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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?

‘The grandchildren had been warned beforehand: no bare midriffs, no trainers…’ The former Bake Off judge looks back on her 90th birthday celebrations

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