Anglers Mail 16th Feb. 2016

THERE'S a whopping 41 lb pike on the cover of this week's Angler's Mail magazine - and so much to enjoy inside the issue. Carp Crew's special guest is Scott Maslen, the EastEnders star who's been in big carp form at another day ticket venue.

Top End fisho reels in his second $10,000 tagged barramundi

A Top End fisherman -

Dave Tipping: After the Floods

Dave Tipping is a cornerstone of modern angling, quietly 'getting on with it' and modestly recounting his many accomplishments for over four decades. He has been a contributor to most of our popular magazines and, more recently, to the excellent Waterlog Magazine. It's good to have him here too... (FM)

What You Don't Always See…

When you're comfortably sat back and keeping an eye on your pike floats you've no way of knowing exactly what's going on beneath the surface. All the time your floats remain static or unchanged the assumption is that nothing is currently interested - but this can be far from the truth!

Big day out for bass at Parliament: MPs back motion over unfair restrictions on...

North Cornwall MP Scott Mann today led a three-hour backbench debate in the House of Commons to highlight the unfairness of the current bass measures on recreational sea anglers.

Kashmiris go Fishing on Shutdown Day

FM thought viewers might like to know that the fishing-bug is alive and well in Kashmir.

Prize Writing Competition Update…

There will now be 3 prizes for the most enjoyable 'reads' sent in by Fishing Magic viewers and these will be offered on a different, fairer basis than originally stated.

Andy Scholey: 'Days of Wine and Barbel'

With one eye on a day with Graham Elliott on the Wye, Andy Scholey admits to learning a lesson from his better half, Sue.