Match Fishing  |  July 2026
Summer’s here, and rising Mainline Match star Tyler Bird makes the cover of the July issue with one of many fine carp caught while going through his tactical strategy to win more matches – you can read about it inside and try it yourself. There are plenty more big carp featured too, with Sam Brown showing exactly how he won the Golden Rod Feeder Final at Larford, Mark Malin attacking Boddington on the waggler, Mark Richardson going down the edge on the pole and Pemb Wrighting doing the same… on the Method feeder!
It’s not all carp though, as Alan Norrish tackles natural stillwater bream and Rob Perkins visits the River Trent on the opening day of the new season to blow a few cobwebs from the close season away. We have more features sharing great tactics and advice from Tom Scholey, Joe Carass and Dave Wood, while our regular diarists Andy Power, Cam Hughes, John Brooks and Kye Jerrom share their stories from the last month, and five top river anglers voice their opinions of the close season.
There’s plenty of tackle and bait on display too, Alex Bones reviews the latest Daiwa Matchman rods and we give you the chance to win two of them!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Match Fishing July 2026.