How coarse angling tactics and customs can improve your sea fishing

IN coarse fishing you often hear of carp anglers and match anglers taking certain elements of each other’s tactics to help them catch more fish. In fact, if

Julian Cundiff: Catching cautious clear water carp

Although many anglers complain about weed in the summer months, give me that anytime rather than the gin clear conditions you get at this time of year. With

Five winter roach tips

I DON’T know what happened to autumn this year. It still felt like summer a few weeks ago and now it’s more like winter up in my neck of the woods – t

How to catch more on flooded rivers

AS I write this the rain is hammering down against the window and the local radio has issued some flood warnings – so an opportune time to talk about fishin

Simplify your fishing and catch big

SOMETIMES I think we are all guilty of complicating our fishing. How often have you had a good day on the bank by concentrating on the basics and just one m

Floodwater barbel fishing tips and tactics

Floodwater tactics differ enormously from the usual low level methods. You can forget delicate 1 oz quivertips and tiny bombs and feeders, they are useless

Winter fishing tips to ensure you don’t blank

AS the weather changes from autumnal to winter so too does our fishing. The changeover between seasons may be a bit later this year but it’s still one that

Top tips for bait dips and glugs

Boosting a bait with extra scent is a great ruse when fishing a single hook bait for pressured specimens wary of large beds of feed. Even little mounds of f

The most common fishing questions – answered!

FROM the many questions that we get sent in by readers, there are always some that are more popular than others. To answer readers’ questions fully we draw

5 top pike fishing tips for novices

    CHRISTMAS and piking go hand-in-hand and even if there is a few frosts this festive period, pike can still be on the prowl – they do get caught thr

Essential pike tackle for roving!

SOMETIMES just grabbing a pike rod and going on a bit of a wander for a few hours can bring a big reward. It was a few seasons back, but on the water I had

Catch more fish by trying these moving ideas!

  IF YOU want to earn a few more bites and put a few extra fish in the net…keep on moving! A still bait isn’t always the answer to catching more.

How to catch winter carp – find them as they won’t find you!

  WATER temperatures have dropped dramatically over the Christmas period with many fisheries experiencing ice, especially those which are sheltered or

Top tips to catch in winter

  WINTER is a great time to be on the banks but you have to adapt your tactics in order to find action. There’s no doubt you have to work a lot harder

Best fishing baits to catch you more winter fish

  THERE always used to be a trend to think small in winter. Angler’s Mail blogger Colin Mitchell. No, not that! Behave…. we are not talking

Predator tips – catch more pike, perch and zander

  IT’S that time where anglers start to look at having a go for predators. The perch, pike and zander are getting ready for winter and getting bi

5 essential winter fishing tips from a winner

  Fine lines maximise your chances Dropping down hook sizes and line diameters really does make a difference, fish feed much more delicately in winter

Conjuring bites out of nothing – top winter fishing tips!

  AS I write this it’s the depths of winter and the fishing is very hard, but it can still be very rewarding trying to conjure bites out of nothing! A

Top tips to improve your fishing this year

  IT’S not what you know, it’s who you know! I’m claiming 2014 as a bumper year for me, angling wise. It was a year of some serious fish numbers,

10 top winter carp fishing tips

  WINTER carping can be tough but it’s a fantastic feeling to get a carp of any size in these tough conditions. But follow these ten tips and you shoul