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How to get Angler’s Mail magazine during the coronavirus crisis

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YOUR No.1 fishing fix, Angler's Mail magazine, is still being published every week - and it's loaded with exclusives. Here's how to safely get your hands on our mag...

The nation’s passion for angling has rarely been greater than it is now in the summer of 2020. Anglers of all kinds are out in force again.

For the most interesting read, every week, Angler’s Mail magazine is by far the best you can get.

Below are the main options to get your copy, starting with the big value ‘subs’ deal which includes home delivery.

Subscribe & save… PLUS it’s delivered!

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The UK’s No.1 all-round angler, Steve Collett, is one of many interesting Angler’s Mail columnists. Here’s what Steve had to say about subscribing to the print magazine…

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30 kg barbel is king of the river!

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ANGLER and metal sculptor Alan Ross has just finished his stunning latest work of art – a 30 kg barbel.

Barbel mobile - on its way to Riverside Caravan Park by the Severn.
Barbel mobile - on its way to Riverside Caravan Park by the Severn.

Alan was commissioned by Andrea Fournish at the Riverside Caravan Park, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Swansea, South Wales-based Alan’s 2.4 m-long creation had plenty of admirers along miles of roads while it was being delivered.

Alan told Angler’s Mail: “The sculpture is made from galvanized mild steel, and was transported from my workshop to Bridgnorth on the roof of my car.

“We received plenty of attention along the way, and lots of smart comments during the three-hour ‘gong’.

“I chose a barbel for the subject for this piece, as the Severn is a prime barbel water, and the species is one of the kings of the river.

“I have worked full-time as a sculptor for 16 years now, after a career in social work. It started out as a hobby, but rapidly grew into a full-time occupation. I use anatomical drawings so that I get an accurate representation of the key features.

“All I did was fish for the first 20 years of my life, mainly on the Severn and Avon basins, but sadly I never caught a barbel, though I did lose a few. This project gave me a chance to show ‘the one that got away’.

Riverside Caravan Park were delighted to take delivery of the huge barbel sculpture.

Riverside Caravan Park were delighted to take delivery of the huge barbel sculpture.

Alan continued: “I had a long break from fishing, but I have just started chasing bass around the Gower Peninsula, and I am loving it.

“I have had a lifelong interest in fishes. When I was a kid I wanted to be a marine biologist, and now as an artist I have the chance to indulge this interest in a productive manner.

“I have made dozens of fish sculptures, ranging from 3 m-long outdoor models to small indoor pieces.

“The latest barbel is galvanised to give it lifelong protection from the elements.

“This piece, including the galvanising, was £2,500. Making one of these takes about eight days or so, depending on the complexity of the structure.

“I am sure that these would make great pieces for commercial fisheries. I have always wanted to make a monster common carp.

“Other species that I have made in this style include bass, perch, salmon, brown trout and lots of exotic species.

“In a more delicate style, I have made lots of anglerfish and a John Dory.

“There are details of most of these and my other work on my website, www.artinsteel.co.uk” concluded Alan.

Britain’s record barbel title is currently held by a southern fish of 21 lb 2 oz caught almost under-the-radar last autumn.

That’s almost 5 lb more than a 16 lb 5 oz Severn barbel to Howard Maddocks, who  held the record briefly back in 1997.

But with so many miles of water, maybe one day the Severn will produce another British best…?

It can certainly now lay claim to having the biggest barbel in the country, even if it’s made of metal!

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British zander record survives by the skin of its teeth

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KIERAN ROCHE came within 2 oz of making history with this 21 lb 3 oz monster.

Kieran's giant was so close to the British zander record.
Kieran's giant was so close to the British zander record.

The 29-year-old nudged the British zander record when he tempted the fish from the River Severn on a white shad lure.

Coventry, West Midlands-based Kieran, who works for Jaguar Land Rover car production, told Angler’s Mail all about his awesome catch.

“What a fish, what a fight. I still can’t quite believe it,” said Kieran.

“It is an absolute dream fish that I will never beat and it came in at 93 cm.

“It is the fattest deepest zander I have ever seen.

“She smashed a white 7 cm Realistic Shad Roach pattern and shot off into the deep water pulling the reel drag like crazy.

The lure that caught the predator that rocked the British zander record.

Kieran continued: “Once I saw it surface and realised it was a big zander my arms and legs turned to jelly.

“It is just off the UK record zander but may be one of the biggest UK zander on lure. Over the moon is an understatement.

“It absolutely smashed my previous biggest zander that would have been around the 6-7 lb mark,” concluded Kieran, who runs Kieran’s Lure Fishing social media sites on Instagram and Facebook.

