Digital Subscription–Print Subscription- Single Issue
WIN - Range Of Sonubaits
Now that you have seen how Sonubaits goes about creating its latest concoctions, here's your chance to win a set of ALL of its new match baits
"Sonubaits has been extremely busy behind the closed doors of its Telford factory, creating lots of new products ready for 2017. Thanks to the generous people over at the bait-manufacturing giant we have over £337 of the brand-new goodies to give away!"
Big-Water Bream
Steve Ringer visits the famous Furzton Lake in Milton Keynes for an insightful day's bream fishing
"It's always nice to visit different venues and while Furzton is only about 30 miles from my home, I don't actually get the chance to fish here very often. This water is actually a huge man-made park lake that was constructed to deal with floodwater from the area"
Maggot Magic
Adam Richards explains how a simple maggot approach could be the key to unlocking your local snake lake!
"After a long winter of feeding next to nothing, there is nothing I like better than filling a pole pot with bait and feeding positively! For me, no bait is better for this than maggots. "
What's Hot!
We take a quick look at the beautiful new Map Elite Z36 Carbon seatbox!
"Map loves to push boundarieswhen it comes to the use of carbon; the 901, for example, arguably set a new benchmark for poles.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
The Practice With Lee Kerry
Lee Kerry decides to begin a campaign on some lakes that are new to him!
Win Your Next DUAL!
In a transfer deadline day style swoop we have managed to secure three of the ludicrously good MAP DUAL Competition feeder rods for you to win.
Steve Ringer
Steve visits the scene of the Golden Rod Final to try and get in the groove for the big final!
Andy Findlay
If you can reach a feature with a pole, should you attack it with a conventional pole approach? Not if you’re Andy Findlay, who believes an underarmed Method feeder can unlock a peg’s true potential.
Mark Pollard
We find out how Mark Pollard approaches his fishing to conquer any venue!
The Edge Monster
Match Fishing looks at the budget friendly margin pole from Preston Innovations!
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
. .
Steve Barraclough is on the cover of the May issue and we decided to join him on his first match back after lockdown.
He was fishing the two-day silver fish festival at Woodland Lakes, Thirsk, and it couldn’t have gone any better on day one for the Browning sponsored angler. We followed his match from start to finish so you can see how he won his first match back. Steve Barraclough is on the cover of the May issue and we decided to join him on his first match back after lockdown.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription- Single Issue
The Method That Made Me The MatchmanOf The Year!
Lee Thornton divulges the approach that helped him win one of the most prestigious match fishing titles!
Stop Watch - Big-Weight Special
Match Fishing follows Guru and Bag 'em-backed PembWrighting through a midweek open match on Wood Lake at the prolific Coleman's Cottage Fishery in Essex
The Fish That Are There. . .
It's been a successful month's bit bashing for Richard Chave, who has been clocking up the numbers on the rivers.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
ALAN DONNELLY
Alan Donnelly reveals there’s nothing he likes more than a tough team match on the canal.
WHAT'S HOT?
We check out the £1,199-rated Browning Xitan Z6-2 pole.
BAIT CLINIC
We have teamed up with Dynamite Bait's experts to answer your questions.
ANDY POWER
It’s been a huge month for Andy as he wins the £50,000 Golden Reel Final!
TACKLE SPECIAL
It’s trade show season so we wanted to bring you all of the new tackle we have seen, fresh for the 2019 season!
WIN AN HGV MK2!
Fancy winning one of the fantastic Frenzee HGV MK2 trolley systems? Now is your chance to win one!
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
Matt Godfrey
England international and Tackle Guru’s Ginger Ninja Matt Godfrey reports on his recent World Championship debut with the England senior team in Serbia!
Lee Kery
We follow reigning Feeder King Lee Kerry through the biggest feeder event in the calendar… the Feeder Masters Final!
Alan Scotthorne
England international and five-time world champion Alan Scotthorne demonstrates how to get the most from a massively underused method, the Bolognese.
Mark Cree
Paste is one of the most underused and underrated baits in angling. Dynamite Baits’ Mark Cree is your guide…
Matrix MTX
Dan Webb tries out the New Matrix MTX Power 11m pole. Dan Webb tries out the New Matrix MTX Power 11m pole.
BUY Digital Issue– BUYPrint Issue
PVA Equals Bigger Fish
Fish are wising up to heavily used tactics on some commercial venues and Phil Ringer combats that by using PVA bags on a flat feeder
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
The Past Master
Fishing beyond your feed is a big part of Des Shipp’s success and here he shows you how he does it on the Method feeder.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
It’s broke, so fix it!
