Colin recently told Angler’s Mail about how he is taking extra safety precautions when fishing, hence the mask in this photograph. His jumbo three-spined stickleback fell an agonising 0.11 g…
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NHS to benefit from Social Distancing Carp Cup
Angler’s Mail columnist Mike Salisbury has devised an NHS Fundraiser in the form of the Social Distancing Carp Cup. Everyone’s welcome to enter! Mike said: “The basic premise is that…
Britain’s heaviest catfish
Scaling a massive 147 lb, Britain’s heaviest catfish fell to Paul Fyson, who starred in Angler’s Mail magazine’s unrivalled Fish Of The Week pages. Paul set a new UK ‘record’…
Huge tench are perfect welcome back
As lockdown rules were eased, allowing fishing again, Matt quickly enjoyed his very first session back with his daughter. Then he started his tench campaign properly in fantastic style… with…
It’s ‘absolutely banging’ to be back fishing again
Despite being carp-focused, Brett doesn’t mind catching occasional big bream, and he came close to his PB of 14 lb 4 oz when he landed this 12 lb specimen from…
Tench season starts late – with brilliant action!
Amongst those anglers targeting with tench as lockdown rules eased, Ryan Hayden came within a whisker of his PB when he matted this fantastic 9 lb 10 oz tinca. Tackling…
Top bait firm Baitcraft welcomes anglers to their ‘family’
Baitcraft has been expanding its ‘family’ of anglers, mostly carp fans, but its range of products also score with barbel, tench and bream. The firm is letting more join before…
Tackle theft memories fade… in favour of great bars of gold
Matthew Fernandez took his four-year-old daughter, River, fishing as soon as anglers were allowed to travel to fish again. As you can see from the picture above, they caught some fine…
Could escaped sewage be increasing Covid-19 risks for anglers?
Covid-19 risks for anglers grew when some scientists reported how they believe that the coronavirus could live in untreated sewage in rivers. Professor Richard Quilliam of Stirling University, in Scotland,…
Angling officially booming
UK angling has seen a sudden, then sustained spike in interest. Venues are seeing a surge in numbers of anglers after after Covid-19 restrictions were eased. Clubs have had a…