The long-standing British zander record stands at 21 lb 5 oz. It was set back in 2007 by James Benfield from the River Severn at Upper Lode.

But Angler’s Mail has it on good authority a 23 lb-plus zed was caught recently by an angler who refuses any publicity.

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Jumbo canal zander

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire-based Jacob had been trying for a double-figure zander for three years before getting lucky on the Gloucester and…

Beast of an eel from virgin water

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TATTOO artist Charlie Coppolo had a great eel start to his efforts at a totally unknown lake when he matted this jumbo 5 lb 12 oz eel.

The 33-year-old from Great Wakering, Essex, told Angler’s Mail: “I finally got my first night eel fishing of the year and tried my luck on a new water.

“As far as my research found, it had no history of eels whatsoever, which incidentally is exactly what I look for in an eel water.

“I’ve found venues with no history of eel catches tend to throw up one or two big ones.

“And I’m positive no one has ever targeted them intentionally here.

“The night was eventful, with lots of indications of fish being in the vicinity, with dropped runs and single bleeps on the alarms.

“With daylight approaching I thought I may have missed my chance, when all of a sudden I had a proper run on a JS Rig and small section of rudd.

“The fish properly beasted me, but after a strong fight I managed to coax the fish to the net.

“I was staggered by the girth of the fish, and assumed it was a high ‘4’, but was especially pleased when I weighed it in at 5 lb 12 oz.

“Who knows whether there’s more or bigger in there but I’ll definitely be back for another go,” added Charlie.

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Monster eel

The 45-year-old welder, from Birmingham, West Midlands, came within 2 oz of his eel personal best caught back in 1993. He…

Eel of the season!

And a few days before he nabbed a 6 lb 1 oz sample in a remarkable spree at a secret…

Simon beats geese and small fish to tempt sensational rudd

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SIMON DAVIDSON has only just started specimen hunting and got his rudd checklist off to a brilliant start through some smart angling.

Simon Davidson sorted out the big rudd - and has his eyes on a bigger one.

The 2 lb 10 oz fish you see above came in a big rudd hat-trick of three two-pounders… by avoiding greedy geese and smaller fish.

Kettering, Northamptonshire-based Simon, 38, added golden gravel pit beauties of 2 lb 6 oz and 2 lb 4 oz.

Simon told Angler’s Mail how he came to be fishing for big rudd.

“My background has always been predator and carp with a bit of pleasure fishing,” said Simon.

“The rudd were caught caught in smallest to largest order so my PB was broken three times and this year I’ve also had a perch PB of 4 lb 4 oz

“As well as the 2 lb rudd, I had around 30 fish between 1-2 lb in two sessions.

“I was struggling to pick out the bigger fish on traditional natural baits, getting very small rudd.

“The large rudd have also been very reluctant to feed off the surface and when I have tried to use floating bread, geese become a massive issue.

“I have tried bread under the surface, but I am getting a lot of bites which I can’t connect with, possibly from small rudd.

“I have resorted to feeding and fishing with pellets, feeding 2, 4 and 6 mm freebies and fishing a 6 mm hookable pellet.

“So far this has been most successful in picking out the bigger fish.

“I think the smaller fish are hitting the smaller pellets and the larger fish are able to pick out the bigger baits.

“I have also seen four or five very large rudd in the clearer shallow bays and the largest of these could be 4 lb. I have tried stalking them but they are very spooky.

“I also caught a 5 lb chub out of the tiny River Ise in Kettering in a short evening session in the same week. It came to a Dynamite Source boilie,” added Simon, whose rudd success came at a secret gravel pit.

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New rudd record!

The stunning rudd was caught by design. He was using a helicopter rig, Kamasan black cap feeder with added lead…

Two rudd for nearly 8 lb!

THE second biggest rudd of the year, a staggering 4 lb specimen, has come out from a carp syndicate lake.…

Monster 4 lb 1 oz rudd

Having witnessed rudd to 3 lb 4 oz landed at a Fenland lake during recent weeks, 28-year-old Jamie was fired…

Cat queen Stacey sets massive record for popular holiday venue

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PARTNERS and Aldi managers Stacey Mulqueen and Adam Whitehouse delivered the goods during a getaway down in Devon.

Fishing at popular Anglers Paradise, the pair’s catches were capped by a whopping 94 lb catfish for Stacey. It set a new complex record.

Fishing the Main Carp Lake, Stacey also added an 82 lb heavyweight (pictured above).

Hulk in the dark - Stacey's 94-pounder, amidst the torchlight at Anglers Paradise.

Hulk in the dark – Stacey’s 94-pounder, amidst the torchlight at Anglers Paradise.

And Adam, also 24, chipped in with a 64 lb catfish during their stay at Anglers Paradise.

