September 2025 issue!

Welcome to the September issue of Match Fishing. England captain Will Raison is our cover star as inside he explains why worms are his favourite bait and gives a demo of exactly how to fish them for F1s. You can also learn a little more about Will as he answers our Last Cast questions too.

It’s a varied magazine, with plenty of river content for you running-water fans, including Darren Cox catching small fish on the Warwickshire Avon, Rob Perkins fishing the feeder on the tidal Trent and Cam Hughes and Kye Jerrom practising for the big Nationals on the Avon. Matt Powell takes us to a big natural water as he catches skimmers on the pole at Patshull Park, and we haven’t forgotten the commercial anglers either, with features from David Fearnley and Mark Richardson on two very different waters, while Venue Detective Graham West visits one of the original commercial fisheries, Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire. Also, in a new series, Joe Carass shares his topical tips, telling you how to get more from your fishing in September. Meanwhile Andy Power tells how his Fish ‘O’ Mania Final went and we have the full stories and results from our own Garbolino Club Angler of the Year Final and Sonubaits Veterans Championship matches. Were you one of the winners?

All this plus a review of Daiwa’s Tournament SLR feeder rods and an interview with Daryl Hodges, the man who’s brought back the Normark name on a new range of the classic rods, and with the chance to win one of two Nytro Marvelist Power Feeder Rods, what are you waiting for!

Editor’s Top Picks

WINNING WAYS WITH WORMS

Will Raison reveals why worms are his favourite bait, and why he chooses them over anything else.

PUTTING A PLAN TOGETHER

Time for an essential refresher session for Darren Cox on a river he lives near but doesn’t fish very often.

REAP WHAT YOU SOW!

Matt Powell is at Patshull Park, a big water where a well-considered pole approach can bring some highly enjoyable rewards.

JOE’S TOPICAL TIPS

In this new series Joe Carass tells us what we should be doing this month to improve our fishing!

VENUE DETECTIVE

Graham West heads to one of the original commercial fisheries for his latest mission – Castle Ashby Fishery in Northamptonshire.

RETURN OF THE LEGEND

For many anglers the Normark name conjures up memories of some of the finest fishing rods ever made. Now, Daryl Hodges has brought them back, even better than before. We asked him how, and why.