In this issue

MASTER THE ART OF FEEDING Jon Arthur takes a look at feeding and explains how best to fi ne-tune this fi ne art, ROB’S DIARY Our natural-venue expert Rob Perkins is having a hard time of it of late… he reports on the opening rounds of this year’s Winter League.

Opposites Attract

Preston Innovations-backed England international Des Shipp explains why approaching your peg in contrasting ways is the key to successfully targeting a bag of commercial bream.

8 mins

Pole Fishing Pairs: The Story So Far...

All Out! The preston innovations qualifiers have come to an end, but let’s have a look at how the final two rounds of qualifying shaped up…

2 mins

The Stuff Of Childhood Dreams!

Pole Fishing set £70,000 Maver Match This winner Rob Wootton a challenge: to catch his fi rst-ever canal carp on the good old ‘jam roll’.

5 mins

Practice Makes Perfect

If you want to try something different, it’s always best to pick a venue and a day when the fish are feeding freely, as Cam Hughes demonstrates.

5 mins

1 Line & 2 Baits

A simple approach of groundbait and casters is all Dynamite Baitsbacked Alex Dockerty needs to keep the silver fish coming all day.

7 mins

Species Hunt:Bream Bonanza

Jake Fowles is on familiar territory this month, hunting his favourite species at one of his favourite venues.

9 mins

Slop Till You Drop!

Stu Redman is well known for thinking outside the box and coming up with unusual methods and tactics. Here he details his way with slop… or should that be soup?

7 mins

It's About Time

After the frustration of lots of near misses in recent months our assistant editor has ventured back up north, where he has hit a bit of form thanks to a simplified approach that surely just makes sense?

3 mins

If You Thing It, Do It!

Top match angler Darren Cox begins a new monthly column in which he shares his thoughts about improving your pole fishing performance.

5 mins

Make The Most Of The Shoal

Rive’s Simon Willsmore looks at how to catch quickly and keep them coming on the canal in the cooler months when there are fish in front of you.

10+ mins

Expanding The Expander

Pole Fishing joins Browning-backed Jim Hall for a demonstration of his all-expander approach to tackling commercial venues as temperatures start to drop.

7 mins

My Pole Callum Dicks

Maver-backed Callum Dicks explains how his Darkside 3 has done everything he has asked of it,whatever the type of fishing.

2 mins

Snake Lakes...It's All About Timing

We join Welsh international and Preston Innovations and Sonubaits-backed angler John Harvey at Hillview Lakes near Tewkesbury, where he shows us how he approaches matches at this time of year.

4 mins

Stick It To 'Em!

Tri-Cast and Bait-Tech man Dave Roberts unveils his stickymag and gravel tactics for targeting fast-flowing venues.

6 mins

​​​​​​Just How Shallow Are You!?

As temperatures drop, a shallow approach may seem out of the question. Guru and Dynamite Bait star Ben Hagg disagrees and explains why dropping that bit deeper can reignite a ‘shallow’ approach...

7 mins

Don't Stop Catching

We join Middy and Bag ‘em Matchbaits man Jake Robinson for a day of non-stop action!

6 mins

Beat The Boats

Top all-rounder Jon Arthur shows you how getting up early ill unlock the potential of your local canal.

7 mins

Trophy Ready?

Alex Bones takes the all-new 16.1m Trophy-X-Type 80 for a lesson in resilience at a commercial carp venue that offers the perfect test ground. Let’s see if Tri-Cast’s latest model is made of super-tough-stuff…

3 mins

Rule The River

Returning to an old childhood haunt, Maver UK-backed Ed Warren revisits a stretch of the Warwickshire Avon in Stratford to see how things have changed in the last 20 years.

7 mins

Pack A Pole For Evesham

Dismiss the pole at your peril if you are looking to succeed at the Evesham Bank Holiday Festival.

8 mins

Lighten Up!

So you need to go snag fi shing? Deploy the riot gear, right? Well not necessarily! Maver-backed Ben Sharp does it altogether differently…

6 mins

Target The Mud Line For More Bites

When it comes to fi shing on modern snake lakes, targeting the shallow mud line is where the bulk of the fi sh will be, but you need to do it correctly. Dynamite and Guru-backed Rob Swan is your guide...

7 mins

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