Brighton angler Phil Brown’s first ever carp the massive Lake Cassien was this unforgettable 58lb 10oz fish landed while fishing with Cassien Carp Tours. With night fishing now banned at the famous 1,500 acre water in the Var region of Southern France and the water levels rising due to heavy rainfall, the guides did plenty […]
Massive Cassien Carp For Brighton Angler
Taska Snap Up Belgian Ace
Carp Channel sponsor Taska has added another name to its growing consultants list, this time in the shape of Belgian angler Dennis Hellings, whose personal best carp goes a massive 67.7lb. Dennis (24) specialises in fishing massive waters like Cassien in France and admits he is ‘addicted’ to carp fishing.Name:Dennis HellingsAge: 24Location: BelgiumPB:67.7 lbsFavourite Rig: Short combi rigFavourite […]
Big Hit For German Carper
German carp ace Simon Wichert has had a big hit with a catch of 11 commons averaging nearly 30lb. The Taska backed angler has been targeting the massive River Rhine because like in the UK, many of the stillwaters have been frozen and unfishable. He started on the river, but a window in the weather allowed […]
Another Result For Stu Cobb
Stuart Cobb continued his good run with this 32lb 1oz mirror carp caught on his faithful chod set-up. Stu, who features in the current issue of THE CARP CHANNEL showing how he ties up the Withy Pool rig, spread around 50 Denham Baits Element boilies liberally around the swim and at 3am on a freezing cold […]
Junior Carp Camp 2013
Bait company CC Moore is once again getting behind the Carp Society Junior Carp Camp, which takes place at the end of May at the society’s flagship water Horseshoe Lake. Open to budding carpers aged 12-16, over four days the anglers will learn a variety of skills from casting to carp care, floater fishing to […]
Kevin Nash Book Wows Total Carp Editor
The long awaited memoirs of carp fishing legend Kevin Nash have recently hit the shelves –and are already proving popular among punters in the UK and beyond. Total Carp magazine Editor, Marc Coulson was one of the first people to get his hands on it, and explained: “Kevin is quite simply a living legend within […]
Nash names ‘Mossy’ carp
Still on the subject of Nashy, Kevin has named one of the new fish stocked into his Church Lake ‘Mossy’, as a tribute to keen carp angler, David Moss, who was just 16 when found dead at Moreton Fisheries in Lancashire after suffering what is thought to be a massive heart attack. His tragic death […]
Winter Common Record For Summers
Monument Fishery has a new common carp record after West Midlands based engineer Ian Summers slipped the landing net under a magnificent fish weighing 43lb 14oz. While other anglers around spodded out big beds of maggots, Ian stuck to a more conservative feeder approach over a bar at 60 yards to keep disturbance to a […]
Monster Carp For Former Match Star.
Match angler turned carp man Craig White has banked the sought after ‘Half Lin mirror from Vinnetrow Lake in Chichester at a whopping 54lb 8oz, smashing his personal best by over 13lb. Craig used to fish for top match outfit Daiwa Dorking and represented Drennan Team England Youth, winning a bronze medal in Portugal in […]
Rubby Dubby boilie tempts 25 kg carp
In September, Quantum Radical team angler Patrick Haas headed off to France. In his luggage were test samples of the new Rubby Dubby boilie. And they were an instant success. Now back home, Patrick gives his report: “I had just come back from another trip to France and was reviewing and reflecting on those experiences. […]
Larysa Switlyk to join TOKS as North American Ambassador!!
In recent years, Larysa Switlyk has become a name familiar to those active within the outdoor industry. Larysa has been hunting and fishing all over the world but, it’s carp fishing that has become the focal point of her outdoor activities. After attending this years Meet Carp Romania and World Carp Classic competitions, Larysa has […]
Builder Bags UK’s Big Girl
At 62lb on the nose, this huge specimen is the biggest known carp in the UK.Builder Danny Harmer caught the fish, known as the ‘Big Girl’, during a four-day session at Kent’s Elphicks Fisheries. Danny located a clean area at the bottom of a drop-off towards the middle of the venue’s North Lake in 10 […]
Big Carp On The Feed At The Monument
The big carp have been on the feed at the Avenue and Monument Fisheries at Shifnal. Haydn Jones had the best catch at The Avenue for some time with nine mirror carp to 31lb 12oz, plus a magnificent common carp known as ‘Ellie’ at 40lb 1oz. Haydn used four kilos of Active-8 boilies plus four […]
‘Griff’ Lands Year’s Biggest Carp At 53lb 8oz
Birmingham angler Richard Griffith has banked the biggest carp caught anywhere in the UK this year in the shape of a 53lb 8oz mirror carp. The mighty fish sets a new venue record for the Avenue Fishery controlled by RG Fisheries. Richard, who works for Shimano Normark, approached the lake with maggot tactics, spodding out […]
Hardy & Greys Ltd Appoint Ed Betteridge
Hardy & Greys Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Betteridge to the role of Greys and Chub Carp Academy Manager. Andy Charlton, UK Carp Coarse and Predator Marketing Manager commented, “I am delighted that Ed has accepted the position. He’s been in the academy for a number of years now, and has […]
