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The August issue of Match Fishing is out now!

Match Fishing Staff | Jul 31, 2026

We’re in the middle of summer now and the features inside the August issue reflect that, with plenty of sunshine and good weather. We’re pleased to have match fishing legend and recent Veterans World Champion Tommy Pickering on the cover and inside, dispensing his wisdom on how to get the most out of a skimmer session on his favourite New Junction Canal.

There’s a varied list of contents inside this month, as we cover flat float fishing on the River Avon with James Robbins, catching winning weights of small fish on the feeder at Rudyard Lake with Mac Stephens, the pellet waggler for carp with Alan Andrews, Mick Vials attacking big commercials for carp and Brad Lucas revealing his mugging secrets for when the carp are on the top.

And that’s not all – we have a rare double-header from Matt Powell, tackling the same commercial lake with two different approaches, Joe Carass says it’s time for paste and Leigh Hodgkinson shows how to fish the Method feeder on small waters. In our regular diary pieces Andy Power relates how he finally managed to qualify for Fisho, Cam Hughes tells how it was for England in the Euros and Kye Jerrom is in practice mode for the Division One National.

There’s plenty of tackle and bait on display too, as Alex Bones reviews the Maver Unica pole, gives Daiwa’s Supercast rods the once-over and we give you the chance to win one of two Okuma 6K Feeder reels!

Enjoy the issue.

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World Champion, angling legend and all-round nice guy, Tommy Pickering visits the New Junction Canal for a spot of skimmer fishing.