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?

FROM CABLE TO TABLE

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

Dreaming of escape on Ireland’s far-flung islands, David Bradford finds the reality of remoteness not quite as simple as it seems

TEAM SQUIDWARD 3’s BLUEFIN TUNA JOURNEY

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