Find the best places to go Carp Fishing in the UK 2020, find carp lakes near me or search for carp fisheries by location or name. Check out this for a common carp... all 101 lb 6 oz of it, and caught by an English angler.The immense fish is the new World record common carp and it fell to Terry Harbert at Lake Serene in France.In landing the beast, known as The Big Girl, at 101 lb 6 oz , Terry become only the fifth Englishman to catch a carp over 100 lb.Located in the heart of the Champagne region, Lake Serene is a 16 acre gravel pit and also holds mirrors to over 65 lb and grass carp to 37 lb.Owner John Ashford is originally from Folkestone in Kent, and he told the story of the lake and the capture of the World record common carp.John said: “The Big Girl has been growing fast and came out at 94 lb 4 oz this time last year.“I thought she might have reached the upper 90s by now and I was both surprised and delighted to see her come out at over 100.“I was particularly chuffed that it was caught by one of our many regulars.“Terry isn’t keen on any personal publicity but I know he caught the fish using a CC Moore wafter, beating his previous best here by 35 lb.“After a decade of running fishing trips to France, I acquired the fishless water 17 years ago, initially leasing it from the gravel company and then buying it.“We stocked it with 2.6 tons of fish which were all small as we couldn’t afford bigger ones, so all fish have either grown on from there or have been born in the lake.“The fishery is now booked for the year ahead and we rely exclusively on return visits from regular customers and never publicise ourselves,” John added.The catch impressed big carp specialist Warren Harrison who has caught fish to a massive 101 lb 8 oz from Hungary’s Euro-Aqua.Warren commented: “This is an awesome fish and I’m 100 per cent certain that it’s the biggest living common in Europe, as several previous French fish that size have now died.“Commons in Euro-Aqua go to about 90 lb and only their mirrors could beat this fish in weight.“I think this is certainly the biggest carp in France and the rest of Europe bar Hungary.“It a tremendous fish and well done to the captor,” Manchester-based Warren concluded.The biggest previous common was a 100 lb 8 oz specimen caught in 2013 by Croydon’s Colin Smith .Colin caught it from Etang La Saussie, a neighbour of Lake Serene, but that fish has since died.The biggest carp by an Englishman is a 104 lb 2 oz mirror caught by Stephen Weir from Euro-Aqua.
The record-breaking carp is no longer swimming in the southern lake where it suddenly shot to fame.The biggest British carp ever was found dead at the venue being tipped to produce the next bona fide home-bred record.The Big Plated mirror was caught fairly on rod and line last November at a bloated 83 lb 4 oz at Kent’s Wingham Fisheries.Despite being the biggest British carp, at that massive weight, it was a catch never destined to become the official No.1.The captor and fishery both knew it couldn’t be claimed as a British record at the time as it had put on 30 lb with spawn and water to reach that 83 lb mark.Wingham boss Steve Burke said: “It’s with great sadness that I have to report that the Big Plated has been found dead in the Carp Lake.“This was the fish that was caught last year, almost 30 lb above her natural weight.”Steve continued: “There’s been much speculation about Wingham producing a record carp.“It’s possible that it will do so in the future, but it’s much more likely to come from the Main Lake.“I’m convinced that the only reason that Wingham has produced so many 50 lb-plus English carp at such a young age is the lack of fishing pressure, and in fact this has been deliberate policy since the start of the project.“I’ve always allowed even less pressure on the Main Lake, that I fully opened to carp fishing only three years ago.“This was to let the carp grow in peace, and they’ve done so at an even faster rate than in the Carp Lake.“They’re several years younger, and it’s expected they’ll surpass even those in the Carp Lake before long.“The biggest fish in the Carp Lake is Black Spot and she was caught recently at 60 lb 12 oz.