Morocco Carp October Vlog

Our latest vlog the catch report from October - enjoy

Morocco Carp early November catch report from Bin el Ouidane

A stunning fish and well deserved - top angler

Paul with a 38lbs twin waddies common


The weather has settled down into what I can only describe as perfect for fishing. We have cold clear nights followed by fantastic sunrises and sunny blue sky days, just a shame the fish havnt realised it yet.

38lbs common - a very big fish one day soon



The lake is fishing slowly but Im convinced we have better fishing just around the corner. The natural food levels are dropping off as the water cools and the fish will start moving into the bays during the late mornings and afternoons. This should bring them into boat range and hopefully catch results will improve.

A hard scrapping common of 30lbs for Carl

We still have spaces for December so If you fancy a trip drop me an email or ring.

We are also planning a new years eve special so if you dont know what to do this new years eve why not give Morocco Carp a try? I will be publishing details later this week on the special banquet we will be organising for the night of the 31st, watch this space.

18lbs and to my eye a 3 summer fish


Paul and Carl, our first English anglers of the month fished the first week and opted for Twin Waddies to start their campaign. It looked like being a great week when first morning Carl had a 33lbs common and Paul lost one. The promising start dissolved into an abrupt blank due to the incredible amount of boat traffic on the lake. It was a Morrocan national 5 day holiday and the rich kids from Casablanca were on the lake in force with their noisy polluting penis extension... sorry I meant to say boats and jet skis.

Bin el Ouidane - nothing like it

This seemed to put the fish right down and it wasnt till Wednesday when they all went home that we got some peace and quiet and the fishing slowly started to improve.

Twin waddies only 10 mins from the hotel


Paul and Carl finished the week with 4 fish the biggest going 38lbs, well fished guys and looking forward to seeing you next year.

Pioneer carp fishing with Morocco Carp

Technical problems with our site

Thanks to everyone that phoned or messaged to tell me about http://www.moroccocarp.com/ being down.

Apparently our site was hacked and the public HTML folder was deleated, or in other words they deleated my web site.

Anyway its not so bad as I was going to change my hosting soon and this has just made me do it faster, so sit tight Morocco Carp will be back on line by the end of the week latest.

End of October catch update from Morocco Carp

The last day of October dawned cold and clear and this fish screamed off at 8 am giving me a right workout. I was standing about 300 yards down the bank chatting to a French fisherman when the distant whine of an alarm finally reached my ear. After a flatout sprint (at 2400 feet of altitude your on your knees I assure you) I reached the rod just as the last 50 yards or so of backing were peeling off. The fish must have taken 150 yards in one long powerful continous run.
I jumped straight in the boat, wheezing and feeling sick from the sprint and tried to get the backing line, only 10lbs mono to get me extra distance, back on the spool. It wasnt till I hit the reliable green of 18lbs Nash bullet that I felt I could give the fish any stick.

Anyway it put up a hell of a fight considering it had already taken so much line and I happily slipped the net under a beautiful 34lbs common carp, built like a dustpan lid.

I think this is a German strain of common - can anyone enlighten me?

Ishmael Morocco Carps head boat man with a 28lbs fully scaled

This slightly deformed fish fell to 4 grains of maize fished over the back of the old river bed at around 350 meters from the bank. Its Ishmaels second fish this month and he is really getting the hang of Carp fishing. He won the fish of the month competition in August with a fine 32 lbs common and he is now experimenting with different baits and getting the hang of the sonar.

Ishmael pulled it out the bag when it was needed when we had the pleasure of a group of 40 school children and their hard working teachers from the Casablanca American international school. A local exchange with a school just down the road was made and many of the local bigwigs attended, I think it was a real eye opener for the children from both sides and they ended their day with a tree planting ceremony.

The children also got the chance to see how we fish for Carp and it was this fine 28lbs common that Ishmael managed to land just as the kids arrived at our camp.

The carp gods also shone for me with this beautiful 36lbs mirror

The students get up close with a big mirror

The best bit was that the kids got to see the Carp returned unharmed and with respect.

World Record Mirror Carp - Paul Meridith 89 lbs

Paul Meredith with Scarfish at the new world record weight of 89lbs

The New World record Mirror 89 lbs (40.45)

pictured here at a lesser weight of 38.02 (83.64lbs)

by Pete Simmons on the 3/11/2006 at La Gravier

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Paul Meredith from Birmingham has just landed the new World record Mirror Carp at 89 lbs from La Graviers fishery run by Luke Moffett. Paul was fishing on the swim known as the lawn and the huge Carp fell to a margin positioned bait. Paul and lake owner Luke had to take to the boat to land it after a hairy 30 minute battle.

Incredibly the same fish was caught 2 weeks ago by an un named angler who returned it without weighing, apparently he was content with his catch and didnt worry about the weight - a refreshing attitude.
Scarfish, as this fish is known, was also caught just over a month ago by UK angler Mike Cooper at 87 lbs, just 1.6 lbs short of the then current, now deceased Rainbow lakes record fish at 88.6lbs.

So it Scarfish that holds the record and with perhaps another month left of reasonable weather in France we might see her out again, and maybe we will see her break the 90 barrier.

Morocco Carp launch "La Aventura Espanola"

Aventura Espanola - Spanish week with Morocco Carp on Bin el Ouidane

Give Oliver a call to reserve your place 661 627 981

Morocco Carp are proud to announce the "Adventura Espanola" a Spanish fishing week in February/March 2008 on Bin el Ouidane lake in Morocco.

Oliver Alcon Angullo, our new Spanish agent, will be organising things from Spain and if you want more details pop along to the Ebro-carp show on the 10, 11, 12th of November at Mequinenza. Oliver will have mint tea, Moroccan cakes the latest catch reports and daily updates by SMS message from the banks of Bin el Ouidane. So why not pop along and enjoy some Morocco Carp hospitality and reserve your place on the Carp fishing trip of 2008.

Oliver with a mid 30 mirror from Bin el Ouidane

We wish you every success Oliver in your new position and everyone at Morocco Carp looks forward to welcoming our Spanish guests.

Mid 30's common - a typical Morocco Carp