Jim looks back through his angler’s log book from the 1970s and is shocked to be reminded how many people turned out for the shore competitions fifty years ago

Our historian Keith looks back at another misguided plan to create fast-growing fish

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

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

FROM CABLE TO TABLE

From gaffs to flash – how fly-fishing has evolved,