From landing hulking catfish on the Zambezi to talking tackle with Ted Hughes, COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent looks back on seven colourful decades

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

The cold means nothing when the wolf of the waterways turns its dark eyes to your lure or deadbait – it’s time to tame the beast...

DOM GARNETT – ONE MAN DETERMINED TO KEEP ...

“SWITCHING FROM THE FLOAT TO A LEGER PRODUCED ...

When you think about it, carping really is a strange old pastime…