Within Improve Your Coarse Fishing (IYCF) you’ll find a new slant on modern fishing, as they emphasise the great things about our sport and celebrate why we go angling. The best in fishing photography, more descriptive writing, longer features to let the pictures breathe and less hard core instruction have made the magazine a more relaxed read where every page reminds you how great fishing is. Read, learn and celebrate the joy of angling!
Here’s a look at some of the great features inside issue 259, courtesy of the ‘Contents’ page:
FEATURES
Heavenly Haven
Brian Searle uses krilled pellets to tempt big bream and carp from a ‘secret’ fishery in Doncaster.
Make The Perfect Groundbait
Tommy Pickering reveals how he makes the ideal feed for packing on a flat feeder.
Better Method Fishing
Les Thompson explains how The Method has just become even better with an evolutionary feeder.
Get Pellets To Stick
There’s now a brand of pellets designed specifically to stick to Method feeders. Vince Cross explains.
Tench On The Feeder
Paul Elt believes there’s nothing better than old style, heavy-duty Method feeders for big tench.
Fish Like A Snack, Too
Mick Phillips shows how fish have taken to snacking on crisps and cheesy flavoured thingummys.
Make The Most Of Meat
Luncheon meat is a proven fish-catcher, but Mark Pollard shows how to ‘tune’ it for year-round use.
The Magic Of Bombay Mix
Fish O’Mania winner Matt Hall shows why his Bombay Mix is the champion bait on mixed fisheries.
Rig School
Paul Garner reveals how to tie the deadly helicopter rig – great for tench and specimen roach.
Tackle That Swim
Now’s the time fish look up for food – Jason Cunningham shows you how to catch fish on the pellet waggler.
Thinking Carp
Long range accuracy, simple pop-ups and huge hookbaits are the order of the day for big carp.
New Gear – 19 Pages
Sensas’ new CCX rod range offers great value for money. Will it win IYCF’s award?
Big Cat Country
Julian Chidgey braves dreadful weather to go in search of a big catfish. He succeeds, but only just.
Mission Accomplished
Your catches, your photos and you can win badges. Have you caught a ‘Mission’ fish?
21st Century Bream
Geoff Ringer bags big slabs using a spodding attack with pellets and boilies. It works…
Going Cockles For Tench
Daniel Crossman believes the old lift float has a lot to offer, especially if you use seafood hookbaits.
Classic Angling
Keith Elliott looks at a classic fisherman’s tale – the pike ‘record’ that wasn’t a record.
FREE COMPETITION
IYCF have got Korum rods up for grabs in their crossword.
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Improve Your Coarse Fishing is an excellent magazine, designed to do exactly what its title suggests! You can pick up a copy from most good newsagents and supermarkets, at the cover price of just £3.35.
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