One of the largest elements of fishing within the UK is Carp fishing. No wonder that Carp fishing anglers in their thousands look to enjoy their sport Carp fishing even further afield. We have some of the best Carp fishing holidays all over Europe, which has become know as the home of Carp fishing. All of our destinations include the complete package. All flights, transfers, accommodation, guiding is all included as standard. You can view all our Carp fishing holidays below.
This is Catfish fishing at its best, for the experienced or for those, who have never even caught a Catfish - this trip is designed for you. An amazing one out of five Catfish are over the magical TON-100lb. The river we fish starts at the large dam just above Mequinenza, which is the mecca of the Catfish world... Read more
The beautiful Gillhams fishing lake resort is located in the stunning area of Krabi Southern Thailand and is surrounded by limescale Karsts which are covered in a protected tropical rain forest. The resort can cater for single anglers, pairs, groups and we can also arrange full lake exclusivity... Read more
Ever dreamt of doing battle with one of the hardest fighting freshwater beast on the planet? Well, now is your chance, as we are offering Catfishing at its best. Imagine standing on the side of a huge fast running river holding on to a very angry Catfish, as it tries to get back to its hole? As you can imagine, it is an experience not to miss!.. Read more
Thailand is an amazing place and with all the different species of fish that live there, we thought it was time to offer them to you. We have access to the one and only Predator Lake, which offers anglers the chance to do battle with such fish as Arapaima and the famous Redtail Catfish that grow to gigantic sizes... Read more
Exclusive to Sportquest Holidays, we have teamed up with our guides in Thailand and we are very pleased to be able to offer you this very unique chance of fishing for lots of different species from different lakes around the magnificent city of Bangkok. One day you could be fishing for 140kg Arapaima, the next Alligator Gar to 30kg... Read more
This amazing destination located on the lower River Ebro is a world away from the normal bank fishing. Here we utilise modern boats to target these freshwater beasts and once you have caught your first Cat from a boat, you will not go back. So far our customers have landed fish to 198lb and the average fish around 100lb... Read more
The Carp is one of the freshwater anglers most recognizable species. Carp can come in many guises (linear, big plated, common) but the one thing that you will notice on these stunning fish is the fact that they can grow to some big sizes. Carp are one of the most sought after species in the world with many anglers spending days on the banks to target these fish.
Name: Carp
Also Known as: Scaleys, Mirrors, commons, leathers,
Scientific Name: Cyprinus Carpio
The carp can come in many guises with the 2 most common being Mirror Carp and their wild ancestors the common carp The mirror carp was the first genetic mutation of common carp where Common carp have a regular scale pattern with even sized scales on the body, mirrors have irregular often erratic scaling, making many fish unique and easy to identify individual fish by sight. This means that most Carp in the UK over 40 lb are now being named by anglers.
The average size of the Carp you will catch really depends on the water you are fishing, the average could range from 5lb to double figures depending on the stock of fish in the waters.
Carp in general are found on every continent in fresh and brackish waters. The places we would recommend to travel and catch these scaley beasts would be Hungary (Paradise lakes), the River Ebro (these fish are wild and extremely hard fighting). Other well-known areas to catch Carp include France, Croatia and South Africa. There are many UK waters stocked with mirror Carp the most famous being Linear Lakes and Redmire Pool.
By a long way the most popular method used for Carp fishing is ledgering with one of the thousands of different flavoured boilies that are on the market. These flavours can range from the delicious fruity varieties all the way through to the super strong fishy flavoured offerings. Along with these flavoured boilies you will using one of the hundreds of different rigs designed for this exact purpose.
Other baits that can be used for catching Carp include worms, maggots, corn bread and Tigernuts, Other more natural ways to fish for Carp include float fishing using waggler tactics as well as fishing on the surface when the carp are in the upper layers using floating bait like bread crust and dog biscuits.
