Little tunny

OUR MAN ON THE BANK

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

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

Most of us take our fishing way too seriously. Just for a change, why not set out your stall for dace and gudgeon, and have some fun?

The inside line on the activities of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, from the CEO of the sport’s governing body

As long as the swim is snag-free, and the tackle is balanced, there’s no reason to join the heavy mob when you target chub and barbel...