Kids Fishing: 10 Essential Tips for a Fun & Successful Trip

WITH half-term holidays here I’m thinking about things to do to occupy time with my children – Louis, aged 13, and Scarlet, nine (pictured above with

DIY Fruit Boilies: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Smoothies

Here’s another great tip from Bill Rushmer. This time he is using smoothies to make fruit boilies. Follow his step by step guide…   Firstly

Carp Fishing Techniques: 11 Proven Tips for Big Catches

The tips here will help you catch more big carp. Report your carp catches to Angler’s Mail, like our Fox Carp Cup champion Marcus Howath did, and you

Late Season River Fishing: Expert Tips for Success

  1. TOP TIMING When the colour from floodwater starts to drop and suspended sediment starts to settle, specimen fish such as barbel, bream and roach will

Effective Fishing Baits: Understanding Fish Senses for Better Catches

  AFTER getting your hook and line choice right it’s the bait you select that will determine how well – or even if – you will catch fish. Even after y

Carp Fishing in Early Spring: Location & Tactics for Success

ALTHOUGH locating carp is always the priority you should concentrate on when fishing at this time of year, it is important that on many, if not most waters,

Expert Pike Fishing: Spring & Summer Strategies for Success

MOST dedicated pikers only target pike from October to March, this being the traditional pike season. This gives the pike a break for spawning but also red

Maximize Your Catch: A Guide to Finding the Best Fishing Spots on Commercial Fisheries

Regular sport is more of a guarantee on these densely-stocked carp-based commercial fisheries , but do remember: as with any water, there will be more produ

Mastering the Tucked Blood Knot: A Comprehensive Guide

Elevate Your Fishing Photography: 10 Expert Tips

THE flow of fishing photos to Angler’s Mail HQ has been massive –  mainly attached to emails, also posted on our popular social media channels,

Prawns as Effective Bait: Tips for Carp, Roach & Eel

  Although my next special bait is widely use, especially by perch anglers during the winter, how many of us use prawns for other species? I know how good

Protect Your Bait: 6 Proven Tips to Prevent Theft While Fishing

  THERE seems to be more nuisance species around than ever nowadays whether it’s crayfish and mitten crabs or bait whittling silverfish or diving birds

River Fishing Hotspots: Finding the Best Spots for Angling

Any successful river angler knows that shoals of fish are never evenly distributed. There will often be long stretches that are completely barren of anythin

Catch River Carp This Summer: Top 5 Proven Techniques & Baits

  1) DYNAMITE BAITS MONSTER TIGERNUT RED-AMO BOILIES One of the most successful bait launches in the past year has been Dynamite Bait’s Monster T

Tench Fishing: Expert Tips & Techniques for Successful Catches

ANGLER’S MAIL is number one for tips and tricks, here’s another one. This time we show you how to catch tricky tench.  Tench seem to do a vanis

Catching Thin-Lipped Mullet: Tactics & Techniques

  Thin-lipped mullet, an estuary-loving fish, fight like crazy on light gear and are definitely proud contenders for the hardest fighting sea species. They

Catching Bass with Coarse Fishing Tackle: A UK Angler's Guide

RATED highly for their fighting prowess and superior taste, bass are plentiful around the British Isles. And in the warmer month these bristling predatory

Lift Method Float Rig for Tench: Setup & Technique

  To set up a lift method float rig properly make sure you plumb the depth accurately and then slide the float up the line (from a few inches to over a foo

Expert Guide to Floating Carp Baits: Increase Your Catch

Build a Successful Worm Farm: A Guide to Breeding Fishing Worms

You can simply collect worms from your garden and fish them the same or next day but, for longer upkeep and for a regular supply of worms, it’s best to crea