In this issue

LURE V BAIT
EXCLUSIVE 3-year study provides the results

The most AMAZING fish spectacle!

Bill Rushmer – lessons learnt on the Hampshire Avon’s Bridge Pool.

Sorting Out Silvers

This week’s Angler’s Mail match fishing columnist Darren Cox celebrates winter’s arrival with his sights fixed firmly on roach and bream.

5 mins

Dead To Me

Britain’s leading all-round angler loves taking on challenges at all kinds of venues. Read his triumphs and disasters, warts ‘n’ all, exclusively in AM.

5 mins

Crowing Over Carp

Widely respected specimen carp angler and author Simon Crow has caught carp from over 400 different waters in seven countries. With an overseas personal best of 86 lb 8 oz and a UK PB of 56 lb 12 oz, the Avid Carp and DNA Baits angling consultant shows no signs of slowing down, always seeking to catch quality carp. Here’s an insight into how he goes about catching the big ’uns while still making the time for other passions in his life.

5 mins

Mesmerised By Mullet Murmuration

The natural history photographer has fi lmed all 53 UK freshwater fi sh species, and this week he looks at mullet and sea trout.

3 mins

Lure V Bait – My 3-Year Verdict

LET’S start with a story about the sort of day Robbie Northman and I have shared perhaps 250 times over the three years that we have been fishing together.

7 mins

Hybrid Fertility

The well-travelled freshwater biologist and top angler brings you his fascinating weekly insight into the secret lives of fish.

2 mins

Hot Hauling Holiday Contest At Cretelakes

Billy reports on how he and Jamie caught a stack of big carp during a week-long contest.

7 mins

Hair Change Cheat

LOOKING for an easy 'cheat' that will help you to change your presentation, hook bait and hook size without having to retie your carp rig?

3 mins

A Taste For Perch

PIKE and perch have an interesting relationship.

3 mins

Bridge Pool Less

IN 1975 I left the world of industrial chemistry to become a chemistry teacher, having completed a postgraduate teaching qualification.

3 mins

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Angler's Mail Magazine Description:

Angler's Mail is the brightest weekly coarse and carp fishing magazine in the UK. Every issue contains must-read news coverage including the biggest fish caught. There are match fishing results, instruction features, trusted tackle and bait reviews, and the best advice for the carp and pike specialist. A team of regional experts produce the unrivalled Where to Fish This Weekend section, giving readers an insight into the in-form waters. Star columnists include all-rounders  John Bailey and Gary Newman, match tactician Dave Coster, carp guru Colin Davidson, and fish boffin Dr Stuart Clough. And readers' problems are solved by a host of specialist writers.