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Austrian rod banks massive mirror!Check out this incredible carp from Austrian angler Andreas Karrer, that proves that big can certainly be beautiful! Weighing in at 30. 6kg (67lb) this big mirror was the result of many months hard work for Andreas, and made many blank sessions worthwhile. He explained: "I have been after this special fish for over two years, and am delighted to catch her at her first time over 30kg. At midnight she took my Single Plum/Carproice 15mm Pop Up from Nutrabaits, which was fished over a large bed of sweetcorn.

Watch Ian Chillcott in Passing Pond Raid for FREE! The latest issue of The Carp Channel includes a brand new episode of Chilly On Carp, in which Ian Chillcott uses all his senses to catch cool-water carp on a lake stocked by Donald Leney in the early 1960s. This time our ace is on Patching Pond in Sussex, England, one of the oldest man-made lakes in the country - dug in medieval times, and even mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It’s a shallow lake, and that’s why he fancies it for this cool water session. Chilly explains how and why he changes his approach to carping in the colder months, as he uses all his senses to suss where the venue’s carp are and works out an approach to get them competing for food despite a harsh northerly wind.

Massive French carp, and Ali Hamidi on particle baits. It has been a great week for specimen fish captures, with massive salmon, carp, cod and perch gracing anglers’ nets. Of all the above, the salmon must rank as the most impressive – a cock fish estimated at between 35lb and 50lb from the River Tweed on the Scottish border! We have the incredible story inside, straight from the ghillie’s mouth…Also, match fishing World Champion Sean Ashby had a session to remember on the first day of the recent Sensas Challenge Final, after banking a 30lb carp – on light silver-fish tackle – and we have news of a German carp angler who has been taking some startling catches on a new bait. On top of this, there is the tale of the night fisherman who was ravaged by a fox, and the tackle company that sold out of an entire range of flagship poles just two weeks after their launch!Plus we have a host of other great features, including an instructional video from top matchman Andy Kinder on how to bag up down the edge in the cold!We also have carp tackle under the spotlight, and Ali Hamidi on getting the most from particle baits.

Neil Wayte joins Wychwood Consultancy Team. Specimen ace Neil Wayte has joined the Wychwood consultancy team. Neil has spent over 40 years fishing a huge variety of waters targeting a number of different species the length and breadth of the UK. He is the author of popular specimen fishing title ‘River Carping’.