Discovering Lago di Bolsena


For the first time, the World Carp Classic will be staged in


Italy, in the breathtaking setting of Bolsena. Allow us to introduce you to one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe..


Since its launch in1999, the World Carp Classic has been held in France, but as the event has gained momentum and worldwide interest, it seems only logical to change locations to recognise the huge gain in popularity that carp fishing has seen throughout Europe and the world. We aim to hold the event in as many countries as possible, to share the unique atmosphere and friendships it brings.


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Anyone familiar with the World Carp Classic could perhaps be forgiven for overlooking the huge challenge that it is to organize and stage such an event, simply because very little of what it takes to make it


successful is actually visible. There’s a very good reason why there


are so very few events that have ever come close to matching the scale and quality of the World Carp Classic. One of the biggest challenges is taking


the decision to move venues, as we are again this year to Lago di Bolsena in Italy. On each occasion we were subsequently reminded very aptly that every action has a reaction. Of the past moves, the competition first


relocated from what is traditionally seen as its spiritual home, Lac de Madine, to the nearby Lac Amance. On reflection, it was perhaps a bold move to take the event to Amance, as it was a venue which was at that time pretty much an unknown quantity. However, the lake had a growing underground reputation with European anglers and in fact, the now World Carp Classic Head Marshal, Andy Chambers penned an article for this very magazine covering his exploits there which, for many anglers, was the catalyst that inspired them to take part in the World Carp Classic at Amance – as indeed it did for myself. (Thanks Andy!)


Magazine sponsored by Pescalis www.pescalis.com


Picture this.. A typical view of historic Bolsena ( As we have discovered, the move from


one venue to another always creates a stir, but as these were still the early years nobody was prepared for the response to the announcement that the event would subsequently move from Amance to the mystical Lac D’Orient. It really was quite remarkable but, on reflection, if you consider the outlook of most big water carp anglers it shouldn’t have been too surprising at all. After all is said and done, the psyche of


an angler, who enters such a major event as the World Carp Classic, is most often that of a big fish angler, and a chance to fish legally from restricted areas on the then famous ‘Bulldozer’, was considered by many to be a much-welcomed tick on the list of places you


Preview of WCC 2012


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