Will Raison arrived with a plan in mind on a recent trip to Bough Beech, but he had to adapt his tactics to turn a failing approach around to keep the fish coming.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Less Is More
There’s a big difference between targeting silver fish on commercials compared to their cousins that live in natural venues as Joe Carass demonstrates.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Garbolino Club Angler Of The Year – Midlands Qualifier & The Final
It’s the last chance for club anglers to get to our prestigious final so check out who made it from the Midlands qualifier.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
Steve Ringer – Big Bream Tactics
We all love a big bream, right? If you do then you have to read this
The Deadly Combo
Tony Curd lifts the lid on a method that keeps working for him
The Practice with Lee Kerry
We join Lee at the beautiful and vast Bough Beech in readiness for the Feeder Masters final
The Numbers Game
England's Kevin Folwell has been catching over 1,500 fish in five hours – here’s how!
Win a seat box
Fancy winning the new Preston Innovations Inception SL30 boxes? Here is your chance
Dynamite Bait Clinic
This month: the panel answers your burning questions: Loose Feed or Not
Colmic Rig Clinic
This month we look at River Hemp Rigs
What’s Hot
An early look at the eagerly awaited MTX pole range from Matrix
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
. . . .
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
Balling it in - Uncovered Part 2
In part 2 of his essential guide to balling in on flowing water, Hadrian talks us through the various ways your match can go after the bombardment!
Lee Kery
With an eye for a good match, Lee visits the king of venues, Staunton Harrold for a two day festival.
Hybrid Theory
We enlist top northern anglers Carl Shepherdson and Josh Paling to try and answer the biggest questions around Method and hybrid feeder fishing.
Out Of This World
Billed as the slimmest and lightest rods on the market, Dan Webb gets his hands on a Browning Sphere!
Pellet N Worm
Steve Baraclough reveals a superb Autumn tactic for shallow water.
£703.
BUY Digital Issue– BUYPrint Issue
Staying In Control
It’s a bit of a dying art but fishing with a float attached top and bottom is a key skill for any river angler, as Rob Perkins demonstrates.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Three In One
Dynamite Baits’ Andy Kinder reveals how he tackles Hayfield Lakes by fishing three different methods on one line.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Fishing On The Edge
Bagging machine Des Shipp shows you a great tactic for catching more carp down the edge when feeding groundbait.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Blocked Out Of Our Memories!
Garbolino’s Darren Cox is fishing the blockend feeder with chopped worm on a low and clear Warwickshire Avon.
ON SALE NOW!
Stopwatch… When Things Don't Go TO Plan
After winning an open match at Hallcroft Fishery with 289lb carp, Match Fishing chose to follow Colmicstar Jamie Wilde through an afternoon match at the same venue. But would the fish play ball again?
Jamie draws Peg 11 on the island of Moat Pool. It’s opposite the peg where he had 289lb to win the open match at the weekend – a favourable area. “I quite fancy it here, but I’m concerned as I’ve seen a lot of fish in the bottom corner of the lake as we drove on.
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
The Practice with Lee Kerry
We join Lee Kerry on the beautiful River Trent for a practice session before the Division One National
Feeder Master Class with Steve Ringer
Steve Ringer shows you why deep and wild waters should be on your radar.
Perfecting the pellet waggler
Commercial master Andy Bennett reveals the lesions he has learnt to bag up using the pellet waggler
Buds Guide to the Emerald Isle
We join World Pairs Champion and regular Irish festival winner Michael Buchwalder for a beginner’s guide to fishing Ireland
Win Tri-Cast Excellence Feeder Rods
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
. . .
Digital Subscription–Print Subscription
Hadrian Whittle
Our river ace gives us the lowdown on balling in on flowing water and shows that it’s not just a throwaway line!
Grant Albutt
Big-water pellet fishing at long range is now child’s play, thanks to Dynamite Baits’ new Pinging Pellet range. Match ace Grant Albutt is your guide to what they are and how to get the best out of them.
Joe Carass
Snake lakes filled with F1s usually means controlled feeding and multiple lines, but former Match Fishing editor Joe Carass likes to buck the trend.
Lee Kerry
After pulling it out of the bag last month and getting right back into contention, we follow Lee and his Preston Innovations Telford team through the final two rounds of the Sonubaits Feeder Masters Super League.
BUY Digital Issue– BUYPrint Issue
Pulling Power
The River Trent is a brilliant venue for feeder anglers and Rob Wootton reckons the pulling power of pellets for silver fish can’t be ignored.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Keep It Up Your Sleeve!
He doesn’t fish it very often, but the paste is a tactic that Des Shipp saves for certain situations.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Mixing It Up
Darren Cox loves his river fishing and this month he shows you how to approach shallow running water swims in low and clear conditions.
BUY Digital Issue–BUYPrint Issue
Give Them A Meat Treat
Meat is a bait that has lost a bit of its popularity and Dynamite Baits’ Aiden Mansfield wants to right that wrong.