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If it's carp-catching action that you like to see then this is the place for you. Watch all your favourite anglers do what they do best, at a huge variety of different venues.

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  • Motive | Henry Lennon | C10: Ep.1

    The build-up to an underwater project is always exciting, and with both Henry and Elliott full of anticipation, we couldn’t wait to see how this session would unfold. This episode dives into the behind-the-scenes preparation and planning, offering a glimpse into why we chose this unique, exciting...

  • Waterways | James Armstrong & Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.5

    We've got a huge slice of the juiciest live action, brought to you from the banks of a forbidden paradise, in a sleepy Cambridgeshire village. James Armstrong managed to get permission to film on this exclusive lake, and he and Elliott enjoy some action from the gnarliest carp around!

  • Countdown Carping | Simon Crow | S1: Ep.3

    Simon Crow’s brief was simple; catch us a carp from one of Yorkshire’s top day-ticket lakes, Ladywood Lakes, in a couple of days. In typical Crowy fashion, he got off the mark quickly too! With just 48 hours to play with, we get an insight into the day-ticket tactics of an angler who has caught c...

  • No Privileges | Gaz Fareham | S2: Ep.2

    Gaz Fareham tackles the famous Farlows lake. Turning up with no prior information, waiting on the gate and purchasing a ticket like anyone else, meant Gaz had to catch under the circumstances all day ticket goers face. Finding carp was seemingly, easy, but catching them was a different story and ...

  • Birch Grove | Steve Renyard & Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.8

    Birch Grove is a venue steeped in Northern history, it’s about as intimate and beautiful as a lake can get and is home to some wonderful carp too; we couldn’t wait to get stuck in! The lake has hundreds of places for the carp to hide and catching them was never going to be easy, but with plenty o...

  • Unfinished Business | Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.1

    It seemed like Junction 12 Carp Lake was forever going to be Elliott's nemesis, with two blanks trips to the venue under his belt already, it was time to return to Reading and make it happen! With the lake to himself you'd think it would be easy, which couldn't be further from the truth; It took ...

  • Heron Lake | Ian Russell | S1: Ep.3

    Ian’s Catch A Carp series takes us to the banks of Heron Lake on Waterside Fishery complex. As always, his mission is simply to put fish on the bank, no matter the method, all we want is carp. With many strings to his bow and a reputation for producing the goods to order, it’s no surprise that no...

  • St John's Success | Neil Spooner | S1: Ep.1

    We set Korda’s Monster Carp hunter, Neil Spooner, a challenge – to catch a forty pounder from day-ticket Mecca Linear Fisheries! Happily for us, he accepted and we kick off the new series at Linear’s most famous lake of all, St Johns! Despite high pressure making the fishing tricky, Spoons got us...

  • Horcott Hardships | Steve Renyard | S1: Ep.3

    With no swims shut off, no inside information and just 48 hours to catch from a venue that he’s fished only a handful of times, Steve Renyard is up against it at Horcott Lakes, in the Cotswolds. With the fishing proving tough after the fish spawned, Steve has to draw on all his vast experience t...

  • Lake Of The Prairies | Paul Cioca & Ryan Ginter | S1: Ep.2

    After spending 4 days fishing with Anthony Russell on Last Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan, Paul travels east to meet with Ryan Ginter to fish Lake of the Prairies, a giant 53km long reservoir in Manitoba. With an average of 25 runs a day, the action is non-stop with quality fish being landed every...

  • The Mangrove Swamp | Gaz Fareham | S1: Ep.6

    Growing up, Gaz Fareham yearned for a chance to fish Shropshire’s majestic Mangrove Lake. Inspired by the writings of Tim Paisley, it seemed a distant dream, until now. With 48 hours fishing at his disposal, this was his chance to sample some of the famous venue’s magic. Paisley plays his part to...

  • Surrey & Essex | Henry Lennon | S2: Ep.3

    We’re deep in the heartlands of southern carp fishing, as Henry Lennon attempts to catch carp from Surrey, Essex and Kent in just 48 hours! First up, we visit an incredible quarry lake, with vodka-clear water and some seriously crazy topography. Henry is left speechless after heading out in the b...

