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

We are grateful to have received many kind and generous tributes to mark our 70th birthday. Here is a selection from a few of our well-known readers and much-loved contributors

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

Thank you for all your lovely birthday wishes. Chat readers are the best!

Email us at prima@hearst.co.uk with your letters – ...

Your kids your laughs your friends your world