Keith charts the huge influence Grafham Water has had on fly and predator angling

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Winter has long challenged boat anglers, with harsh weather and the departure of summer species reducing the action. However, warming seas are changing the game. Tim Macpherson sets South Coast anglers a winter species hunt challenge

Keith discusses a typically bold statement from the ‘godfather of coarse fishing’

The year certainly had its ups and downs, and not only on the bank or at sea – but, like all true anglers, I’m full of hope for the future

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them