When the fishing cools off over winter in the UK it can just be starting to hot up on the west coast of Ireland: perfect for a winter fishing getaway, as David Mitchell explains

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Chris Kennedy-Barnard reports back from North Carolina in the USA where hundreds of anglers compete chasing red drum in a gruelling 60-hour surfcasting tournament

Things pick up on the beach for Jim as the dogfish return

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Coach Brian beats one of his youth club members by a single centimetre in one of his own competitions and reveals details of a new programme to get newcomers into the sport