Highly-respected specimen fish ace Tony Miles dies on bank
ONE of Britain’s best specimen anglers and authors, Tony Miles, has sadly passed away – and he was fishing at the time.Coventry, West Midlands-based Tony Miles died doing something he loved best as he...
View ArticleGiant river pike
HOW about this for a river pike – at 28 lb 3 oz it ranks as one of the very best from running water during the past year. Cromer, Norfolk angler Mark Jones tempted the super pike from the River Wensum...
View Article‘Wanderer’ returns for 17 lb barbel
AN ANGLER known as the ‘Wanderer’ has broken a barbel venue record while trying to tempt a specific large chub on cheese pasteDen Poole, from Harlow, Essex, fished his local highly renowned Fishers...
View ArticleMaver Mega Match This event has 2017 tickets rush!
THE 2017 Maver Mega Match This is shaping up to be another historical event - and Angler's Mail brings you the latest here... Saturday 3rd September 2016 marked the conclusion of last year’s Maver Mega...
View ArticleBig Carp Gallery – latest great catches!
ANGLER'S MAIL takes carp fishing seriously. And our big carp galleries are backed by TAG (The Angling Group) who have top carp fishing brands Taska, Nutrabaits and Kryston. For quality big carp...
View ArticleAnglers mourn young carp angler’s tragic death
TRAGEDY struck when a teenager drowned at an historic carp venue – and then well-known carper Gary Peet found the body with his state-of-the-art echo sounder.Jack Morrisson from Fawkham in Kent, had...
View ArticleBrace of 4 lb perch to double champion!
RETIRED Fred Healey - twice an Angler's Mail Specimen Cup champion - still fishes throughout the winter and on his latest trip was rewarded with two specimen perch within an hour of each...
View ArticleHow 2 key angling trade players are coping amid Brexit uncertainties
TWO firms from the angling trade have said Britain's vote to leave the European Union - Brexit - hasn’t had a negative impact on their business... at least not yet.Six months on from vote to leave,...
View ArticleBig Carp Gallery – latest great catches!
ANGLER'S MAIL takes carp fishing seriously. And our big carp galleries are backed by TAG (The Angling Group) who have top carp fishing brands Taska, Nutrabaits and Kryston. For quality big carp...
View ArticleMega river roach
DRENNAN INTERNATIONAL sales rep Mike Davidson has caught huge fish of most coarse species but put this 3 lb 3 oz roach straight to the top of the pile. Mike, from Midhurst, West Sussex, tempted the...
View ArticleHeavy baiting pulls giant common carp
BUILDER Rob Allen had a blank first night so decided to bait heavily and the unusual winter tactic was spot on for this 47 lb 2 oz common carp.Rob’s mega common carp came during a session at...
View ArticleTV’s Dean Macey lands mega barbel PB
DEAN MACEY made the most of milder weather just before the latest cold snap to tempt fantastic barbel of 16 lb 2 oz and 14 lb 14 oz on consecutive days.Dean, the star of Big Fish Off and Fishing Gurus...
View ArticleExtra resources to help schools’ kids to fish?
THE Government’s announcement of extra resources for children’s mental health issues has been warmly welcomed by an organisation which takes fishing into schools.Fishing 4 Schools is a charity under...
View ArticleBig Rig’s record producing baby carp?
THE unofficial biggest carp in the country could appear in a lake near you – and at a bigger weight!Big Rig was caught last year at a peak weight of 71 lb 4 oz from Shropshire’s The Avenue and boss Rob...
View ArticleJumbo river pike
IT'S BEEN prime time for big river pike lately, before and after recent floods.Peterborough DAA bailiff Andy Bell smashed his PB from one of their own stretches of the River Nene in Cambridgeshire with...
View ArticleHuge perch on roach trip
DANNY BRUNTON more than doubled his perch PB he’d set as a teenager with this surprise 4 lb 10 oz stripy he had while pole fishing for roach.Lowestoft, Suffolk-based Danny had it from local commercial...
View ArticleReeds like this could change rivers forever!
AN ENVIRONMENTAL charity has installed giant artificial reedbeds to revive fish stocks in a water badly hit by cormorant predation.The 143-metre length of floating reedbeds is a joint project between...
View ArticleThis fishing drone is the daddy of them all!
A REVOLUTIONARY fishing drone is coming in the form of a submersible which can find fish, deliver bait, attract fish with lures and film and transmit all that it is doing live to your...
View ArticleBid to ban all treble hooks
A controversial petition has been put forward to Parliament calling for a law to ban treble hooks for all forms of angling and restrict fishermen to single hooks only.The hooks petition originator is...
View ArticleRobson Green grits teeth in new TV Grand Slam!
TOP TV fishing presenter and actor Robson Green is starring in a brand new series – and says he is here to stay.Entitled Grand Slam, the ten-episode series tracks Robson Green in his attempts to...
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