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At Carp Den Bosch 2026 we've launched the second English edit of our mag and hidden inside this print run are two golden tickets which haven't been found yet. One is this mega ESP prize for one lucky reader. ESP kindly agreed to give away the following set to whoever finds this Golden MC x ESP Ticket in the English magazine they just purchased:  1 x ESP Quickdraw Brolly package (size of your choice)  Some info on ESP's mega Quickdraw Brollies: Available in two sizes: 52” (132cm packdown) and 58” (147cm packdown)Quick to set up and pack away, ideal for...

This prehistoric one from Thomas Maillard over in France is one we spotted ourselves on Facebook, so we kindly asked Thomas if we could use it on our socials.  If you have great shots like this too and want to be featured on our pages, send them to info@monkeyclimber.be or onthewall@monkeyclimber.be 

As some of you may know my dad is a collector of all sorts of old paperwork - in the past he already found a small piece of 1940s Belgian carp history nobody knew of. This week he found another interesting pic in the 1953 mag Ons Blad. It shows a supposedly 26 kilos weighing common (not sure if that weight is correct but it is a big fish from a time and age we don't know have a lot of proof of big carp) measuring 1 metre and 7 cm near Rennes, France. The caption adds in Dutch: "This one...

Na een bewust gekozen staakt het schrijven heb ik in december 2024 toch de pen maar weer opgepakt. Dit keer moest het van een ouwe vismaat. Zijn plotselinge verdwijnen van deze aardkloot en de manier waarop, dwongen mij ertoe. Het heeft veel met me gedaan dat hij wegviel en ook zoals hij wegviel. Het was een ander jaar, ook aan het water. Ik ben er zonder enige twijfel weer anders door gaan ervaren en beleven. Het is afschuwelijk verdrietig en doodzonde dat zo’n gozer er zo aan toe moest raken en geen kans meer zag. Huiveringwekkend. Boiliemachines vielen stil en...

From our homebase in Belgium we've witnessed 25 years of restocking local canals and river systems mainly with C3 mirror carp, resulting in some mega stocked places today. It was with great pleasure when Lolo and Jocelyn - amongst others - of Nash France started asking us questions last year about our experiences (both positive and negative) over here with these kind of projects & it's great to see they have now set up Recarp - an independent fundraiser project to help restocking the French publics.  Please check and read the full website https://www.nashrecarp.com/index-eng.html & support where you can! There's...