61 lb day ticket common carp!
NICK CLEGG almost doubled his personal best carp with this stunning 61 lb 2 oz common in a brilliant week for huge carp.The politician namesake tempted the fish – called Lee Jackson after the former...
View ArticleMonster 4 lb 1 oz rudd
JAMIE MARTIN was on a quest to catch his first 3 lb rudd… but the Ely, Cambridgeshire specimen all-rounder is still pinching himself after banking a colossal 4 lb 1 oz bar of gold!Having witnessed rudd...
View ArticleHuge canal pike for grandmother!
GRANDMOTHER Jane Moor proved the fairer sex is just as good at specimen fishing when she tempted one of the best canal pike ever.Jane took the spawned-out 28 lb 9 oz giant from her local Exeter Canal...
View ArticleTriple boost for UK tackle trade
THERE was excellent news for the tackle trade last week with business up 5.4 per cent - PLUS a much-loved brand coming back to the UK AND a huge new shop opening up.Last year, the UK tackle industry...
View ArticleDay ticket lake gives near-60 lb county record carp
THIS mega specimen known as Three Scale came out at 59 lb 6 oz following a venue's five-month enforced closure.... setting a new record carp weight the whole of Yorkshire.Scott Kelly recorded the fish...
View ArticleSuper perch haul made on carp star’s Sawn-Off rod
TOP carp angler Steve Briggs showed fine versatility when he took this haul of a dozen chunky perch – in just 30 minutes.‘Briggsy’ was carping at Grenville Lake in Cambridge when he spotted the shoal...
View ArticleAnglers group together to take on anti-poaching battle
LOCAL anglers and the Pike Anglers Club are campaigning for the Environment Agency to stop illegal poaching on a popular day ticket lake – and say the government body aren’t doing enough for...
View ArticleJob of the week: clerk required at top tackle firm
ANGLER'S MAIL is always pleased to share news of latest job vacancies, and we're back here with one for an accounts/administration clerk with a top tackle firm.This full-time (35 hours, Mon-Fri)...
View ArticleThe Queen comes from angling-mad family – and YES, she has fished!
THE QUEEN has been the centre of attention with her 90th birthday celebrations - and we can confirm she HAS enjoyed the delights of angling.Angler’s Mail understands Queen Elizabeth, now 90, has not...
View ArticleTake A Friend Fishing with this week’s Angler’s Mail FREE rod licence
ANGLER'S MAIL this week shows its full support to the Take A Friend Fishing campaign by bringing you a FREE rod licence.Valid for one day between June 18 and June 26, the free rod licence voucher is in...
View ArticleGiant perch on day ticket
A TWO-DAY trip for perch resulted in a magnificent six-fish haul topped by a superb 5 lb 2 oz specimen – and the captor believes the water could produce a record. Stephen Ward took the astonishing...
View ArticleMega specimen haul to twice champion Fred Healey
DOUBLE Angler’s Mail Specimen Cup winner Fred Healey landed a rare mixed brace of specimens when he visited an Essex gravel pit to target the tench, bream and eels.He hauled a dozen tench to 10 lb 13...
View ArticleThe future of fishing tackle shops!
A FUTURISTIC high-tech fishing tackle shop has just opened up right on the banks of one of England’s best fisheries.Top northern store Erics Angling revealed the flagship store to customers for the...
View ArticleBrace of 50 lb carp!
ANDY MATTHEWS had the carp trip of a lifetime catching two 50s in a three day session with this 55 lb 8 oz common, plus a 52 lb mirror.The 52-year-old from Faversham, Kent, tackled local Wingham Carp...
View ArticleYour new season river catches!
THE new rivers season is underway in England and Wales as coarse anglers returned to the banks on June 16 - and our newsdesk have heard of some terrific catches already!Angler’s Mail magazine wants to...
View ArticleTwo 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. David Garner fluked the specimen redfin on an 18 mm boilie on heavy tackle. And a few days...
View ArticleSixth 12 lb-plus tench for big fish ace Gary Newman!
TENCH ace and former Angler’s Mail reporter and columnist Gary Newman, has landed yet another double-figure specimen, a lovely female of 12 lb 1 oz. It was his 29 th double and sixth over 12 lb and he...
View ArticleMonster golden orfe
RICHIE MARTIN had this stunning personal best 6 lb 8 oz orfe from Newdigate Fishery in Surrey on float fished red maggots. Ringwood, Dorset-based Richie backed the fish up with a 5 lb 13 oz sample and...
View ArticleHuge hit of specimen pike on lures
AN Iron Claw Belly Boy shad lure was really racking up the fish for Leicester’s Dermot Ogle on a Midland reservoir, when it was hit was by this stunning pike of 31 lb. Dermot enjoyed a great days sport...
View ArticleFree tickets to star-studded charity event, the PDC Fishing Championship!
ANGLER'S MAIL magazine columnist Steve Collett (pictured below) is getting set to try and defend one of the most star-studded events of the angling calendar, the 2016 PDC Fishing Championship. And you...
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