HOW about this for an urban, day ticket carp! This stunning English common tipped the scales at 46 lb 5 oz. Walthamstow Reservoirs giant – Cal displays his stunning common carp. The Walthamstow Reservoirs stunner fell to Scotsman Cal Boyd during a trip far south from the border. Cal didn’t even know whether he’d be […]

A SCIENTIST has warned that water-loving mink could be carrying the deadly Covid-19 virus around fisheries. As if the threat from other means isn’t enough, mink have been linked to Covid-19. Boffin and keen angler Paul Phipps told Angler’s Mail: “I am an angler and animal virologist/parasitologist by trade, and have been researching the susceptibility […]

A NEW anti-poaching network has been set up on Facebook by an angler keen to reduce the amount of fish theft around the country. Anglers Against Poaching founder Greg McNally. Anglers Against Poaching has been founded by keen angler Greg McNally. Greg is determined to ensure that there are enough fish left for his four-year-old […]

THE Angling Trust has thrown its weight behind a drive called Anglers Against Litter. John Cheyne, national regions manager, explained the push – and where anglers fit into the wider anti-litter equation. John told Angler’s Mail: “Littering is a societal problem, not just an angling one, as was seen recently with the publicity concerning the […]

A DISGRUNTLED fishery owner has banned a group of anglers for life after they left litter, having promised to take it away. Littering is an issue afflicting many fisheries, and there is some concern that Covid-19 regulations are making things worse. However, as more fisheries have deployed booking systems in the past two weeks, it […]

PARTNERS and Aldi managers Stacey Mulqueen and Adam Whitehouse delivered the goods during a getaway down in Devon. Fishing at popular Anglers Paradise, the pair’s catches were capped by a whopping 94 lb catfish for Stacey. It set a new complex record. Fishing the Main Carp Lake, Stacey also added an 82 lb heavyweight (pictured […]

TATTOO artist Charlie Coppolo had a great eel start to his efforts at a totally unknown lake when he matted this jumbo 5 lb 12 oz eel. The 33-year-old from Great Wakering, Essex, told Angler’s Mail: “I finally got my first night eel fishing of the year and tried my luck on a new water. […]

SIMON DAVIDSON has only just started specimen hunting and got his rudd checklist off to a brilliant start through some smart angling. Simon Davidson sorted out the big rudd – and has his eyes on a bigger one. The 2 lb 10 oz fish you see above came in a big rudd hat-trick of three […]

YOUR No.1 fishing fix, Angler’s Mail magazine, is still being published every week – and it’s loaded with exclusives. Here’s how to safely get your hands on our mag… The nation’s passion for angling has rarely been greater than it is now in the summer of 2020. Anglers of all kinds are out in force […]