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

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Keith recalls the early adoption of imitation baits, and his own initial experiences…

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THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

Dear Simon, Reading Larry Brayshaw’s letter, A Knockout Visit, in the July issue, reminded me of the time I also met a British heavyweight boxer. Dick Richardson was based in Staines and we would meet