  • The Princess Of Wales | Elliott Gray & Tom Stokes | S3: Ep.7

    The second, gripping, part of the Cypography return to The Wharf in central Cardiff! Having both caught carp, Elliott and Stokesy set their sights on one of the big, old carp that The Wharf holds. Battling relentless rain and the increasingly nomadic stock of carp, the pair choose contrasting sty...

  • Cherry On The Cake | Oscar Thornton | C9: Ep.3

    Oscar's tactical tweaks and rig changes result in big carp success! The fish weren't giving themselves up easily and with big carp visiting regularly it was critical that he got his decision making right. Luckily, he did and this film highlights the importance of observation and the will to chang...

  • The Valleys | Nick Helleur & Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.4

    Nick took us on a cold-water road trip around some of his favourite venues close to his Colne Valley home, as well as further afield. Our feet literally didn’t touch the floor as we battled frozen lakes to get a bend in the rod (SPOILER ALERT: We did manage to capture Nick banking a special canal...

  • The Storm | Elliott Gray | C13: Ep.3

    With a huge storm forecast that threatens to shake the walls of the castle itself, Elliott is determined to outwit more of the stunning Caerphilly carp before wipeout!

  • Black Cloud | Tom Stokes & Nigel Sharp | C11: Ep.4

    Prepare to witness underwater scenes like never before, as both Tom and Nige successfully catch carp. Featuring two of the most iconic pop-up rigs—tested in weed and silt and revealed in full detail—this film is a must-watch. Does fishing over ‘dirty ground’ make carp harder to catch? How often d...

  • No Nights, No Problem | Alex West | S1: Ep.8

    We pick Alex’s brains about tactics when limited to daytime only, and he catches for the cameras too! Alex’s big-carp CV reads like a phone directory of desirable giants, a good few of which were caught from day-only waters like Richmond Park, Sutton-at-Hone and Bushy Park. We joined him in the m...

  • S*****y Mere | Elliott Gray | S1: Ep.4

    The 24 returns and we’re fishing for carp that time forgot. Nestled away on this beautiful complex is a weedy little lake that holds a small head of jet-black carp, and that’s exactly what brought us here. Fishing against the clock with no privileges, Elliott finds himself under pressure to nail ...

  • Waveney Winters | Jim Shelley | S3: Ep.3

    Long before Jim Shelley’s poor old photo albums bulged with the finest carp the UK has ever produced, he fished a famous complex of lakes in Norfolk, called Waveney Valley Lakes. Now, after all this time, Jim heads back there to give us a masterclass in winter tactics, while at the same time enjo...

  • Willow, Linch Hill | Scott Lloyd vs Elliott Gray | S2: Ep.3

    Scott loves challenging people to a match and Elliott had planned to spring it upon him once they got to the venue but true to form, Scott offered him out before they’d even arrived! We’re back to Linch Hill again but this time we are over on Willow lake, a venue that neither of the lads have fis...

  • Snow Carp | Elliott Gray | S3: Ep.6

    With heavy snowfall covering the South East, Elliott sets himself the task of catching a snow carp. This is a film like no other he’s made before, donning a GoPro and capturing bundles of raw, and entertaining footage as he journeys towards the summit of mount snow carp. The mission starts in Ell...

  • Not This Time | Gaz Fareham | C8: Ep.3

    Linear Fisheries and its impressive carp provide the drama as we go under the surface of Hardwick Smiths with Gaz Fareham once more! With fish under his belt already, Gaz continues to learn loads about his own angling approach in the Submerge tent. We’re along for the ride with him too as pressur...

  • Looking Back | Gaz Fareham | C8: Ep.5

    Get your brains in gear because we’re getting technical! With a few weeks to think about what he watched unfold on the Submerge shoot at Hardwick Smiths, Gaz Fareham speaks to our man Rich Stewart about the session in detail. He sets out for you guys exactly what his underwater experience taught ...