• On the front of this week’s Angling Times you’ll find two great gifts worth £7. There’s a spool of new line in a range of three sizes and colours: choose from 6lb, 8lb and 10lb line in Specimen Brown, Camo Power or Specimen Green! There’s also a bait punch – four different sizes in blue, black, green or red.
• Inside the bumper 96 page issue we reveal all the winners in the prestigious National Angling Awards – including the greatest angler of all time and the best bait of 2011 and FishingMagic browsers can see which river venue they selected as tops for 2011!
• We join TV start Chris Tarrant on the River Test and talk roach, he tells Angling Times exclusively why he loves fishing.
• There’s a host of hot tactics including: a bite in 15 seconds – micro bread for instant action, 50lb carp on a fly – tie the bug that caught the common and lure tricks to help you catch a huge predator.
• There’s Keith Arthur, Steve Ringer, Neville Fickling and Des Taylor.
• And all your regular favourite features including the all-new Where to Fish section packed full of the hottest swims for this weekend!