Based in Birmingham, West Midlands, Adam said: “Stacey’s biggest was caught on a block rig with 20 mm halibut pellets, and our fish are personal bests.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t take great photographs of the 94-pounder, as our camera packed up.

“We also caught a few carp of between 15-25 lb and some baby catfish of around 3 lb in the session.”

Adam releases his 64 lb catfish.

Stacey’s biggest Anglers Paradise cat is one of the biggest catfish caught by a female angler in the UK.

But there have been bigger… at least two ton-up 100 lb cats have been matted.

They include a fish of 120 lb from Norfolk’s Oakwood Park to Kirstin Hole in 2012 a and an 110-pounder from Crow Green in Essex.

Catfish ace Dean Aldridge said: “It’s not the biggest to a female angler in this country but those are two very big fish to Stacey. Very well done.”

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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…

Huge urban day ticket carp!

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HOW about this for an urban, day ticket carp! This stunning English common tipped the scales at 46 lb 5 oz.


Walthamstow Reservoirs giant - Cal displays his stunning common carp.
Walthamstow Reservoirs giant - Cal displays his stunning common carp.

The Walthamstow Reservoirs stunner fell to Scotsman Cal Boyd during a trip far south from the border.

Cal didn’t even know whether he’d be able to fish when he visited his in-laws down in Essex.

He ended up landing this stunning 46 lb 5 oz PB common carp (above) from the vast North East London complex’s day ticket No. 2 reservoir.

The 33-year-old marine surveyor told Angler’s Mail: “I had travelled down from my home town of Glasgow.

“I  managed to sneak my set of 9 ft 2.75 lb stalking rods and some fishing kit into the boot, in case I got an opportunity to do a bit of fishing.

“After finding out that many of the local day ticket waters were completely full for the weekend, I thought it would be nice to try the Walthamstow Reservoirs complex for the first time.

“I found a few fish rolling on the end of a strong south-westerly wind in front of an empty swim.

“It wasn’t long until I had my first bite, a hard-fighting 16 lb common.

“An hour later I had a few beeps and a very slow take with something heavy on the end.

“After a short battle, a big common surfaced and went in the net.

“Absolutely buzzing was the best way to describe this moment!

“As I was returning the fish, I had another screaming take and landed a 23-pounder,” added Cal, who used white Sticky Baits The Krill pop-ups.

Walthamstow Reservoirs provide a variety of interesting fishing options, although most anglers target its carp stocks.

There’s also the Coppermill Stream, which runs through part of the site and has thrown up some surprising mixed catches.

The complex featured recently in popular Angler’s Mail articles on best urban venues and also best waters for big bream.

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Teenager lands London record carp

The 14-year-old smashed his personal best with the colossal common from the day ticket Walthamstow Reservoir complex in North East…

New anti-poaching network launched

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A NEW anti-poaching network has been set up on Facebook by an angler keen to reduce the amount of fish theft around the country.

Anglers Against Poaching founder Greg McNally.
Anglers Against Poaching founder Greg McNally.

Anglers Against Poaching has been founded by keen angler Greg McNally.

Greg is determined to ensure that there are enough fish left for his four-year-old son to one day go fishing with him.

The 39-year-old, who runs an electrical installation business in Solihull, West Midlands, explained: “I have been concerned about the issue of poaching for some while, but it was particularly noticeable during the lockdown period, when fishing was banned, how many people were spotted fishing illegally, some even removing fish.

“With my son in mind, and the fact that I love the sport, I said to myself that instead of just moaning I should try to do something about it.

“I have a lot of contacts, due to running my own business, so I thought I could build on this on social media.

“The group has been going about six weeks, but we already have 450 members and interest continues to grow.

“My idea is to try to help smaller fishery owners and angling clubs that can’t afford to bailiff their waters on a 24-hour basis, especially at night, by linking them to volunteers who will walk round their waters regularly in return for a bit of free fishing.

“For example, maybe a volunteer doing four patrols, lasting three hours each, would entitle them to a day’s fishing, at a time when swims would be free. This way everyone gains.

“If we get to a thousand members, I propose to set up an internet page where volunteers and fisheries could register their interest and availability, to make contact with each other.

“We might then have to take up references, and so a small fee of say £10 might be charged, but it will definitely be a not-for-profit organisation.

“Volunteers should patrol in pairs, and I wouldn’t suggest anyone confronts any poachers themselves, but they could contact the owner or club officials, and maybe take photos.

“They could also consider contacting the Police or the Environment Agency, where appropriate,” added Greg.

Top change at Fisheries Enforcement Support Service

THE primary force guarding the nation’s waterways is provided by the Fisheries Enforcement Support Service.

