FishingMagic Magazine

The Climbing Perch is unlikely to reach the northern hemisphere but it's certainly raising eyebrows among our antipodean friends...

Anglers in South Wales and the Bristol Channel are bitterly disappointed that the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change has this week given development consent for the massive tidal lagoon hydropower project proposed for Swansea Bay. They are extremely concerned that the untested technology will have a major impact on marine and migratory fish stocks in the Severn Estuary and the Rivers Neath, Tawe and Afan, which are important for salmon, sea trout and sea angling.

If you've got the money you can now go and fish virtually anywhere in the world: goliath tiger fish in Africa? No problem; South American arapaima? You've got it. The world's getting smaller and it's accessible through your local travel agent or, indeed, from the comfort of your own pc - it's just so easy.

A major clean up operation is underway after thousands of litres of fuel leaked into the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire.

Decades of research have tracked the progression of fly-fishing - from the earliest days to the hi-tec times we now live in. Your editor has condensed all of this painstaking work to bring you 'All Fluff & Waders!': the Pictorial History.

Farlows is currently offering the superb Hardy Ultralite DD reels and spools, and the iconic Hardy Sintrix Zenith and Proaxis rods at half price!

This week's Angler's Mail comes with a FREE tackle guide; a FREE 1-day licence voucher to take a friend fishing, and top money-saving deals on day ticket waters.

Angler's Mail this week comes with a FREE tackle guide, FREE 1-day rod licence voucher to take a friend fishing and top money-saving deals on day ticket waters.