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Photo competition winner

Angler’s Mail fans on Facebook have decided the winning entry in our  special “I Took A Friend Fishing!” photo album. And here it is!
Robert Ault got the most “Likes” for his pic of daughter Megan at Willows Lakes where she had two nice carp – and it looks like her kid brother or friend is adjusting the bite alarms!
Lots of

FOX MATCH COMPETITION WINNERS

This week’s Angler’s Mail reveals the main winner of our recent Fox Match competition.
As promised, here are the names of the runners-up, who will all win Fox pellet waggler sets.
Richard Morgan, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood
David  Lawrence
John Story, Shipley
J Collins, Beighton, Sheffield
Stefan Bilski, Abram, Wigan
Kirk Lowe, London
Stephen Dodd, London
Paul  Simmons, Woking
Paul Pearson, Minehead
Thomas Barker, Chorley
Phil Cox, Kidderminster
Macauley Welton, Kelvedon, Colchester
Terry Beech, Telford
Scott Hooley,

FREE GIFT NEWS…

Tuesday’s new issue (August 31) will now come with a free glow-in-the-dark wide-vee rod rest head.

This EXCLUSIVE gift has been brought forward, ahead of the planned bait bowl which was delayed in shipping. The bait bowl will appear soon.
Your glow rest is not available in any shops…it’s only available FREE with Angler’s Mail magazine from Tuesday, August 31.

TRIBUTE: David Bird. Part 1 – Mail man’s memories…

David Bird, one of the most charismatic and powerful angling spokesmen and campaigners of the past 30 years, sadly died on August 18, 2010.
He had done it all in angling, been a successful match angler, match organiser, club secretary, National Federation of Anglers rep, president of the NFA, conservation director of the Angling Trades Association, chairman of the Specialist Anglers

BAG’EM BOYS WIN MAVER POLE TITLE

BRILLIANT Bag’em Baits-backed anglers keep bringing home the trophies – having taken something of a grip on the Angler’s Mail Kamasan Matchman of the Year crown in recent seasons.
Now they’re hailing success with first and second at the Maver British Pole Championships. A pairs event, held at Maver Larford in Worcestershire, Bag’em boys Neil Machin and Andy Moors won it

Fishing poetry competition launched

IT’S TIME again for Angler’s Mail to start our search for our Angling Poem of the Year!
We know thousands of anglers like to get their thoughts down on paper, and why give it a go with a few lines of poetry?
This year we are looking for poems about fishing experiences, and have widened the theme to include the importance of

Want to star in Angler’s Mail? You can!

ANGLER’S MAIL is inviting YOU to take your chance to star in the mag!
All you need to do is tell us a little bit about your favourite venue (day ticket or free).
E-mail us (to this address: trevor_cooper@ipcmedia.com) with:

the name of your favourite day ticket/free water
say why you rate it highly
what methods work
what baits work
the ticket price
venue contact phone number (if known).

E-mail

STANBOROUGH LAKES, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE

DESCRIPTION. Controlled by Welwyn Garden City AC, 16-acre South Lake has fishing all round except for the area marked. It has carp to 33 lb 14 oz with a good head of 20 lb-plus fish, bream to 7 lb, tench 6 lb and perch, roach, rudd and crucians to 1 lb 8 oz. There are a few pole only and

The following venues are in form right now. Read the full write-ups in this week’s Angler’s Mail.

 
Messingham Sands, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Call (01724) 763647. Tickets are £5.
Aldin Grange, Bearpark, Durham. Call 0191 3846090 or mobile 07957 831711.
Hampton Springs, Hampton Heath, Cheshire. Call 01948 820789. Tickets are £7 for adults, £4 for juniors.
Raker Lakes, Wheldrake, York, North Yorkshire. For ticketing information call 01904 448793.
Whitmore, Kirkham, Lancashire. Call 01253 836 224.
      
The River Wye around Hereford in