With temperatures falling and pike coming on the feed, this week’s Angler’s Mail features possibly the most eye-catching selection of 30lb-plus giants ever seen with a big river fish taking a Korum Specimen Cup award and John Bailey reliving his specimen pike lessons with no less than ten whackers to 38lb.

Also inside this week:

•    Licence dodger fines hit £60k

•    Massive Thames barbel and catfish caught

•    Fist cast brings 94 lb carp for Brit

•    Archie Braddock is back with specimen zander and barbel

•    Record pike venue back open

•    Fishing back on the BBC

•    Fred Healey takes monthly Korum Specimen Cup award with rudd and perch

•    Free Chapman’s Angling tackle guide

•    Steve Collett bags up on reservoir roach

•    Enterprise Tackle release new glow-in-the-dark worms

•    New lure fishing braid and reels revealed

•    Guru rod bands and JRC alarms plus other new tackle in New Gear

•    Mediums-sized fixed spool reels under the spotlight

•    Have canals lost their magic? Dave Coster gives his view

•    How to take the perfect pike catch photo

•    Best winter barbel baits revealed

•    Huge £1m Used Tackle sale is almost here

•    How old can carp get? Secret Lives reveals all

•    Essential Knowledge covers bread punch basics and tackle

•    The pros and cons of anti-tangle tubing revealed in Carp World

•    John Bailey gives his big pike run-down plus lessons learnt from their capture

•    MatchMail has all the latest match news and results