Our historian Keith looks back 58 years to the tale of an intrepid sea angler who targeted big sharks from the shore

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

Dreaming of escape on Ireland’s far-flung islands, David Bradford finds the reality of remoteness not quite as simple as it seems

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

I feel privileged to have visited this most magical of lakes

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