The British record has been rattled by no less than three different 50lbs plus carp which incredibly came out over the same weekend. Forties are throwing themselves onto the banks at most of the big fish venues around the U.K., and some even bigger fish have been caught from faraway lands. Later on in this…

I served my apprenticeship through my local Shropshire match circuit and progressed to bigger and better things starting firstly with chub and barbel and eventually on to carp. Since then I have looked at very little else in the fishy world as carp are definitely “where it’s at”. I am a governor of The Carp…

Eighty anglers braved hurricane-force winds to fish the Marie Curie Cup, organised in conjunction with the Pike Anglers Club on the Great Ouse at Ely. But officials ordered the all-out barely half way through the match for safety reasons, after watching competitiors struggle with gusts of more than 60mph. Rods were blown from rests and…

I won the individual title back in 1988 and since then have managed top spot in the Sunday team event and two firsts in the bank holiday Monday Wychavon event. In addition I’ve managed to get many more high placings over the past few seasons – so you can see how much I look forward…

Articles by Dave Steuart Dave Steuart Dave Steuart wrote his first article 53 years ago. He was asked to be lead writer of Angler’s Mail when it first appeared, and did so until it was until it was sold to IPC. He then wrote regularly for Angling magazine until that was sold. About that time…

Not so on the coarse fishing competition held on the Århus River in Århus, by the local Brabrand fishing club. The number of entrants were not very high, as Denmark was playing in the world cup the same day. But the winning catch was a record catch for the third year in a row. The…

Fortunately the fishing has not and since I last put finger to keyboard for Carp Corner I have taken quite a few decent fish. Lac de Madine has been my centre of attention really with the forthcoming World Carp Classic at the front of everyone’s minds. I went out there with the Hutchy Dream Team…

Back in the 1950s when I was a little kid, perch were the most common species for small budding anglers to catch. We wanted to catch roach but roach were slow off the mark to take our baits compared to the voracious stripy. Perhaps if we had used bread as our favourite bait we might…

Although perch are caught on a variety of baits including maggots and casters, I want to look at tactics specifically aimed at catching big perch. Remember perch are carnivores and great predators which really determines the baits used. Lob worms and small fish tend to be the most popular baits for big perch. The choice…

My first sight of Barnes Pond was aged about eight, I should think, when I witnessed a magnificent perch, easily the length of my forearm and so furious at the indignity of its capture that it flapped mightily in the hand of the youth who had caught it and succeeded in spiking him deeply enough…