CLIVE’S ROD

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

One of the best mediums for capturing the magic of angling is photography. In this, our last issue of 2025, we’ve selected 10 of our favourite pictures from the past 12 months. While some depict special catches and epic scenery, a few capture those unique moments that only fishing can bring...

In this extract from Peter Wise’s new book, an angler is fishing an ice-age lake where the coffin containing an evil monk who was reputed to have come back from the dead was once dumped. But the past is coming back to haunt him…

Keith discusses a typically bold statement from the ‘godfather of coarse fishing’

Spry, shimmering and occasionally even sanctified, the indefatigable mackerel is the wanderer of the sea–and one of history’s most fabled fish