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THIS WEEK FANS of the hit TV show Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing will be delighted to hear that an eighth series has been commissioned. It’s set to air in 2025, after the bumper eight-episode series seven hits our screens later this year. The eighth series takes on a more personal angle with regard to the locations used, as Bob and Paul each choose places to fish that are close to their hearts. “Paul and I will be travelling back in time for this series, going to fish in places which shaped our lives,” said Bob. The series will be shown on BBC2 and iPlayer and will consist of six 30-minute episodes. We’ll be providing an update on the transmission dates for both series seven and eight soon.…

Honest advice to help you to catch more fish on every trip, without breaking the bank. “Dendrobaenas are fairly cheap to buy, and easy to store. Fish a few chunks, either on the hook or hair-rigged” SUMMER tench can be an enigmatic species. Gone are the days in early summer when the fish will fall for bright baits on quite crude tackle – now their behaviour can be much more frustrating if your tactics aren’t right. This isn’t the case everywhere. On hungrier venues the tench are likely to still fall for baits like boilies and pellets, but on rich, low-stocked venues our tactics have to better mimic the natural diet of the fish. Tench love caddis larvae and other small invertebrates, so this is the type of food that…

SPOTLIGHT ON TOP GENERAL LAKE, ANGLERS PARADISE VARIETY is the name of the game at Devon’s stunning Anglers Paradise, and if you were to conduct a poll among the regulars about their favourite water at the venue, there’s a good chance that the Top General Lake would be the winner. It can accommodate around 10 anglers at a time, and it really does live up to its billing of being a mixed lake. Alongside the more common species such as carp, perch and tench, there are plenty of colourful surprises. These include blue and golden orfe, koi to double figures, and even grass carp. One of the many beauties of the lake is its sheer unpredictability – no single swim stands out as being a real hotspot. The fish are constantly on…

How fishing motors have changed down the years! The first four-wheeled vehicle I owned was a Bedford Dormobile. It had sliding front doors, a bench front seat that held three, and a stick to change the three forward and one reverse gears on the steering column. The back was fitted out with bench seats down either side with long windows… and curtains! It was great for fishing , because I could get four anglers in the back with all our gear and three in the front. It made a change from the regular transport of the day… the club coach. “We got three baskets in the boot and another on the back seat, with the rod bags down the middle” I was often told that the A57 was a line…

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE WORLD OF FISHING HAVING travelled the globe and landed fish beyond the wildest dreams of most anglers, it takes a lot for Gary Newman to rate a session as being his ‘best-ever’. But that’s exactly how he labelled a remarkable recent tench trip during which he banked no fewer than eight double-figure fish, topped by a trio of huge specimens weighing 11lb 3oz, 11lb 1oz, and 11lb exactly. The Buckinghamshire angler has an enviable record with the species, with a 14lb 4oz PB and a lifetime tally of doubles now standing at 47. “Everything fell into place perfectly,” Gary told us. “I managed to find where the fish were grouping up, ready to spawn but, with the weather changing and temperatures cooling ,…

THE HOTLY anticipated ‘Festival of Carp’ is returning for its second year this coming Saturday (June 29) at the Carp Society’s famous Horseshoe Lake. Many of the star anglers from brands including Daiwa, Nash, Sticky, Thinking Anglers and Wychwood will be on hand to chat to visitors, and there will also be numerous lakeside demonstrations and casting tuition sessions. In addition, in-depth talks will be given by a panel of guests that includes Hassan Khan, Mark Holmes, Frank Warwick and Ian Russell. Angling Times Editor James Furness will be among those going. He said: “I’m really looking forward to catching up with some of the biggest names in the sport and getting a glimpse at the new carp kit that will be showcased!” Entry is free for Carp Society…

“IT WAS A VERY GOOD SESSION!” Lee and Alfie Snow – 44lb 10oz carp and 7lb 1oz tench “MY lad, Alfie, and I headed to a water in Milton Keynes recently that we hadn’t fished for three years. “We went down the worm route, fishing heli rigs over chopped worms, casters and hemp on a spot 50 yards out. Over the next 24 hours we caught a proper mixed bag! “First, I landed a massive hybrid of 6lb 1oz, followed two hours later by a much larger 44lb 10oz common! “Next up was a 3lb 2oz perch, and I finished the session with a 9lb tench. “Alfie chipped in with a 7lb 1oz male tinca, in what was a very good session!” Lee’s top tip: Try the new Gardner Target…

TACKLE GUIDE HOW WE TEST OUR GEAR Our team of tackle experts use their years of angling experience to test new gear to its limits. Mark Sawyer, Tackle Editor TO START this review I have to hold my hands up and freely admit that I’m not a great fan of multi-length rods. They were once seen as great value multi-purpose tools, but times have changed. Thanks to ready-rod bags, making a rod up on the bank is now a rarity, so twin butt rods will get used almost exclusively at the owner’s favourite length. Slightly rarer is the second type of multi-length rod that allows you to extend it without breaking it down. This is done with a small insert section without guides. In my experience, such rods are only…

