July 2025 issue!

As the country basks in summer sunshine what better way to catch carp is there than with paste, and July cover star Andy Findlay is one of the best in the business to explain it to you. He must have caught more big fish on paste than most of us have had hot dinners, and he’s not afraid of sharing his tactics.

There’s a wide old mix in this issue, with two river features that were done right at the start of the new season – James Robbins passes on some tips for winkling out a few fish from the Warwickshire Avon, advice that could win a few Division One National anglers a few points in August, while Kye Jerrom tells how the season started on the Yare for him and his Hotrods team-mates. Also, Nick Speed visits the huge Swinsty Reservoir in Yorkshire for some natural water silver fishing, and there’s top commercial pole advice from England captain Will Raison and Jim Hall, plus pellet waggler tips from Leigh Hodgkinson. Meanwhile, Alex Clements searches out another great silver-fish venue where there’s a great chance of a bar of gold in your net at the end of the day…

All this plus results from Match Fishing’s own events – the Garbolino Club Angler of the Year and MAP UK Pole Championship qualifiers – did you fish, did you qualify, together with tackle reviews including Daiwa’s new margin pole and a competition to win one of three Spectron Distance Feeder rods. 

That should keep you busy...

Editor’s Top Picks

SECRET SUMMER SAUCE!

Want to catch big fish on the pole? Well, paste is the answer. We catch up with the paste master himself, Andy Findlay.

THE ART OF FISHING IN SHALLOW, OPEN WATER.

Will Raison explains how to catch on a sunken island on his long pole line where the depth is less than you would expect.

BIG, WILD AND FULL OF FISH

Nick Speed discovers a “new” water where the fishing is right up his street and big weights of silvers are there for the taking.

PLAYING THE PERCENTAGE GAME

James Robbins has some great advice on how to get the best out of a hard river peg – essential reading for anglers fishing the National!

REFINE YOUR PELLET WAGGLER APPROACH

Leigh Hodgkinson reckons a scaled down, refined waggler approach could be the key to your next match win on smaller commercial carp waters.

THE MARGIN METHOD!

Andy Power discusses the benefits of a Method feeder approach to targeting shallow margins...