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

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

I feel privileged to have visited this most magical of lakes

DOM GARNETT – ONE MAN DETERMINED TO KEEP ...

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