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

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

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 58 years to the tale of an intrepid sea angler who targeted big sharks from the shore

With a season of winter storms approaching James Batty explains how to make the most of the great bass fishing that comes during or after a big blow

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