Armoured militants built for battle!

COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent takes a closer look at the sturgeon, which has been highly prized by gastronomes since Roman times

A complete lack of mackerel scuppers a tope and bream trip aboard ‘Lucky G’ for Jim and his boat partner Ross

Porbeagle sharks have long been at the apex of UK shark fishing. Wayne Thomas explores the chance of success and the many challenges you should consider in a quest to add it to your species tally

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

They’re noisy, they pinch chips, and they make a mess, but these birds deserve our admiration, writes Ruth Miller

Wayne Thomas goes ultra-light on a mission to do a bream triple and catch black, gilltheads and Couch’s in the same session from Cornwall’s Fowey estuary