With close to a week booked at the home of one of the UK’s biggest carp, there were only two anglers we were going to draft in, Monster Carp duo Tom Dove and Neil Spooner. Waterside Fishery holds a common that smashed through the 60lb mark in 2022 and looks like it isn’t stopping there, so the la...

Elliott gets his first shot at the prize. It’s early March, and although conditions are far from ideal, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Joined by Dave Robinson, the pair take very different approaches in their pursuit of a true UK giant, however both adopt classic spring tactics.

Oli and Nick know Waterside well. In fact, Oli caught the great fish from the lake next door some 15 years ago. Since then, both the carp and the anglers have aged well, and now it’s time to return to familiar ground as the duo do their best to cross paths with an old friend.

Having narrowly missed a capture of Waterside’s king carp, it’s all guns blazing in an attempt to slip him up again. With autumn in full swing, each angler shapes their approach around their own unique use of naturals. This is Kingfisher at its autumn best — carp showing in abundance, but the bit...

The Waterside carp are as pressured as they come, and after a few frustrating encounters, the boys finally get into the swing of catching them. In autumn, carp are easy enough to find but far harder to catch — with tactical tweaks and fine adjustments proving key to success.