Going for gold

I reckon that taking a break from specimen-hunting to go pleasure fishing is a tonic for the soul

Today’s staunch game-fisher has good reason to thank yesterday’s stolid coarse angler, writes Mike Handyside

Wayne Thomas looks back at some of the classic lures of yesteryear and asks whether modern lure design and technology is more about catching anglers than fish

Dave Lewis explains how an aborted bass fishing trip resulted in discovering a new method for taming specimen pollack from deep-water shore marks

Bass may be opportunistic feeders but the key to big fish success is tempting them with the dish of the day – as James Batty explains

Mike Thrussell explains how understanding which lure to use, when, will have a dramatic impact on your catch rates