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Tactics


GUIDE TO HOOK LINKS

ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks. Here’s a quick guide on when to use what hooklink and their advantages and disadvantages.
A bit of thought about hook lengths before you go to your chosen venue can greatly increase your chances of catching.
Before I take you through the different hook links, I’d like to point out that some spools of…

BIG FISH BLOG (Thurs): top tips for pike fishing in spring and summer

WELCOME TO this week’s Big Fish Blog, coming to you here every Thursday. This time it’s by the Pike Anglers Club.
We take predator fishing seriously at the Mail, so are delighted our pals at the PAC are on board. This instalment comes from Alan Dudhill.
We hope you enjoy the blog, and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter by clicking…

HOW TO CATCH TENCH

ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks, here’s another one. This time we show you how to catch tricky tench. 

Tench seem to do a vanishing act in the colder months, but as soon as the mercury levels start to climb they feed prolifically. They make their presence clear by tiny little pinprick bubbles produced as they grub around on…

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SWIM ON A COMMERCIAL FISHERY

ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks, here’s another one. This time on choosing the right swim on a busy commercial fishery.
Regular sport is more of a guarantee on densely stocks commercial carp pools, but as with any water, there will be more productive areas than others.
Carp, no matter how big, are creatures of habit, and are drawn…

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT STILLWATER FLOAT

ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for fishing tips and tricks! Here’s one explaining what float you should use on a stillwater in different situations.
Stillwater floats differ from river patterns in that they are attached bottom end only ,with two thirds of the shotting capacity to lock it on the line, leaving a slight gap so it folds neatly on the…

BIG FISH BLOG (Thurs): shortcuts to catch a monster gravel pit pike!

WELCOME TO this week’s Big Fish Blog, coming to you here every Thursday. This time it’s by the Pike Anglers Club.
We take predator fishing seriously at the Mail, so are delighted our pals at the PAC are on board. This instalment comes from PAC’s Alan Dudhill.
We hope you enjoy the blog, and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter by…

VIDEO: river fishing tips with Duncan Charman

THE river fishing season in England and Wales ends at midnight this Thursday, March 14. And to get you in the mood here’s a great video with Angler’s Mail magazine contributor Duncan Charman.
Duncan, a regular contributor to our All The Answers section and a tackle tester, float fished for dace, chub and trout on his local River Wey in Farnham,…

PIKE BLOG: pike fishing in the dark

PIKE season is in full swing and now we will be having many more blogs by the Pike Anglers Club, to reflect the seasonal interest in the species.
Angler’s Mail magazine also now has extra pike fishing coverage, including the weekly Pike Scene columns with Mark Barrett, Steve Rowley and Andy Black. It pays to subscribe to the mag to get it in…

PIKE BLOG: locating and catching big pike on estate lakes

 

PIKE season is in full swing and now we will be having many more blogs by the Pike Anglers Club, to reflect the seasonal interest in the species.
Angler’s Mail magazine also now has extra pike fishing coverage, including the weekly Pike Scene columns with Mark Barrett, Steve Rowley and Andy Black. It pays to subscribe to the mag to get it in…

PIKE BLOG: locating and catching big pike on reservoirs

 
PIKE season is in full swing and now we will be having many more blogs by the Pike Anglers Club, to reflect the seasonal interest in the species.
Angler’s Mail magazine also now has extra pike fishing coverage, including the weekly Pike Scene columns with Mark Barrett, Steve Rowley and Andy Black. It pays to subscribe to the mag to get it in…