It’s run by the Angling Trust, funded by the Environment Agency, and puts 500 well-trained volunteers out on the banks.

National enforcement manager of FESS, formerly called the Voluntary Bailiff Service, Dilip Sarkar, is now retiring.

Aged 59, Dilip has spent eight years in the job, and believes that he is leaving it in excellent shape for his successor.

Dilip Sarkar has been the driving force at the nation's leading voluntary bailiff service.

Dilip Sarkar has been the driving force at the nation’s leading voluntary bailiff service.

The retired Police officer told Angler’s Mail: “When I took on the role, it was just a pilot project in the south of England, and we now cover the whole of the country.

“Then there was little awareness of rural crime, poor knowledge of the laws relating to fishing in both the angling community and in the criminal justice system, there was no intelligence gathering and no partnership working.

“We have managed to change all this and created a system that works, in partnership with the Police and the EA.

“We could double the number of volunteers we employ, but we are restricted to 500 by the contract with the EA.

“I feel that I have taken the scheme as far as I can go. It has been a challenging and stressful eight years, and I’m now looking forward to focussing full-time on my role as an author,” Dilip added.

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Some of the dead fish found at a club lake during the coronavirus crisis.

Poachers exploit coronavirus crisis

Officials were shocked to discover nets spread out across their lake, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, during the coronavirus crisis. The…


Litter tackled head-on by anglers’ new Take 5 Campaign

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THE Angling Trust has thrown its weight behind a drive called Anglers Against Litter.

John Cheyne, national regions manager, explained the push – and where anglers fit into the wider anti-litter equation.

John told Angler’s Mail: “Littering is a societal problem, not just an angling one, as was seen recently with the publicity concerning the state of our beaches and city public parks during lockdown.

“Although a small minority of anglers do need to improve their behaviour, I would see us as being more part of the solution than part of the problem, as research of various litter picks shows that very little of the rubbish has been left by anglers themselves.

“Anglers represent an army of volunteers who respect the environment and can play a huge role in keeping our freshwater and coastal environments free of litter, which threatens wildlife, pollutes the natural environment and damages local communities.

“Our new Take 5 Campaign encourages anglers to either pick up five items of litter or take five minutes looking for and collecting litter when they go fishing.

“Obviously, in the current situation we would only recommend people do this while wearing gloves.

“We had originally planned a big launch in March, with a number of litter picks organised around the country, but this had to be cancelled because of the lockdown.

“It will now take place from September 12-27, alongside Keep Britain Tidy’s September Clean programme.

“We’ll also be promoting other wonderful initiatives such as the National Line Recycling Scheme and Anglers Against Single-Use Plastic In The Tackle Trade.”

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Covid changes intensify fishery war on litter

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A DISGRUNTLED fishery owner has banned a group of anglers for life after they left litter, having promised to take it away.

Littering is an issue afflicting many fisheries, and there is some concern that Covid-19 regulations are making things worse.

However, as more fisheries have deployed booking systems in the past two weeks, it has been easier to identify culprits.

Mick Holdaway, who has owned Berkshire’s Pondwood Fisheries for 33 years, fumed: “We didn’t have much of a problem until we removed our litter bins because of the possible threat from coronavirus to those who have to move the rubbish.

“Instead, we merely requested that all anglers take their litter home with them, but sadly a number have refused to comply, leaving carrier bags and even black bin bags behind.

The usual litter-free scene at Pondwood.

Mick continued: “One group of youngsters in the 17-to-19-year-old age group left enough rubbish, accumulated over a two-night stay, to fill two large bin bags.

“That’s despite several times me mentioning to the lads about taking their rubbish with them, and they kept saying: ‘No problem.’

“Even worse than leaving rubbish on site, a few have been dumping it outside after they have just left the fishery.

“This is totally unacceptable behaviour, and looks bad, not only on our fishery, but on the angling community as a whole.

“I see lots of fisheries posting with the same problem. Is this really how you want to represent the sport?

“I am by no means blaming all anglers, but I’m sure we can all agree it is the small percentage that will end up ruining it for the rest.

“I would like to remind the small percentage that not only is this disrespectful, but also when disposing of your rubbish on the verges it becomes a criminal offence, and here at Pondwood we will be banning people for life, and reporting it to the local authorities, too.

“We have CCTV on our car parks and we are able to see who the culprits are. Our new booking system allows us to see who was fishing which peg, so please ensure your peg is litter-free when you leave.

“This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated at Pondwood, and anglers will be banned for life for litter. We will also make sure that every fishery in the area knows their name, for future reference,” Mick vowed.

Meanwhile, the Angling Trust have taken up the battle against litter – with anglers being encouraged to do their bit in the new Take 5 Campaign.

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