Armoured militants built for battle!

Phill Williams recounts his attempt to complete his lifelong angling bucket list with a 1000lb fish and looks at the challenge of catching a ‘grander’ in UK waters

UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING

Andrew Flitcroft chats with Mick Lacey, one of Rutland Water’s most experienced and modest bank anglers, known for his no-nonsense approach to catching trout

“OBSERVING THE FISH BEFOREHAND RESULTED IN THIS EARLY ...

A resurgence of interest in lug-rigged sailing vessels showcases the importance of Scotland’s former booming herring industry

From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills, says John Lewis-Stempel