Jim looks back through his angler’s log book from the 1970s and is shocked to be reminded how many people turned out for the shore competitions fifty years ago

Joe Whyte tells the remarkable story of Scotland’s Junior Sea Angling Team and young Franky Hamilton, who in the space of under a year has gone from a novice junior angler he was mentoring to representing his country and winning the Home Internationals – the first gold medal for the team in 22 years

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

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

All told, this week has been a bit of a roller coaster of emotions

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