That weight would obliterate the standing IGFA all-tackle world record for the species, a 75 pound 11 ounce carp caught in France in 1987. But the IGFA, the world’s de-facto keeper of fishing records, ...

It goes without saying that angling is a primarily male dominated sport and yet, often it is the females anglers that end up ...

A fisherman in France reeled in an incredible 100-pound, 8-ounce common carp that, if approved by the International Game Fish Association, would smash the current world record of 75 pounds ...

(Although, the International Game Fish Association recognizes a 75-pound, 11-inch specimen taken from France's Lac de St. Cassien in 1987 as the all-tackle record.) This carp haven was a ...

The previous world record was held by Briton Martin 'Lucky' Locke who caught a mirror carp in France in January weighing 94lbs. The biggest carp caught in Britain stands at 65lbs 14ozs by Simon ...

Every year, anglers from the UK travel to France to enjoy a holiday carp fishing trip, but very few return home banking fish that make them forget about the carp altogether. However, this is ...

After a 25-minute battle, UK angler Andy Hackett caught a colossal carp, nicknamed “The Carrot ... the fishery in France’s Champagne region where the giant lives. With its striking orange ...

A keen fisherman from Thamesmead has caught a fish so big he could not lift in in France. Phil Briggs, of Holstein Way, caught the huge carp in Crete Lakes in France. Mr Briggs could not lift the ...

In 2013, Hibbert bought the 33-acre Lac de Premiere, a carp fishery in the village of Villiers-en-Prayeres, northern France. And since retiring from the beautiful game in 2016, he's devoted his ...

That weight would obliterate the standing IGFA all-tackle world record for the species, a 75 pound 11 ounce carp caught in France in 1987. But the IGFA, the world’s de-facto keeper of fishing ...