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Darren Cox  |  Dec 21, 2023  |  0 comments

It’s getting cold and the water is getting clearer so you need to tweak your commercial approach to stay one step ahead of the fish. Here Darren Cox explains some of the things that will need your attention.

Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 14, 2013  |  0 comments
Craig Butterfield reflects on a recent feature with a difference. What is a match angler? I’m sure like me the idea you have of a match angler is someone sat on a fancy box with all the trimmings, holding an expensive pole and dressed head to toe in fancy coloured Gore-Tex clothing. On Saturday I was lucky enough to be on the bank with Dean Winsbury shooting some angling videos, now I’m sure all of you are thinking, “Who the hell is Dean Winsbury”? Well he’s a match angler, and a good one at that! He’s a master at bagging on prolific commercials and boasts match catches from venues such as Barston of over 800lb! You may be wondering how a match angler can have such huge catches and never grace the pages of Match Fishing magazine, well he’s a carp angler, or is that a specimen angler, after all, 90% of us fish for carp every week and would never dream of labeling ourselves carp anglers! We’re match anglers!Spending time on the bank with Dean and talking to him about his own style of match fishing was fantastic, you could tell as soon as I mentioned his match fishing a spark was ignited, he began to talk about matches he’s won and the ones that agonizingly slipped through his fingers due to a bad decision on his part. As he reminisced over the near misses and the “if onlys” I realized I could have been talking to absolutely anyone in the pub after one out our “normal” matches.
Match Fishing Staff  |  May 11, 2018  |  0 comments
When it comes to fishing big waters, Dynamite Baits’ Rob Perkins reckons fishing two lines at once will get you loads more bites. Although I’m a massive fan of fishing natural waters, Ulley Reservoir is fairly new to me. I first saw a few match result posts on Facebook early last year, showing low double-figure bags of roach and the odd even bigger bag of bream. “That looks like an ‘interesting’ water,” I thought to myself, and the rest is now history as I’ve now enjoyed quite a few open matches here.
Match Fishing Staff  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  0 comments
Dubious observations of a Match Fishing reader. . . The Match Fishing editorial office recently took delivery of an e-mail from a concerned reader, reporting a number of dubious observations that he has noticed while on matches.
Will Raison  |  Sep 02, 2021  |  0 comments

Will Raison has the recipe to catch big skimmers when small fish dominate match weights at Barston Lakes.

Match Fishing Staff  |  Mar 09, 2013  |  0 comments
Match Fishing and Pole Fishing Group Editor, Jon Arthur, picks his England Float and Feeder teams. It doesn't matter if it's football, cricket or tiddlywinks, everyone has an opinion when it comes to picking a team to represent your nation. After all, slagging people off and praising others is almost a National obsession! Picking a World Championship squad of anglers that are fit to represent England is no different. Obviously, the manager has the last say and probably knows a whole lot more than you or I but, for what it's worth, here are my seven-man squads for both the Float and Feeder teams.
Match Fishing Staff  |  May 11, 2012  |  0 comments
Stan Piecha reflects on the opening round of the Drennan KO Cup. Clint Eastwood portraying Dirty Harry in the cult movie Magnum Force tells his boss: “A good man always has to know his limitations. ” Those words were going through my mind after fishing the opening round of the Drennan KO Cup. The arena for this splendid event was Woodlands View near Droitwich, Worcs, a venue I last fished around 15 years ago.
Match Fishing Staff  |  Mar 15, 2017  |  0 comments
Outspoken and opinionated he may be, but whenever he writes something it’s always worth reading. Welcome back, Giles Cochrane… Weston Pools is a fantastic match and pleasure fishing complex because it offers anglers a range of species to target with a variety of different approaches. However, from a match angler’s point of view, this can be a daunting prospect. It took me a little while to realise that I needed to target F1s, ignoring the barbel and carp as the F1s feed shallow for most of the year and are big enough to put a reasonable weight together in the last few hours if necessary.
Will Raison  |  Sep 03, 2021  |  0 comments

Will Raison reveals his go-to F1 feeder tactics when a venue is affected by a heavy wind and strong tow.

Match Fishing Staff  |  Jan 20, 2012  |  0 comments
Joe Carass reminisces over an item of tackle that he has particularly fond memories of. After all of the notable press about Internet forums I was looking through them the other day a spotted an interesting topic of discussion titled: Favourite ever item of tackle, and it got me thinking. . .
Amer Jawad  |  Oct 10, 2022  |  0 comments
Amer Jawad shows the importance of getting to know the peg in front of you before casting that first hook bait when feeder fishing in weir pools.
Match Fishing Staff  |  Nov 15, 2022  |  0 comments
We join Lee Edwards on the River Wye to gain an insight into his approach that has led him to many big match wins on this incredible river!
Des Shipp  |  Sep 02, 2021  |  0 comments

England international Des Shipp takes us back to Ivy House Lakes to show us some of the tactics he used to win a four-day festival at the venue.

Des Shipp  |  Sep 02, 2021  |  0 comments

Des Shipp reveals how he fills the time on commercial fisheries when the carp simply refuse to feed!

Match Fishing Staff  |  Feb 08, 2012  |  0 comments
Former Fish ‘O’ Mania finalist, Tony Curd, shares his thoughts on one of the most prestigious competitions in the match fishing calendar. For thousands of anglers all over the country Fish ‘O’ Mania is a major part of the Match angling calendar. I am no exception and providing I receive enough tickets I like to put a lot of time into trying to qualify for the final. It seems only yesterday I was packing away at Cudmore after a far from satisfying final, and it all kicks off again very soon! In my eyes Fisho is the pinnacle of competition fishing in this country – some will agree, some won’t.

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