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WATERCRAFT SCORES OVER YET MORE RIGS

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO ‘RIP UP’ RIVER-PROTECTING REGULATIONS • Rules that stop damaging nutrients from construction industry entering waterways set to be scrapped in ‘national scandal’

“I HADN’T HAD A BITE FOR 155 NIGHTS!”

CANAL MATCH WINNER GETS A SOAKING!

FROM FOSTER CARE TO FISHING THERAPY!

WHAT IS THE PRIME AGE TO BE AN ANGLER? • When it comes to enjoying our best fishing, does experience count for more than youthful energy? And if there is a “best age” where would you place it?

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN • TV STAR & ENGLAND CARP CAPTAIN LOOKS AT FISHING'S HOT TOPICS

YOUR TOP CATCHES • THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

Angling Times DRENNAN CUP CATCHES OF THE WEEK 2023 - 2024 SEASON

GEAR UP FOR A GRANDSTAND FINISH!

WHAT IS THE UK’S MOST EXTREME ANGLING STYLE? • Whether it’s targeting carp at 150 yards or chasing modern-day sea monsters, little is out of bounds for Britain’s anglers these days. But which branches of fishing reach the outer limits?

“ITS ULTRA-RESPONSIVE NATURE MEANS FEWER MISSED BITES” • Maver’s flagship RXX captivated the pole market earlier this year, but how would the slightly cheaper RXS perform for our tackle editor Mark Sawyer?

BRILLIANT REELS FOR LESS THAN £75 • The number of quality reels you can get at a snip of a price seems to grow larger every year. Here is the pick of our tackle team’s favourites...

ON OUR RADAR MATRIX SPECIAL

BACK IN TIME TO CRUCIAN HEAVEN • Very few waters now hold true strains of this iconic native fish – so those that do are well worth searching out…

HAYFIELD HITS THE HIGH NOTES • This Yorkshire complex is an in-form pleasure fishing haven

MATCH VENUES TO PLEASURE-FISH

20 EASY ACCESS RIVER STRETCHES • Head for these prolific running-water hotspots to put a bend in your rod without the need for long and tiring walks

YOUR FISHING WEEK • SEND US YOUR LETTERS AND PICS TO: ATLETTERS@BAUERMEDIA.CO.UK

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“I’ll take the rough with the smooth” • Some fishing trips don’t go to plan – but that just makes those that do all the sweeter!

KINGFISHER CLUB • CELEBRATING BRITAIN’S KIDS AND THEIR CLEVER CATCHES

ARTHUR’S ARCHIVE • Keith fondly recalls the emergence in the UK of one of our leading tackle manufacturers

IF YOU TRY ONE THING THIS WEEK... BANK YOUR BIGGEST-EVER BREAM • Reigning Drennan Cup champion Lee McManus lifts the lid on his approach to catching one of Britain’s most challenging specimen fish…

ASK THE EXPERTS • THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

RINGER TO THE RESCUE • CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS

IT’S HIP TO BE SQUARE • Offer carp something different with a bespoke homemade hookbait

CHAMP’S DIARY

IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY MONTH! • RiverFest qualifier victory means three finals in September for England ace Vials

BROWN’S NAILED ON FOR SUPERCUP FINAL SHOWDOWN

BENNETT TAKES THE MATCH THIS CROWN IN NAIL BITING...