Ian Russell is your guide to probably the best water for big common carp in the country.  

After 14 hard hitting rounds it all comes down to this – Harry Pratt vs Ian Russell for the second spot in the final. Both anglers can claim that place, and no doubt Ian will be desperate to...

Ian Russell heads a day ticket water in Berkshire holding mainly carp smaller than he’s used to and compares big fish tactics to match methods…  

Ian Russell runs through a carp sack full of top tips to help you catch carp on a venue you’ve never fished before…  

In this episode the Gordon Ramsay of carp baits, Mark Bryant, takes on the formidable force that is Ian Russell at the Birds Green Fisheries. There’s four anglers within a point of each other at...

Carp Wars gets off to an explosive start as two of the sport’s heavyweights Ian Russell and Dave Laney Lane slug it out in the first episode of the ultimate carp fishing competition.  

For the first time Matt has some help, as he’s joined by Babs Kijewski, a German carping expert angler from Cologne, but the challenge is doubly hard: they must both catch two carp: one from the...

Top tips from Carp Wars star Ian Russell, who talks us through the rigs and baiting tactics he uses in his match against Dave Lane, on Honeypots Lake, a water known to hold several catfish: how will...

It’s summer and Jerry Hammond is after carp at Carthagena Fisheries in the Lea Valley. Great aerial and scenic shots complement even better underwater footage of the carp in amongst their natural...

This episode sees two great mates go up against each other – Dave Lane and Ian Chillcott put their friendship to one side in this crunch match from Brightlingsea Fisheries. They’re tied...