Catch Reports
Gigantica monster
Posted in Catch Reports on 15th September 2009It’s not often you will see foreign fish pictured on here but Andy Clark has had his fair share of UK whackers over the years so he more than deserves this one. He and his missus Katherine recently decided to give join up with a group of friends for a nice relaxing break at Gigantica lake in central France.
Apart from two noddies (according to Andy) everyone on the trip caught fish, even Katherine who managed to bank a lovely 35lb heavily scaled mirror on the final night (bottom right). However, top honours went to Andy himself when he banked one of the venues largest residents at a massive weight of 67lb 12oz! As you would expect the B5 was responsible for the majority of the fish on the trip and a big thanks to Gazza Wade (who caught several fish to just under 40lbs) for supplying the pic – awesome!
The journey continues
Mike Willmott wrote his first book, Carp Life, way back in 2002 and it received high praise from all quarters with many angler's proclaiming it to be the finest carp book ever written. The demand was enormous and just two years later, all copies had completely sold out. Due to demand, the book was finally re-printed in 2006, but now, more than a decade later and after five years of putting it all together, the long-awaited follow up to this extraordinary publication has arrived!
This 464-page publication is far bigger again than Carp Life 1, and includes hundreds of different images, line drawings and sketches that have never been published before. Mike very rarely writes in the magazines these days, but all of this unseen material has now come to fore in this new eagerly awaited book that is about to take the carp world by storm.
