adventures Thailand team is known internationally to be the most professional pro guides for [...]

265lb (120kg) Carp – I kid you not.

The biggest carp ever landed on rod and line, a 265lb or 120kg Giant Siamese Carp, has been caught by Kik,  a guide with Jean-Francois Helias’ Fishing Adventures Thailand.
The 265lb siamese giant carp was taken on 2nd July 2007 by Kik, known locally as “the most complete fisherman in the country”. I can’t argue with that!
Kik’s [...]

65lb 4oz Mirror Carp capture

Steve Mould from Hove in Sussex has taken Two-Tone from Conningbrook at a whacking great 65lb 4oz. It’s the second time the famous mirror carp has been out this year. 

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Spring Viraemia of Carp outbreak in Yorkshire

Bad news in Yorkshire, where an outbreak of SVC has been confirmed.
An obvious, but sometimes overlooked way to help combat this disease is to always use the net dips that are usually provided at fisheries. This is particularly important if you move from one fishery to another, so don’t forget to dip ‘em.   
MOVEMENTS of fish in and out [...]

Fishing In A Wintons Wonderland

We kick off with tench rather than carp , but certainly a noteworthy haul. Northern angler, Jeff Edisbury travelled down to fish Kingfisher Lake, at Wintons and was rewarded, after changing tactics after a few blank day, with four tench for a massive 39lb 1oz.. Individually they weighed 10lb 13oz, 9lb 13oz, 9lb 5oz and 9lb [...]

Plenty of Carp from Bury Hill Fisheries

On what has been the wettest June on record, the fishing has been remarkably good this week despite non stop rain. Heading up the action was the Old Lake which has thrown up dozens of multi bags with anglers catching up to 27 fish per session which included fish to upper twenties. However the big [...]