Crashing fish signposts monster carp
DAN PESTELL was thrilled when he landed this stunning 48 lb 6 oz mirror while fishing Rockford Lake in Ringwood, Hampshire, thanks to his pals.Arriving mid afternoon, his friends told him fish had been...
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INSURANCE broker Pete Williamson knew bream were a problem at a Northamptonshire day ticket water but and after wading through loads of slabs notched this fine 2 lb 14 oz redfin. The 48-year-old from...
View ArticleProject boosts stocks nationwide
TECHNIQUES developed by the Avon Roach Project are now helping the Environment Agency replenish dwindling river stocks. The EA’s Anglian Region are the first to tap into the expertise of the...
View Article4×4 rolls in new Nash Lakes era
THE first real donkey has been caught from the newly opened up Nash Lakes with this 52 lb mirror carp. Michael Clements matted the magnificent mirror called the 4×4 from the Church Lake at Kevin Nash’s...
View ArticleCast Away crew net £50K
AN ANGLING charity group have raised over £21,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in a 48 hour carp match to bring them to nearly 50K in their short existence. But the group from Nuneaton, Warwickshire...
View ArticleWIN tackle & cash prizes in our specimen fish competition – the Korum...
IF YOU or a mate catches a big fish, you can win great prizes in the Korum Specimen Cup, exclusive to Angler's Mail magazine! Top tackle firm Korum are the big name sponsors of the Angler’s Mail...
View ArticleMonster pike snaps rod but nine-year-old lands 27-pounder!
SCHOOLBOY Jamie Benjamin had to use all his wits to land this fantastic pike that snaffled his roach livebait intended for perch at a local Essex lake. The nine-year-old tamed the predator using a tiny...
View ArticleNew 60-pounder is a stunning county record carp
CARP maestro Les Marsh believes the lake that has just given him a county record carp could become the No.1 UK carp water in a few years time.Les was thrilled to notch up a new Lincolnshire carp record...
View Article180 lb carp caught on boilies made from on dead mate’s ashes!
TWO anglers celebrated their close friendship with a recently deceased pal – by making his ashes into boilies!Ron Hopper passed away last year and his final wish for his remains to be used to make...
View ArticleEngland’s new Carp World Cup plan revealed
CARP TEAM ENGLAND boss Rob Hughes has revealed his squad to retain the World Champions status – and fears home nation France could be our biggest rivals.Rob and his hard-working side created history...
View ArticleJob of the Week: top job with famous angling retailing and teaching business
ANGLER'S MAIL is always pleased to share news of latest job vacancies, and we're back here with one... for the role of Farlows Group Tuition Manager/Sales Advisor. This position will involve:...
View ArticleTV’s Jeremy Wade saves stranded angler
TV STAR Jeremy Wade helped save the life of a stranded angler after finding him dying on an uninhabited island.Jeremy Wade, host of River Monsters on Animal Planet.River Monsters host Jeremy Wade was...
View ArticleLargest orfe for years
JEFF ROWLAND caught the biggest golden orfe for a couple of years with this 7 lb 9 oz beast from the Main Carp Lake at Devon’s Anglers Paradise. The 57-year-old civil servant from West Yorkshire...
View ArticleHuge pike on the fly
SOME trout venues offer potentially exciting spring and summer pike fishing - and this catch is a prime example!Thames Water’s Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire allows pike fishing on flies throughout...
View ArticleWood Common completes big carp set
HERE'S one of Britain's most stunning big carp - caught from a spot where the captor didn't really want to fish!Andrew Harvgreaves had been after the Wood Common after nabbing the Long Common from the...
View ArticleNew UK 60 lb carp at water to watch – Wingham
ONE of the most promising carp venues in the country, Wingham, has produced its first 60 lb giant – and the fishery boss predicts much more to come.Dan Taylor nabbed the 60 lb 8 oz mirror from the Carp...
View ArticleChampion bream for champions’ fan
LEICESTER scored another winner when local Craig Woolhouse caught this venue record bream the same weekend their football club were crowned improbable 5,000-1 Premier League champions.While Leicester...
View ArticleNew rod licence prices revealed
THE biggest change ever to the rod licencing system is being advertised by legal requirement this week – and the standard adult coarse rod licence is rocketing up to £30 a year.But the overall reforms...
View ArticleKiller KHV to be used in mega carp cull
ONE of the biggest fishing-mad nations is trying to decimate all their carp with a killer virus, KHV, that can destroy 95 per cent of the population.While the British government are trying to rid...
View Article‘I stumbled on a Mr Crabtree goldmine!’
EVERY angler’s dream is to discover an unfished pond... and James Thomson hit the jackpot when he stumbled across a three-acre Mr Crabtree-type water five minutes from his front door. He's since bagged...
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