Jim looks back through his angler’s log book from the 1970s and is shocked to be reminded how many people turned out for the shore competitions fifty years ago

With a season of winter storms approaching James Batty explains how to make the most of the great bass fishing that comes during or after a big blow

How do you deal with the crushing blow of yet another blank session or period of fishing failure? Specimen hunter Lasse Bøe has the answers

FROM CABLE TO TABLE

The cold means nothing when the wolf of the waterways turns its dark eyes to your lure or deadbait – it’s time to tame the beast...

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