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Spring has arrived, and the SFM team are ready for the joys of the new season. There's no place like Herm for Adam Landy, while Simon Everett gets down to the Mersey Beat and Gareth Davies goes over the edge for extreme rock fishing. John Popplewell finds out how coastal renovations have affected the fishing at Clacton, then gets down to business hunting for mussels and razorfish. SFM reader Gareth Hopkins shares the secrets of his favourite mark, and Mike Thrussell tries to track down the elusive golden grey mullet. We love a bit of new fishing gear, so we've rounded up the best new boat rods, along with some classics. We teach you how to make your own plaice spoons, and how ancient wisdom can be used to help modern anglers.