99lb Carp Captured (With Photo)
… Scar Caught At A Staggering 99lb I know this is hardly a newsflash, as there has already been quite a lot posted on the forums this week about Scar coming out again from Luke Moffat’s Dijon lake at a mind-boggling 99lbs! Before I go any further with this, I think it only proper that I quote Luke verbatim from his most recent post on CarpForum: “Just to update everyone on the recent capture of the Scar at 99 lbs… It was caught,... [Read More...]
Heather Found Dead
Another Iconic British Carp Lost I’ve just been told about the sad loss of one Yateley’s originals, ‘Heather the leather’. The death of any carp is hardly a headline story in Australia, but I don’t subscribe to that particularly negative point of view that exists here. I am a carp lover, and proud of it! And it is for that reason I just briefly wish to pay tribute to what a fish like this stands for in the eyes... [Read More...]
Italian Underwater Carp Footage
I make no apologies for posting yet more underwater carp footage. As I am a self confessed underwater carp footage junkie – I love it! Decades before the groundbreaking Korda State Of The Art Underwater Carp Fishing series became available, as a small boy I had my nose pressed up against every fish tank containing goldfish or carp, and I’d would be mesmerized for hours looking into every pond or lake I came across. Which is a habit... [Read More...]
Underwater Carp Fishing In Russia
A couple of days ago I was having a look through the stats for this blog, and I was quite surprised to see how many hits I was receiving from Russia. Obviously there must be an endless freshwater fishing opportunities to be had in that part of the world, but other than sturgeon fishing, I’ve not seen or heard of anything else – let alone carp. Until now that is! Quite by coincidence I received an email this morning from Andrei Medvedev... [Read More...]
Asian Carp Invasion ???
What will the long term effect be… really? I hate to sound like the harbinger of doom by saying this. But, if American authorities haven’t been able to formulate a strategy in the past thirty years, since the first appearance of these fish, to either block their progress, or eradicate them completely. How do they think they can possibly stop them now, as they are barking at the gate of Lake Michigan – if they’ve not already... [Read More...]
Martin Locke = Legend “NOW WITH EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE”
Martin’s new world record mirror carp video: CLICK HERE TO VIEW News of Solar boss Martin Locke’s new world record carp has even reached our far flung shores! His monster mirror weighed in at a mind-boggling 94lb and was caught yesterday (07-01-10) from the now equally legendary Rainbow Lake in France. This big lump is known as the Steve Brigg’s fish, which came out from the lake in May at 90lb, then dropped down in weight to 78lb... [Read More...]
Petition To PM To Save British Wildlife
This brief post is in support of a petition to the British Prime Minister, to seek funding for night-time security patrols on UK canals, lakes and rivers, in order to protect and prevent the decimation of its wildlife. This is a subject I feel very strongly about, and although I’m based far from where these archaic practices are occurring, it still makes my blood boil to think that people actually do this! Like British wildlife doesn’t... [Read More...]
Cretelakes ~ I wish I was there!!!
Cretelakes is a stunning carp fishing holiday venue set in 60 acres, situated in northeast France, just 3 hours from Calais. So if you are interested in going Carp Fishing In France check out what this amazing fishery has to offer…. Carp and other coarse fish were originally stocked into these lakes twenty-five years ago, when they were excavated as gravel pits. Since then the lakes have been left alone with relatively no fishing pressure;... [Read More...]
