The new Angler’s Mail issue is out now – a lively issue you will not want to miss and here are some highlights from this week’s magazine…

Name a new lake and win
Anglers Paradise want a Mail reader to name a new lake. The winner will also bag a holiday for four!

Big fish nightmares
Happiness and glory does not always come of catching whoppers, as John Bailey discusses.

Long range pike tips
Andy Black talks distance tactics to catch more predators.

Big carp show special
Great releases from some of UK carping’s lesser known leading lights.

Also inside this week’s issue

• Arrest made as illegal netting booms

• Big natural water pike

• Building Bridges with Poles

• Mr Crabtree latest

• The truth about hooks

• Essential gear for winter barbel

• Extreme pike fishing

• Colin Davidson looks closely at leads

• Gary Newman’s chalk stream session

• All The Answers – the No.1 coarse Q&A

• Understanding side streams

• Secret Lives examines canal colour

Plus where to fish this weekend
Your No.1 weekend venues guide…with the Mail’s team of regional experts.