SILVERFISH stocks are booming in our rivers, and the species at the forefront of that positive trend are roach. For many of us, they’re the fish that first fired our passion for angling. Roach tend to travel around in fairly big shoals, looking for a safe haven area in which to settle, but their willingness to feed can be unpredictable, to say the least. As such, you have to get your tactics just right in order to flick the switch that can lead to a bite every chuck. Up-and-coming star Owen Robinson spends a lot of time targeting roach on his local Warwickshire Avon, and has learned a trick or two over the years. “One moment they’re unwilling to feed and the next they are verging on the suicidal, eating…

PVA is used in all disciplines of angling, although it is most popular among the specimen carp angling fraternity. Available in a number of different forms, the two most popular are mesh stocking on a tube and solid PVA bags. It's also available as tape, foam nuggets and string. The advantage of PVA is that it is water-soluble. This allows anglers to load their chosen type of bag with bait. Then, once the rig is cast in, within a few seconds or minutes – depending upon the water temperature – the PVA will melt. This leaves an enticing pile of free feed around your hookbait. Other benefits include the anti-tangle properties it adds to the rig. By hooking/threading on a PVA stick or bag to the hooklink, or loading the…

THIS WEEK AN ENORMOUS cod weighing just 14oz off the world rod-caught record for the species has been caught by a Welsh angler on a trip to Norway. The colossal 102lb 7oz fish was landed by Daniel Pipe, who believes that the 160cm long giant could still be an IGFA all-tackle length world best. It came from the waters of Northern Norway on the Pontypool angler’s annual trip to Sandland Brygge. “I set off with my mates Gavin Waite and Garry Sharp with the goal of each catching a personal best,” he told us. “After studying the weather, we chose an all-night session in the midnight sun.” It wasn’t long before the trio were into fish, with 20 cod and coalfish landed on the first drift. Gavin then…

A HUGE debate has erupted in commercial match angling, centred around whether or not an apparently ‘unbeatable’ pole fishing tactic should be banned. Shallow fishing reigns supreme at F1-dominated venues during the summer, and an approach known as ‘over shotting’ is now taking many of those waters apart. As the name suggests, the tactic involves adding extra shot to a rig so that the float sinks, while the line remains straight and under tension beneath the surface. The pole-tip is then placed under the surface too, and quickly flicked up a few inches. This routine is constantly repeated, lifting and dropping the hookbait through a small area of the water column while loosefeed is rained in over the top. The first resistance a fish feels once it swipes at the…

West Fest, Tamar Lakes Mon-Fri, 46 pegs IT’S HARD enough to win a single match when going up against the best in the business, but it’s even tougher to succeed when you need to do it several days on the bounce in a festival. That level of consistency was exactly what Gareth Lambert displayed as he topped an elite field during the annual West Fest at Tamar Lakes on the Cornwall/Devon border. In a contest decided on overall weight, 46 top anglers took part, including Des Shipp, Darren Cox and Michael Buchwalder. Here, Gareth takes up the story, revealing how the festival was only part of a week he won’t forget in a hurry... TAMAR LAKES FEEDERMASTERS QUALIFIER “The venue was hosting a Feedermasters qualifier the day before the festival…

THE CONNOISSEUR name originated on the back of world-class success. A variety of pole editions and evolving designs have since passed through the hands of thousands of anglers. But it’s within the last 20 years, when carp came to shape the UK match scene, that the Connoisseur has truly dominated. In 2006 the G series began, and hit power mode with the G8. Taking the profile of the Tourney Pro, but with a responsive action and higher wall strength for big elastics, it was unbeatable. In 2010 it was upgraded to the Super Power G20. The package was bigger, it featured dedicated tip diameters of Multi Bore kits, and the combination of ITS and Diamond Satin made it a dream to handle. In 2012 it was improved further with packages…

RESERVOIRS are synonymous with feeder fishing – but work with the pole at Lockwood Beck and you will soon put together a glistening net of silverfish. Located to the east of Middlesbrough, this stunning 60-acre lake has benefited from numerous stockings in recent years, and sport is booming thanks to these introductions. Roach, perch and skimmers are plentiful, with a healthy head of crucians and tench adding plenty of variety to a day on the bank. One of the many beauties of the venue is just how close the fish live to the bank – a 10m pole or a short chuck with a waggler is enough to put you in among the shoals. Most margins are ankle deep, allowing you to either place your seatbox directly in the water…

FISHING WIDOW’S SPOT THE DIFFERENCE MY PARTNER, James, has been a fisherman ever since he was old enough to hold a rod. His angling adventures started with his dad, who now lives his fishing life vicariously through James, since his health has made him unable to actually go. They are both avid readers of Angling Times, while I like to read bits over James’ shoulder when I see something that catches my eye. I love to look at the Kingfisher Club photos, and will ask James if my picture will be in there when he allows me to come fishing with him and I catch my first fish? (Highly unlikely, as I'm 59!) With tongue in cheek, I often offer to "help" him with the crossword – sometimes my suggestions…