Gigantica’s third 70lb carp!

Korda marketing manager Ali Hamidi bagged this 70lb 8oz mirror known as Single Scale during a week at Gigantica France.  Ali 31, who also caught three other fish, revealed : “The first part of the session had been a real hard slog I’d lost three fish through terrible luck and the swim was devoid of […]

French weather forecasts for carp anglers

Because we know that a lot of carp anglers place great importance on an accurate weather forecast when planning their approach to a carp fishing session we’ve added a link at the top of every venues home page which gives forecasts for the specific region in which the lake sits.

Carp lake owner wins French monster pumpkin prize!

Anyone who has visited either Laroussi or Old Oaks will know that the owner Mehdi Daho is not just famous for his monster carp.. but also his pumpkins!  To prove the point he’s just won the French pumpkin weigh off with this 1,130lb monster! This is the second year on the trot he’s won the […]

My Villefond carp session by Steve Pickering

40.14 – Steve’s first 40+ from Villefond I arrived at Villefond around 8 am Saturday morning. I drove through the gates to find an absolutely beautiful lake. It is a lake of around 8 acres with an island in the middle to break up the pressure from other anglers. On the lake you will find […]

50lb common carp caught at Villefond

Here’s the picture of one of the big commons caught at Villefond this week which weighed in at a whopping 50lb! The fish was part of a monster haul which included 40’s and loads of thirties. Catch report to follow soon!

New carp record at Gigantica – 75lb

Barry with The Giant @ 75lb !! This week’s Gigantica report from Danny Turtle; WOW, what a week. By far the funniest and amusing weeks fishing and socializing we’ve had all year. We had the first part of a 2 weeks filming here at Gigantica so only 6 clients but what a bunch of reprobates! All from […]

Tying Knots in Korda Hybrid Stiff hooklink

Here’s two knots I promised to show you; To tie a loop in your Hybrid Stiff hooklink This knot is incredibly simple. Just tie two overhand knots and gently pull tight, preferably over the steam from a kettle, or underwater to keep maximum knot strength. Tying to a ring swivel. This is the other simple […]

4 x 40lb+ carp from Villefond

47.08 Common from Villefond Lac Du Villefond’s latest catch reports speak for themselves with the average weight of the fish around 37lb and very rare for any fish to come out below 30lb.  Furthermore, some fish which have never been caught before are coming out too, along with the old ones at record weights. The […]

A fabulous year at Old Oaks carp lake

 One of Steve Eamonson’s 40’s from his September Old Oaks session As the 2010 season comes to a close it’s easier to look back & spot the lakes that have fished exceptionally well and moved up a class, so to speak.  One such lake is Old Oaks.  The catches here have been exceptional this year.  […]