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Expert anglers already searching for the next potential record carp

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Angling Times, 27 August 2010 11:00

I know where there’s a carp already big enough to take the British record - and it’s being fished for now. These are the words of a high-profile carper this week following the death of the famous record-holding fish, ‘Two Tone’. The big-name angler wouldn’t give away the location of the venue, but was adamant that at the right time ...

 

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Expert anglers already searching for the next potential record carp

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Angling Times,
27 August 2010 11:00

I know where there’s a carp already big enough to take the British record - and it’s being fished for now. These are the words of a high-profile carper this week following the death of the famous record-holding fish, ‘Two Tone’. The big-name angler wouldn’t give away the location of the venue, but was adamant that at the right time ...

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Larford Lakes' Phil Briscoe furious at smear campaign

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Angling Times, 13 August 2010 14:00

The owner of one of the UK’s biggest and most successful commercial fisheries has admitted to almost closing the complex for good after ‘losing faith in modern anglers’. Phil Briscoe, owner of Larford Lakes in Worcestershire, told Angling Times that he’s furious with anglers who started ‘vicious and damaging’ rumours which threatened the reputation and future of the award-winning fishery. ...

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Many carp will die as Defra decides not to tackle KHV

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Angling Times, 23 July 2010 16:00

Senior figures from within the sport have rounded on the Government following an announcement that it has decided not to undertake an eradication programme for KHV disease. Despite years of campaigning by angling interests to eradicate the deadly virus, the contentious decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to declare England and Wales as ‘infected’ to ...

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One of the largest hauls of surface-caught carp in history

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Angling Times, 16 July 2010 15:30

A father-and-son duo have shared one of the biggest hauls of surface-caught carp ever recorded after landing over 800lb of fish in just 12 hours. Steve Lee took his 10-year-old son Louis to Drayton Reservoir in Daventry, Northants, to hone his carp fishing skillsŠbut they both got more than they bargained for when they netted 100 carp to 17lb. The ...

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Huge 38lb carp caught by design on fly fishing tactics

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Angling Times, 09 July 2010 15:00

Flyfishing for carp is a rapidly growing area of the sport, and it’s easy to see why with spoils like this 36lb common on offer.  The impressive fish was caught by Roger Still picture right who, after spotting two carp in the weeds at a lake in Norfolk, coaxed them into open water with a handful of floating dog biscuits, before ...

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A great time was had by all at the first Gofishing Forum fish-in at Larford Lakes

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Gofishing.co.uk, 09 July 2010 12:54

Yesterday, 8th July 2010, a group of avid Gofishing Forum members descended upon Larford Lakes commercial carp fishery in Worcestershire to not only put faces to usernames, but also to enjoy the warm British weather, catch as many fish as possible and enjoy a day of good-humoured banter, organised by Jack244 – a long-standing member of the Gofishing Forum. After many handshakes ...

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Chris Tarrant backs National Fishing Month 2010

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Angling Times, 25 June 2010 17:00

Famous angler and TV personality Chris Tarrant, presenter of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has thrown his support behind National Fishing Month 2010 – the Environment Agency and angling trade-sponsored drive to get more newcomers into the sport. Set to be launched at the Go Fishing Show on July 17, and running until August 15, National Fishing Month allows ...

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2010 World Angling Championships preview and daily reports

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Angling Times, 21 June 2010 16:11

The 2010 World Angling Championships are just days away and here's where you'll find up to date reports from the matches in Spain, result analysis, team stats and prospects before any other fishing website. Following a last minute change of venue by the Spanish organisers, it looks like being anyone’s guess as to who will lift the title come Sunday ...

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World record carp smashed by 99lb giant

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Angling Times, 18 June 2010 15:00

This is a picture of the biggest carp ever caught on rod and line, and a new world record carp, weighing in at a colossal 99lb. The captor, British angler Ambrose Smith, admitted he ‘felt like doing a somersault’ after catching the new world record carp from The Graviers fishery, near Dijon, in France. As well as smashing the former ...

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The death of Heather the leather - Get a grip lads !

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Steve Partner, 17 June 2010 12:47

Regular readers of this column are going to start thinking I’m anti carp fishing. Which I’m not. I love fishing for them, especially in the summer and especially off the top. Carping might not be my idea of angling nirvana, but I can think of worse things you can do with a rod. Like fly fishing. But I digress... No, ...

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