In the second special 50th anniversary issue of Angler’s Mail, we see what happens in the return of Dave Coster’s two-part Go Fishing cartoon plus you can start the new season with a free one-day rod licence – and venue vouchers too!

Also inside the bumper issue:

• Amazing grass carp brace caught by Brits abroad

• Rivers getting cleaner as new season approaches

• Steve Collett revisits a venue featured in the first-ever issue for Catching with Collett

• Monster 99lb carp falls to British carper

• More readers Mail memories from the past five decades

• All the Answers details why you should fish a river this summer along with great tips

• White Acres notches up another big catfish

• Fox’s Steve Spurgeon shows how to use mini PVA bags for carp

• Eel man denied PB by regurgitated fish

• Carp World covers fishery fencing and why it’s vital to keep otters out

• John Bailey on natural baits and how to use them

• Free one-day licence free voucher for everyone and 2-for-1 ticket offers

• 50 products from Middy and 50 from 30Plus to be won

• Essential Knowledge covers night fishing kit

• Where to Fish lists great venues where you can watch the World Cup, and others where you can avoid it completely

• Best new tackle for rivers detailed

• Plus all the latest match results and more.