Striking gold

CATCH UNTAPPED SILVERS ON THE WHIP

A giant fish lay in my landing net. It ticked all the boxes. But still I had my doubts… was it the real deal?

UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING

Several years ago, I received a curious photo from a bass-fishing friend – let’s call him Andy. It was a bit blurred and, as I squinted to make sense of it, a second image flashed up. There was Andy,

The roach might not be a tasty catch, but this sound and sociable shoal fish is so adaptable it can thrive in all manner of less than desirable waterways

In Potopaddu harbour, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, we were navigating through a narrow and tricky channel, with minimal depths, which then widened into a large, sheltered pool. There were seve