How to catch carp on bread

GOOD old bread has become one of Angler’s Mail columnist Colin Davidson’s favourite alternative bait approaches in the last few seasons and has

Best traditional fishing baits

JUST because vogue baits such as pellets and boilies dominate today’s fishing, more traditional foods certainly haven’t lost their awesome fish pulling powe

Safe bent hook rig for carp

LOOKING for aggressive hooking to convert more pick ups from carp into takes? Long shank, bent hooks offer unrivalled turning when a bait is taken into the

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN JELLY PELLETS

YOU can buy jelly pellets in the shops, but you can also make your own. And they’re great for carp, F1 carp, tench, bream, crucians, roach… and

Pike tackle tips with Steve Collett

On board a boat it is important to keep things tidy when space is at a premium. Accidents can happen all too easily. Steve keeps a small kit bag of spare te

METHOD FEEDER BASICS

FISHING the Method evolved from standard open and block-end swimfeeders and was initially developed with greedy commercial carp in mind. It has now become a

Catch wrasse and other sea fish on light coarse fishing tackle

EVER considered sea fishing with your coarse tackle? Well, with thousands of miles of coastline it’s certainly worth considering, and if you have any UK hol

Picking a quality ready-made boilie

BOILIE BASICSBoilies you buy fall into three main categories – frozen baits that tend to be very nutritious, quality ready-mades that just have added preser

HOW TO MAKE PASTE BAIT FOR BARBEL FISHING

ANGLER’S MAIL guru Bill Rushmer particularly likes Richworth XLR8 flavour with their K-G-1 boilie mix as in his experience it tends to give instant re

VIDEO: top 10 basic coarse fishing tips

TO CELEBRATE 2011 National Fishing Month (July 16 to August 14), Angler’s Mail called on our two junior aces, Carl and Alex, to host a Top 10 Tips vi

FLOODWATER FISHING TIPS FOR RIVERS

AFTER a prolonged drought-like spell of low and clear rivers, sudden downpours of heavy rain are a very welcome sight for many anglers, including myself, wh

HOW MAKE BRILLIANT MEAT FISHING BAIT!

SPICED meat works wonders on both river and stillwaters and this recipe for curried sausage meat takes some beating. Here’s how to prepare it…. 1 Place sa

How to catch big perch with record holder Ken Brown

ANGLER’S MAIL magazine carried a special report and picture of Ken Brown’s British record-breaking perch, all 6 lb 4 oz of it! Ken, who won our

BRILLIANT BUDGET METHOD FEEDER MIX FOR CARP

YOU really don’t need to spend a fortune for a super Method mix to attract carp. A cheap and effective mix can be made with the incredibly effective d

Super sausage bait advice!

Get on the sausage paste this week – Martin James will! FOR National Sausage Week (October 31 – November 6), Angler’s Mail tapped up our o

Korda man’s stick float carp rig

Carper Neil Spooner uses a stick float fixed to the line conventionally like this. NEIL SPOONER, of Korda, finds an unusual use for an old fashioned stick f

How to make a fishing float – balsa waggler

  Here’s how to make a balsa waggler float which is ideal for fishing a few rod lengths out. 1 To make this kind of fishing float you will need sanding sea

TOP TIPS FOR SILVER FISH WITH KIERON RICH

THIS Angler’s Mail article by match fishing star Kieron Rich will help you enjoy a large haul of silver fish using maggots as feed and hookbait. Usin

Dr Paul Garner’s TOP FISHING BAIT TIPS

Angler’s Mail – the No.1 mag has the No.1 Facebook, and we ran the first live fishing Q&A in November 2011. ANGLER’S MAIL MAGAZINER

Dr Paul Garner’s TOP FISHING TACKLE TIPS

Angler’s Mail – the No.1 mag has the No.1 Facebook, and we ran the first live fishing Q&A in November 2011. ANGLER’S MAIL MAGAZINER