Match Fishing - February 2023

What's in the February edition of the best selling Match Fishing Magazine

Andy May features on the front cover of the February issue and sadly it’s his last ever Venue Detective feature! He’s been doing it for quite a number of years now and as we all know, all good things come to an end eventually. However, it won’t be the last time you see Andy in the mag but in future we’ll be giving him some new tasks to get stuck into! This month he’s at Midlands F1 Mecca Tunnel Barn Farm and as usual the venue (and Andy) didn’t disappoint.

As well as that, we have a one-on-one clash between Nick Speed and Alex Dockerty at Lindholme Lakes. These two know each other very well, and they both know Lindholme like the back of their hands, so a tasty clash was always on the cards whatever the outcome. Other features include Bradley Gibbons fishing a live match in front of the cameras at the Royal Berkshire Fishery and Wayne Bartholomew and Mick Vials part with their best tips for feeder fishing in winter. And there’s plenty more besides from the likes of Will Raison, Andy Power, Ben Townsend, Frankie Gianoncelli, Darren Cox, Tom Scholey, John Brooks, David Cowburn, Matt Godfrey and Kye Jerrom.

On the tackle front we’ve got Tony Curd out on the bank testing the new Tournament S feeder rods from Daiwa, a preview of the new range of long-awaited Shimano poles and we take a close look at Halkon Hunt’s awesome clothing range. Finally, we’ve got £619.94 worth of Shakespeare SC-3 feeder rods to give away in our latest awesome competition.

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Plan Your Next Move
Catching consistently during the winter is no easy task, so we recently joined Ben Townsend on the bank at Float Fish Farm for a lesson in rotating lines.

When One Lump Makes The Difference
Darren Cox heads to Barston Lakes to show us his approach to catching a bonus lump that can make a huge difference to your weight and be the difference between winning and finishing nowhere.

10 Of The Best Winter Feeder Tips
We asked top feeder anglers Mick Vials and Wayne Bartholomew to get their heads together and give us 10 top tips for winter feeder fishing. Here’s what they came up with…

Venue Detective
It’s a sad farewell for Andy May who this month is taking us on his last ever Venue Detective! What better way to end it though than by visiting one of the most popular commercial venues in the country, Tunnel Barn Farm at Shrewley in Warwickshire.

Against The Clock
Follow Bradley Gibbons through a midweek open at Royal Berkshire Fishery following a long spell of freezing weather!