Improve Your Coarse Fishing is Britain’s Number 1 fishing magazine and is packed with expert instruction to help you catch more fish. The magazine also celebrates the best in UK fishing with stunning photography from the nation’s best fisheries and when it comes to buying tackle, they’re the home of honest reviews to ensure you get the very best kit for your cash.
Here’s a look at some of the great features inside issue 268, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:
GREAT BRITISH FISHING
Hemp And Tares For Silverfish
Joe Oakes gets busy with the seeds on his local River Soar, where silverfish gorge on the classic winter hookbait.
Winter Roach Skills
Phil Spinks proves that it’s sometimes better to up-sticks and move to a different swim when chasing roach.
Finding ‘Layers’ Of Fish
Stillwaters have warmer winter layers called thermoclines, where fish lay-up. Here’s how to find them.
Grab-And-Go Chub
Simple tackle, and precious little of it, is a great way to target small-river chub while staying on the move.
Bob Roberts
IYCF’s diarist tackles the worst floods on record as he suffers a nightmare of a day on the zander.
CATCH MORE FISH
The Odd Couple
Pellet and maggots are one of the stranger hookbait combinations, but it’s a cocktail that tempts carp and silverfish in equal measure.
Pump Your Pellets
Adam Rooney with a con-trick to fool fish into thinking the ‘old’ pellets they are about to eat are ‘safe’ baits carrying no risk. Suckers!
Bright Colour Bait Edge
Stuart Redman uses the brightest hookbaits and groundbaits to ensure fish keep coming to the net in winter sessions.
Make Your Maggots Magic
Maggots are the simplest of baits, but there’s a variety of effortless ways to make them even more effective.
Hair-Rigged Maggots
It sounds fiddly and awkward, but Jamie Masson has developed an easy way of fixing them in seconds.
Underwater Angling
IYCF’s experts dive beneath the surface to assess the little understood float/leger tactic, great for big fish.
Thinking Carp
Big-fish boys solve problems associated with fishing snags, pinning down mainline and using bright pop-ups.
NEW GEAR
New Gear
A fabulous new fishing station, catapults, carryall, hooks, floats, net, chairs and gadgets to upgrade your tackle whatever style you prefer.
Everything You Need…
…to go winter legering on carp pools. The feeders, bombs, baits and bits that’ll catch.
Dave’s Choice – Hooks
Or more precisely his pick of hooks to use in winter on commercial waters.
On-The-Bank Tests
IYCF’s tackle expert gets to grips with a sensitive winkle picker rod, a branded pole for under £100 and a versatile feeder rod.
And The Winner Is…
Product of the month.
STUFF TO WIN
Daiwa Mission
Your catch pictures can win two prizes of Daiwa kit worth £750 in all.
Your Letters
Send IYCF your thoughts by post or email for a chance to win a fabulous Middy X-Flex 4G rod.
Crossword
Get your thinking caps on to win a Korum KZ-R Mini Pit reel worth £120.
READER OFFER
Avant Stand & Deliver Power Pole
It’s made from carbon composite, is 11 metres long and comes with an incredible 10 fully elasticated top kits. It’s a bargain at just £150.
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