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...

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

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

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

All told, this week has been a bit of a roller coaster of emotions