ACF AUGUST ISSUEON SALE JULY 9THCOVER STORYA truly massive scoop for the carp connoisseurs out there.True carp-fishing legend RITCHIE MCDONALD returns after 15 years in the wilderness. ACF editor Mark Holmes caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to and reminisce about Ritchie’s glory days. CEMEX FilesEssex big-fish man DARRELL PECK […]

Shakespeare has stepped in to sponsor tcf magazines new Conundrum Corner section and give you the chance to win some great prizes from the firm’s excellent Mach range.We’re enlisting names from the very top of match and big fish angling to answer your questions.And to give you a little incentive to fill in the form […]

Shotgun Shootout! The new Shotgun feeder could revolutionise pellet feeder fishing on commercials – inventor Rob Wooton shows how it works. You know when you get an idea and you just can’t get it out of your head until you have sussed it out? Well, spare a thought for me, because for two years I […]

Moorlands Farm Fishery at Hartlebury is organising junior matches throughout the summer school holidays taking place every Tuesday and Friday. As in previous years tackle prizes have been donated by a number of top tackle companies including Drennan, Shakespeare and Mosella and if they are anything to go by every single entrant will take home a tackle […]

Shakespeare Championship Qualifier Saturday June 30thWarwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry63 pegsThe second Shakespeare Championship qualifier took place on a river carrying around six inches of extra water plus a considerable amount of colour. The top end of the Town water again produced the winning weight, this time at Peg 2 where […]

Fishing his first ever Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier, Christopher Downs won the 14th golden ticket to Doncaster at Barston Lakes yesterday.With torrential rain the previous two weeks leading up to the qualifier, there was clearly an adverse effect on the fishing. Thankfully on the day, the bad weather managed to stay away, however the damage […]

Eazy Seal Square Bait Boxes Square boxes in three sizes at 1.1, 2.2 and 3.3 pints, thre great thing about these boxes is that the lids have a ‘rubberflex’ corner which makes the box easy to open and seal in any conditions. The lid is such that you can see what’s inside with the lid still on. […]

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Splash ‘Em Carp Up In The Water Pellet RigsThrough the late summer and autumn months carp spend lots of time cruising in the upper layers. Due to increased water temperatures they also feed they also feed a lot harder tooThis creates a sense of competition among the fish and they will rise to the surface […]

  In August’s APF you’ll find…Inside this month’s issue of Advanced Pole Fishing you’ll find…Inside The MindCommercial ace Alex Bones heads to Staffordshire to impart his knowledge ontackling Heronbrook Fishery under match conditions.Slab HappyDave Pollitt takes us to the heart of industrialised Yorkshire to show usthe potential of the Huddersfield Broad CanalPolly On PatrolMark Pollard takes […]

 Listed below are the latest eight winners of our Ultima Power Plus Competition.Every fortnight on Total-Fishing.com, two site users win two bulk spools of 6lb and 8lb Power Plus, plus two 300m spools of the 3lb and 4lb Power Plus. The bulk spook of 6lb power Plus holds a whopping 2386m of line. Each prize […]

Howard Kelly from Cheshire booked his place in the final of Fish ‘O’ Mania, braving stormy conditions at the Oaks Fishery last weekend.Competing in horrendous conditions including heavy rain, hailstones as well as a thunder storm, the 130 anglers braved the elements with Howard coming out on top. Thankfully the fishery which is situated in […]

AN area of water at a busy Hampshire leisure spot has been reopenedfollowing a mysterious pollution of the site.Up to 50 large mullet and scores of smaller fish died as a result of athick black substance getting into the water at Calshot last week.Environmental officers are still examining the substance that was foundat the start […]

What’s in the July issue of Match Fishing?  What’s in the July issue of the new look Match Fishing? Match NewsAll the latest news from the wonderful world of match fishing.Match Fishing Subscriber ClassicYour last chance to enter the prestigious subscriber-only match at Woodland View in September.   The Match Fishing Cup Seventy-six of the country’s top […]

Rugby based Sue Shaw will be fishing in the England fly-fishing team next year after winning the England Ladies Flyfishing Association National held at Rutland Water. With the adverse weather conditions of late the reservoir is as high as anyone can remember, and the fishing has suffered with the average bag on the day just […]