Dave’s diaries

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

Located in the beautiful, ancient town of Rye in East Sussex, the Mermaid Inn abounds with colourful stories of smugglers, ghosts, royalty and secret tunnels. The inn was probably built during the rei

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

Jim finds mackerel hard to come by when he eventually gets out on the water

Paul lost count of the number of chub ...

Dominic West talks to Ben Palfreyman about fishing, his friendship with fellow actor Jim Murray, and how angling links him to our primeval past