TIM'S TOP TIPS

Good preparation and a willingness to allow the weather and river conditions to dictate your targets are key to catching in the cold

HAVE YOUR SAY IN PRINT AND ONLINE

West country farmer, Matt Dale, prefers using his boat to working on it - but sometimes, even he has to bite the bullet and get his tools out

WHETHER YOU’RE LAND BOUND FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS, USE YOUR TIME OFF THE WATER WISELY

Colin and Linda Le Conte took their new Princess V50 from Guernsey to Vannes in the boating paradise of the Morbihan