What lies beneath

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

Ben Bassett reveals how night fishing under the glow of city street lights can produce some exciting and unexpected results

James ‘Leakyboots’ Batty explores our love affair with bass and what makes it such a popular and sought-after target species for sea anglers

For a quarter of a century, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow has been leading the way in crustacean conservation. Oliver Berry heads west to observe its mission in close-up

A sturdy bonsai freshwater swashbuckler, the spiny stickleback is often the first fish we catch as children

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast