Coach Brian casts a line on a family trip to Northumberland. But did he follow his own advice when fishing a new venue, and did he catch?

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

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 CABLE TO TABLE

Now we’re in the midst of autumn, with winter a whisker away, it’s good to make plans and look forward to the return of sunny days in spring. We’re big fans of Eastbourne on the south coast, which is

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